NAME     : Eric Gagne
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : Canada
 
  BIRTHDAY : 1/7/1976
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 6"2
  WEIGHT   : 195
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Closer
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $924,500 through 2003 (Extension : $7,500,000, 6 years.
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    D  (Fielding Pct. : .955)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : D
  Duration as Reliever : D
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 58
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 10
  Avoiding Hits        : 9  (VS. RHB : 10, VS. LHB : 9, Talent Brilliant)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 8
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Sinker, Slider, Splitfinger-Fastball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        1.71 13  3  0  26 26 168.0 102  38  32  41 130 
  At Home        2.13  3  3  0  12 12  72.0  50  22  17  19  62 
  Away           1.41 10  0  0  14 14  96.0  52  16  15  22  68 
  Last Week      3.00  0  1  0   2  2  12.0  14   6   4   2  10 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        2.27  3  0  0   5  5  31.2  22   9   8  11  26 
  May            0.57  3  1  0   7  7  47.1  22   3   3  10  37 
  June           2.63  3  1  0   6  6  37.2  24  13  11   7  24 
  July           1.09  4  0  0   5  5  33.0  16   5   4  10  29 
  August         2.95  0  1  0   3  3  18.1  18   8   6   3  14 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1999   2.10  1  1  0   5  0   0  30.0   7  15  30  LAN
  2000   5.17  4  6  0  20  0   0 101.0  58  60  79  LAN
  2001   4.77  6  7  0  33  0   0 151.0  80  46 130  LAN
  2002   3.89 16  5  0  33  3   3 208.1  90  54 175  LA,STL
 
  Total ERA   : 3.65
  Total Wins  : 40
  Total Losses: 22
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 3
  Total CG    : 3
  Total K's   : 544
  Total BB's  : 216
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Los Angeles to St. Louis on 3/31/2002... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/2002, going 5-0, 2.44... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/2003, going 3-1, 0.57... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/2003, going 4-0, 1.09...