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Erv Palica
Ervin Martin Palica
born Ervin Martin Pavliecivich

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 180 lb.

Debut April 21, 1945
Final Game September 24, 1956
Born February 9, 1928 in Lomita, CA
Died May 29, 1982 in Huntington Beach, CA

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1945. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1947 19 BRO NL   0   1   3   0   0   0   1  0    3.0    2    1    1   0    2    1   1   0    15       0  3.00  4.15  138 1.333
 1948 20 BRO NL   6   6  41  10   3   0  14  3  125.3  111   63   62  13   58   74   3   3   531       0  4.45  3.99   90 1.348
 1949 21 BRO NL   8   9  49   1   0   0  27  6   97.0   93   43   39   6   49   44   1   2   413       0  3.62  4.12  114 1.464
 1950 22 BRO NL  13   8  43  19  10   2   8  1  201.3  176   89   80  13   98  131   2   4   850       0  3.58  4.10  115 1.361
 1951 23 BRO NL   2   6  19   8   0   0   6  0   53.0   55   28   28  10   20   15   0   2   232       0  4.75  3.92   82 1.415
 1953 25 BRO NL   0   0   4   0   0   0   1  0    6.0   10    8    8   1    8    3   0   1    35       0 12.00  4.28   36 3.000
 1954 26 BRO NL   3   3  25   3   0   0   9  0   67.7   77   45   40   9   31   25   1   3   311       0  5.32  4.11   77 1.596
 1955 27 BAL AL   5  11  33  25   5   1   5  0  169.7  165   91   78  10   83   68   2   5   741   4   0  4.14  3.80   92 1.462
 1956 28 BAL AL   4  11  29  14   2   0   5  0  116.3  117   64   58  10   50   62   1   4   512   3   0  4.49  3.91   87 1.436
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  9 Yr WL% .427  41  55 246  80  20   3  76 10  839.3  806  432  394  72  399  423  11  24  3640   7   0  4.22  3.99   94 1.436
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8  11  51  16   4   0  15  2  175.0  168   90   82  15   83   88   2   5   759   1   0  4.22  3.99   94 1.436
 Career High     13  11  49  25  10   2  27  6  201.3  176   91   80  13   98  131   3   5   850   4   0  3.58  4.12  115 1.348

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1945 17 BRO NL   2    0    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      0   0                           0   0           0   0
 1948 20 BRO NL  45   39    6    5   1  1   0    3   0      4  12  .128  .209  .205   11    8   1           0   1
 1949 21 BRO NL  49   19    2    3   1  0   0    2   0      2   6  .158  .238  .211   19    4   4           0   1
 1950 22 BRO NL  48   68    4   15   4  0   1    8   2      0   8  .221  .221  .324   40   22   3           0   0
 1951 23 BRO NL  20   13    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   5  .154  .267  .154   15    2   1           0   0
 1953 25 BRO NL   4    1    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  419    1   0           0   0
 1954 26 BRO NL  28   16    2    4   1  0   0    1   0  0   1   4  .250  .294  .313   56    5   0   0       0   0
 1955 27 BAL AL  33   55    3   13   1  0   0    3   0  0   4  18  .236  .288  .255   52   14   2   0   0   0   0
 1956 28 BAL AL  30   32    4    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  10  .156  .156  .156  -14    5   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 10 Seasons     262  243   22   48   8  1   1   17   2  0  13  63  .198  .238  .251   31   61  11   0   0   0   3
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        150   14   30   5  1   1   11   1  0   8  39  .198  .238  .251   31   38   7   0   0   0   2
 Career High     49   68    6   15   4  1   1    8   2  0   4  18                          22   4   0   0   0   1

