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Paul
Erickson		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: December 14, 1915 in Usa, IL, ZION
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1941    1945   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 7 8 7 3 4 4 6 7 6
1942 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 6 8 7 4 5 4 6 7 7
1943 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 7 8 7 2 4 3 4 5 5
1944 28 BOS AL $ 300,000 10 7 8 7 2 3 3 4 5 5
1945 29 BOS AL $ 350,000 10 7 8 7 2 3 3 4 5 5
1946 30 BOS AL $ 350,000 10 7 8 7 2 3 2 4 5 5
1947 31 BOS AL $ 350,000 10 7 8 7 1 3 2 4 5 5
1948 32 BOS AL $ 350,000 10 6 8 7 1 3 2 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 10 6 8 7 1 3 2 4 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 10 7 8 7 4 5 4 6 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1941 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1944 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1945 29 BOS AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1946 30 BOS AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1947 31 BOS AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1948 32 BOS AL $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1941 25 BOS AL 16 15 .516 40 40 16 0 0 310.3 323 160 27 153 163 4.64 .267 .349 .406 .755 11.2
1942 26 BOS AL 12 14 .462 33 33 10 0 0 260.0 276 153 27 120 147 5.30 .275 .353 .427 .780 7.0
    AAA   2 1 .667 5 5 0 0 0 31.0 28 12 3 13 28 3.48 .241 .318 .422 .740  
1943 27 BOS AL 13 22 .371 40 40 8 1 0 292.3 317 198 31 195 166 6.10 .279 .384 .429 .813 4.4
1944 28 BOS AL 4 3 .571 48 0 0 0 4 58.3 73 42 3 43 39 6.48 .303 .407 .444 .851 0.9
1945 29 BOS AL 13 20 .394 38 38 14 1 0 264.3 277 174 28 194 131 5.92 .274 .391 .423 .813 1.6
1946 30 AAA   7 9 .438 20 20 3 1 0 136.7 117 46 12 80 114 3.03 .232 .337 .345 .681  
1947 31 AAA   7 11 .389 28 28 0 0 0 173.7 151 60 21 104 171 3.11 .233 .339 .379 .718  
1948 32 AAA   11 14 .440 29 29 1 0 0 180.0 166 104 32 134 180 5.20 .246 .370 .438 .808  
1949 33 AAA   5 8 .385 24 24 0 0 0 133.0 129 74 19 111 115 5.01 .253 .387 .411 .798  
5 Years Sim 58 74 .439 199 151 48 2 4 1185.3 1266 727 116 705 646 5.52 .275 .371 .422 .793 25.1
5 Years AAA 32 43 .427 106 106 4 1 0 654.3 591 296 87 442 608 4.07 .241 .357 .397 .753  
Season Average 11 14 .440 39 30 9 0 0 237.1 253 145 23 141 129 5.52 .275 .371 .422 .793  
Career Highs 16 22 .571 48 40 16 1 4 310.3 323 198 31 195 166 6.48 .303 .407 .444 .851  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   504 302 45 273 401   .229 .314 .351 .665
vs LH   762 425 71 432 245   .318 .422 .487 .908
Home 32 36 .471 99 75 23 2 1 605.0 614 342 56 356 329 5.09 .265 .363 .408 .771
Away 26 38 .406 100 76 25 0 3 580.3 652 385 60 349 317 5.97 .285 .379 .436 .815
Mar/Apr 10 10 .500 31 24 11 1 2 195.6 179 92 18 113 106 4.23 .245 .346 .387 .732
May 8 16 .333 35 28 10 0 0 214.0 217 140 25 141 122 5.89 .267 .375 .423 .797
June 12 12 .500 36 27 8 0 1 209.3 252 138 20 110 128 5.93 .298 .379 .448 .827
July 9 11 .450 34 25 8 0 0 200.7 219 120 21 114 94 5.38 .283 .375 .444 .818
August 6 15 .286 28 20 4 1 1 163.3 181 103 10 106 93 5.68 .281 .383 .393 .776
Sep/Oct 13 10 .565 35 27 7 0 0 202.3 218 134 22 121 103 5.96 .275 .371 .428 .799
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1941 25 BOS AL 40 103 3 13 3 0 0 5 0 0 4 33 .126 .157 .155 .313 1.2 0.0
1942 26 BOS AL 33 88 7 12 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 26 .136 .146 .193 .339 1.1 0.0
1943 27 BOS AL 40 98 6 13 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 28 .133 .157 .133 .290 0.1 0.0
1944 28 BOS AL 48 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1945 29 BOS AL 38 85 5 11 1 0 0 9 0 0 3 20 .129 .157 .141 .298 0.5 0.0
