Eddie Plank

Hall of Fame

Pitcher

1901—1917

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PITCHER LeveL
Elite
Pitcher rank
#40
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

August 31, 1875, in Gettysburg, PA
BORN
February 24, 1926, in Gettysburg, PA
DIED

1901—1917

Playing Career
Played from 25-41
PLAYING AGE

Left-Handed

THREW

Finesse

PITCHING STYLE

A's

Primary Team
1911, 1913 A's
World Series Titles
Gettysburg Eddie
Nickname
5-11
HEIGHT
175
WEIGHT

May 13, 1901

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

August 6, 1917

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Eddie Plank?

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

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
326
194
4495.2
2246
1072
2.35

Eddie Plank PITCHES

1. Sweeping Curve
2. Sinking Fastball

1904 Philadelphia A's

28 Years Old

26
WINS
17
LOSSES
2.17
ERA
125
ERA+
357.1
IP
311
HITS
201
SO
86
BB
43
STARTS
7
SHO
0
SAVES
8.8
WAR

Greatest Game

May 14, 1914
Pitching for the A's
VS THE Naps
GAME SCORE FINAL DECISION IP H ER BB K
105
W 1-0
SHO W
13
5
1
9

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
NA
13

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
122
2.10

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
69.9
61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

Eddie Plank Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
40
17
UNK
22
34
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
14
34
45
57
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Eddie Plank Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
91.5
48.2
33.3
22.8
4.07
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Eddie Plank
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
355.1
187.7
UNK
85.0
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Eddie Plank
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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