Matt Erickson
Photo by Alan Malamut
Matt Edward Erickson
7/30/75 in Appleton, Wisconsin
5'11", 190, L/R
Appleton West High School, Appleton, Wisconsin, University of Arkansas
Selected by Milwaukee in the 57th round of the 1994 draft
Selected by Florida in the 7th round of the 1997 draft, signed 6/11/97
8/11-9/7/99 On disabled list with a right thumb avulsion fracture
On disabled list 6/26-7/9/00 with a sprained right ankle
On disabled list 5/10-21/03 with a left hip pointer
Granted free agency 10/15/03, Signed with Milwaukee 12/22/03
Contract purchased by Milwaukee from Indianapolis 7/9/04
Optioned back to Indianapolis 7/18/04
First big league hit off of Greg Maddux
Granted free agency 10/14/04, Re-signed with Milwaukee 10/26/04
Released by Milwaukee 6/23/05, Signed with Florida 8/5/05
On disabled list 5/26-6/10/05 with left knee strain
Signed by Arizona 2/8/06
7/7/07-Reinstated from disabled list
11/2/07-Granted free agency
4/1/08 Released by Arizona
Hitting (Majors)
| Year |
Club |
League |
Age |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2004 |
Milwaukee |
National |
29 |
.167 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.167 |
.167 |
Hitting (Minors)
| Year |
Club |
League |
Level |
Age |
ORG |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 1997 |
Utica |
New York-Penn |
A |
22 |
FLA |
.328 |
69 |
238 |
44 |
78 |
10 |
0 |
5 |
44 |
48 |
36 |
9 |
.455 |
.433 |
| 1998 |
Kane County |
Midwest |
A |
23 |
FLA |
.324 |
124 |
441 |
83 |
143 |
32 |
2 |
4 |
64 |
72 |
62 |
17 |
.436 |
.433 |
| 1999 |
Portland |
Eastern |
AA |
24 |
FLA |
.269 |
107 |
361 |
38 |
97 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
35 |
51 |
65 |
2 |
.360 |
.335 |
| 2000 |
Portland |
Eastern |
AA |
25 |
FLA |
.301 |
100 |
335 |
56 |
101 |
23 |
4 |
2 |
41 |
59 |
62 |
8 |
.416 |
.412 |
| 2001 |
Calgary |
Pacific Coast |
AAA |
26 |
FLA |
.310 |
115 |
413 |
66 |
128 |
21 |
1 |
2 |
29 |
39 |
69 |
11 |
.386 |
.380 |
| 2002 |
Calgary |
Pacific Coast |
AAA |
27 |
FLA |
.288 |
108 |
379 |
63 |
109 |
30 |
2 |
1 |
27 |
31 |
63 |
15 |
.359 |
.385 |
| 2003 |
Albuquerque |
Pacific Coast |
AAA |
28 |
FLA |
.342 |
98 |
298 |
43 |
102 |
22 |
4 |
2 |
35 |
43 |
42 |
14 |
.442 |
.463 |
| 2004 |
Indianapolis |
International |
AAA |
29 |
MIL |
.271 |
122 |
402 |
57 |
109 |
27 |
1 |
2 |
34 |
45 |
68 |
12 |
.359 |
.358 |
| 2005 |
Nashville |
Pacific Coast |
AAA |
30 |
MIL |
.389 |
16 |
18 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
.522 |
.444 |
|
Alburqurque |
Pacific Coast |
AAA |
30 |
FLA |
.286 |
18 |
49 |
6 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
.352 |
.306 |
| 2006 |
Tucson |
Pacific Coast |
AAA |
31 |
ARZ |
.270 |
103 |
293 |
42 |
79 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
24 |
28 |
48 |
4 |
.347 |
.331 |
| 2007 |
Tucson |
Pacific Coast |
AAA |
32 |
ARZ |
.299 |
77 |
231 |
38 |
69 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
33 |
22 |
33 |
3 |
.368 |
.385 |
|
Totals |
|
|
|
|
.300 |
1057 |
3458 |
538 |
1036 |
214 |
18 |
21 |
372 |
444 |
558 |
95 |
Pitching
| Year |
Club |
League |
Level |
Age |
ORG |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
HR |
BB |
SO |
| 2006 |
Tucson |
Pacific Coast |
AAA |
31 |
ARZ |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fielding (Majors)
| Year |
Club |
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
|
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
| 2004 |
Milwaukee |
2B |
1.000 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
SS |
1.000 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Fielding (Minors)
| Year |
Club |
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
|
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
|
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
|
POS |
PCT |
G |
PO |
A |
E |
DP |
| 1997 |
Utica |
3B |
.942 |
61 |
39 |
140 |
11 |
11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2B |
1.000 |
5 |
7 |
18 |
0 |
2 |
| 1998 |
Kane County |
3B |
.935 |
102 |
68 |
204 |
19 |
14 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2B |
.976 |
9 |
14 |
26 |
1 |
4 |
| 1999 |
Portland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2B |
.974 |
106 |
212 |
282 |
13 |
68 |
| 2000 |
Portland |
3B |
.974 |
42 |
