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Eddie Plank

Eddie Plank

#49 PITCHER ALL-TIME
1901—1917
Starting Pitcher
BORN
August 31, 1875, in Gettysburg, PA
THROWS
Left-Handed
PRIMARY TEAM
Philadelphia A's

What Pitches Did Eddie Plank Throw?

Sweeping Curve
Sinking Fastball
326
WINS
INC
QUALITY START PCT
91.5
WAR
194
LOSSES
122
ERA+
48.2
WAR7
2.35
ERA
2.10
K / BB RATIO
22.8
WAR3
2246
STRIKEOUTS
WHIP
4.1
WAR PER SEASON
Fastidious southpaw who won many big games for Connie Mack’s A’s in the deadball era.
Hall of Fame
A's
ALL-TIME TEAM
1910, '11, '13
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Eddie Plank Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Plank
CAREER
91.5
WAR7
48.2
WAR5C
33.3
WAR3
22.8
JAWS
69.9
WAR PER SN
4.1
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
73.0
WAR7
49.8
WAR5C
30.3
WAR3
21.5
JAWS
61.4
WAR PER SN
4.5

Where Does Eddie Plank Rank Among Pitchers?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
49
CAREER
13
LONG PEAK
32
PRIME
43
SHORT PEAK
51
JAWS
17
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS