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Eric Rasmussen

Eric Ralph Rasmussen
Born Harold Ralph Rasmussen

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: March 22, 1952 in Racine, WI
School: University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 32nd round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 21, 1975
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Padres/Royals 1975-1983

Final Game: October 2, 1983
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1975 23 STL NL 14 28 26 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .154 .185 .154 .339 -6 4 0 0 1 0 0 1
1976 24 STL NL 43 44 38 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 15 .105 .150 .132 .282 -20 5 1 0 4 0 0 1
1977 25 STL NL 34 83 72 4 10 5 0 0 3 0 0 5 27 .139 .195 .208 .403 9 15 0 0 6 0 0 1
1978 26 TOT NL 37 74 64 1 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 .141 .141 .141 .281 -19 9 0 0 10 0 0 1
1978 26 STL NL 10 20 18 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .111 .111 .111 .222 -37 2 0 0 2 0 0 1
1978 26 SDP NL 27 54 46 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .152 .152 .152 .304 -11 7 0 0 8 0 0 1
1979 27 SDP NL 46 45 36 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .056 .128 .056 .184 -46 2 0 0 6 0 0 1
1980 28 SDP NL 40 27 21 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .095 .095 .190 .286 -20 4 0 0 6 0 0 1
1982 30 STL NL 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 -24 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1983 31 TOT MLB 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 31 STL NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1983 31 KCR AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Yrs 239 306 260 7 31 8 0 0 10 0 0 12 84 .119 .158 .150 .308 -13 39 1 0 34 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 207 176 5 21 5 0 0 7 0 0 8 57 .119 .158 .150 .308 -13 26 1 0 23 0 0
STL (6 yrs) 115 180 157 6 20 6 0 0 9 0 0 9 59 .127 .175 .166 .340 -6 26 1 0 14 0 0
SDP (3 yrs) 113 126 103 1 11 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 25 .107 .132 .126 .258 -25 13 0 0 20 0 0
KCR (1 yr) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (8 yrs) 228 306 260 7 31 8 0 0 10 0 0 12 84 .119 .158 .150 .308 -13 39 1 0 34 0 0
AL (1 yr) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1975 23 STL NL 14 28 -3 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 1 1 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1976 24 STL NL 43 44 -6 -0 -0 0 5 -2 -0.3 1 -1 -0.3 .494 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $ 1
1977 25 STL NL 34 83 -10 0 1 0 10 1 0.1 2 3 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 3 $ 1
1978 26 STL NL 10 20 -4 -0 0 0 2 -1 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .485 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ 1
1978 26 SDP NL 27 54 -7 0 0 0 6 -0 -0.0 2 1 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ 1
1979 27 SDP NL 46 45 -8 0 0 0 5 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .494 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $ 1
1980 28 SDP NL 40 27 -4 -0 0 0 3 -1 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1
1982 30 STL NL 8 5 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1983 31 STL NL 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1983 31 KCR AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
8 Seasons 239 306 -42 -0 1 0 35 -7 -0.7 9 2 -0.8 .497 .500 -0.9 0.1 2 $
STL (6 yrs) 115 180 -24 -0 1 0 21 -3 -0.3 5 3 -0.4 .497 .500 -0.4 0.1 3 $
SDP (3 yrs) 113 126 -19 -0 0 0 15 -4 -0.4 4 -0 -0.4 .496 .499 -0.5 0.1 -0 $
KCR (1 yr) 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1975 23 STL NL 28 23 1 1.2 99 .222 .154 .270 .185 .342 .154 .390 .339 .732 -6 .084 -3.9 -0.4 .227 .038 .000
1976 24 STL NL 44 39 1 0.7 93 .174 .105 .264 .150 .330 .132 .376 .282 .706 -20 .037 -6.1 -0.6 .200 .079 .026
1977 25 STL NL 83 68 4 1.6 102 .222 .139 .268 .195 .336 .208 .409 .403 .744 9 .124 -9.3 -0.9 .323 .139 .069
1978 26 TOT NL 74 65 1 0.4 89 .196 .141 .254 .141 .321 .141 .374 .281 .694 -19 .014 -10.0 -1.0 .164 .000 .000
1978 26 STL NL 20 18 0 0.0 94 .200 .111 .261 .111 .329 .111 .384 .222 .712 -37 .000 -3.4 -0.4 .125 .000 .000
1978 26 SDP NL 54 47 1 0.6 87 .194 .152 .251 .152 .318 .152 .370 .304 .687 -11 .025 -6.6 -0.7 .179 .000 .000
1979 27 SDP NL 45 40 1 0.7 94 .069 .056 .260 .128 .325 .056 .387 .184 .712 -46 .031 -7.1 -0.7 .147 .083 .000
1980 28 SDP NL 27 25 1 1.1 90 .154 .095 .260 .095 .321 .190 .377 .286 .698 -20 .076 -3.2 -0.3 .211 .095 .095
1982 30 STL NL 5 4 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .267 .250 .330 .000 .388 .250 .718 -24 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .333 .333 .000
8 Yrs 306 264 9 0.9 95 .176 .119 .262 .158 .329 .150 .388 .308 .717 -13 .055 -40.1 -4.1 .222 .077 .031
162 Game Avg. 207 179 6 0.9 95 .176 .119 .262 .158 .329 .150 .388 .308 .717 -13 .055 -40.1 -4.1 .222 .077 .031
STL (6 yrs) 180 152 6 1.1 98 .204 .127 .267 .175 .334 .166 .394 .340 .729 -6 .070 -23.2 -2.4 .254 .096 .038
SDP (3 yrs) 126 112 3 0.7 90 .141 .107 .256 .132 .321 .126 .377 .258 .698 -25 .037 -17.0 -1.8 .174 .049 .019

