NAME     : Eric Milton
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 8/4/1975
  AGE      : 28
  HEIGHT   : 6"3
  WEIGHT   : 200
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Left
  THROWS   : Left
 
  CONTRACT : $4,267,000 through 2004
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Average
  LOYALTY                  : Minimal
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Suffers
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : 1.000)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
  (Rated by an average league scout)
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : *
  Holding Runners      : B
  Groundball Pct.      : 54
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 6
  Avoiding Hits        : 6  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding BB's        : 8  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 8, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 4  (VS. RHB : 4, VS. LHB : 4, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 6
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        3.89 11  5  0  22 22 157.1 151  76  68  39  98 
  At Home        4.14  5  3  0  11 11  78.1  83  41  36  19  53 
  Away           3.65  6  2  0  11 11  79.0  68  35  32  20  45 
  Last Week      3.52  0  0  0   1  1   7.2   7   3   3   2   6 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        3.90  2  2  0   4  4  30.0  25  13  13  11  13 
  May            6.33  2  2  0   4  4  27.0  34  21  19   4  22 
  June           3.46  2  0  0   6  6  41.2  42  20  16   9  23 
  July           3.30  4  1  0   6  6  43.2  40  18  16  11  31 
  August         2.40  1  0  0   2  2  15.0  10   4   4   4   9 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1998   5.65  8 14  0  32  1   0 172.0 108  70 107  MIN
  1999   4.50  7 11  0  34  4   2 206.0 103  63 163  MIN
  2000   4.86 13 10  0  33  0   0 200.0 108  44 160  MIN
  2001   4.34 15  7  0  35  2   1 220.0 106  61 157  MIN
  2002   4.12 11 11  0  34  5   0 242.2 111  59 162  MIN
 
  Total ERA   : 4.54
  Total Wins  : 65
  Total Losses: 58
  Total Saves : 0
  Total SHO   : 5
  Total CG    : 15
  Total K's   : 847
  Total BB's  : 336
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Minnesota to New York (A) on 1/25/2003 (Going to MIN: P  M. Mussina. Going to NYA: P  E. Milton, P  A. Johnson)... Injured on 4/20/2003 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 2 weeks...