Eddie Plank Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Eddie Plank played in Major League Baseball from 1901 to 1917, appearing in 623 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 326 W and 194 L, an ERA of 2.35, 2,246 SO, a WHIP of 1.119, and a WAR of 88.0.

🧾 Basic Profile

Eddie Plank
NameEddie Plank
Date of BirthAugust 31, 1875
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut1901
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Eddie Plank Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Eddie Plank.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Eddie Plank appeared in 623 games over 17 MLB seasons from 1901 to 1917. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS529 (MLB Rank: 38)
GF77 (MLB Rank: 1,060)
W326 (MLB Rank: 13)
L194 (MLB Rank: 49)
SV23 (MLB Rank: 678)
ERA2.35 (MLB Rank: 778)
IP4495.2 (MLB Rank: 28)
SHO69 (MLB Rank: 5)
CG410 (MLB Rank: 16)
SO2,246 (MLB Rank: 62)
BB1072 (MLB Rank: 85)
H3,958 (MLB Rank: 41)
HR42 (MLB Rank: 2,378)
SO94.5 (MLB Rank: 6,349)
BB92.15 (MLB Rank: 10,594)
H97.92 (MLB Rank: 10,104)
HR90.08 (MLB Rank: 9,498)
WHIP1.119 (MLB Rank: 11,192)
WAR88.0 (MLB Rank: 16)

📊 Last Season Summary (1917)

In his final season (1917), Eddie Plank recorded the following stats:

GS14
GF4
W5
L6
SV1
ERA1.79
IP131
SHO1
CG8
SO26
BB38
H105
HR2
SO91.79
BB92.61
H97.21
HR90.14
WHIP1.092
WAR3.1

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1904, 26 W
  • Most SO: 1905, 210 SO
  • Most IP: 1904, 357.1 IP
  • Best WAR: 1904, 8.8 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1909, 1.77 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Eddie Plank appeared in 7 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 1.33, pitched 54.2 IP, struck out 32 batters, with 2 W and 5 L.

Eddie Plank Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1901
17
13
3.31
0.567
0
90
260.2
5.3
1.235
3
254
68
133
96
115
3.25
3.1
1.32
32
33
1
28
1
0.1
8.8
2.3
0
7
0
13
1081
1902
20
15
3.3
0.571
0
107
300
5.2
1.267
5
319
61
140
110
111
2.96
3.2
1.75
32
36
3
31
1
0.2
9.6
1.8
0
18
0
4
1248
1903
23
16
2.38
0.59
0
176
336
7
1.137
5
317
65
128
89
128
2.68
4.7
2.71
40
43
2
33
3
0.1
8.5
1.7
0
23
0
8
1363
1904
26
17
2.17
0.605
0
201
357.1
8.8
1.111
2
311
86
111
86
125
2.25
5.1
2.34
43
44
1
37
7
0.1
7.8
2.2
0
19
0
6
1427
1905
24
12
2.26
0.667
0
210
346.2
6.7
1.044
3
287
75
113
87
119
2.28
5.5
2.8
41
41
0
35
4
0.1
7.5
1.9
0
24
0
9
1362
1906
19
6
2.25
0.76
0
108
211.2
4.1
1.058
1
173
51
70
53
122
2.34
4.6
2.12
25
26
1
21
5
0
7.4
2.2
0
15
0
1
831
1907
24
16
2.2
0.6
0
183
343.2
6.3
1.068
5
282
85
115
84
118
2.19
4.8
2.15
40
43
3
33
8
0.1
7.4
2.2
1
17
0
5
1349
1908
14
16
2.17
0.467
1
135
244.2
7.6
1.014
1
202
46
71
59
117
1.72
5
2.93
28
34
5
21
4
0
7.4
1.7
0
9
0
7
956
1909
19
10
1.76
0.655
0
132
265.1
5.3
1.044
1
215
62
74
52
138
2.06
4.5
2.13
33
34
0
24
3
0
7.3
2.1
1
8
0
4
1028
1910
16
10
2.01
0.615
2
123
250.1
2.4
1.091
3
218
55
89
56
118
2.24
4.4
2.24
32
38
5
22
1
0.1
7.8
2
0
8
0
5
982
1911
23
8
2.1
0.742
4
149
256.2
6.3
1.223
2
237
77
85
60
149
2.77
5.2
1.94
30
40
8
24
6
0.1
8.3
2.7
0
14
0
5
1020
1912
26
6
2.22
0.813
2
110
259.2
4.3
1.221
1
234
83
90
64
139
3.08
3.8
1.33
30
37
7
23
5
0
8.1
2.9
1
6
0
5
1044
1913
18
10
2.6
0.643
4
151
242.2
3.2
1.104
3
211
57
87
70
106
2.24
5.6
2.65
30
41
9
18
7
0.1
7.8
2.1
2
5
0
5
942
1914
15
7
2.87
0.682
3
110
185.1
2
1.187
2
178
42
68
59
91
2.17
5.3
2.62
22
34
9
12
4
0.1
8.6
2
0
6
0
4
717
1915
21
11
2.08
0.656
3
147
268.1
6.6
0.991
1
212
54
75
62
153
2
4.9
2.72
31
42
10
23
6
0
7.1
1.8
1
3
0
4
1028
1916
16
15
2.33
0.516
3
88
235.2
3.8
1.146
2
203
67
78
61
117
2.61
3.4
1.31
26
37
9
17
3
0.1
7.8
2.6
0
6
0
2
930
1917
5
6
1.79
0.455
1
26
131
3.1
1.092
2
105
38
39
26
145
2.98
1.8
0.68
14
20
4
8
1
0.1
7.2
2.6
0
2
0
1
506