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Eric
Rasmussen		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 205
 
Born: March 22, 1952 in Racine, WI, USA
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1987   
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 24 STL   6 12 .333 43   2 1 0 150.0 139 59   54 76 3.54  
1977 25 STL NL 11 13 .458 32 32 5 0 0 224.0 219 103 20 59 116 4.14 .253 .303 .384 .687 10.8
1978 26 STL NL 14 10 .583 34 34 10 2 0 255.0 224 89 23 64 142 3.14 .235 .284 .357 .642 18.5
1979 27 STL NL 8 10 .444 21 21 8 1 0 155.3 132 60 13 32 68 3.48 .230 .278 .363 .641 8.3
1980 28 STL NL 11 9 .550 27 27 2 1 0 180.0 145 56 16 54 92 2.80 .219 .282 .326 .608 12.9
1981 29 STL NL 12 13 .480 34 34 1 1 0 217.0 230 101 26 57 93 4.19 .273 .322 .420 .742 7.9
1982 30 STL NL 12 12 .500 34 34 1 1 0 226.7 222 78 15 64 104 3.10 .258 .312 .362 .674 13.1
1983 31 STL NL 6 18 .250 34 34 1 1 0 221.3 238 102 15 68 119 4.15 .277 .333 .385 .718 6.6
1984 32 STL NL 7 15 .318 35 35 0 0 0 226.3 210 85 13 53 108 3.38 .248 .294 .353 .646 9.9
1985 33 MON NL 16 16 .500 39 39 4 0 0 258.0 268 90 8 71 116 3.14 .270 .320 .363 .684 13.8
1986 34 MON NL 10 14 .417 36 36 1 0 0 229.0 242 97 9 74 112 3.81 .269 .325 .383 .709 9.1
1987 35 MON NL 14 7 .667 33 33 2 1 0 230.7 191 63 5 68 123 2.46 .224 .285 .295 .579 20.1
1988 36 MON NL 10 12 .455 33 33 0 0 0 194.0 224 69 1 56 113 3.20 .294 .341 .350 .691 13.4
1989 37 MIN AL 3 3 .500 10 9 0 0 0 44.7 61 33 1 11 22 6.65 .316 .356 .425 .781 0.0
1990 38 ATL NL 5 6 .455 19 19 3 0 0 107.7 99 43 4 25 64 3.59 .244 .286 .338 .625 5.0
1991 39 SDP NL 5 7 .417 21 21 0 0 0 123.3 127 48 4 36 69 3.50 .262 .314 .345 .659 5.8
15 Years Sim 144 165 .466 442 441 38 8 0 2893.0 2832 1117 173 792 1461 3.47 .256 .308 .362 .670 155.2
16 Years Pro 150 177 .459 485   40 9 0 3043.0 2971 1176   846 1537 3.48  
Season Average 9 11 .450 29 29 2 0 0 192.9 188 74 11 52 97 3.47 .256 .308 .362 .670  
Career Highs 16 18 .667 39 39 10 2 0 258.0 268 103 26 74 142 6.65 .316 .356 .425 .781  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Ted Williams Batting Title or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1976 24 STL   43 38 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 15 .105 .150 .132 .282 -0.4  
1977 25 STL NL 32 85 5 15 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 31 .176 .176 .188 .365 1.3 0.0
1978 26 STL NL 34 93 3 14 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 43 .151 .168 .151 .319 0.6 0.0
1979 27 STL NL 21 51 2 7 2 0 0 5 0 1 2 22 .137 .170 .176 .346 0.4 0.0
1980 28 STL NL 27 55 3 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 27 .127 .143 .127 .270 -0.3 0.0
1981 29 STL NL 34 74 8 17 2 1 1 5 0 2 2 33 .230 .250 .324 .574 5.3 0.0
1982 30 STL NL 34 71 2 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 42 .099 .147 .113 .259 -0.7 0.0
1983 31 STL NL 34 66 5 9 2 0 1 4 0 0 5 38 .136 .197 .212 .409 2.3 0.0
1984 32 STL NL 35 65 3 12 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 36 .185 .243 .185 .427 3.1 0.0
1985 33 MON NL 39 79 4 13 1 1 0 7 0 0 5 39 .165 .214 .203 .417 2.7 0.0
1986 34 MON NL 36 68 3 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 42 .132 .169 .147 .316 0.3 0.0
1987 35 MON NL 33 72 2 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 43 .167 .189 .167 .356 1.1 0.0
1988 36 MON NL 33 56 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 .143 .143 .161 .304 -0.4 0.0
1990 38 ATL NL 19 42 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 .071 .071 .071 .143 -2.5 0.0
1991 39 SDP NL 21 39 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 .205 .205 .205 .410 1.1 0.0
14 Years Sim 432 916 43 141 11 2 2 42 2 3 31 465 .154 .182 .177 .358 14.4 0.0
15 Years Pro 475 954 43 145 12 2 2 44 2 3 33 480 .152 .180 .175 .355 14.0  
162 Game Average 343 16 52 4 0 0 15 0 1 11 174 .154 .182 .177 .358 5.4  
Career Highs 39 93 8 17 2 1 1 7 1 2 5 43 .230 .250 .324 .574 5.3  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 25 STL NL P 32 32 224.0 14 39 1 2 .981 2.13    
1978 26 STL NL P 34 34 255.0 17 39 1 2 .982 1.98    
1979 27 STL NL P 21 21 155.3 9 31 0 1 1.000 2.32    
1980 28 STL NL P 27 27 180.0 11 52 2 6 .969 3.15    
1981 29 STL NL P 34 34 217.0 17 58 7 4 .915 3.11    
1982 30 STL NL P 34 34 226.7 11 44 4 4 .932 2.18    
1983 31 STL NL P 34 34 221.3 11 47 0 3 1.000 2.36    
1984 32 STL NL P 35 35 226.3 16 56 3 8 .960 2.86    
1985 33 MON NL P 39 39 258.0 16 62 2 5 .975 2.72    
1986 34 MON NL P 36 36 229.0 19 54 2 5 .973 2.87    
1987 35 MON NL P 33 33 230.7 21 48 1 5 .986 2.69    
1988 36 MON NL P 33 33 194.0 18 32 2 5 .962 2.32    
1989 37 MIN AL P 10 9 44.7 4 9 0 1 1.000 2.62    
1990 38 ATL NL P 19 19 107.7 5 22 0 0 1.000 2.26    
1991 39 SDP NL P 21 21 123.3 7 19 2 3 .929 1.90    
Career Totals   442 441 2893.0 196 612 27 54 .968 2.51    
Career Highs   39 39 258.0 21 62 7 8 1.000 3.15    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1990 38 ATL NL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 3 0 5 5 5.40 .300 .440 .350 .790
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 3 0 5 5 5.40 .300 .440 .350 .790
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1990 38 ATL NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1980-10-2.80
1987-4-2.46
 Wins
1985-7-16
 Losses
1983-2-18
1984-10-15
1985-4-16
1986-10-14
CAR-22-165
 Winning Pct
1987-8-.667
 Games Started
1985-1-39
CAR-38-441
 Complete Games
1980-10-2
1985-5-4
1990-1-3
CAR-40-38
Shutouts
1980-7-1
1981-7-1
1982-5-1
1983-5-1
1987-10-1
 Innings Pitched
1985-4-258.0
CAR-38-2893.0
 Hits Allowed
1981-9-230
1982-9-222
1983-3-238
1985-1-268
1986-3-242
1988-6-224
CAR-37-2832
 Homeruns Allowed
1978-10-23
1981-1-26
 Hits per 9IP
1980-8-7.3
1987-7-7.5
 WHiP
1980-10-1.11
OAVG
1980-8-.219
1987-7-.224
 OSLG
1987-2-.295
 OOPS
1987-4-.579
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 34    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 33)
 
