Eric Erickson vs. Dick Rozek — Career Comparison

Eric Erickson
Lost GenerationSwedenThrows RightBats RightEuropeWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Rozek
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eric Erickson built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Rozek as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Erickson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.440 compared to 4.55 and 1.837 for Dick Rozek. By the career numbers, Eric Erickson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Erickson and Dick Rozek

Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.55
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.02
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.37
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.62
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.14
64.14
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.12
12.12
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.46
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
3.85
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.55
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2466
27
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
9
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
8.81
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
8.95
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.41
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
4.15
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
7.58
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
4.02
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
3.58
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3542
38.78
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
43.12
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.93
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
5.01
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.79
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.837
1.837
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3128
34.25
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
35.27
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.12
43.12

Fielding Stats for Eric Erickson and Dick Rozek

Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
222.75
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
27
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
9
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
47.25
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.48
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.11
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Erickson and Dick Rozek

Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
281.55
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
1414.29
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
541.75
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
97.09
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
79.61
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.53
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
17.48
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.71
26.63
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
7.08
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
118.45
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
122.33
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.07
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
40.78
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
69.9
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.36
24.01
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-10.7
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
25.24
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
178.64
Dick Rozek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
342.86
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
33.01
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Rozek
Career
Per 600 PA