Eric Hillman
John Eric Hillman
Born: April 27, 1966
Gary, IN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6'10"
Weight: 235
Draft: Round 16 (1987 June Amateur Draft, New York Mets)
School: Eastern Illinois
Career: 1987-2000
Major League Statistics
Eric Hillman compiled a career record of 80 wins and 58 losses and a 3.29 ERA in his 224-game pitching career with the Little Falls Mets, Columbia Mets, St. Lucie Mets, Jackson Mets, Tidewater Tides, Norfolk Tides, Chiba Lotte Marines, Yomiuri Giants and Round Rock Express. He began playing during the 1987 season and last took the field during the 2000 campaign.
 Little Falls Mets |
 Columbia Mets |
 St. Lucie Mets |
 Jackson Mets |
 Tidewater Tides |
 Norfolk Tides |
 Chiba Lotte Marines |
 Yomiuri Giants |
 Round Rock Express |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Short Season A | NYPL | Little Falls Mets | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.22 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79.0 | 84 | 44 | 37 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 80 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1988 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 1 | 6 | .143 | 3.95 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73.0 | 54 | 45 | 32 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 60 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1989 | A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 6 | 6 | .500 | 5.50 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88.3 | 96 | 59 | 54 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| 1989 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.87 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.7 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1990 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.93 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.3 | 92 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 30 | 2 | 61 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1990 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.67 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.0 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 5 | 12 | .294 | 4.01 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 161.7 | 184 | 89 | 72 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 91 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 710 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 9 | 2 | .818 | 3.65 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.3 | 93 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 49 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 380 |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 61.0 | 52 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 238 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 10 | 1 | .909 | 2.89 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 106.0 | 103 | 39 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 421 |
| 1995 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2.87 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 197.3 | 186 | 66 | 63 | 8 | 49 | 1 | 121 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 801 |
| 1996 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2.40 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 213.3 | 179 | 66 | 57 | 12 | 46 | 1 | 119 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 861 |
| 1997 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Totals | 80 | 58 | .580 | 3.29 | 224 | 186 | 15 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1232.0 | 1177 | 528 | 451 | 62 | 400 | 8 | 793 | 62 | 11 | 71 | 3459 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Short Season A | NYPL | Little Falls Mets | 13 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | 15 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .312 | .312 | .312 | .625 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 27 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .059 | .059 | .059 | .118 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .417 | .417 | .833 | 1.250 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | 16 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 118 | 91 | 80 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .212 | .222 | .288 | .510 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Short Season A | NYPL | Little Falls Mets | P | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .818 | .692 |
| 1988 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | P | 17 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.353 |
| 1989 | A | SALL3 | Columbia Mets | P | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | .444 |
| 1989 | A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | P | 19 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .526 |
| 1990 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | P | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 1990 | AA | TL | Jackson Mets | P | 15 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .667 |
| 1991 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 27 | 5 | 30 | 5 | 1 | .875 | 1.296 |
| 1992 | AAA | IL | Tidewater Tides | P | 34 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .929 | .382 |
| 1993 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | P | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 1.100 |
| 1994 | AAA | IL | Norfolk Tides | P | 16 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.375 |
| 1995 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | P | 28 | .000 | |||||
| 1996 | Foreign Major | JPPL | Chiba Lotte Marines | P | 29 | .000 | |||||
| 1997 | Foreign Major | JPCL | Yomiuri Giants | P | 2 | .000 | |||||
| 2000 | AA | TL | Round Rock Express | P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| Totals | 224 | 25 | 121 | 12 | 4 | .924 | .652 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Little Falls Mets | NYN | ||
| 1988 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Mets | NYN | ||
| 1989 | A | South Atlantic League | Columbia Mets | NYN | ||
| 1989 | A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | ||
| 1990 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | ||
| 1990 | AA | Texas League | Jackson Mets | NYN | ||
| 1991 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1992 | AAA | International League | Tidewater Tides | NYN | ||
| 1993 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | ||
| 1994 | AAA | International League | Norfolk Tides | NYN | ||
| 1995 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
| 1996 | Foreign Major | Japan Pacific League | Chiba Lotte Marines | |||
| 1997 | Foreign Major | Japan Central League | Yomiuri Giants | |||
| 2000 | AA | Texas League | Round Rock Express | HOU |
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