Eric Erickson
1914–1922 · bats R / throws R · Detroit Tigers, New York Giants, Washington Senators (1901-60)
145G
.179AVG
.216OBP
.219SLG
More career statistics
50H
1HR
21RBI
0SB
34–57W–L
822.0IP
367K
3.85ERA
93GS
4SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 279 | 280 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 92 | 93 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 309 | 310 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 3,530 | 3,598 |
| Pitching · p er | 352 | 361 |
| Pitching · p h | 805 | 813 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 2,466 | 2,462 |
| Pitching · p k | 367 | 370 |
| Pitching · p r | 458 | 460 |
| Pitching · p w | 379 | 380 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | 309 | 279 | 16 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | .179 | .216 | .219 | .435 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 822.0 | 145 | 93 | 42 | 34 | 57 | 4 | 805 | 458 | 352 | 37 | 379 | 367 | 0 | 0 | 3.85 | 1.440 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1919-09-20 to 1920-04-22
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 13 scoreless innings | 1921-08-20 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1922-05-12 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1921-08-30 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 70 | 116 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 34 | .210 | .233 | .229 |
| Away | 75 | 194 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 59 | .160 | .186 | .211 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 15 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .095 | .185 | .095 |
| May | 34 | 71 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .174 | .169 | .188 |
| June | 19 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .257 | .282 | .314 |
| July | 31 | 76 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 23 | .217 | .237 | .246 |
| August | 23 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | .068 | .082 | .068 |
| September | 21 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 | .211 | .256 | .368 |
| October | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cleveland-guardians | 30 | 69 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | .145 | .130 | .194 |
| boston-red-sox | 21 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | .214 | .255 | .238 |
| chicago-white-sox | 21 | 51 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | .170 | .216 | .191 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 20 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .220 | .289 | .268 |
| st-louis-browns | 18 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .214 | .250 | .214 |
| new-york-yankees | 17 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .083 | .074 | .083 |
| detroit-tigers | 13 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .318 | .320 | .500 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 |  New York Giants | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 5 | 3 |
| 1916 |  Detroit Tigers | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 17 | 7 |
| 1918 | Detroit Tigers | 12 | 33 | 4 | – | – | – | .121 | 94 | 48 |
| 1919 | Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators (1901-60) | 23 | 52 | 8 | – | 5 | – | .154 | 146 | 90 |
| 1920 |  Washington Senators (1901-60) | 39 | 84 | 23 | 1 | 12 | – | .274 | 239 | 90 |
| 1921 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 32 | 60 | 9 | – | 2 | – | .150 | 177 | 70 |
| 1922 | Washington Senators (1901-60) | 30 | 46 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .130 | 141 | 62 |