Save for the last season of his career when he played for Oakland, Eric Show played his Major League career with the San Diego Padres, where he mainly played as a member of their rotation for a decade.
Show debuted in 1981, and by 1983, Show was a fixture of the Padres starting staff. He would post back-to-back 15 Win seasons in 1983 and 1984, with the latter year seeing San Diego win the Pennant. Show remained a middle-of-the-rotation guy for San Diego until 1990, never going to the All-Star Game, but always a serviceable asset.
Show would be a controversial figure in the clubhouse, not always popular due to his mood swings and far-right political leanings. He also gave up Pete Rose's record-breaking 4,192 Hit, and he was not lauded for the way he stood cross-armed at the mound. Show also struggled with substance abuse and would die at the age of 37 from an overdose three years after retiring from baseball.
While he was not a spectacular hurler, his longevity with the Padres allowed him to be the franchise leader in Wins (100) and had 951 Strikeouts with a 3.59 ERA.
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