#63 Paul "Li'l abner" Erickson, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, St. Louis (N) Cardinals Monday, 10/23/1945 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Paul Erickson Li'l abner 12/14/1915 29 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 3 / 6 (Well Known) 6 / 6 (Extremely Popular) Good Normal Normal 3.5 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 $ 5,571,429 1945 (Arbitration eligible) 4 Year(s), 48 Days (736 total Days) 48 Day(s) 4 Year(s), 48 Days (736 total Days) 4 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 3 | 2 | 8 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
Talent | 4 | 2 | 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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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
4/2 | BRO | W 9-4 | * | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | W | | | | |
4/7 | CHC | L 4-7 | * | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | L | | | | |
4/11 | @BSN | L 2-8 | * | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | L | | | | |
4/15 | CIN | L 7-10 | * | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
4/20 | @PIT | L 7-8 | * | 9.1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
4/24 | BRO | L 3-7 | * | 1.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.05 | 41.2 | 43 | 35 | 28 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 |
Projected | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.05 | 41.0 | 43 | 35 | 28 | 37 | 17 | | | | | |
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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 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 6.55 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 69 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 | .396 | .362 | .758 |
vs. RHB | 89 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .405 | .461 | .866 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.40 | 24.1 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 9 |
Road | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 17.1 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 8 |
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 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.05 | 41.2 | 43 | 35 | 28 | 37 | 17 |
May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
June | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
July | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
August | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sept./Oct. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 |
1945 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.05 | 41.2 | 43 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 37 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1.92 | .274 | STL |
Total | 149 | 147 | 45 | 78 | 0 | 4.36 | 1092.2 | 1249 | 602 | 529 | 175 | 688 | 576 | 72 | 1 | 1.77 | .300 | |
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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 |
1945 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | STL |
Total | 149 | 390 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 175 | 0 | 0 | .085 | .105 | .108 | .213 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | 41.2 | 2.59 | | | | |
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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... 1/31/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $5,571,429 through salary arbitration... Injured on 4/24/1945 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1944 - 0.03 - 1st
| Losses 1941 - 17 - 8th 1943 - 18 - 6th 1944 - 25 - 1st
| BB 1941 - 153 - 7th 1943 - 189 - 2nd 1944 - 203 - 1st
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