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Dan
Plesac		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 220
 
Born: February 4, 1962 in Usa, IN, GARY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1986 24 COL NL   6 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6
1987 25 COL NL $ 300,000 6 10 9 9 8 7 7 6 6 6
1988 26 COL NL $ 300,000 6 10 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6
1989 27 COL NL $ 300,000 6 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 6 6
1990 28 COL NL $ 300,000 6 10 9 9 7 7 7 7 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 8 7 7 7 6 7 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1986 24 AAA   17 7 .708 31 31 4 3 0 217.3 182 55 13 86 233 2.28 .224 .298 .312 .610  
1987 25 COL NL 15 10 .600 34 34 2 1 0 205.7 171 85 20 53 172 3.72 .222 .271 .387 .658 12.8
1988 26 COL NL 15 10 .600 32 32 2 1 0 189.0 162 78 18 52 196 3.71 .228 .282 .402 .684 11.1
1989 27 COL NL 8 4 .667 23 23 0 0 0 131.3 112 45 8 36 124 3.08 .228 .280 .383 .663 9.3
1990 28 COL NL 12 8 .600 35 35 0 0 0 186.3 156 68 25 46 197 3.28 .221 .268 .418 .687 13.2
4 Years Sim 50 32 .610 124 124 4 2 0 712.3 601 276 71 187 689 3.49 .224 .275 .399 .673 46.4
1 Years AAA 17 7 .708 31 31 4 3 0 217.3 182 55 13 86 233 2.28 .224 .298 .312 .610  
Season Average 12 8 .600 31 31 1 0 0 178.1 150 69 17 46 172 3.49 .224 .275 .399 .673  
Career Highs 15 10 .667 35 35 2 1 0 205.7 171 85 25 53 197 3.72 .228 .282 .418 .687  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   455 205 53 128 495   .234 .281 .416 .697
vs LH   146 71 18 59 194   .200 .259 .353 .612
Home 26 12 .684 61 61 2 2 0 360.7 290 120 26 91 343 2.99 .216 .266 .375 .641
Away 24 20 .545 63 63 2 0 0 351.7 311 156 45 96 346 3.99 .232 .284 .423 .706
Mar/Apr 5 9 .357 23 23 0 0 0 123.3 125 76 21 38 103 5.55 .260 .315 .504 .819
May 12 4 .750 23 23 1 1 0 140.3 106 37 10 34 132 2.37 .206 .255 .348 .604
June 8 5 .615 21 21 1 0 0 125.0 93 45 7 36 119 3.24 .204 .263 .371 .634
July 14 4 .778 23 23 1 1 0 134.7 118 44 10 32 126 2.94 .229 .274 .390 .665
August 5 6 .455 18 18 1 0 0 102.7 83 43 14 22 113 3.77 .214 .257 .382 .639
Sep/Oct 6 4 .600 16 16 0 0 0 86.3 76 31 9 25 96 3.23 .232 .286 .393 .679
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1987 25 COL NL P 34 34 205.7 12 39 0 3 1.000 2.23    
1988 26 COL NL P 32 32 189.0 10 30 0 1 1.000 1.90    
1989 27 COL NL P 23 23 131.3 13 21 0 1 1.000 2.33    
1990 28 COL NL P 35 35 186.3 10 23 0 3 1.000 1.59    
Career Totals   124 124 712.3 45 113 0 8 1.000 2.00    
Career Highs   35 35 205.7 13 39 0 3 1.000 2.33    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1987 25 COL NL 1 1 .500 3 3 0 0 0 17.7 16 9 4 6 19 4.59 .242 .306 .515 .821
1988 26 COL NL 0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 9.0 10 5 0 7 8 5.00 .270 .386 .459 .846
1990 28 COL NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 2.3 2 1 0 1 2 3.86 .222 .300 .222 .522
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 1 .500 6 6 0 0 0 29.0 28 15 4 14 29 4.66 .250 .333 .473 .807
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1990-7-3.28
 Wins
1987-6-15
1988-7-15
 Winning Pct
1987-10-.600
 Games Started
1987-8-34
1990-8-35
 Shutouts
1987-9-1
1988-9-1
 Homeruns Allowed
1990-6-25
Strikeouts
1987-7-172
1988-5-196
1990-4-197
 Hits per 9IP
1987-7-7.5
1988-9-7.7
1990-8-7.5
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1987-7-7.5
1988-3-9.3
1990-3-9.5
 WHiP
1987-7-1.09
1988-6-1.13
1990-7-1.08
 OAVG
1987-7-.222
1988-8-.228
1990-7-.221
 OOBP
1987-4-.271
1988-6-.282
1990-3-.268
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 43    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. John Smiley (959)
  2. Gerry Arrigo (959)
  3. Vic Aldridge (949)
  4. Bruce Ruffin (948)
  5. Randy O'Neal (948)
  6. John Mitchell (947)
  7. Greg Swindell (938)
  8. Randy Johnson (936)
  9. Jack McDowell (932)
  10. Julio Solano (931)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 16th overall pick, by Colorado in 1986
Injured on 5/9/1986 with a Blister On Finger, out for 5 days
Earned first career win on 4/9/1987
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1987, going 5-0, 1.50
Injured on 7/30/1989 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
 
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