What years did Erik Hanson play?

Erik Hanson played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1998.

Was Erik Hanson a pitcher?

Yes. Erik Hanson pitched in the major leagues, recording 89 wins and 1175 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Erik Hanson hit?

Erik Hanson hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.

What teams did Erik Hanson play for?

Erik Hanson played for 4 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1988–1993), the Cincinnati Reds (1994), the Boston Red Sox (1995), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1996–1998).

Did Erik Hanson win a Cy Young Award?

No. Erik Hanson did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Erik Hanson win?

Erik Hanson was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Erik Hanson's career stats?

In 245 games, Erik Hanson went 89-84 with a 4.15 ERA, 1,175 strikeouts, and 1,555.1 innings pitched.

What was Erik Hanson's salary?

Erik Hanson's last recorded salary was $3,533,333, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $3,533,333, in 1997, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1998.

What position did Erik Hanson play?

Erik Hanson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Erik Hanson and how much did he weigh?

Erik Hanson was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 210 pounds.

What was Erik Hanson's career ERA?

Erik Hanson finished with a 4.15 career ERA, going 89-84 with 1,175 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Erik Hanson have?

Erik Hanson recorded 1,175 career strikeouts.

Is Erik Hanson in the Hall of Fame?

No. Erik Hanson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Erik Hanson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-1998)

Erik Hanson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1998 for 4 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 11 seasons. Across 245 career appearances, he went 89-84 with a 4.15 ERA and 1,175 strikeouts. Erik Hanson was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 20255.4.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 89–84

ERA 4.15

WHIP 1.36

SO 1,175

Pitcher PIV 20255.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 210 lb
Born: 5/18/1965 in Kinnelon, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-09-05
Last Game: 1998-06-08
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Erik Brian Hanson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Erik Hanson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
89	84	245	238	26	5	0	1555.1	1,604	717	139	504	1,175	4.15	20255.4

Career ERA 4.15 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Erik Hanson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	SEA	AL	2	3	6	6	0	0	41.2	35	15	12	36	3.24	3.73 (+13%)	534.4
1989	SEA	AL	9	5	17	17	1	0	113.1	103	40	32	75	3.18	3.71 (+14%)	1416.8
1990	SEA	AL	18	9	33	33	5	1	236.0	205	85	68	211	3.24	3.86 (+16%)	6959.9
1991	SEA	AL	8	8	27	27	2	1	174.2	182	74	56	143	3.81	3.91 (+3%)	2288.4
1992	SEA	AL	8	17	31	30	6	1	186.2	209	100	57	112	4.82	3.75 (-29%)	769.2
1993	SEA	AL	11	12	31	30	7	0	215.0	215	83	60	163	3.47	4.19 (+17%)	4398.5
1994	CIN	NL	5	5	22	21	0	0	122.2	137	56	23	101	4.11	4.51 (+9%)	4187.0
1995	BOS	AL	15	5	29	29	1	1	186.2	187	88	59	139	4.24	4.45 (+5%)	3338.2
1996	TOR	AL	13	17	35	35	4	1	214.2	243	129	102	156	5.41	4.61 (-17%)	-725.5
1997	TOR	AL	0	0	3	2	0	0	15.0	15	13	6	18	7.80	4.39 (-78%)	-44.9
1998	TOR	AL	0	3	11	8	0	0	49.0	73	34	29	21	6.24	4.43 (-41%)	-2866.7
Career · 11 seasons			89	84	245	238	26	5	1,555.1	1,604	717	504	1,175	4.15	—	20,255

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

Erik Hanson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
247	39	5	6	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	.154	.154	.179	.333	0

Career AVG .154 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 41.3% below league average.

Career OBP .154 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 53.4% below league average.

Career SLG .179 vs. league average .401 across their career seasons — 55.3% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 54.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Erik Hanson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1988	SEA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SEA	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SEA	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	SEA	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	SEA	AL	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	SEA	AL	33	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CIN	NL	22	39	3	6	1	3	17	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	BOS	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	TOR	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	TOR	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	TOR	AL	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			247	39	5	6	1	3	17	.154	—	—	—	—	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

Erik Hanson — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Erik Hanson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1995	ALDS1	BOS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Erik Hanson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	1	1	0	8.0	4	4	4	5	4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Erik Hanson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1995	ALDS1	BOS	0	1	1	1	0	8.0	4	4	4	5	4.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Erik Hanson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	120	11	1	0	0	0	.000
Away	127	28	4	6	0	3	.214

Pitching — Home / Away

Erik Hanson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	119	757.2	793	344	214	574	4.09
Away	126	797.2	811	373	290	601	4.21

