Eric
Plunk
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 217
 
Born: September 3, 1963 in Usa, CA, WILMINGTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Gold Glove 1990   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1986 22 MIA NL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 2 4 3 7 8 7
1987 23 MIA NL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 2 3 3 6 6 6
1988 24 MIA NL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 2 3 3 6 6 6
1989 25 MIA NL $ 300,000 6 7 8 7 2 3 3 6 6 6
1990 26 MIA NL $ 300,000 6 6 8 7 2 3 2 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 8 7 2 3 2 5 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 2 4 3 7 8 7
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 22 MIA NL 5 5 .500 12 12 2 1 0 83.7 73 45 6 42 57 4.84 .235 .331 .357 .687 3.3
    AAA   5 1 .833 53 0 0 0 4 41.0 29 8 1 23 49 1.76 .206 .317 .262 .579  
1987 23 MIA NL 3 3 .500 9 8 0 0 0 44.7 40 22 1 22 37 4.43 .250 .344 .375 .719 2.3
1988 24 MIA NL 4 5 .444 30 8 0 0 1 92.7 87 48 9 63 81 4.66 .248 .368 .393 .762 3.8
1989 25 MIA NL 7 16 .304 30 30 0 0 0 146.7 138 106 20 114 116 6.50 .244 .372 .415 .788 0.0
1990 26 MIA NL 8 9 .471 34 34 0 0 0 164.3 149 81 17 82 132 4.44 .239 .327 .385 .711 8.8
5 Years Sim 27 38 .415 115 92 2 1 1 532.0 487 302 53 323 423 5.11 .242 .349 .390 .739 18.2
1 Years AAA 5 1 .833 53 0 0 0 4 41.0 29 8 1 23 49 1.76 .206 .317 .262 .579  
Season Average 5 7 .417 23 18 0 0 0 106.4 97 60 10 64 84 5.11 .242 .349 .390 .739  
Career Highs 8 16 .500 34 34 2 1 1 164.3 149 106 20 114 132 6.50 .250 .372 .415 .788  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   194 133 24 123 246   .211 .304 .339 .642
vs LH   293 169 29 200 177   .269 .382 .433 .815
Home 13 22 .371 58 47 0 0 0 259.0 235 154 28 173 217 5.35 .240 .354 .389 .743
Away 14 16 .467 57 45 2 1 1 273.0 252 148 25 150 206 4.88 .244 .340 .391 .731
Mar/Apr 1 7 .125 13 13 0 0 0 60.7 60 43 6 28 53 6.38 .262 .342 .445 .788
May 4 5 .444 17 12 0 0 0 66.0 67 56 9 60 59 7.64 .256 .394 .420 .814
June 3 7 .300 18 12 0 0 1 65.0 65 36 4 43 48 4.99 .257 .365 .348 .713
July 4 3 .571 15 10 0 0 0 74.3 51 30 11 47 51 3.63 .192 .313 .365 .678
August 5 7 .417 25 22 1 1 0 131.3 106 61 15 74 109 4.18 .218 .321 .376 .697
Sep/Oct 10 9 .526 27 23 1 0 0 134.7 138 76 8 71 103 5.08 .268 .357 .396 .753
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1986 22 MIA NL P 12 12 83.7 4 15 0 0 1.000 2.04    
1987 23 MIA NL P 9 8 44.7 0 4 0 0 1.000 0.81    
1988 24 MIA NL P 30 8 92.7 6 15 0 1 1.000 2.04    
1989 25 MIA NL P 30 30 146.7 10 16 3 1 .897 1.60    
1990 26 MIA NL P 34 34 164.3 17 32 0 2 1.000 2.68    
Career Totals   115 92 532.0 37 82 3 4 .975 2.01    
Career Highs   34 34 164.3 17 32 3 2 1.000 2.68    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1989-6-16
Walks Allowed
1989-2-114
1990-4-82
Strikeouts per 9IP
1990-9-7.2
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
Similar Pitchers     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Andy Messersmith (977)
  2. Whitey Moore (976)
  3. Ernie Broglio (970)
  4. Fay Thomas (969)
  5. Don Durham (969)
  6. Charlie Sullivan (963)
  7. Pete Broberg (960)
  8. Bill Mooneyham (959)
  9. Pat Jarvis (958)
  10. Fred Beene (957)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 21st overall pick, by Miami in 1986
Earned first career win on 8/7/1986
Injured on 4/25/1987 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 9-10 weeks
Injured on 4/17/1989 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Gold Glove at Pitcher in 1990