Ralph Erickson vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Ralph Erickson
Greatest GenerationIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Ralph Erickson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 8.4 and 2.333 for Ralph Erickson. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Erickson and Nels Potter

Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.49
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.4
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
13.8
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.8
13.8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.99
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
39
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ralph Erickson and Nels Potter

Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Erickson and Nels Potter

Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1200
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
337.38
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
538.66
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
122.68
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
108.31
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
137.06
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42.78
41
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA