Roger Erickson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 180lb (190cm, 81kg)

Born: August 30, 1956 in Springfield, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA).

School: University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: April 6, 1978 (Age 21-219d, 11,613th in MLB history)
vs. SEA 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W

Last Game: September 26, 1983 (Age 27-027d)
vs. CLE 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Roger Farrell Erickson

Relatives: Nephew of Don Erickson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.1

W

L

ERA

4.13

G

135

GS

117

SV

IP

799.1

SO

365

WHIP

1.400

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1977	20	MIN-min	AA	8	4	.667	1.98	16	14		10	1	1	109.0	99	34	24	4	27	3	72	3	1	5				1.156	8.2	0.3	2.2	5.9	2.67	ORL SOUL
1978	21	MIN	AL	14	13	.519	3.96	37	37	0	14	0	0	265.2	268	129	117	19	79	1	121	8	3	8	1120	97	3.59	1.306	9.1	0.6	2.7	4.1	1.53
1979	22	MIN-min	AAA	3	1	.750	1.59	5	5		2	1	0	34.0	30	8	6	1	10	0	19	0	0	1				1.176	7.9	0.3	2.6	5.0	1.90	TOL IL
1979	22	MIN	AL	3	10	.231	5.63	24	21	1	0	0	0	123.0	154	86	77	17	48	1	47	1	4	4	556	78	4.96	1.642	11.3	1.2	3.5	3.4	0.98
1980	23	MIN	AL	7	13	.350	3.25	32	27	1	7	0	0	191.1	198	83	69	13	56	0	97	4	2	5	811	135	3.56	1.328	9.3	0.6	2.6	4.6	1.73
1981	24	MIN	AL	3	8	.273	3.84	14	14	0	1	0	0	91.1	93	48	39	7	31	4	44	0	5	2	399	103	3.65	1.358	9.2	0.7	3.1	4.3	1.42
1982	25	TOT	AL	8	8	.500	4.61	23	18	1	2	0	1	111.1	142	65	57	11	29	2	49	1	1	3	496	89	3.93	1.536	11.5	0.9	2.3	4.0	1.69
1982	25	MIN	AL	4	3	.571	4.87	7	7	0	2	0	0	40.2	56	29	22	6	12	1	12	1	0	2	188	88	5.00	1.672	12.4	1.3	2.7	2.7	1.00
1982	25	NYY	AL	4	5	.444	4.46	16	11	1	0	0	1	70.2	86	36	35	5	17	1	37	0	1	1	308	89	3.31	1.458	11.0	0.6	2.2	4.7	2.18
1983	26	NYY-min	AAA	9	7	.563	6.04	24	18	1	5	1	0	134.0	175	99	90	21	59	3	59	3	1	5				1.746	11.8	1.4	4.0	4.0	1.00	CLB IL
1983	26	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	4.32	5	0	2	0	0	0	16.2	13	8	8	1	8	1	7	0	0	2	69	92	4.14	1.260	7.0	0.5	4.3	3.8	0.88
1984	27	DET-min	AAA	7	4	.636	3.24	19	14	3	2	0	0	108.1	109	48	39	15	23	1	54	1	3	1				1.218	9.1	1.2	1.9	4.5	2.35	EVN AA
1989	32	STL-min	AAA	1	2	.333	3.59	27	3	9	0	0	0	57.2	66	27	23	3	13	2	26	3	7	0				1.370	10.3	0.5	2.0	4.1	2.00	LOU AA
6 Yrs				35	53	.398	4.13	135	117	5	24	0	1	799.1	868	419	367	68	251	9	365	14	15	24	3451	100	3.86	1.400	9.8	0.8	2.8	4.1	1.45
162 Game Avg.				9	14	.398	4.13	36	32	1	6	0	0	216	234	113	99	18	68	2	98	4	4	6	931	100	3.86	1.400	9.8	0.8	2.8	4.1	1.45

MIN (5 yrs)				31	47	.397	4.10	114	106	2	24	0	0	712.0	769	375	324	62	226	7	321	14	14	21	3074	101	3.91	1.397	9.7	0.8	2.9	4.1	1.42
NYY (2 yrs)				4	6	.400	4.43	21	11	3	0	0	1	87.1	99	44	43	6	25	2	44	0	1	3	377	90	3.47	1.420	10.2	0.6	2.6	4.5	1.76

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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