Scott Erickson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1990-2006)

W–L 142–136
ERA 4.59
WHIP 1.46
SO 1,252
Pitcher PIV -7343.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 220 lb
Born
2/2/1968 in Long Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1990-06-25
Last Game
2006-06-08

Full name: Scott Gavin Erickson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
142 136 389 364 51 17 0 2360.7 2,586 1,203 228 865 1,252 4.59 -7343.9

Career ERA 4.59 vs. league average 4.35 across their career seasons — 5.4% 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
1990 MIN AL 8 4 19 17 1 0 0 113.0 108 36 51 53 2.87 3.86 (+26%) -1500.3
1991 MIN AL 20 8 32 32 5 3 0 204.0 189 72 71 108 3.18 3.91 (+19%) 815.9
1992 MIN AL 13 12 32 32 5 3 0 212.0 197 80 83 101 3.40 3.75 (+9%) -2524.7
1993 MIN AL 8 19 34 34 1 0 0 218.7 266 126 71 116 5.19 4.19 (-24%) 807.1
1994 MIN AL 8 11 23 23 2 1 0 144.0 173 87 59 104 5.44 4.51 (-21%) 201.0
1995 MIN AL 4 6 15 15 0 0 0 87.7 102 58 32 45 5.95 4.45 (-34%) -1071.1
1995 BAL AL 9 4 17 16 7 2 0 108.7 111 47 35 61 3.89 4.45 (+13%) 1775.4
1996 BAL AL 13 12 34 34 6 0 0 222.3 262 124 66 100 5.02 4.61 (-9%) 418.7
1997 BAL AL 16 7 34 33 3 2 0 221.7 218 91 61 131 3.69 4.39 (+16%) 3654.1
1998 BAL AL 16 13 36 36 11 2 0 251.3 284 112 69 186 4.01 4.43 (+9%) 3992.5
1999 BAL AL 15 12 34 34 6 3 0 230.3 244 123 99 106 4.81 4.71 (-2%) -2658.5
2000 BAL AL 5 8 16 16 1 0 0 92.7 127 81 48 41 7.87 4.77 (-65%) -2686.4
2002 BAL AL 5 12 29 28 3 1 0 160.7 192 99 68 74 5.55 4.28 (-30%) -3214.1
2004 NYN NL 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 8.0 15 7 4 3 7.88 — 0.0
2004 TEX AL 1 3 4 4 0 0 0 19.0 23 13 16 6 6.16 4.46 (-38%) -877.7
2005 LAN NL 1 4 19 8 0 0 0 55.3 62 37 25 15 6.02 4.29 (-40%) -3566.9
2006 NYA AL 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 11.3 13 10 7 2 7.94 4.53 (-75%) -909.0
Career · 17 seasons 142 136 389 364 51 17 0 2,360.2 2,586 1,203 865 1,252 4.59 — -7,344

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
390 35 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 15 .114 .205 .143 .348 0

Career AVG .114 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 56.9% below league average.

Career OBP .205 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 38.7% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 65.6% below league average.

Career OPS .348 vs. league average .750 across their career seasons — 53.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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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
1990 MIN AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 MIN AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 MIN AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 MIN AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 MIN AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 MIN AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 BAL AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 BAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 BAL AL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 BAL AL 36 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 BAL AL 34 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 BAL AL 17 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 — — — — 0.0
2002 BAL AL 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 NYN NL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 TEX AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 LAN NL 19 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .154 — — — — 0.0
2006 NYA AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 390 35 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 15 .114 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1997 ALCS BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALDS2 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALCS BAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS1 BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 ALCS MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 WS MIN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 1 9 9 0 52.0 55 23 18 33 3.98

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1997 ALCS BAL 1 0 2 2 0 12.7 15 6 1 6 4.26
1997 ALDS2 BAL 1 0 1 1 0 6.7 7 3 2 6 4.05
1996 ALCS BAL 0 1 2 2 0 11.3 14 3 4 8 2.38
1996 ALDS1 BAL 0 0 1 1 0 6.7 6 3 2 6 4.05
1991 ALCS MIN 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 3 2 5 2 4.50
1991 WS MIN 0 0 2 2 0 10.7 10 6 4 5 5.06

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home19390200.222
Away197264201.077

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1931216.212855804206604.29
Away1961144.013016234455924.90

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2006-06-08 NYYBOS — 0.2221000
2006-06-04 NYYBAL — 3.0544011
2006-06-02 NYYBAL — 0.0111100
2006-05-30 NYYDET — 1.0211000
2006-05-27 NYYKCR — 1.0100000
2006-05-24 NYYBOS — 1.0100000
2006-05-21 NYYNYN — 1.0000010
2006-05-18 NYYTEX — 2.0132401
2006-05-14 NYYOAK — 1.2011200
2005-07-24 LADNYN — 1.0322100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 389 364 223 400 29 41

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1990 MIN P 19 17 10 13 0 0
1991 MIN P 32 32 19 31 1 3
1992 MIN P 32 32 18 34 1 3
1993 MIN P 34 34 18 34 3 3
1994 MIN P 23 23 11 22 4 4
1995 MIN P 15 15 8 19 0 0
1995 BAL P 17 16 19 22 1 2
1996 BAL P 34 34 30 43 2 6
1997 BAL P 34 33 17 43 6 6
1998 BAL P 36 36 23 51 3 5
1999 BAL P 34 34 24 42 2 5
2000 BAL P 16 16 7 5 3 0
2002 BAL P 29 28 14 22 3 2
2004 NYN P 2 2 0 1 0 0
2004 TEX P 4 4 1 1 0 0
2005 LAN P 19 8 4 15 0 1
2006 NYA P 9 0 0 2 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 389

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1994 Player of the Week Week of 1994-04-30
1991 Pitcher of the Month May

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2005 LAN NL $525,000
2004 NYN NL $700,000
2003 BAL AL $7,030,000
2002 BAL AL $5,142,986
2000 BAL AL $6,620,921
1999 BAL AL $6,079,931
1998 BAL AL $3,700,000
1997 BAL AL $3,300,000
1996 BAL AL $2,900,000
1995 MIN AL $1,862,500
1994 MIN AL $1,325,000
1993 MIN AL $535,000
1992 MIN AL $425,000
1991 MIN AL $143,500
Total Career Earnings $40,289,838

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Arizona Tucson AZ 1989
San Jose City College San Jose CA 1987, 1988

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1991 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 56.0 140 3
1991 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 12.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Scott Erickson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jeff Suppan
    140-146, 4.70 ERA
  2. 87
    Jason Marquis
    124-118, 4.61 ERA
  3. 87
    Aaron Sele
    148-112, 4.61 ERA
  4. 82
    Jaime Navarro
    116-126, 4.72 ERA
  5. 77
    Jon Garland
    136-125, 4.37 ERA
  6. 73
    Steve Trachsel
    143-159, 4.39 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Erickson

What years did Scott Erickson play?
Scott Erickson played in Major League Baseball from 1990 to 2006.
Was Scott Erickson a pitcher?
Yes. Scott Erickson pitched in the major leagues, recording 142 wins and 1252 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Scott Erickson hit?
Scott Erickson hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.