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Roger Erickson

Roger Farrell Erickson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: August 30, 1956 in Springfield, IL
School: University of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA)
Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 6, 1978 (Age 21.219, 11,603rd in MLB history) vs. SEA 6.1 IP, 5 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, W
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season [*]
Teams (by GP): Twins/Yankees 1978-1983
Agents: Ron Shapiro [*]
Last Game: September 26, 1983 (Age 27.027)
Relatives: Nephew of Don Erickson
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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1977	20	MIN-min	AA	8	4	.667	1.98	16	14		10	1	1	109.0	99	34	24	4	27	3	72	3	1	5				1.156	8.2	0.3	2.2	5.9	2.67	ORL · SOUL
1978	21	MIN	AL	14	13	.519	3.96	37	37	0	14	0	0	265.2	268	129	117	19	79	1	121	8	3	8	1120	97	3.59	1.306	9.1	0.6	2.7	4.1	1.53
1979	22	MIN-min	AAA	3	1	.750	1.59	5	5		2	1	0	34.0	30	8	6	1	10	0	19	0	0	1				1.176	7.9	0.3	2.6	5.0	1.90	TOL · IL
1979	22	MIN	AL	3	10	.231	5.63	24	21	1	0	0	0	123.0	154	86	77	17	48	1	47	1	4	4	556	78	4.96	1.642	11.3	1.2	3.5	3.4	0.98
1980	23	MIN	AL	7	13	.350	3.25	32	27	1	7	0	0	191.1	198	83	69	13	56	0	97	4	2	5	811	135	3.56	1.328	9.3	0.6	2.6	4.6	1.73
1981	24	MIN	AL	3	8	.273	3.84	14	14	0	1	0	0	91.1	93	48	39	7	31	4	44	0	5	2	399	103	3.65	1.358	9.2	0.7	3.1	4.3	1.42
1982	25	TOT	AL	8	8	.500	4.61	23	18	1	2	0	1	111.1	142	65	57	11	29	2	49	1	1	3	496	89	3.93	1.536	11.5	0.9	2.3	4.0	1.69
1982	25	MIN	AL	4	3	.571	4.87	7	7	0	2	0	0	40.2	56	29	22	6	12	1	12	1	0	2	188	88	5.00	1.672	12.4	1.3	2.7	2.7	1.00
1982	25	NYY	AL	4	5	.444	4.46	16	11	1	0	0	1	70.2	86	36	35	5	17	1	37	0	1	1	308	89	3.31	1.458	11.0	0.6	2.2	4.7	2.18
1983	26	NYY-min	AAA	9	7	.563	6.04	24	18	1	5	1	0	134.0	175	99	90	21	59	3	59	3	1	5				1.746	11.8	1.4	4.0	4.0	1.00	CLB · IL
1983	26	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	4.32	5	0	2	0	0	0	16.2	13	8	8	1	8	1	7	0	0	2	69	92	4.14	1.260	7.0	0.5	4.3	3.8	0.88
1984	27	DET-min	AAA	7	4	.636	3.24	19	14	3	2	0	0	108.1	109	48	39	15	23	1	54	1	3	1				1.218	9.1	1.2	1.9	4.5	2.35	EVN · AA
1987	30	SJO	A	4	11	.267	3.18	29	18	10	4	1	2	141.2	149	78	50	4	50	3	93	1	3	11				1.405	9.5	0.3	3.2	5.9	1.86	SJO · CALL
1989	32	STL-min	AAA	1	2	.333	3.59	27	3	9	0	0	0	57.2	66	27	23	3	13	2	26	3	7	0				1.370	10.3	0.5	2.0	4.1	2.00	LOU · AA
6 Yrs				35	53	.398	4.13	135	117	5	24	0	1	799.1	868	419	367	68	251	9	365	14	15	24	3451	100	3.86	1.400	9.8	0.8	2.8	4.1	1.45
162 Game Avg.				9	14	.398	4.13	36	32	1	6	0	0	216	234	113	99	18	68	2	98	4	4	6	931	100	3.86	1.400	9.8	0.8	2.8	4.1	1.45

MIN (5 yrs)				31	47	.397	4.10	114	106	2	24	0	0	712.0	769	375	324	62	226	7	321	14	14	21	3074	101	3.91	1.397	9.7	0.8	2.9	4.1	1.42
NYY (2 yrs)				4	6	.400	4.43	21	11	3	0	0	1	87.1	99	44	43	6	25	2	44	0	1	3	377	90	3.47	1.420	10.2	0.6	2.6	4.5	1.76

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Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1978	21	MIN	AL	265.2	37	37	129	4.37	4.32	0.06	0.13	102.4	4.49	3	0.4		-0.1	2.8	28	.510	.502
1979	22	MIN	AL	123.0	24	21	86	6.29	4.75	-0.02	0.11	103.2	5.03	-17	-1.6	1.51	-0.1	-0.5	-4	.432	.490
1980	23	MIN	AL	191.1	32	27	83	3.90	4.66	0.23	0.11	108.7	4.94	21	2.3	.29	-0.2	3.9	40	.572	.514
1981	24	MIN	AL	91.1	14	14	48	4.73	4.33	-0.19	0.14	107.4	5.00	3	0.3		-0.1	1.1	11	.524	.502
1982	25	MIN	AL	40.2	7	7	29	6.42	4.60	0.42	0.16	107.1	4.65	-8	-0.7		-0.0	-0.4	-4	.394	.495	$160,000
1982	25	NYY	AL	70.2	16	11	36	4.58	4.55	-0.48	0.10	96.1	4.94	3	0.3	1.33	-0.0	1.0	9	.521	.502
1983	26	NYY	AL	16.2	5	0	8	4.32	4.47	-0.24	-0.36	96.7	4.20	-0	-0.0	.93	-0.0	0.1	1	.495	.500	$180,000
6 Seasons				799.1	135	117	419	4.72	4.51	0.03	0.11	104.2	4.78	5	1.0	.96	-0.6	8.1	81	.507	.502	$340,000