5 Years Sim 199 379 21 49 9 0 0 19 0 0 10 109 .129 .153 .153 .306 2.4 0.0
162 Game Average 308 17 39 7 0 0 15 0 0 8 88 .129 .153 .153 .306 1.9  
Career Highs 48 103 7 13 5 0 0 9 0 0 4 33 .136 .157 .193 .339 1.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   245 11 31 6 0 0 12 0 0 6 73 .127 .150 .151 .301 -1.7
vs LH   134 10 18 3 0 0 7 0 0 4 36 .134 .157 .157 .314 -0.1
Home 99 178 10 27 4 0 0 12 0 0 7 55 .152 .186 .174 .360 2.3
Away 100 201 11 22 5 0 0 7 0 0 3 54 .109 .122 .134 .256 -4.1
RISP   85 0 9 2 0 0 18 0 0 1 22 .106 .112 .129 .242 -2.0
Close/Late   27 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .148 .226 .185 .411 0.7
Mar/Apr 31 58 4 12 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 17 .207 .254 .207 .461 2.9
May 28 69 2 10 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 15 .145 .145 .232 .377 0.7
June 36 66 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 23 .061 .060 .061 .120 -4.0
July 25 70 5 10 2 0 0 3 0 0 2 15 .143 .167 .171 .338 0.4
August 28 54 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 22 .074 .105 .074 .179 -2.1
Sep/Oct 35 62 5 9 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 17 .145 .185 .161 .346 0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1941 25 BOS AL P 40 40 310.3 22 88 3 5 .973 3.19    
1942 26 BOS AL P 33 33 260.0 14 59 1 8 .986 2.53    
1943 27 BOS AL P 40 40 292.3 18 63 0 2 1.000 2.49    
1944 28 BOS AL P 48 0 58.3 2 15 2 0 .895 2.62    
1945 29 BOS AL P 38 38 264.3 22 75 1 7 .990 3.30    
Career Totals   199 151 1185.3 78 300 7 22 .982 2.87    
Career Highs   48 40 310.3 22 88 3 8 1.000 3.30    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1941-10-16
 Losses
1941-9-15
1943-2-22
1945-3-20
 Complete Games
1941-7-16
1945-6-14
 Shutouts
1945-8-1
 Hits Allowed
1943-7-317
 Homeruns Allowed
1941-2-27
1942-5-27
1943-3-31
1945-8-28
Strikeouts
1941-4-163
1942-6-147
1943-5-166
 Walks Allowed
1941-1-153
1942-5-120
1943-1-195
1945-2-194
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1941-5-4.7
1942-2-5.1
1943-6-5.1
1945-10-4.5
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 29    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Bob Lemon (943)
  2. Wayne Twitchell (934)
  3. Mike Parrott (925)
  4. Sarge Connally (925)
  5. Chris Van Cuyk (923)
  6. Fred Sanford (921)
  7. Les Cain (921)
  8. Joe Coleman (916)
  9. Joe Sparma (911)
  10. Dick Estelle (911)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Chris Short (991)
  2. Dick Lemay (991)
  3. Denny Galehouse (990)
  4. Fergie Jenkins (987)
  5. Jim Constable (987)
  6. Gaylord Perry (986)
  7. Hod Lisenbee (986)
  8. Bob Anderson (986)
  9. Tug McGraw (985)
  10. Ralph Beard (984)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1941
Had first career hit on 4/4/1941, off Junior Thompson (TAM)
Earned first career win on 4/22/1941
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1941, going 5-0, 2.40
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1941
Injured on 8/22/1942 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1945: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1945
2/1/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/14/1946 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/1/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/23/1947 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
2/1/1948: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/23/1949 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/10/1949 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 7/22/1949 with a Pulled Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Released by Boston (A) on 10/3/1949
 
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