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1945 17 BRO NL    0    0    0            |           |           |           |           |             0.0   0.0     
 1948 20 BRO NL   44   36    2   1.5   104| .128  .273| .209  .347| .205  .403| .414  .750|  11  .116  -5.1  -0.5     
 1949 21 BRO NL   25   21    1   1.3   107| .158  .275| .238  .349| .211  .412| .449  .761|  19  .087  -2.2  -0.2     
 1950 22 BRO NL   71   56    5   2.4   110| .221  .272| .221  .349| .324  .422| .545  .771|  40  .223  -6.2  -0.6     
 1951 23 BRO NL   16   12    1   2.2   105| .154  .270| .267  .344| .154  .409| .421  .753|  15  .217  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1953 25 BRO NL    1    0    1         112|1.000  .276|1.000  .348|1.000  .431|2.000  .779| 419         0.5   0.0   0%
 1954 26 BRO NL   17   12    1   2.2   112| .250  .279| .294  .351| .313  .431| .607  .782|  56  .199  -1.0  -0.1   0%
 1955 27 BAL AL   61   44    4   2.4    96| .236  .258| .288  .336| .255  .384| .543  .720|  52  .239  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1956 28 BAL AL   32   28    1   1.0    99| .156  .258| .156  .338| .156  .393| .312  .731| -14  .050  -5.2  -0.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 10 Seasons      267  209   16   2.0   104| .198  .268| .238  .344| .251  .406| .489  .750|  31  .183 -24.6  -2.5     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1947 19 BRO NL   P    3      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.90  0.00  2.10    0    3.0
 1948 20 BRO NL   P   41      5   16    0    1 1.000  .963  0.51  0.91  1.51  2.11   10  125.3
 1949 21 BRO NL   P   49      3   18    3    2  .875  .955  0.43  0.91  1.95  2.04    1   97.0
 1950 22 BRO NL   P   43      8   16    3    1  .889  .960  0.56  0.97  1.07  2.12   19  201.3
 1951 23 BRO NL   P   19      5   12    0    0 1.000  .960  0.89  0.96  2.89  2.14    8   53.0
 1953 25 BRO NL   P    4      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.88  3.00  2.10    0    6.0
 1954 26 BRO NL   P   25      1    6    1    0  .875  .959  0.28  0.87  0.93  2.07    3   67.7
 1955 27 BAL AL   P   33     15   23    4    2  .905  .957  1.15  0.83  2.02  1.99   25  169.7
 1956 28 BAL AL   P   29      2   20    2    2  .917  .948  0.76  0.82  1.70  1.92   14  116.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1947 19 BRO NL   P    3      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.90  0.00  2.10    0    3.0
 1948 20 BRO NL   P   41      5   16    0    1 1.000  .963  0.51  0.91  1.51  2.11   10  125.3
 1949 21 BRO NL   P   49      3   18    3    2  .875  .955  0.43  0.91  1.95  2.04    1   97.0
 1950 22 BRO NL   P   43      8   16    3    1  .889  .960  0.56  0.97  1.07  2.12   19  201.3
 1951 23 BRO NL   P   19      5   12    0    0 1.000  .960  0.89  0.96  2.89  2.14    8   53.0
 1953 25 BRO NL   P    4      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.50  0.88  3.00  2.10    0    6.0
 1954 26 BRO NL   P   25      1    6    1    0  .875  .959  0.28  0.87  0.93  2.07    3   67.7
 1955 27 BAL AL   P   33     15   23    4    2  .905  .957  1.15  0.83  2.02  1.99   25  169.7
 1956 28 BAL AL   P   29      2   20    2    2  .917  .948  0.76  0.82  1.70  1.92   14  116.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 246     39  113   13    8  .921  .957  0.62  0.90  1.63  2.05   80  839.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       246     39  113   13    8  .921  .957  0.62  0.90  1.63  2.05   80    839

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1949   WS    BRO NYY     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     1   0   1   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1949   WS    BRO NYY     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Hits Allowed/9IP
1950 NL-7.87-6

Strikeouts/9IP
1950 NL-5.86-4

Games
1949 NL-49-3
1950 NL-43-6

Saves
1949 NL-6-4

Strikeouts
1950 NL-131-6

Shutouts
1950 NL-2-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
1950 NL-98-5

Games Finished
1949 NL-27-4

Youngest Player
1945 NL-17-1
1947 NL-19-2
1948 NL-20-6
1949 NL-21-7

Gray Ink: Pitching - 12 (1336) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1472) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1853) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
January 25, 1945: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.
March 17, 1955: Traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles for Frank Kellert and cash.
April 12, 1957: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
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Uniforms
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Hits Allowed/9IP 1950 NL-7.87-6	Strikeouts/9IP 1950 NL-5.86-4	Games 1949 NL-49-3 1950 NL-43-6	Saves 1949 NL-6-4	Strikeouts 1950 NL-131-6	Shutouts 1950 NL-2-9
Bases On Balls Allow. 1950 NL-98-5	Games Finished 1949 NL-27-4	Youngest Player 1945 NL-17-1 1947 NL-19-2 1948 NL-20-6 1949 NL-21-7