19 |
93 |
3 |
8 |
|
SS |
.969 |
51 |
78 |
138 |
7 |
32 |
| 2001 |
Calgary |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SS |
.965 |
56 |
73 |
146 |
8 |
34 |
|
2B |
.978 |
56 |
107 |
159 |
6 |
35 |
| 2002 |
Calgary |
3B |
.955 |
29 |
24 |
60 |
4 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2B |
.978 |
62 |
92 |
180 |
6 |
36 |
| 2003 |
Alburqurque |
3B |
.941 |
48 |
25 |
86 |
7 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2B |
.972 |
33 |
57 |
83 |
4 |
17 |
| 2004 |
Indianapolis |
3B |
.978 |
41 |
17 |
72 |
2 |
6 |
|
SS |
.976 |
11 |
13 |
28 |
1 |
5 |
|
2B |
.990 |
69 |
115 |
186 |
3 |
45 |
| 2005 |
Albuqurque |
3B |
1.000 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2B |
.981 |
13 |
16 |
36 |
1 |
5 |
|
Nashville |
3B |
1.000 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 2006 |
Tuscon |
3B |
- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
SS |
1.000 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2B |
.995 |
45 |
92 |
124 |
1 |
41 |
|
OF |
.974 |
29 |
36 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Playoffs
| Year |
Club |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
| 2003 |
Alburqurque |
.267 |
4 |
15 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 2006 |
Tucson |
.090 |
5 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Playoffs
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
POS |
H/AB |
Notes |
| 1 |
9/3/03 |
A |
Nashville |
2B |
1-4 |
K |
| 2 |
9/4/03 |
A |
Nashville |
2B |
2-5 |
R, 2B, CS |
| 3 |
9/5/03 |
H |
Nashville |
2B |
1-6 |
RBI, 2 K |
| 4 |
9/6/06 |
H |
Salt Lake |
2B |
0-2 |
| 5 |
9/7/06 |
H |
Salt Lake |
2B |
0-3 |
| 6 |
9/9/06 |
A |
Salt Lake |
LF |
0-2 |
| 7 |
9/12/06 |
H |
Round Rock |
PR/RF |
0-0 |
R |
| 8 |
9/19/06 |
A |
Toledo |
2B |
1-4 |
2 RBI, R |
Spring Training
| Year |
Club |
Age |
AVG |
G |
AB |
R |
H |
2B |
3B |
HR |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
SB |
OBP |
SLG |
| 2000 |
Florida |
25 |
- |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
| 2001 |
Florida |
26 |
.000 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
| 2002 |
Florida |
27 |
.300 |
13 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
.500 |
.600 |
| 2003 |
Florida |
28 |
.000 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
| 2004 |
Milwaukee |
29 |
.324 |
20 |
34 |
4 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
.410 |
.382 |
| 2005 |
Milwaukee |
30 |
.083 |
8 |
12 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
.214 |
.083 |
| 2007 |
Arizona |
32 |
.375 |
3 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.375 |
.500 |
| 2008 |
Arizona |
33 |
.500 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.667 |
.500 |
|
Totals |
|
.274 |
54 |
73 |
11 |
20 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
1 |
Salary Data
| Year |
Club |
Salary |
| 2004 |
Milwaukee |
300,000 |
| No |
Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
POS |
H/AB |
Notes |
| 1 |
4/3/03 |
A |
Memphis |
3B |
2-4 |
2 2B |
| 2 |
4/4/03 |
A |
Memphis |
3B |
0-4 |
| 3 |
4/5/03 |
A |
Memphis |
3B |
1-3 |
| 4 |
4/6/03 |
A |
Memphis |
3B |
3-4 |
RBI, CS |
| 5 |
4/7/03 |
A |
Nashville |
3B |
0-3 |
2 K |
| 6 |
4/8/03 |
A |
Nashville |
3B |
1-3 |
2B, R |
| 7 |
4/9/03 |
A |
Nashville |
3B |
0-4 |
2 K |
| 8 |
4/11/03 |
H |
Oklahoma |
3B |
2-5 |
2B, R, CS, K |
| 9 |
4/12/03 |
H |
Oklahoma |
3B |
1-3 |
2 BB, R, K |
| 10 |
4/14/03 |
H |
Oklahoma |
3B, E |
0-3 |
2 K |
| 11 |
4/16/03 |
H |
Colorado Springs |
3B |
1-3 |
2 BB, R, K |
| 12 |
4/17/03 |
H |
Colorado Springs |
PH |
1-1 |
2B, R |
| 13 |
4/18/03 |
H |
Colorado Springs |
2B |
1-4 |
RBI, K |
| 14 |
4/20/03 |
A |
Oklahoma |
DH |
1-1 |
2B, R |
| 15 |
4/21/03 |
A |
Oklahoma |
2B |
1-5 |
RBI, K |
| 16 |
4/22/03 |
A |
Oklahoma |
3B |
0-2 |
2 BB, SB, R |
| 17 |
4/23/03 |
A |
Oklahoma |
3B |
0-2 |
2 BB, R, SB |
| 18 |
4/25/03 |
A |
Colorado Springs |
3B |
1-1 |
2B |
| 19 |
4/27/03 |
A |
Colorado Springs |
3B |
1-5 |
SB |
| 20 |
4/29/03 |
H |
Iowa |
2B |
1-4 |
2B, R |
| 21 |
4/30/03 |
H |
Iowa |
PH |
0-0 |
BB |
| 22 |
5/1/03 |
H |
Iowa |
3B |
1-2 |
2B, RBI, SB, BB |
| 23 |
5/6/03 |
A |
Tucson |
2B |
1-3 |
| 24 |
5/22/03 |
A |
New Orleans |
3B |
0-4 |
K |
| 25 |
4/8/04 |
A |
Norfolk |
2B |
0-4 |