Eric Battersby
Richard Eric Battersby
Born: February 28, 1976
San Antonio, TX US
Primary Position: First base
All Position(s) Played: CF, LF, OF, P, RF
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
Draft: Round 27 (1998 June Amateur Draft, Chicago White Sox)
School: St. Mary's University
Career: 1998-2004
Eric Battersby compiled a career batting average of .274 with 71 home runs and 373 RBI in his 915-game career with the White Sox, Burlington Bees, Birmingham Barons, Charlotte Knights and Coastal Bend Aviators. He began playing during the 1998 season and last took the field during the 2004 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | R | ARIZ | White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | R | ARIZ | White Sox | 43 | 168 | 136 | 34 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 32 | .375 | .479 | .640 | 1.119 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 132 | 568 | 472 | 78 | 137 | 27 | 2 | 18 | 93 | 13 | 2 | 83 | 90 | .290 | .394 | .470 | .865 | 222 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 127 | 474 | 411 | 59 | 98 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 84 | .238 | .330 | .360 | .690 | 148 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 133 | 534 | 438 | 69 | 111 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 67 | 6 | 4 | 80 | 87 | .253 | .366 | .397 | .763 | 174 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 63 | 224 | 202 | 23 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 38 | .233 | .291 | .356 | .648 | 72 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 55 | 205 | 183 | 14 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 30 | .251 | .313 | .328 | .641 | 60 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 24 | 56 | 46 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .174 | .304 | .217 | .521 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | 73 | 333 | 288 | 54 | 90 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 52 | .312 | .399 | .497 | .895 | 143 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | 76 | 311 | 267 | 34 | 81 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 45 | .303 | .388 | .483 | .871 | 129 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 726 | 2873 | 2443 | 369 | 669 | 127 | 18 | 71 | 373 | 43 | 23 | 358 | 469 | .274 | .368 | .428 | .795 | 1045 | 46 | 23 | 17 | 32 | 6 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | R | ARIZ | White Sox | OF | 28 | 52 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .947 | 1.929 |
| 1998 | R | ARIZ | White Sox | RF | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1998 | R | ARIZ | White Sox | 1B | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.000 |
| 1998 | R | ARIZ | White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1999 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | 1B | 93 | 807 | 60 | 11 | 66 | .987 | 9.323 |
| 1999 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | OF | 41 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .985 | 1.561 |
| 1999 | A | MIDW | Burlington Bees | RF | 41 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | OF | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | LF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | RF | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 124 | 1066 | 76 | 9 | 94 | .992 | 9.210 |
| 2001 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 133 | 1183 | 93 | 7 | 119 | .995 | 9.594 |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | OF | 9 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 2.111 |
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | RF | 8 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 54 | 422 | 22 | 3 | 35 | .993 | 8.222 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | 1B | 42 | 337 | 19 | 2 | 31 | .994 | 8.476 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | OF | 16 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .963 | 1.625 |
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | RF | 15 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | CF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AAA | IL | Charlotte Knights | LF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2002 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.000 |
| 2003 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | CF | 55 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | OF | 55 | 142 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.691 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | OF | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .846 | 2.200 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | RF | 5 | .000 | |||||
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | 1B | 20 | 90 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .979 | 4.650 |
| 2003 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | 1B | 11 | 109 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 1.909 |
| 2003 | AA | SOUL | Birmingham Barons | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2003 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | RF | 1 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | 1B | 41 | 297 | 31 | 1 | 34 | .997 | 8.000 |
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | OF | 37 | 84 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 2.486 |
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | CF | 24 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | RF | 13 | .000 | |||||
| 2004 | Ind | UL | Coastal Bend Aviators | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 915 | 4716 | 342 | 45 | 396 | .991 | 5.528 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | R | Arizona League | White Sox | CHA | ||
| 1999 | A | Midwest League | Burlington Bees | CHA | ||
| 2000 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 2001 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 2002 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 2002 | AAA | International League | Charlotte Knights | CHA | ||
| 2003 | Ind | Central League | Coastal Bend Aviators | |||
| 2003 | AA | Southern League | Birmingham Barons | CHA | ||
| 2004 | Ind | Central League | Coastal Bend Aviators | May 6, 2004 | August 21, 2004 |
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