Eric Rasmussen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 205lb (190cm, 92kg)

Born: March 22, 1952 in Racine, WI us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 4th round of the 1971 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase and the St. Louis Cardinals in the 32nd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft.

Schools: Indian Hills Community College (Centerville, IA), University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)

Debut: July 21, 1975 (Age 23-121d, 11,268th in MLB history)
vs. SDP 9.0 IP, 7 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: October 2, 1983 (Age 31-194d)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Full Name: Eric Ralph Rasmussen

Name Note: Known as Harry Rasmussen through 1976

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.1

W

L

ERA

3.85

G

238

GS

144

SV

IP

1017.2

SO

489

WHIP

1.319

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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
1973	21	STL-min	A,Rk	5	3	.625	1.92	11	11		2	2	0	75.0	63	21	16	0	10	1	60	3	0	2				0.973	7.6	0.0	1.2	7.2	6.00	SPT,CDS FLOR,GULF
1974	22	STL-min	AA	14	5	.737	3.11	22	22		13	2	0	159.0	154	65	55	13	32	0	121	0	1	8				1.170	8.7	0.7	1.8	6.8	3.78	ARK TL
1975	23	STL-min	AAA	10	5	.667	3.70	18	18		5	1	0	129.0	133	56	53	7	36	4	89	2	0	3				1.310	9.3	0.5	2.5	6.2	2.47	TUL AA
1975	23	STL	NL	5	5	.500	3.78	14	13	0	2	1	0	81.0	86	44	34	8	20	2	59	0	0	1	348	101	3.15	1.309	9.6	0.9	2.2	6.6	2.95
1976	24	STL	NL	6	12	.333	3.53	43	17	9	2	1	0	150.1	139	67	59	10	54	6	76	2	1	6	631	101	3.60	1.284	8.3	0.6	3.2	4.5	1.41
1977	25	STL	NL	11	17	.393	3.48	34	34	0	11	3	0	233.0	223	103	90	24	63	7	120	5	2	2	962	112	3.92	1.227	8.6	0.9	2.4	4.6	1.90
1978	26	TOT	NL	14	15	.483	4.09	37	34	0	5	3	0	206.2	215	104	94	20	63	8	91	1	6	3	868	83	3.89	1.345	9.4	0.9	2.7	4.0	1.44
1978	26	STL	NL	2	5	.286	4.18	10	10	0	2	1	0	60.1	61	32	28	4	20	2	32	0	2	2	255	85	3.38	1.343	9.1	0.6	3.0	4.8	1.60
1978	26	SDP	NL	12	10	.545	4.06	27	24	0	3	2	0	146.1	154	72	66	16	43	6	59	1	4	1	613	81	4.10	1.346	9.5	1.0	2.6	3.6	1.37
1979	27	SDP	NL	6	9	.400	3.27	45	20	11	5	3	3	156.2	142	59	57	9	42	6	54	0	4	0	643	108	3.59	1.174	8.2	0.5	2.4	3.1	1.29
1980	28	SDP	NL	4	11	.267	4.37	40	14	12	0	0	1	111.1	130	60	54	9	33	6	50	3	1	1	488	79	3.87	1.464	10.5	0.7	2.7	4.0	1.52

1982	30	STL-min	AAA	2	2	.500	4.13	4	4	0	0	0	0	28.1	27	13	13	1	9	0	20	1	0	1				1.271	8.6	0.3	2.9	6.4	2.22	LOU AA
1982	30	STL	NL	1	2	.333	4.42	8	3	1	0	0	0	18.1	21	13	9	2	8	4	15	0	0	0	83	84	3.81	1.582	10.3	1.0	3.9	7.4	1.88
1983	31	STL-min	AAA	8	1	.889	2.28	11	11	0	1	1	0	71.0	60	21	18	6	18	1	46	2	0	1				1.099	7.6	0.8	2.3	5.8	2.56	LOU AA
1983	31	TOT	MLB	3	6	.333	5.67	17	9	6	2	1	1	60.1	77	39	38	5	26	2	24	0	0	2	276	72	4.33	1.707	11.5	0.7	3.9	3.6	0.92
1983	31	STL	NL	0	0		11.74	6	0	5	0	0	1	7.2	16	11	10	1	4	2	6	0	0	2	40	33	4.45	2.609	18.8	1.2	4.7	7.0	1.50
1983	31	KCR	AL	3	6	.333	4.78	11	9	1	2	1	0	52.2	61	28	28	4	22	0	18	0	0	0	236	86	4.31	1.576	10.4	0.7	3.8	3.1	0.82
1984	32	HOU-min	AAA	10	12	.455	4.31	28	28	0	7	1	0	185.2	204	97	89	11	56	7	100	3	0	2				1.400	9.9	0.5	2.7	4.8	1.79	TUC PCL
1985	33	STL-min	A,AAA	15	6	.714	2.68	28	27	0	8	3	0	191.1	180	64	57	3	35	1	121	4	2	3				1.124	8.5	0.1	1.6	5.7	3.46	MIA,LOU FLOR,AA
1986	34	BAL-min	AAA,A	5	7	.417	2.25	36	10	11	5	1	4	128.0	97	39	32	8	36	4	103	4	0	3				1.039	6.8	0.6	2.5	7.2	2.86	ROC,MIA IL,FLOR
1987	35	BAL-min	AAA	6	8	.429	4.80	49	3	15	0	0	8	110.2	122	59	59	10	60	3	66	4	0	8				1.645	9.9	0.8	4.9	5.4	1.10	ROC IL
8 Yrs				50	77	.394	3.85	238	144	39	27	12	5	1017.2	1033	489	435	87	309	41	489	11	14	15	4299	94	3.77	1.319	9.1	0.8	2.7	4.3	1.58
162 Game Avg.				9	14	.394	3.85	42	26	7	5	2	1	181	184	87	77	15	55	7	87	2	2	3	765	94	3.77	1.319	9.1	0.8	2.7	4.3	1.58

STL (6 yrs)				25	41	.379	3.76	115	77	15	17	6	1	550.2	546	270	230	49	169	23	308	7	5	13	2319	99	3.67	1.298	8.9	0.8	2.8	5.0	1.82
SDP (3 yrs)				22	30	.423	3.84	112	58	23	8	5	4	414.1	426	191	177	34	118	18	163	4	9	2	1744	89	3.85	1.313	9.3	0.7	2.6	3.5	1.38
KCR (1 yr)				3	6	.333	4.78	11	9	1	2	1	0	52.2	61	28	28	4	22	0	18	0	0	0	236	86	4.31	1.576	10.4	0.7	3.8	3.1	0.82

NL (8 yrs)				47	71	.398	3.80	227	135	38	25	11	5	965.0	972	461	407	83	287	41	471	11	14	15	4063	95	3.75	1.305	9.1	0.8	2.7	4.4	1.64
AL (1 yr)				3	6	.333	4.78	11	9	1	2	1	0	52.2	61	28	28	4	22	0	18	0	0	0	236	86	4.31	1.576	10.4	0.7	3.8	3.1	0.82

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

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Standard Fielding

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