Was Hank Erickson a pitcher?

No. Hank Erickson was a position player (Catcher).

How many home runs did Hank Erickson hit?

Hank Erickson hit 1 career home runs with 23 hits.

Hank Erickson

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1935)

AVG .261

HR 1

RBI 4

H 23

OPS .698

PIV -91

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 11/11/1907 in Chicago, IL, USA
Died: 12/13/1964 in Louisville, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 1935-04-17
Last Game: 1935-09-02

Full name: Henry Nels Erickson

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
37	88	9	23	3	2	1	4	0	6	4	.261	.323	.375	.698	-91

Career AVG .261 vs. league average .280 across their career seasons — 6.6% below league average.

Career OBP .323 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 5.8% below league average.

Career SLG .375 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — 6.1% below league average.

Career OPS .698 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 6.0% 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
1935	CIN	NL	37	88	9	23	3	2	1	4	0	6	4	.261	.279 (-7%)	.342 (-6%)	.399 (-6%)	.742 (-6%)	-90.5
Career · 1 season			37	88	9	23	3	2	1	4	0	6	4	.261	—	—	—	—	-91

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	15	30	4	5	0	0	.167
Away	22	58	5	18	1	4	.310

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	BB
1935-09-02	CIN	CHC	W	4	0	1	0	1	0
1935-09-01	CIN	STL	W	2	1	0	0	0	1
1935-08-31	CIN	STL	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
1935-08-25	CIN	PHI	L	3	1	1	0	0	1
1935-08-19	CIN	NY1	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
1935-08-18	CIN	NY1	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1935-08-12	CIN	PIT	L	3	0	0	0	0	1
1935-08-11	CIN	PIT	W	2	1	1	0	0	0
1935-08-07	CIN	STL	L	4	1	2	1	0	0
1935-08-05	CIN	CHC	W	3	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	25	0	84	19	3	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1935	CIN	C	25	0	84	19	3	7

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Catcher	25

Frequently Asked Questions about Hank Erickson

Was Hank Erickson a pitcher?: No. Hank Erickson was a position player (Catcher).
How many home runs did Hank Erickson hit?: Hank Erickson hit 1 career home runs with 23 hits.