MIN (5 yrs)				712.0	114	106	375	4.74	4.50	0.08	0.13	105.1	4.78	3	0.6	.75	-0.5	7.0	70	.506	.503	$160,000
NYY (2 yrs)				87.1	21	11	44	4.53	4.53	-0.44	0.02	96.2	4.80	3	0.3	1.13	-0.1	1.1	11	.514	.502	$180,000

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1977	20	MIN-min	AA	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0			ORL · SOUL
1978	21	MIN	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1979	22	MIN-min	AAA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0			TOL · IL
1979	22	MIN	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980	23	MIN	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1981	24	MIN	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1982	25	TOT	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1982	25	MIN	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1982	25	NYY	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1983	26	NYY-min	AAA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0		CLB · IL
1983	26	NYY	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1984	27	DET-min	AAA	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0		EVN · AA
1987	30	SJO,TAB	A,AAA	30	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	1		0	0	0	0		SJO,TAB · CALL,MEX
1988	31	YUC	AAA																									YUC · MEX
1989	32	STL-min	AAA	27	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	1	0	0		LOU · AA
6 Yrs				136	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

MIN (5 yrs)				115	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
NYY (2 yrs)				21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1978	21	MIN	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
1979	22	MIN	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
1980	23	MIN	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
1981	24	MIN	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
1982	25	MIN	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$160,000	/1
1982	25	NYY	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0		1
1983	26	NYY	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$180,000	/1
6 Seasons				136	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.501	.500	0.1	0.1	1	$340,000

MIN (5 yrs)				115	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.501	.500	0.1	0.1	1	$160,000
NYY (2 yrs)				21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$180,000

Standard Fielding

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO
1978	MIN	AL	21	P	37	37	14	265.2	62	13	44	5	3	.919	1.93	1.54	.954	1.90	1.88	5	15	75%	38%	10
1979	MIN	AL	22	P	24	21	0	123.0	28	9	17	2	1	.929	1.90	1.08	.949	1.92	1.89	9	6	40%	36%	2
1980	MIN	AL	23	P	32	27	7	191.1	37	8	28	1	4	.973	1.69	1.13	.957	1.85	1.85	5	7	58%	35%	4
1981	MIN	AL	24	P	14	14	1	91.1	23	8	13	2	1	.913	2.07	1.50	.963	1.98	1.98	3	3	50%	38%	1
1982	TOT	AL	25	P	23	18	2	111.1	21	6	14	1	0	.952	1.62	0.87	.958	1.79	1.80	5	1	17%	36%	1
1982	MIN	AL	25	P	7	7	2	40.2	11	2	9	0	0	1.000	2.43	1.57	.958	1.79	1.80	1	1	50%	36%	0
1982	NYY	AL	25	P	16	11	0	70.2	10	4	5	1	0	.900	1.15	0.56	.958	1.80	1.80	4	0	0%	36%	1
1983	NYY	AL	26	P	5	0	0	16.2	6	4	2	0	0	1.000	3.24	1.20	.958	1.78	1.78	0	1	100%	33%	0
	6 Seasons			P	135	117	24	799.1	177	48	118	11	9	.938	1.87	1.23	.956	1.88	1.87	27	33	55%	36%	18
	6 Seasons			TOT	135	117	24	799.1	177	48	118	11	9	.938	1.87	1.23	.956	1.88	1.87	27	33	55%	36%	18

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Earned Run Average s c a p y 1980 AL 3.25 (8th)	Innings Pitched s c a p y 1978 AL 265.7 (10th)	Games Started s c a p y 1978 AL 37 (6th)	Hits s c a p y 1978 AL 268 (5th)
Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y 1980 AL 0.612 (9th)	Earned Runs s c a p y 1978 AL 117 (2nd)	Hit By Pitch s c a p y 1978 AL 8 (4th)	Batters Faced s c a p y 1978 AL 1,120 (8th)
Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y 1980 AL 135 (5th)	Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y 1980 AL 2.0 (10th)	Assists as P s c a p y 1978 AL 44 (5th)	Errors Committed as P s c a p y 1978 AL 5 (2nd)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 8 (1682), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 3 (1830), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS	Starting Pitcher (1014th), 8.1 career WAR/8.1 7yr-peak WAR/8.1 JAWS Average HOF P (out of 62) = 73.9 career WAR/50.3 7yr-peak WAR/62.1 JAWS

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

Similar Pitchers

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Dan Petry (986) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Wild Bill Widner (981) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Mark Lemongello (983) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Jim Clancy (977) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Billy Serad (977) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
Billy Serad (980) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 7, 1977: Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 3rd round of the 1977 amateur draft.
May 12, 1982: Traded by the Minnesota Twins with Butch Wynegar to the New York Yankees for Pete Filson, Larry Milbourne, John Pacella and cash.
December 8, 1983: Traded by the New York Yankees with Steve Balboni to the Kansas City Royals for Duane Dewey (minors) and Mike Armstrong.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	ServTm(OpnDay)	Sources	Notes/Other Sources
1982	25	Minnesota Twins	$160,000	?	1983 TSN Guide	Player win; offer of $105K
1983	26	New York Yankees	$180,000	?	4/11/83 NY Times

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$340,000

Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesy of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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