What years did Ralph Erickson play?

Ralph Erickson played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1930.

Was Ralph Erickson a pitcher?

Yes. Ralph Erickson pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 2 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ralph Erickson hit?

Ralph Erickson hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Ralph Erickson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1929-1930)

W–L 1–0

ERA 8.40

WHIP 2.33

SO 2

Pitcher PIV -557.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 175 lb
Born: 6/25/1902 in DuBois, ID, USA
Died: 6/27/2002 in Chandler, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1929-09-11
Last Game: 1930-05-31

Full name: Ralph Lief Erickson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	0	8	0	0	0	0	15.0	23	14	1	12	2	8.40	-557.6

Career ERA 8.40 vs. league average 4.70 across their career seasons — 78.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1929	PIT	NL	0	1	1.0	2	3	2	0	27.00	—	0.0
1930	PIT	NL	1	7	14.0	21	11	10	2	7.07	4.80 (-47%)	-557.6
Career · 2 seasons			1	8	15.0	23	14	12	2	8.40	—	-558

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
8	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.250	.500	0

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .292 across their career seasons — 14.3% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .354 across their career seasons — 29.4% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .422 across their career seasons — 40.8% below league average.

Career OPS .500 vs. league average .776 across their career seasons — 35.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1929	PIT	NL	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1930	PIT	NL	7	4	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			8	4	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	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	7	2	0	1	0	0	.500
Away	1	2	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	7	12.1	21	14	11	2	10.22
Away	1	2.1	2	0	1	0	0.00

Last 8 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	SO
1930-05-31	PIT	CIN	L	0	0	0
1930-05-26	PIT	STL	L	2	1	1
1930-05-22	PIT	CHC	L	0	0	0
1930-05-13	PIT	PHI	L	0	0	0
1930-05-10	PIT	BRO	L	0	0	0
1930-05-03	PIT	BSN	L	0	0	0
1930-04-29	PIT	CHC	W	2	0	0
1929-09-11	PIT	NY1	L	0	0	0

Last 8 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1930-05-31	PIT	CIN	—	1.0	1	2	1	1	0	0
1930-05-26	PIT	STL	—	4.1	5	4	4	5	0	0
1930-05-22	PIT	CHC	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1
1930-05-13	PIT	PHI	—	1.1	4	3	3	1	0	0
1930-05-10	PIT	BRO	—	2.2	5	1	1	2	1	0
1930-05-03	PIT	BSN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1930-04-29	PIT	CHC	W	2.1	2	0	0	1	0	0
1929-09-11	PIT	NY1	—	1.0	2	3	3	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	8	0	1	3	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1929	PIT	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1930	PIT	P	7	0	1	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	8

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Idaho	Moscow	ID	1925, 1926, 1927

Frequently Asked Questions about Ralph Erickson

What years did Ralph Erickson play?: Ralph Erickson played in Major League Baseball from 1929 to 1930.
Was Ralph Erickson a pitcher?: Yes. Ralph Erickson pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 2 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ralph Erickson hit?: Ralph Erickson hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.