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Carl
Erskine		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 165
 
Born: December 13, 1926 in Usa, IN, ANDERSON
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 21 NYA AL   9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1949 22 NYA AL $ 300,000 9 5 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 5
1950 23 NYA AL   9 5 6 6 4 4 4 4 5 5
1951 24 NYA AL   9 6 6 6 3 4 3 4 5 5
1953 26 BOS AL $ 500,000 9 4 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3
1954 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3
1955 28 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 5 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3
1956 29 BOS AL   9 5 5 5 3 4 3 4 5 5
1957 30 BOS AL   9 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 4 3
1958 31 BOS AL   9 4 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 32 BOS AL   9 4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 33 BOS AL   9 4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 34 BOS AL   9 3 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 3 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 500,000 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1948 21 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1949 22 NYA AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1950 23 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1951 24 NYA AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1953 26 BOS AL $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1954 27 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1955 28 BOS AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1956 29 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1957 30 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1958 31 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1959 32 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1960 33 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1961 34 BOS AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1948 21 AAA   4 9 .308 18 18 1 0 0 127.7 117 43 11 45 93 3.03 .243 .308 .370 .678  
1949 22 NYA AL 8 9 .471 20 20 1 0 0 140.3 153 83 12 70 53 5.32 .287 .368 .409 .777 6.8
    AAA   1 4 .200 7 7 1 0 0 35.0 29 18 7 29 28 4.63 .234 .379 .419 .798  
1950 23 AA   11 15 .423 30 30 6 5 0 223.0 164 81 19 95 218 3.27 .207 .292 .328 .620  
1951 24 AA   5 3 .625 30 0 0 0 3 35.7 28 8 2 15 41 2.02 .212 .293 .295 .588  
1953 26 BOS AL 2 2 .500 5 5 1 1 0 30.3 26 15 0 22 13 4.45 .234 .356 .315 .671 1.3
1954 27 AAA   0 0 .000 4 0 0 0 0 7.3 7 4 2 3 6 4.91 .250 .323 .464 .787  
1955 28 BOS AL 5 8 .385 14 14 3 0 0 97.3 94 54 11 65 47 4.99 .254 .364 .411 .775 4.0
    AAA   0 0 .000 16 0 0 0 0 31.7 38 21 6 12 23 5.97 .299 .360 .520 .879  
1956 29 AAA   2 0 1.000 18 0 0 0 0 27.3 35 19 5 22 26 6.26 .310 .422 .496 .918  
1957 30 AAA   4 1 .800 31 0 0 0 0 55.0 64 26 4 27 51 4.25 .288 .365 .410 .775  
1958 31 AAA   1 1 .500 19 0 0 0 0 23.7 20 14 6 18 22 5.33 .220 .349 .462 .810  
1960 33 AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 1 1 0 1 5.42 .286 .286 .857 1.143  
1961 34 A   1 1 .500 48 0 0 0 8 36.0 19 4 0 10 36 1.00 .162 .228 .171 .399  
3 Years Sim 15 19 .441 39 39 5 1 0 268.0 273 152 23 157 113 5.10 .269 .365 .399 .764 12.2
8 Years AAA 12 15 .444 114 25 2 0 0 309.3 312 146 42 156 250 4.25 .262 .347 .422 .769  
2 Years AA 16 18 .471 60 30 6 5 3 258.7 192 89 21 110 259 3.10 .208 .292 .324 .616  
1 Years A 1 1 .500 48 0 0 0 8 36.0 19 4 0 10 36 1.00 .162 .228 .171 .399  
11 Years Minors 29 34 .460 222 55 8 5 11 604.0 523 239 63 276 545 3.56 .234 .318 .368 .687  
Season Average 5 6 .455 13 13 1 0 0 89.3 91 50 7 52 37 5.10 .269 .365 .399 .764  
Career Highs 8 9 .500 20 20 3 1 0 140.3 153 83 12 70 53 5.32 .287 .368 .411 .777  
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   125 67 14 56 56   .246 .321 .384 .705
vs LH   148 85 9 101 57   .292 .410 .415 .825
Home 10 4 .714 19 19 1 1 0 136.3 126 61 9 73 57 4.03 .253 .348 .363 .711
Away 5 15 .250 20 20 4 0 0 131.7 147 91 14 84 56 6.22 .285 .386 .435 .821
May 5 5 .500 12 12 2 1 0 80.3 79 39 2 46 29 4.37 .265 .363 .329 .692
June 2 2 .500 6 6 0 0 0 38.3 52 28 4 17 18 6.57 .331 .397 .471 .868
July 5 7 .417 12 12 1 0 0 89.7 79 46 8 55 34 4.62 .240 .349 .395 .744
August 3 3 .500 6 6 1 0 0 36.3 44 29 6 27 19 7.18 .303 .413 .503 .916
Sep/Oct 0 2 .000 3 3 1 0 0 23.3 19 10 3 12 13 3.86 .224 .320 .353 .673
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
1949 22 NYA AL 20 54 1 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 11 .111 .109 .167 .276 0.3 0.0
1953 26 BOS AL 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1955 28 BOS AL 14 32 3 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 5 .094 .121 .219 .340 0.5 0.0
3 Years Sim 39 93 4 9 1 0 2 7 0 0 1 18 .097 .105 .172 .277 0.2 0.0
162 Game Average 386 16 37 4 0 8 29 0 0 4 74 .097 .105 .172 .277 1.0  
Career Highs 20 54 3 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 11 .111 .121 .219 .340 0.5  
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   55 2 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 9 .091 .107 .164 .271 -0.8
vs LH   38 2 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 9 .105 .103 .184 .287 -0.3
Home 19 44 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 12 .023 .043 .091 .134 -2.3
Away 20 49 3 8 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 6 .163 .163 .245 .408 1.2
RISP   26 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .077 .074 .077 .151 -1.3
Close/Late   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
May 12 24 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .083 .080 .083 .163 -1.1
June 6 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .133 .133 .133 .267 -0.2
July 12 34 2 4 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 7 .118 .143 .324 .466 1.6
August 6 14 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .071 .071 .071 .143 -0.7
Sep/Oct 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1949 22 NYA AL P 20 20 140.3 7 28 2 3 .946 2.24    
1953 26 BOS AL P 5 5 30.3 3 4 1 0 .875 2.08    
1955 28 BOS AL P 14 14 97.3 8 17 0 2 1.000 2.31    
Career Totals   39 39 268.0 18 49 3 5 .957 2.25    
Career Highs   20 20 140.3 8 28 2 3 1.000 2.31    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1953-9-1
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Ed Walsh (986)
  2. Jimmie Deshong (981)
  3. Vern Kennedy (980)
  4. Mike Maddux (976)
  5. Vic Sorrell (975)
  6. Jeff Jones (972)
  7. Flint Rhem (971)
  8. Bucky Walters (970)
  9. Barry Latman (970)
  10. Orval Grove (970)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1948
Earned first career win on 5/4/1949
Had first career hit on 5/9/1949, off Cliff Fannin (SEM)
Hit first career homerun on 7/17/1949, off Fred Sanford (TAM)
Injured on 8/4/1949 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 6-7 weeks
Injured on 3/4/1952 with a Torn Ligament Elbow, out for full season
Released by New York (A) on 4/2/1952
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/5/1953 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Injured on 5/27/1953 with a Bone Chips Shoulder, out for full season
 
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