Was Don Erickson a pitcher?

Yes. Don Erickson pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 9 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Don Erickson hit?

Don Erickson hit 0 career home runs.

Don Erickson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1958)

W–L 0–1

ERA 4.63

WHIP 1.71

SO 9

Pitcher PIV -796.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 175 lb
Born: 12/13/1931 in Springfield, IL, USA
Died: 8/1/2012 in Springfield, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1958-09-01
Last Game: 1958-09-19

Full name: Donald Lee Erickson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	9	0	0	0	1	11.7	11	6	3	9	9	4.63	-796.0

Career ERA 4.63 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — 19.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1958	PHI	NL	0	1	9	0	0	0	1	11.7	11	6	9	9	4.63	3.86 (-20%)	-796.0
Career · 1 season			0	1	9	0	0	0	1	11.2	11	6	9	9	4.63	—	-796

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1958	PHI	NL	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	8	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	1	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	8	10.2	10	6	9	9	5.06
Away	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0.00

Last 9 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1958-09-19	PHI	PIT	L	0	0
1958-09-16	PHI	CHC	L	0	0
1958-09-14	PHI	STL	L	0	0
1958-09-13	PHI	SFG	L	0	0
1958-09-10	PHI	LAD	W	0	0
1958-09-07	PHI	CIN	L	1	1
1958-09-06	PHI	CIN	L	0	0
1958-09-05	PHI	CIN	L	0	0
1958-09-01	PHI	PIT	L	0	0

Last 9 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1958-09-19	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1958-09-16	PHI	CHC	L	0.2	1	2	2	4	1	0
1958-09-14	PHI	STL	—	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	1
1958-09-13	PHI	SFG	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	3	1
1958-09-10	PHI	LAD	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958-09-07	PHI	CIN	—	2.1	4	2	2	2	3	1
1958-09-06	PHI	CIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1958-09-05	PHI	CIN	—	2.0	2	1	0	1	0	0
1958-09-01	PHI	PIT	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	9	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1958	PHI	P	9	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	9

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Erickson

Was Don Erickson a pitcher?: Yes. Don Erickson pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 9 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Don Erickson hit?: Don Erickson hit 0 career home runs.