Erik Hiljus

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 230lb (196cm, 104kg)

Born: December 25, 1972 in Panorama City, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 4th round of the 1991 MLB June Amateur Draft from Canyon HS (Santa Clarita, CA).

High School: Canyon HS (Santa Clarita, CA)

Debut: September 10, 1999 (Age 26-259d, 17,582nd in major league history)
vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: May 29, 2002 (Age 29-155d)
vs. BAL 3.0 IP, 7 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Full Name: Erik Kristian Hiljus

Pronunciation: \HILL-yus\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.0

ERA

4.79

124.0

WHIP

1.468

Summary of 21 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 1 tying, 8 go ahead

2 Tms
OAK	18
DET	3

Platoon
vs LHB	11
vs RHB	10

Home/Road
Away	12
Home	9

Outs
2	9
0	7
1	5

10 Opps
BOS	3
NYY	3
SEA	3
BAL	3
TBD	2
ANA	2
TOR	2
TEX	1
CLE	1
CHW	1

19 Batters
John Olerud	2
Derek Jeter	2
David Segui	1
Brian Daubach	1
Bret Boone	1
Jim Thome	1
Mike Lamb	1
Jeff Conine	1
José Guillén	1
Shea Hillenbrand	1
Darrin Fletcher	1
Steve Cox	1
Tony Batista	1
Magglio Ordóñez	1
Garret Anderson	1
Alfonso Soriano	1
Marty Cordova	1
Jason Varitek	1
Scott Spiezio	1

10 Parks
RingCentral Col (OAK)	7
Camden Yards (BAL)	3
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
9	8
7	7
89	3
78	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	5
1	4
3	4
5	4
6	2
4	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	10
2·HR gms	4
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	11
1--	4
-2-	4
12-	2

33 Runs
RISP	6
0 on	11
1 on	8
2 on	2
Any on	10

Inning
1	8
2	2
3	1
4	5
6	1
7	3
8	1

1-3	11
4-6	6
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	1
+2	4
+1	1
Tied	6
-1	3
-2	1
-4..	5

Ahead	6
Tied	6
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	4
0-2	3
1-2	3
1-0	3
3-2	2
0-1	2
1-1	1
3-1	1
2-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	6
3B	3
2B	2
C	2
RF	2
DH	2
LF	2
SS	2

OrderPos
5th	5
3rd	4
4th	4
8th	3
7th	2
1st	1
2nd	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	9
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1999-09-10	David Segui	TOR	@	DET	ahead 3-2	t 7	2	---	5,(1-2) SFFBX	1	2	DH	14%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2	2	2	2	1999-09-10	Darrin Fletcher	TOR	@	DET	ahead 4-2	t 8	2	---	6,(3-2) BBBCCX	1	6	2	8%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
2000	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
3	3	1	1	2000-07-28	Mike Lamb	TEX		DET	ahead 10-5	b 7	0	---	5,(1-2) CFBFX	1	8	5	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2001-08-01	Jim Thome	CLE		OAK	behind 0-1	b 1	2	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	3	17%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); O. Vizquel Scores
5	5	2	1	2001-08-11	Derek Jeter	NYY	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	6	9%	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	3	2	2001-08-11	Alfonso Soriano	NYY	@	OAK	behind 1-6	t 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	4	5%	15%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	4	1	2001-08-17	Magglio Ordóñez	CHW		OAK	behind 0-5	b 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	9	5%	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	5	1	2001-09-01	Steve Cox	TBD		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	3	18%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Vaughn Scores
9	9	6	1	2001-09-07	José Guillén	TBD	@	OAK	behind 1-9	t 7	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	7	9	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); B. Grieve Scores
10	10	7	1	2001-09-22	John Olerud	SEA	@	OAK	behind 0-6	t 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	3%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2002-04-05	Bret Boone	SEA		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	3,(0-2) CCX	2	3	4	16%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. McLemore Scores
12	12	2	2	2002-04-05	John Olerud	SEA		OAK	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	---	5,(2-2) CCBBX	1	5	3	8%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
13	13	3	1	2002-04-13	Garret Anderson	ANA		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	3	7	16%	71%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Erstad Scores
14	14	4	1	2002-04-18	Scott Spiezio	ANA	@	OAK	behind 0-1	t 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	3	16%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	5	1	2002-04-24	Derek Jeter	NYY	@	OAK	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	3	6	19%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); J. Vander Wal Scores; B. Williams Scores
16	16	6	1	2002-05-08	Jason Varitek	BOS	@	OAK	tied 0-0	t 2	1	12-	6,(3-2) BBCFBX	3	8	2	22%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Hillenbrand Scores; T. Nixon Scores
17	17	7	1	2002-05-15	Brian Daubach	BOS		OAK	tied 0-0	b 1	2	-2-	4,(1-2) CFBX	2	4	DH	16%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Damon Scores/unER; B. Daubach Scores/unER
18	18	8	2	2002-05-15	Shea Hillenbrand	BOS		OAK	ahead 2-0	b 1	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	5	8%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Hillenbrand Scores/unER
19	19	9	1	2002-05-29	Jeff Conine	BAL		OAK	behind 0-4	b 4	0	1--	5,(3-1) BBBCX	2	4	3	13%	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Singleton Scores
20	20	10	2	2002-05-29	Tony Batista	BAL		OAK	behind 2-4	b 4	0	---	4,(0-2) CFFX	1	5	5	12%	43%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
21	21	11	3	2002-05-29	Marty Cordova	BAL		OAK	behind 3-4	b 4	0	-2-	3,(1-1) BCX	2	7	7	18%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Gibbons Scores