Erv Palica Stats

Erv Palica was born on Thursday, February 9, 1928, in Lomita, California. Palica was 17 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1945, with the Brooklyn Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Erv Palica baseball stats page.

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Erv Palica

Erv Palica Autograph on a 1955 Bowman (#195)

Erv Palica Autograph on a 1955 Bowman (#195)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Ervin Martin Pavliecivich
Nickname:   Erv
Born On:   02-09-1928
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Lomita, California
Zodiac:   Aquarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   05-29-1982
Place of Death Data Died In:   Huntington Beach, California
Cemetery:   Holy Cross Cemetery & Mausoleum, Culver City, California
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01½
Player Weight Chart Weight:   180
First Game:   04-21-1945 (Age 17)
Last Game:   09-24-1956
Draft:   Not Applicable
Erv Palica

Erv Palica Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1947 Dodgers 3 0 1 0 1 .000 3.00 0 0 0 3.0 15 2 1 1 0 2 - 1 0 1 0 -
1948 Dodgers 41 10 14 6 6 .500 4.45 3 0 3 125.1 531 111 62 63 13 58 - 74 3 3 0 -
1949 Dodgers 49 1 27 8 9 .471 3.62 0 0 6 97.0 413 93 39 43 6 49 - 44 2 1 0 -
1950 Dodgers 43 19 8 13 8 .619 3.58 10 2 1 201.1 850 176 80 89 13 98 - 131 4 2 0 -
1951 Dodgers 19 8 6 2 6 .250 4.75 0 0 0 53.0 232 55 28 28 10 20 - 15 2 0 0 -
1953 Dodgers 4 0 1 0 0 .000 12.00 0 0 0 6.0 35 10 8 8 1 8 - 3 1 0 0 -
1954 Dodgers 25 3 9 3 3 .500 5.32 0 0 0 67.2 311 77 40 45 9 31 0 25 3 1 0 -
1955 Orioles 33 25 5 5 11 .313 4.14 5 1 0 169.2 741 165 78 91 10 83 4 68 5 2 0 -
1956 Orioles 29 14 5 4 11 .267 4.49 2 0 0 116.1 512 117 58 64 10 50 3 62 4 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
9 Years 246 80 76 41 55 .427 4.22 20 3 10 839.1 3,640 806 394 432 72 399 7 423 24 11 0 -
Erv Palica

Erv Palica Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1945 Dodgers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1947 Dodgers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1948 Dodgers 45 39 6 5 1 1 0 0 3 4 - 12 1 - 0 1 .128 .209 .205
1949 Dodgers 49 19 2 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 - 6 4 - 0 1 .158 .238 .211
1950 Dodgers 48 68 4 15 4 0 1 1 8 0 - 8 3 - 0 0 .221 .221 .324
1951 Dodgers 20 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 1 - 0 0 .154 .267 .154
1953 Dodgers 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
1954 Dodgers 28 16 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 4 0 0 0 0 .250 .294 .313
1955 Orioles 33 55 3 13 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 18 2 0 0 0 .236 .288 .255
1956 Orioles 30 32 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 1 .156 .156 .156
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
10 Years 262 243 22 48 8 1 1 1 17 13 0 63 11 0 0 3 .198 .238 .251
Erv Palica

Erv Palica Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1947 Dodgers P 3 0 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1948 Dodgers P 41 10 376 21 0.5 21 5 16 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.51 -
1949 Dodgers P 49 1 291 24 0.5 21 3 18 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .875 1.95 -
1950 Dodgers P 43 19 604 27 0.6 24 8 16 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.07 -
1951 Dodgers P 19 8 159 17 0.9 17 5 12 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.89 -
1953 Dodgers P 4 0 18 2 0.5 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00 -
1954 Dodgers P 25 3 203 8 0.3 7 1 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .875 0.93 -
1955 Orioles P 33 25 509 42 1.3 38 15 23 4 2 n/a n/a n/a .905 2.02 -
1956 Orioles P 29 14 349 24 0.8 22 2 20 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .917 1.70 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 246 80 2,518 165 0.7 152 39 113 13 8 n/a n/a n/a .921 1.63 --
9 Years 246 80 2,518 165 0.7 152 39 113 13 8 n/a n/a n/a .921 1.63 --
Erv Palica

Erv Palica Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1945 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
1947 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.50 3.00 6.00
1948 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.3 13.0 1.28 5.31 4.16
1949 Dodgers 0 - - - - n/a 0.0 3.2 9.5 0.90 4.08 4.55
1950 Dodgers 2 - - - - n/a 68.0 8.5 8.5 1.34 5.86 4.38
1951 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.75 2.55 3.40
1953 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.38 4.50 12.00
1954 Dodgers 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 16.0 0.81 3.33 4.12
1955 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.1 18.3 0.82 3.61 4.40
1956 Orioles 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.2 0.0 1.24 4.80 3.87
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
10 Years 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 243.0 3.9 14.3 1.06 4.54 4.28
Erv Palica

Erv Palica Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1945 Brooklyn Dodgers 9 Undetermined n/a -
1947 Brooklyn Dodgers 40 Undetermined - -
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers 12, 40 Undetermined - -
1949 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 Undetermined - Stats
1950 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 Undetermined - -
1951 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 Undetermined - -
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers 23 Undetermined - -
1954 Brooklyn Dodgers 12 Undetermined - -
1955 Baltimore Orioles 16 Undetermined - -
1956 Baltimore Orioles 16 Undetermined - -


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