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1975 23 STL NL 28 0.0% 28.6% 3.6% 0.0% 0% 8.00 3.3 8.7 13.00 64%
1976 24 STL NL 44 0.0% 34.1% 4.6% 2.3% 25% 7.50 2.5 19.0 2.13 52%
1977 25 STL NL 83 0.0% 32.5% 6.0% 6.0% 50% 5.40 2.7 24.0 2.15 54%
1978 26 TOT NL 74 0.0% 24.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 3.6 32.0 2.06 62%
1978 26 STL NL 20 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 18.0 2.67 50%
1978 26 SDP NL 54 0.0% 18.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 4.6 46.0 1.92 67%
1979 27 SDP NL 45 0.0% 15.6% 6.7% 0.0% 0% 2.33 5.1 3.57 64%
1980 28 SDP NL 27 0.0% 29.6% 0.0% 7.4% 100% 2.6 1.67 48%
1982 30 STL NL 5 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 1.00 3.0 2.00 40%
8 Yrs 306 0.0% 27.5% 3.9% 2.6% 26% 7.00 3.1 26.0 2.46 58%
MLB Averages 1.9% 12.9% 8.5% 6.5% 28% 1.52 6.9 45.9 8.6 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1975 23 STL NL -3.9 -0.4 29 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 1.16 -0.2 0.1 -0.5 -0.1 1.04 -2.2 0
1976 24 STL NL -6.1 -0.6 44 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 1.11 -0.5 0.1 -6.4 -0.7 0.97 -5.9 0
1977 25 STL NL -9.3 -0.9 84 -1.2 0.4 -1.5 .80 -0.8 -0.6 -9.1 -0.9 0.88 -9.7 0
1978 26 TOT NL -10.0 -1.0 75 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 .79 -1.1 0.1 -9.4 -1.0 0.88 -10.9 0
1978 26 STL NL -3.4 -0.4 20 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 .73 -0.4 0.1 -2.7 -0.3 0.76 -3.6 0
1978 26 SDP NL -6.6 -0.7 55 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 .82 -0.7 0.0 -6.7 -0.7 0.92 -7.2 0
1979 27 SDP NL -7.1 -0.7 45 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 .88 -0.7 -0.1 -7.3 -0.8 0.94 -7.5 0
1980 28 SDP NL -3.2 -0.3 27 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 1.23 -0.3 0.1 -3.3 -0.3 1.04 -3.4 0
1982 30 STL NL -0.5 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.07 -0.1 -0.0 -0.7 -0.1 0.97 -0.5 0
1983 31 TOT MLB 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983 31 STL NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983 31 KCR AL 0.0 0.0
8 Yrs -40.1 -4.1 309 -3.6 2.1 -5.7 .93 -3.8 -0.2 -36.7 -3.9 0.93 -40.1 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1975 23 STL NL 1 0 20% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
1976 24 STL NL 0 0 0% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 25 STL NL 0 0 27% 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 29% 6 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
1978 26 TOT NL 1 0 11% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20% 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 26 STL NL 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 26 SDP NL 1 0 0% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 27 SDP NL 0 0 20% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 28 SDP NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
