Eric Plunk was born on Tuesday, September 3, 1963, in Wilmington, California. Plunk was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 12, 1986, with the Oakland Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Eric Plunk baseball stats page.
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Eric PlunkEric Plunk Autograph on a 1987 Topps Baseball Card (#587) |
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Eric PlunkEric Plunk Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1986 | 23 | Athletics | 26 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 5.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120.1 | 537 | 91 | 71 | 75 | 14 | 102 | 2 | 98 | 9 | 5 | 6 | - |
1987 | 24 | Athletics | 32 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.74 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 95.0 | 432 | 91 | 50 | 53 | 8 | 62 | 3 | 90 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
1988 | 25 | Athletics | 49 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 78.0 | 331 | 62 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 39 | 4 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 7 | - |
1989 | 26 | Athletics | 23 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.2 | 113 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - |
1989 | 26 | Yankees | 27 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.2 | 332 | 65 | 31 | 36 | 9 | 52 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 3 | - |
1990 | 27 | Yankees | 47 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.2 | 310 | 58 | 22 | 27 | 6 | 43 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
1991 | 28 | Yankees | 43 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111.2 | 521 | 128 | 59 | 69 | 18 | 62 | 1 | 103 | 6 | 1 | 2 | - |
1992 | 29 | Indians | 58 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 3.64 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 71.2 | 309 | 61 | 29 | 31 | 5 | 38 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
1993 | 30 | Indians | 70 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 71.0 | 306 | 61 | 22 | 29 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
1994 | 31 | Indians | 41 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 2 | .778 | 2.54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 71.0 | 306 | 61 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 73 | 7 | 2 | 0 | - |
1995 | 32 | Indians | 56 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64.0 | 263 | 48 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 71 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
1996 | 33 | Indians | 56 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77.2 | 318 | 56 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 34 | 2 | 85 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
1997 | 34 | Indians | 56 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.2 | 293 | 62 | 34 | 37 | 12 | 36 | 7 | 66 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - |
1998 | 35 | Indians | 37 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 178 | 44 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
1998 | 35 | Brewers | 26 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.2 | 143 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
1999 | 36 | Brewers | 68 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.1 | 338 | 71 | 42 | 44 | 15 | 43 | 5 | 63 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
14 Years | 715 | 41 | 234 | 72 | 58 | .554 | 3.82 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1,151.0 | 5,030 | 1,009 | 488 | 537 | 122 | 647 | 45 | 1,081 | 75 | 32 | 24 | 17 |
Eric PlunkEric Plunk Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1986 | 23 | Athletics | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 24 | Athletics | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 25 | Athletics | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1989 | 26 | Athletics | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1989 | 26 | Yankees | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1990 | 27 | Yankees | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1991 | 28 | Yankees | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1992 | 29 | Indians | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1993 | 30 | Indians | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1994 | 31 | Indians | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1995 | 32 | Indians | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1996 | 33 | Indians | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1997 | 34 | Indians | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1998 | 35 | Indians | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1998 | 35 | Brewers | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
1999 | 36 | Brewers | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 715 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .333 | .000 |
Eric PlunkEric Plunk Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1986 Athletics | P | 26 | 15 | 361 | 10 | 0.4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 0.67 |
1987 Athletics | P | 32 | 11 | 285 | 10 | 0.3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.95 |
1988 Athletics | P | 49 | 0 | 234 | 8 | 0.2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 0.81 |
1989 Athletics | P | 23 | 0 | 86 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.26 |
1989 Yankees | P | 27 | 7 | 227 | 6 | 0.2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 0.59 |
1990 Yankees | P | 47 | 0 | 218 | 23 | 0.5 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 2.60 |
1991 Yankees | P | 43 | 8 | 335 | 13 | 0.3 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 0.89 |
1992 Indians | P | 58 | 0 | 215 | 15 | 0.3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.76 |
1993 Indians | P | 70 | 0 | 213 | 8 | 0.1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .875 | 0.89 |
1994 Indians | P | 41 | 0 | 213 | 11 | 0.3 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.39 |
1995 Indians | P | 56 | 0 | 192 | 9 | 0.2 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.27 |
1996 Indians | P | 56 | 0 | 233 | 11 | 0.2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.27 |
1997 Indians | P | 55 | 0 | 197 | 8 | 0.1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 0.82 |
1998 Indians | P | 37 | 0 | 123 | 6 | 0.2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .833 | 1.10 |
1998 Brewers | P | 26 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1999 Brewers | P | 68 | 0 | 226 | 7 | 0.1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 0.72 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 714 | 41 | 3,453 | 149 | 0.2 | 136 | 43 | 93 | 13 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 1.06 | |
14 Years | 714 | 41 | 3,453 | 149 | 0.2 | 136 | 43 | 93 | 13 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 1.06 |
Eric PlunkEric Plunk Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1986 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.96 | 7.33 | 7.63 |
1987 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.45 | 8.53 | 5.87 |
1988 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.03 | 9.12 | 4.50 |
1989 Athletics | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 7.53 | 3.77 |
1989 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.17 | 7.26 | 6.18 |
1990 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.56 | 8.30 | 5.33 |
1991 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.66 | 8.30 | 5.00 |
1992 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.32 | 6.28 | 4.77 |
1993 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.57 | 9.76 | 3.80 |
1994 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.97 | 9.25 | 4.69 |
1995 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.63 | 9.98 | 3.80 |
1996 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.50 | 9.85 | 3.94 |
1997 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.83 | 9.05 | 4.93 |
1998 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.53 | 8.34 | 3.29 |
1998 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.40 | 10.23 | 4.26 |
1999 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.47 | 7.53 | 5.14 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.67 | 8.45 | 5.06 |
Eric PlunkEric Plunk Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1986 Oakland Athletics | 51 | $60,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Oakland Athletics | 51 | $77,667.00 | - | - |
1988 Oakland Athletics | 51 | $90,000.00 | - | Stats |
1989 Oakland Athletics | 51 | Undetermined | - | - |
1989 New York Yankees | 33 | $232,390.00 | - | - |
1990 New York Yankees | 33 | $450,000.00 | - | - |
1991 New York Yankees | 33 | $975,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Cleveland Indians | 38 | $357,500.00 | - | - |
1993 Cleveland Indians | 38 | $725,000.00 | - | - |
1994 Cleveland Indians | 38 | $625,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Cleveland Indians | 38 | $725,000.00 | - | - |
1996 Cleveland Indians | 38 | $750,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Cleveland Indians | 38 | $1,850,000.00 | - | Stats |
1998 Cleveland Indians | 38 | $1,800,000.00 | - | - |
1998 Milwaukee Brewers | 39 | Undetermined | - | - |
1999 Milwaukee Brewers | 38 | $1,850,000.00 | - | - |
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