Home | Players | Teams | Leagues | Managers | Leaderboards | Win Shares | Awards | Help
Eric
Berman		  
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: May 19, 1945 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Slick Fielder Award 1974   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 DM FL $ 3,790,000 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 13 11 12 4 4 4 4 5 5
1974 29 LV FL $ 3,790,000 3 2 2 4 3 3 2 2 2 12 10 11 5 4 4 3 4 4
1975 30 DM FL $ 3,790,000 3 1 2 4 3 4 2 2 2 11 9 10 5 4 4 3 4 4
1976 31 SLC FL $ 1,406,000 2 1 1 4 3 4 2 2 2 10 9 9 5 4 4 3 4 4
1977 32 LOU JL   2 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 10 8 8 5 4 4 3 4 4
1978 33 LOU JL $ 388,000 2 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 9 8 8 5 4 4 3 4 4
1979 34 LOU JL $ 324,000 2 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 8 6 7 4 4 4 3 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings   2 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 8 6 7 4 4 4 3 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,790,000 4 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 13 11 12 5 4 4 4 5 5
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 28 DM FL 144 500 81 125 19 2 31 82 0 1 59 89 .250 .351 .482 .833 83.7 13.4
1974 29 DM FL 88 307 43 70 12 0 22 64 2 0 22 65 .228 .309 .482 .791 47.2 6.6
  LV FL 58 199 33 42 2 1 17 45 1 0 14 55 .211 .290 .487 .778 30.4 4.7
  TOT   146 506 76 112 14 1 39 109 3 0 36 120 .221 .302 .484 .786 77.6 11.3
1975 30 LV FL 67 239 32 49 12 1 14 37 1 0 31 59 .205 .323 .439 .762 35.8 4.9
  DM FL 71 233 34 47 6 0 14 36 1 0 21 57 .202 .296 .408 .704 29.3 2.8
  TOT   138 472 66 96 18 1 28 73 2 0 52 116 .203 .310 .424 .734 65.0 7.8
1976 31 SLC FL 58 110 13 22 5 1 9 22 0 0 10 18 .200 .289 .509 .798 18.5 3.4
1977 32 LOU JL 81 264 24 42 9 0 12 32 0 0 20 75 .159 .263 .330 .593 24.7 1.0
1978 33 LOU JL 20 69 11 21 2 0 6 14 0 0 4 14 .304 .360 .594 .954 13.1 2.7
1979 34 AAA   82 227 37 52 17 1 12 35 2 0 26 51 .229 .308 .471 .780 34.0  
6 Years Sim 587 1921 271 418 67 5 125 332 5 1 181 432 .218 .313 .453 .766 282.6 39.5
1 Years AAA 82 227 37 52 17 1 12 35 2 0 26 51 .229 .309 .471 .781 34.0  
162 Game Average 530 74 115 18 1 34 91 1 0 49 119 .218 .313 .453 .766 78.0  
Career Highs 146 506 81 125 19 2 39 109 3 1 59 120 .304 .360 .594 .954 83.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1231 177 271 46 4 83 213 3 0 111 269 .220 .314 .466 .781 171.9
vs LH   690 94 147 21 1 42 119 2 1 70 163 .213 .310 .429 .739 89.9
Home 293 945 138 213 38 3 59 169 1 0 83 211 .225 .317 .459 .777 130.1
Away 294 976 133 205 29 2 66 163 4 1 98 221 .210 .308 .447 .755 131.7
RISP   527 0 114 18 0 34 206 0 0 74 121 .216 .334 .444 .778 78.4
Pinch Hitting   55 4 11 2 1 2 5 0 0 6 14 .200 .313 .382 .694 6.2
Close/Late   246 34 48 6 3 13 34 0 0 30 59 .195 .321 .402 .723 30.4
Mar/Apr 91 318 53 82 18 0 27 68 0 0 30 60 .258 .353 .569 .922 57.9
May 102 335 41 68 9 1 19 52 0 0 25 77 .203 .283 .406 .689 37.2
June 100 332 32 62 14 0 16 51 0 0 34 86 .187 .283 .373 .657 34.8
July 92 280 44 52 5 1 19 44 1 1 31 62 .186 .306 .414 .721 34.0
August 112 365 60 85 14 1 24 73 2 0 31 84 .233 .323 .474 .797 52.7
Sep/Oct 90 291 41 69 7 2 20 44 2 0 30 63 .237 .328 .481 .809 45.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1973 28 DM FL C 142 130 1162.7 858 71 7 0 .993 7.19 116 45 .388 11 4.9
1974 29 DM FL C 88 81 739.3 588 42 2 2 .997 7.67 67 29 .433 0 5.5
  LV FL C 58 53 478.7 380 28 2 1 .995 7.67 43 18 .419 0 2.6
  TOT   C 146 134 1218.0 968 70 4 3 .996 7.67 110 47 .427 0 8.1
1975 30 LV FL C 65 64 601.1 504 44 3 1 .995 8.20 58 28 .483 2 3.5
  DM FL C 69 67 563.2 472 41 3 0 .994 8.20 54 26 .481 2 3.8
  TOT   C 134 131 1164.3 976 85 6 1 .994 8.20 112 54 .482 4 7.4
1976 31 SLC FL C 27 26 224.0 207 20 0 0 1.000 9.12 23 12 .522 1 1.8
    CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1977 32 LOU JL C 79 77 679.7 661 34 2 7 .997 9.20 57 16 .281 2 4.1
1978 33 LOU JL C 20 19 170.0 135 13 1 0 .993 7.84 16 9 .563 0 1.2
  C 548 517 4618.6 3805 293 20 11 .995 7.99 434 183 .422 18 27.4
  CF 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   549 517 4619.6 3806 293 20 11 .995 7.99 434 183 .422 18 27.5
Career Highs   146 134 1218.0 976 85 7 7 1.000 9.20 116 54 .563 11  
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1974 29 LV FL 4 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
1976 31 SLC FL 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
1978 33 LOU JL 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667
Career Post-Season Batting 5 21 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .095 .095 .095 .190
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Homeruns
1974-3-39
1975-8-28
 RBIs
1974-3-109
 Strikeouts
1974-8-120
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Aaron Lollar (946)
  2. Hurley Reyes (940)
  3. Oscar Mazzarella (906)
  4. Andy Polski (905)
  5. Raymond Barrett (900)
  6. Chris Jennings (895)
  7. Bruce Bochy (892)
  8. Sterling Wong (891)
  9. Kirby Imel (891)
  10. David Richardson (883)
History
Drafted in 6th round, 141st overall pick, by Des Moines in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/1/1973, off Zachary Sumner (BIR)
Hit first career homerun on 4/5/1973, off Glen Padua (LEX)
Injured on 9/24/1973 with a Torn Hip Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
Traded from Des Moines to Las Vegas on 7/21/1974 (Going to DM: C N. Newton, P G. Sanchez. Going to LV: C E. Berman)
Drove in 6 runs against Salt Lake City on 8/18/1974
Won Slick Fielder Award at Catcher in 1974.Traded from Las Vegas to Des Moines on 7/1/1975 (Going to DM: C E. Berman, CF N. Becker, P J. Ortiz. Going to LV: 1B D. Walters, C N. Newton)
Hit 3 homeruns against Buffalo, driving in 6 runs on 7/23/1975
Signed as a free agent by Salt Lake City on 4/1/1976 to a 1-year deal worth $1,406,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 2/28/1977 to a 1-year deal worth $850,000 per year
Released by Louisville on 10/1/1977
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 7/31/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $388,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 4/11/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $324,000 per year
 
For questions or to report errors, please send us a note.