#63 Paul "Li'l abner" Erickson, Starting Pitcher, 28 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Thursday, 10/26/1944 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Paul Erickson Li'l abner 12/14/1915 28 USA,IL,ZION 6"2 200
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Average None at all 1 / 6 (Insignificant) 5 / 6 (Very Popular) Good Normal Normal 1.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 350,000 1944 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 172 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 0 Days (688 total Days) 3 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 3 | 9 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Talent | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 52 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Sinker
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 6 (Range), .958 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 41 | 41 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0.03 | 296.2 | 372 | 20 | 1 | 203 | 152 | 19 | 46.3 | 0 | 6 | 14.6 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0.03 | 296.0 | 372 | 20 | 1 | 203 | 152 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 11.3 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 7.50 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 719 | 223 | 34 | 5 | 37 | 155 | 161 | 129 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 | .411 | .526 | .936 |
vs. RHB | 493 | 149 | 22 | 3 | 23 | 112 | 115 | 74 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .302 | .388 | .499 | .887 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 7.29 | 159.1 | 184 | 138 | 129 | 113 | 79 |
Road | 20 | 20 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8.39 | 137.1 | 188 | 138 | 128 | 90 | 73 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5.83 | 58.2 | 56 | 40 | 38 | 33 | 36 |
May | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9.97 | 37.0 | 61 | 46 | 41 | 28 | 20 |
June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5.88 | 56.2 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 41 | 28 |
July | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.00 | 45.0 | 55 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 18 |
August | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9.78 | 46.0 | 77 | 51 | 50 | 28 | 27 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9.45 | 53.1 | 75 | 66 | 56 | 47 | 23 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1941 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 5.81 | 230.2 | 257 | 160 | 149 | 31 | 153 | 130 | 15 | 0 | 1.78 | .304 | STL |
1942 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 5.65 | 220.0 | 236 | 149 | 138 | 23 | 106 | 129 | 18 | 1 | 1.55 | .305 | STL |
1943 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 6.31 | 303.2 | 341 | 238 | 213 | 55 | 189 | 148 | 17 | 0 | 1.75 | .284 | STL |
1944 | 41 | 41 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 0.03 | 296.2 | 372 | 20 | 1 | 60 | 203 | 152 | 19 | 0 | 1.94 | .312 | STL |
Total | 143 | 141 | 44 | 75 | 0 | 4.29 | 1051.0 | 1206 | 567 | 501 | 169 | 651 | 559 | 69 | 1 | 1.77 | .301 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1941, AAA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 18.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1.06 | .229 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1941 | 31 | 77 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | .052 | .110 | .065 | .175 | STL |
1942 | 30 | 79 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .051 | .051 | .076 | .127 | STL |
1943 | 41 | 114 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .113 | .149 | .262 | STL |
1944 | 41 | 107 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | .121 | .145 | .131 | .276 | STL |
Total | 143 | 377 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 170 | 0 | 0 | .088 | .109 | .111 | .220 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 14 | 43 | 3 | 58 | 1 | .983 | 296.2 | 1.76 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by St. Louis (N) in 1941... Earned first career win on 5/28/1941... Had first career hit on 6/24/1941, off Chet Brewer (PIT)... Injured on 5/5/1942 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1942, going 7-0, 2.59... 1/31/1944: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Losses 1941 - 17 - 8th 1943 - 18 - 6th
| BB 1941 - 153 - 7th 1943 - 189 - 2nd
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