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  1. Nino Espinosa (965)
  2. Roger Erickson (946)
  3. Mike Witt (944)
  4. Joaquin Andujar (923)
  5. Andy Rincon (919)
  6. Bob Forsch (917)
  7. Larry McWilliams (912)
  8. Ed Whitson (910)
  9. Francisco Barrios (903)
  10. Mike Flanagan (902)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bob Knepper (992)
  2. Andy Rincon (989)
  3. Steve Rogers (986)
  4. Bob Kipper (985)
  5. Nino Espinosa (977)
  6. Jeff Robinson (975)
  7. Craig Swan (971)
  8. Tom Seaver (971)
  9. Skip James (968)
  10. Jon Matlack (967)
History
Injured on 8/9/1977 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/12/1979 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1980, going 4-0, 0.57
Injured on 6/21/1980 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 7 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 5/9/1981, off Dennis Eckersley (CHC)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1982, going 4-0, 0.47
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1984, going 3-0, 0.69
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/16/1985 to a 4-year deal worth $8,000,101 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 9/2/1985, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1987 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1988, going 3-0, 0.56
Signed as a free agent by Minnesota on 6/1/1989 to a 1-year deal worth $1,532,000 per year
Injured on 9/6/1989 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Atlanta on 5/15/1990 to a 1-year deal worth $436,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by San Diego on 2/24/1991 to a 1-year deal worth $1,500,000 per year
 
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