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Erik Hanson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1998-06-08	TOR	MIA	L	0.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1998-06-06	TOR	PHI	—	2.1	2	0	0	1	1	0
1998-06-02	TOR	BOS	—	1.1	3	3	3	2	0	1
1998-05-22	TOR	CLE	L	2.0	4	6	6	6	3	0
1998-05-17	TOR	SEA	—	7.0	10	3	3	2	2	3
1998-05-12	TOR	OAK	—	6.2	8	3	3	1	2	1
1998-05-06	TOR	LAA	—	6.0	11	5	5	3	5	1
1998-05-01	TOR	OAK	L	4.1	8	4	4	3	1	2
1998-04-26	TOR	CHW	—	5.0	7	5	5	5	3	1
1998-04-21	TOR	NYY	—	6.2	11	3	3	3	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Erik Hanson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	245	238	136	163	14	11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Erik Hanson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1988	SEA	P	6	6	0	4	0	1
1989	SEA	P	17	17	8	16	0	0
1990	SEA	P	33	33	30	20	4	0
1991	SEA	P	27	27	14	16	1	0
1992	SEA	P	31	30	14	23	1	2
1993	SEA	P	31	30	25	25	3	3
1994	CIN	P	22	21	11	16	0	0
1995	BOS	P	29	29	17	20	2	1
1996	TOR	P	35	35	9	16	3	3
1997	TOR	P	3	2	0	0	0	0
1998	TOR	P	11	8	8	7	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Erik Hanson Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	245
Designated Hitter	1

Awards & Honors

Erik Hanson — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1995	Pitcher of the Month	August

Salary History

Erik Hanson's recorded salaries total $16,812,999 over 10 seasons, 1989 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hanson's career ran from 1988 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1988.

Erik Hanson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1998	TOR	AL	$3,533,333
1997	TOR	AL	$3,533,333
1996	TOR	AL	$2,333,333
1995	BOS	AL	$1,500,000
1994	CIN	NL	$2,700,000
1993	SEA	AL	$1,250,000
1992	SEA	AL	$1,345,000
1991	SEA	AL	$400,000
1990	SEA	AL	$150,000
1989	SEA	AL	$68,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$16,812,999

College History

Erik Hanson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem	NC	1984, 1985, 1986

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Erik Hanson: the record in brief

According to the bio, Erik Hanson debuted on September 5, 1988 and played a final game on June 8, 1998. The team column moves through the Seattle Mariners (1988 through 1993), the Cincinnati Reds (1994), the Boston Red Sox (1995), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1996 through 1998). Hanson, born on May 18, 1965, in Kinnelon, NJ, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Hanson's listed size is 6 feet, 6 inches and 210 pounds. Erik Hanson was the playing name; the full given name is Erik Brian.

Hanson's career pitching line is 89 wins, 84 losses and a 4.15 ERA over 245 appearances. Hanson had 1,175 strikeouts, 26 complete games, and 5 shutouts. Hanson's 4.15 ERA was close to the 4.14 league figure for those seasons. 1990 brought Hanson a season-high 18 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.24 in 1990, when the league's was 3.86. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 20,255.4 for Hanson's career.

Frequently Asked Questions about Erik Hanson

What years did Erik Hanson play?: Erik Hanson played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1998.
Was Erik Hanson a pitcher?: Yes. Erik Hanson pitched in the major leagues, recording 89 wins and 1175 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Erik Hanson hit?: Erik Hanson hit 0 career home runs with 6 hits.
What teams did Erik Hanson play for?: Erik Hanson played for 4 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1988–1993), the Cincinnati Reds (1994), the Boston Red Sox (1995), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1996–1998).
Did Erik Hanson win a Cy Young Award?: No. Erik Hanson did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Erik Hanson win?: Erik Hanson was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Erik Hanson's career stats?: In 245 games, Erik Hanson went 89-84 with a 4.15 ERA, 1,175 strikeouts, and 1,555.1 innings pitched.
How much did Erik Hanson earn in his career?: Erik Hanson's recorded salaries total $16,812,999 over 10 seasons, 1989 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Hanson's career ran from 1988 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1988.
What was Erik Hanson's salary?: Erik Hanson's last recorded salary was $3,533,333, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $3,533,333, in 1997, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1998.
What position did Erik Hanson play?: Erik Hanson played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Erik Hanson and how much did he weigh?: Erik Hanson was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 210 pounds.
What was Erik Hanson's career ERA?: Erik Hanson finished with a 4.15 career ERA, going 89-84 with 1,175 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Erik Hanson have?: Erik Hanson recorded 1,175 career strikeouts.
Is Erik Hanson in the Hall of Fame?: No. Erik Hanson has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.