HOF

Eddie Plank

Starting Pitcher

1901—1917

BORN

August 31, 1875, in Gettysburg, PA

THROWS

Left-Handed

MLB DEBUT

May 13, 1901

PITCH ARSENAL

Sweeping Curve

Sinking Fastball

PRIMARY TEAM

Philadelphia A's

326 WINS

INC

QUALITY START PCT

91.5 WAR

2.35 ERA

122

48.2 WAR7

2246

STRIKEOUTS

2.10 K / BB RATIO

4.1 WAR PER SEASON

Eddie Plank

Fastidious southpaw who won many big games for Connie Mack’s A’s in the deadball era.

— Hall of Fame —

— # 49 RANKED PITCHER —

— A's ALL-TIME TEAM —

— 1910, '11, '13 WS CHAMP —

Eddie Plank Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

	CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	JAWS	WAR PER SN
Plank	91.5	48.2	33.3	22.8	69.9	4.1
AVG HOFer	73.0	49.8	30.3	21.5	61.4	4.5

Where Does Eddie Plank Rank?

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK	JAWS
13	32	43	51	17

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Chief Bender

Rube Waddell

Jack Coombs

Carl Weilman

Andy Coakley

FAVORITE CATCHER

Ossie Schrecongost

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