1982 30 STL NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 2 0 16% 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 18% 13 10 3 2 2 0 2 1 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1975 23 STL NL 28 36% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 4 2 50% 21 4 19% 4 3 75% 2 1 50% 0
1976 24 STL NL 44 45% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 8 1 13% 11 2 18% 28 3 11% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1977 25 STL NL 83 37% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 60% 15 0 0% 17 2 12% 44 3 7% 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1978 26 TOT NL 74 31% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 77% 12 0 0% 13 5 38% 40 3 8% 2 0 0% 3 3 100% 0
1978 26 STL NL 20 25% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 3 0 0% 3 0 0% 6 1 17% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
1978 26 SDP NL 54 33% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 80% 9 0 0% 10 5 50% 34 2 6% 2 0 0% 2 2 100% 0
1979 27 SDP NL 45 13% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 7 0 0% 9 4 44% 25 0 0% 3 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1980 28 SDP NL 27 37% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 7 0 0% 7 3 43% 19 0 0% 0 0 2 2 100% 0
1982 30 STL NL 5 60% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
8 Yrs 306 34% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 44 34 77% 53 1 2% 62 19 31% 179 13 7% 14 4 29% 11 9 82% 0
MLB Averages 56% 80% 11% 35% 15% 51% 54%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1975 23 14 28 26 1 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 8 .154 .185 .154 .339 -6 4 0 0 1 0 0
1976 24 57 72 64 1 8 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 23 .125 .164 .141 .305 -14 9 1 0 5 0 0
1977 25 91 155 136 5 18 6 0 0 8 0 0 8 50 .132 .181 .176 .357 -2 24 1 0 11 0 0
1978 26 128 229 200 6 27 6 0 0 10 0 0 8 68 .135 .168 .165 .333 -7 33 1 0 21 0 0
1979 27 174 274 236 7 29 6 0 0 10 0 0 11 75 .123 .162 .148 .310 -13 35 1 0 27 0 0
1980 28 214 301 257 7 31 8 0 0 10 0 0 11 83 .121 .157 .152 .308 -13 39 1 0 33 0 0
1981 29 214 301 257 7 31 8 0 0 10 0 0 11 83 .121 .157 .152 .308 -13 39 1 0 33 0 0
1982 30 222 306 260 7 31 8 0 0 10 0 0 12 84 .119 .158 .150 .308 -13 39 1 0 34 0 0
1983 31 239 306 260 7 31 8 0 0 10 0 0 12 84 .119 .158 .150 .308 -13 39 1 0 34 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1975 23 14 29 27 1 5 0 0 0 4 0 1 8 .185 .214 .185 .399 1 14
1976 24 43 45 39 0 5 1 0 0 3 0 2 15 .128 .171 .154 .325 1 43
1977 25 34 83 72 4 10 5 0 0 3 0 5 27 .139 .195 .208 .403 3 34
1978 26 37 77 67 2 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 18 .179 .179 .179 .358 2 37
1979 27 46 45 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 .000 .077 .000 .077 0 46
1980 28 40 27 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 40
1982 30 8 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 8
7 Yrs 222 311 265 7 32 6 0 0 13 0 12 84 .121 .159 .143 .302 7 222
162 Game Avg. 162 227 193 5 23 4 0 0 9 0 9 61 .121 .159 .143 .302 5 222

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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