Erik Hanson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-6, 210lb (198cm, 95kg)

Born: May 18, 1965 in Kinnelon, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 7th round of the 1983 MLB June Amateur Draft from Peddie School (Hightstown, NJ) and the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC).

High School: Peddie School (Hightstown, NJ)

School: Wake Forest University (Winston-Salem, NC)

Debut: September 5, 1988 (Age 23-110d, 15,546th in major league history)
vs. MIN 7.1 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, L

Last Game: June 8, 1998 (Age 33-021d)
vs. FLA 0.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1989 season

Agents: Craig Fenech

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Erik Brian Hanson

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

22.1

ERA

4.15

245

238

1555.1

1175

WHIP

1.355

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
1986	21	SEA-min	AA	0	0		3.86	3	2	1	0	0	0	9.1	10	4	4	1	4	1	11	2	1	1				1.500	9.6	1.0	3.9	10.6	2.75	CNG SOUL
1987	22	SEA-min	AA,AAA	9	13	.409	2.87	29	28	0	1	0	0	178.2	140	79	57	14	64	0	174	5	1	13				1.142	7.1	0.7	3.2	8.8	2.72	CNG,CGY SOUL,PCL
1988	23	SEA-min	AAA	12	7	.632	4.23	27	26	1	2	1	0	161.2	167	92	76	9	57	0	154	0	4	10				1.386	9.3	0.5	3.2	8.6	2.70	CGY PCL
1988	23	SEA	AL	2	3	.400	3.24	6	6	0	0	0	0	41.2	35	17	15	4	12	1	36	1	2	2	168	130	3.23	1.128	7.6	0.9	2.6	7.8	3.00
1989	24	SEA-min	AAA	4	2	.667	6.87	8	8	0	1	0	0	38.0	51	30	29	1	11	0	37	2	0	4				1.632	12.1	0.2	2.6	8.8	3.36	CGY PCL
1989	24	SEA	AL	9	5	.643	3.18	17	17	0	1	0	0	113.1	103	44	40	7	32	1	75	5	0	3	465	128	3.22	1.191	8.2	0.6	2.5	6.0	2.34
1990	25	SEA	AL	18	9	.667	3.24	33	33	0	5	1	0	236.0	205	88	85	15	68	6	211	2	1	10	964	121	2.74	1.157	7.8	0.6	2.6	8.0	3.10
1991	26	SEA-min	AAA	0	0		1.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	5	0	0	1	21			0.500	1.5	0.0	3.0	7.5	2.50	CGY PCL
1991	26	SEA	AL	8	8	.500	3.81	27	27	0	2	1	0	174.2	182	82	74	16	56	2	143	2	1	14	744	108	3.41	1.363	9.4	0.8	2.9	7.4	2.55
1992	27	SEA	AL	8	17	.320	4.82	31	30	0	6	1	0	186.2	209	110	100	14	57	1	112	7	0	6	809	82	3.59	1.425	10.1	0.7	2.7	5.4	1.96
1993	28	SEA	AL	11	12	.478	3.47	31	30	0	7	0	0	215.0	215	91	83	17	60	6	163	5	0	8	898	126	3.41	1.279	9.0	0.7	2.5	6.8	2.72
1994	29	CIN	NL	5	5	.500	4.11	22	21	1	0	0	0	122.2	137	60	56	10	23	3	101	3	1	8	519	102	3.18	1.304	10.1	0.7	1.7	7.4	4.39
1995	30	BOS	AL	15	5	.750	4.24	29	29	0	1	1	0	186.2	187	94	88	17	59	0	139	1	0	5	800	115	3.76	1.318	9.0	0.8	2.8	6.7	2.36	AS
1996	31	TOR	AL	13	17	.433	5.41	35	35	0	4	1	0	214.2	243	143	129	26	102	2	156	2	0	13	955	93	4.75	1.607	10.2	1.1	4.3	6.5	1.53
1997	32	TOR-min	A+	0	0		1.29	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.0	7	5	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	28			1.143	9.0	1.3	1.3	6.4	5.00	DUN FLOR
1997	32	TOR	AL	0	0		7.80	3	2	1	0	0	0	15.0	15	13	13	3	6	0	18	0	0	1	65	59	4.51	1.400	9.0	1.8	3.6	10.8	3.00
1998	33	ANA-TOR-min	AAA,A+	5	5	.500	4.40	15	15	0	2	1	0	86.0	86	44	42	7	38	0	65	3	0	6	371			1.442	9.0	0.7	4.0	6.8	1.71	VAN,DUN PCL,FLOR
1998	33	TOR	AL	0	3	.000	6.24	11	8	3	0	0	0	49.0	73	34	34	10	29	1	21	1	1	1	243	74	6.77	2.082	13.4	1.8	5.3	3.9	0.72
1999	34	KCR-FLA-min	AAA	5	9	.357	5.90	24	19	3	0	0	0	108.1	126	75	71	15	48	0	85	5	1	6	484			1.606	10.5	1.2	4.0	7.1	1.77	OMA,CGY PCL
11 Yrs				89	84	.514	4.15	245	238	5	26	5	0	1555.1	1604	776	717	139	504	23	1175	29	6	71	6630	105	3.63	1.355	9.3	0.8	2.9	6.8	2.33
162 Game Avg.				13	12	.514	4.15	34	34	1	4	1	0	219	226	109	101	20	71	3	165	4	1	10	933	105	3.63	1.355	9.3	0.8	2.9	6.8	2.33

SEA (6 yrs)				56	54	.509	3.69	145	143	0	21	3	0	967.1	949	432	397	73	285	17	740	22	4	43	4048	111	3.25	1.276	8.8	0.7	2.7	6.9	2.60
TOR (3 yrs)				13	20	.394	5.68	49	45	4	4	1	0	278.2	331	190	176	39	137	3	195	3	1	15	1263	87	5.09	1.679	10.7	1.3	4.4	6.3	1.42
BOS (1 yr)				15	5	.750	4.24	29	29	0	1	1	0	186.2	187	94	88	17	59	0	139	1	0	5	800	115	3.76	1.318	9.0	0.8	2.8	6.7	2.36
CIN (1 yr)				5	5	.500	4.11	22	21	1	0	0	0	122.2	137	60	56	10	23	3	101	3	1	8	519	102	3.18	1.304	10.1	0.7	1.7	7.4	4.39

AL (10 yrs)				84	79	.515	4.15	223	217	4	26	5	0	1432.2	1467	716	661	129	481	20	1074	26	5	63	6111	105	3.67	1.360	9.2	0.8	3.0	6.7	2.23
NL (1 yr)				5	5	.500	4.11	22	21	1	0	0	0	122.2	137	60	56	10	23	3	101	3	1	8	519	102	3.18	1.304	10.1	0.7	1.7	7.4	4.39

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