Eric Munson
Eric Walter Munson
Born: October 3, 1977
San Diego, CA US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, C, LF, OF
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 220
Draft: Round 2 (1996 June Amateur Draft, Atlanta Braves)
Draft: Round 1 (1999 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Mount Carmel HS (San Diego, CA)
Southern California
Career: 1999-2011
Major League Statistics
Eric Munson compiled a career batting average of .258 with 142 home runs and 535 RBI in his 841-game career with the West Michigan Whitecaps, Lakeland Tigers, Jacksonville Suns, Erie Seawolves, Toledo Mud Hens, Durham Bulls, Round Rock Express, Nashville Sounds, Sacramento River Cats, Portland Beavers, Newark Bears and Bridgeport Bluefish. He began playing during the 1999 season and last took the field during the 2011 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Advanced A | FLOR | Lakeland Tigers | 2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 | .429 | .333 | .762 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 67 | 299 | 252 | 42 | 67 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 47 | .266 | .378 | .504 | .882 | 127 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 98 | 428 | 365 | 52 | 92 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 96 | .252 | .348 | .455 | .803 | 166 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| 2001 | AA | EL | Erie Seawolves | 142 | 620 | 519 | 88 | 135 | 35 | 1 | 26 | 102 | 0 | 3 | 84 | 141 | .260 | .371 | .482 | .853 | 250 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 136 | 569 | 477 | 77 | 125 | 30 | 4 | 24 | 84 | 1 | 3 | 77 | 114 | .262 | .367 | .493 | .860 | 235 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 100 | 425 | 382 | 67 | 109 | 22 | 0 | 25 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 81 | .285 | .351 | .539 | .891 | 206 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 9 | 37 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .250 | .351 | .469 | .820 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 50 | 201 | 173 | 28 | 49 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 34 | .283 | .368 | .509 | .877 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 27 | 102 | 85 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 24 | .165 | .294 | .259 | .553 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 99 | 415 | 351 | 50 | 93 | 22 | 2 | 13 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 71 | .265 | .362 | .450 | .812 | 158 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 47 | 165 | 134 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 35 | .201 | .352 | .381 | .732 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 45 | 188 | 161 | 22 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 | .261 | .348 | .447 | .795 | 72 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 19 | 67 | 56 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | .143 | .284 | .179 | .462 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 841 | 3523 | 2993 | 462 | 771 | 181 | 12 | 142 | 535 | 11 | 15 | 429 | 691 | .258 | .359 | .468 | .827 | 1402 | 54 | 62 | 3 | 36 | 28 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | C | 5 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14.3 |
| 1999 | A | MIDW | West Michigan Whitecaps | 1B | 33 | 281 | 27 | 3 | 31 | .990 | 9.333 | ||||
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Jacksonville Suns | 1B | 74 | 640 | 51 | 8 | 61 | .989 | 9.338 | ||||
| 2001 | AA | EL | Erie Seawolves | 1B | 129 | 1031 | 93 | 17 | 94 | .985 | 8.713 | ||||
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Toledo Mud Hens | 1B | 129 | 1159 | 89 | 12 | 118 | .990 | 9.674 | ||||
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 1B | 93 | 808 | 58 | 15 | 85 | .983 | 9.312 | ||||
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2005 | AAA | IL | Durham Bulls | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 1B | 3 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 7.667 | ||||
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | C | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .955 | 7.000 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | LF | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | ||||
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | OF | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.333 | ||||
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | C | 35 | 223 | 25 | 5 | 5 | .980 | 7.086 | 3 | 26 | 13 | 33.3 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Round Rock Express | 1B | 15 | 121 | 9 | 1 | 14 | .992 | 8.667 | ||||
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | C | 9 | 55 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .968 | 6.667 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 33.3 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 1B | 12 | 110 | 7 | 1 | 13 | .992 | 9.750 | ||||
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | C | 73 | 490 | 33 | 2 | 4 | .996 | 7.164 | 9 | 57 | 12 | 17.4 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 1B | 5 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 6 | .974 | 7.600 | ||||
| 2010 | Ind | ATLL | Newark Bears | 3B | 43 | 29 | 58 | 11 | 3 | .888 | 2.023 | ||||
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 1B | 19 | 156 | 11 | 4 | 13 | .977 | 8.789 | ||||
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 3B | 13 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .923 | 1.846 | ||||
| 2011 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 3B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | ||||
| 2011 | Ind | ATLL | Bridgeport Bluefish | 1B | 10 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 8.200 | ||||
| Totals | 716 | 5315 | 499 | 87 | 465 | .985 | 8.120 | 17 | 101 | 31 | 23.5 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | A | Midwest League | West Michigan Whitecaps | DET | ||
| 1999 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Lakeland Tigers | DET | ||
| 2000 | AA | Southern League | Jacksonville Suns | DET | ||
| 2001 | AA | Eastern League | Erie Seawolves | DET | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Toledo Mud Hens | DET | ||
| 2005 | AAA | International League | Durham Bulls | TBA | April 7, 2005 | September 4, 2005 |
| 2006 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | HOU | August 26, 2006 | September 3, 2006 |
| 2007 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Round Rock Express | HOU | April 5, 2007 | May 31, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | April 3, 2008 | May 27, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | April 21, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | SDN | April 8, 2010 | June 17, 2010 |
| 2010 | Ind | Atlantic League | Newark Bears | July 29, 2010 | September 19, 2010 | |
| 2011 | Ind | Atlantic League | Bridgeport Bluefish | April 30, 2011 | June 10, 2011 |
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