Erik Pappas was born on Monday, April 25, 1966, in Chicago, Illinois. Pappas was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1991, with the Chicago Cubs. 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 Erik Pappas baseball stats page.
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Erik PappasErik Pappas Autograph on a 1991 Topps Baseball Card (#135) |
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Erik PappasErik Pappas Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Erik PappasErik Pappas Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1991 | 25 | Cubs | 7 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | .222 | .176 |
1993 | 27 | Cardinals | 82 | 228 | 25 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 35 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | .276 | .368 | .342 |
1994 | 28 | Cardinals | 15 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .091 | .259 | .114 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
3 Years | 104 | 289 | 34 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 46 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 8 | .242 | .342 | .298 |
Erik PappasErik Pappas Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1991 Cubs | C | 6 | 4 | 110 | 36 | 6.0 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1.000 | 8.84 |
1993 Cardinals | 1B | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 |
1993 Cardinals | C | 63 | 53 | 1,469 | 332 | 5.3 | 326 | 294 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 19 | .982 | 5.99 |
1993 Cardinals | LF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1993 Cardinals | RF | 15 | 10 | 288 | 39 | 2.6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.66 |
1994 Cardinals | C | 15 | 15 | 387 | 88 | 5.9 | 84 | 80 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .955 | 5.86 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
C Totals | 84 | 72 | 1,966 | 456 | 5.4 | 446 | 409 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 56 | 22 | .978 | 6.13 | |
RF Totals | 15 | 10 | 288 | 39 | 2.6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.66 | |
1B Totals | 2 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.75 | |
LF Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
3 Years | 102 | 83 | 2,281 | 501 | 4.9 | 491 | 454 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 22 | .980 | 5.81 |
Erik PappasErik Pappas Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1991 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1993 Cardinals | 1 | 3 | .250 | 5 | 4 | n/a | 228.0 | 6.5 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1994 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.4 | 8.8 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
3 Years | 1 | 3 | .250 | 6 | 4 | n/a | 289.0 | 5.5 | 8.3 | - | - | - |
Erik PappasErik Pappas Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1991 Chicago Cubs | 37 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1993 St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | $109,000.00 | - | - |
1994 St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | $140,000.00 | - | n/a |
Erik Pappas Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Erik Daniel Pappas was a Major League Baseball player with the Chicago Cubs (1991) and St. Louis Cardinals (1993-1994). When Erik made his big league debut on April 19, 1991, he became the first student selected in a baseball draft (1984) out of Mount Carmel High School (Chicago, IL) to play in the majors. Do you know what undrafted / three-time All-Star pitcher preceded Pappas? [Answer]
Erik Pappas Rookie Card | 1991 Bowman Baseball Card (#432)
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Erik Pappas Path to the Majors: In Spring Training, with the Cubs in 1991, Pappas hit .308 and made the Opening Day roster as a reserve catcher. On April 16, 1991, Joe Girardi was injured and three days later, Erik was behind the plate.
Erick Pappas spent eight years playing the minor leagues, before getting an opportunity to play in the majors. During his three big league seasons, he was sent down, and recalled several times, and continued to play for two more years after his last big league season. In total, he played in 1,270 games professionally, and once caught a perfect game with the Triple-A Oklahoma City 89ers, on August 13, 1996, thrown by World Series Champion Rick Helling!
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