Dan Plesac

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-2003)

W–L 65–71
ERA 3.64
WHIP 1.29
SO 1,041
Pitcher PIV 20030.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'5" / 205 lb
Born
2/4/1962 in Gary, IN, USA
MLB Debut
1986-04-11
Last Game
2003-09-28
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Daniel Thomas Plesac

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
65 71 1,064 14 0 0 158 1072.0 977 433 105 402 1,041 3.64 20030.0

Career ERA 3.64 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — 14.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1986 ML4 AL 10 7 51 0 0 0 14 91.0 81 30 29 75 2.97 3.97 (+25%) 2733.6
1987 ML4 AL 5 6 57 0 0 0 23 79.3 63 23 23 89 2.61 4.29 (+39%) 2765.7
1988 ML4 AL 1 2 50 0 0 0 30 52.3 46 14 12 52 2.41 3.73 (+36%) 2337.0
1989 ML4 AL 3 4 52 0 0 0 33 61.3 47 16 17 52 2.35 3.71 (+37%) 838.2
1990 ML4 AL 3 7 66 0 0 0 24 69.0 67 34 31 65 4.43 3.86 (-15%) 904.1
1991 ML4 AL 2 7 45 10 0 0 8 92.3 92 44 39 61 4.29 3.91 (-10%) -1563.5
1992 ML4 AL 5 4 44 4 0 0 1 79.0 64 26 35 54 2.96 3.75 (+21%) 127.6
1993 CHN NL 2 1 57 0 0 0 0 62.7 74 33 21 47 4.74 4.19 (-13%) -591.5
1994 CHN NL 2 3 54 0 0 0 1 54.7 61 28 13 53 4.61 4.51 (-2%) 568.2
1995 PIT NL 4 4 58 0 0 0 3 60.3 53 24 27 57 3.58 4.45 (+20%) 1830.4
1996 PIT NL 6 5 73 0 0 0 11 70.3 67 32 24 76 4.09 4.61 (+11%) 3277.6
1997 TOR AL 2 4 73 0 0 0 1 50.3 47 20 19 61 3.58 4.39 (+19%) 642.6
1998 TOR AL 4 3 78 0 0 0 4 50.0 41 21 16 55 3.78 4.43 (+15%) 1809.0
1999 TOR AL 0 3 30 0 0 0 0 22.7 28 21 9 26 8.34 4.71 (-77%) 218.2
1999 ARI NL 2 1 34 0 0 0 1 21.7 22 8 8 27 3.32 4.71 (+29%) 630.6
2000 ARI NL 5 1 62 0 0 0 0 40.0 34 14 26 45 3.15 4.77 (+34%) 640.6
2001 TOR AL 4 5 62 0 0 0 1 45.3 34 18 24 68 3.57 4.42 (+19%) 1792.4
2002 TOR AL 1 2 19 0 0 0 0 13.3 11 5 6 14 3.38 4.28 (+21%) 364.7
2002 PHI NL 2 1 41 0 0 0 1 23.0 16 12 12 27 4.70 4.28 (-10%) -418.3
2003 PHI NL 2 1 58 0 0 0 2 33.3 29 10 11 37 2.70 4.40 (+39%) 1122.8
Career · 20 seasons 65 71 1,064 14 0 0 158 1,072.0 977 433 402 1,041 3.64 — 20,030

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,064 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .067 .067 .067 .133 0

Career AVG .067 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 74.7% below league average.

Career OBP .067 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 79.9% below league average.

Career SLG .067 vs. league average .410 across their career seasons — 83.7% below league average.

Career OPS .133 vs. league average .742 across their career seasons — 82.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1986 ML4 AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 ML4 AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 ML4 AL 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 ML4 AL 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 ML4 AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 ML4 AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 ML4 AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 CHN NL 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 CHN NL 54 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 PIT NL 58 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 — — — — 0.0
1996 PIT NL 73 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 TOR AL 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 TOR AL 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 TOR AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 ARI NL 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 ARI NL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 TOR AL 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 TOR AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 PHI NL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 PHI NL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 20 seasons 1,064 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 .067 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1999 NLDS2 ARI 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 0.3 3 2 0 0 54.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1999 NLDS2 ARI 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 3 2 0 0 54.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home51550000.000
Away549100100.100

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home515525.14822261975243.87
Away549546.24952072055173.41

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2003-09-28 PHIATL — 0.1000010
2003-09-23 PHIMIA — 0.0100100
2003-09-21 PHICIN — 0.2000000
2003-09-20 PHICIN — 1.0000020
2003-09-19 PHICIN — 1.1111041
2003-09-17 PHIMIA — 0.0200000
2003-09-12 PHIPIT — 0.2222010
2003-09-06 PHINYN — 1.0000010
2003-09-02 PHIWSN SV 1.0100010
2003-09-01 PHIBOS — 0.0000200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 1064 14 9 100 3 6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1986 ML4 P 51 0 1 11 0 0
1987 ML4 P 57 0 0 12 2 1
1988 ML4 P 50 0 0 6 0 0
1989 ML4 P 52 0 2 8 0 0
1990 ML4 P 66 0 1 7 0 1
1991 ML4 P 45 10 2 5 0 0
1992 ML4 P 44 4 1 8 0 1
1993 CHN P 57 0 0 9 1 2
1994 CHN P 54 0 0 3 0 0
1995 PIT P 58 0 1 8 0 1
1996 PIT P 73 0 0 1 0 0
1997 TOR P 73 0 0 1 0 0
1998 TOR P 78 0 0 1 0 0
1999 TOR P 30 0 0 2 0 0
1999 ARI P 34 0 1 4 0 0
2000 ARI P 62 0 0 2 0 0
2001 TOR P 62 0 0 4 0 0
2002 TOR P 19 0 0 0 0 0
2002 PHI P 41 0 0 3 0 0
2003 PHI P 58 0 0 5 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 1064

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2003 PHI NL $2,000,000
2002 TOR AL $2,200,000
2001 TOR AL $2,200,000
2000 ARI NL $1,500,000
1999 TOR AL $1,500,000
1998 TOR AL $800,000
1997 TOR AL $800,000
1996 PIT NL $1,100,000
1995 PIT NL $1,091,112
1994 CHN NL $1,700,000
1993 CHN NL $1,700,000
1992 ML4 AL $2,766,667
1991 ML4 AL $1,000,000
1990 ML4 AL $1,466,667
1989 ML4 AL $765,000
1988 ML4 AL $275,000
1987 ML4 AL $180,000
1986 ML4 AL $60,000
Total Career Earnings $23,104,446

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 1981, 1982, 1983

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1988 Most Valuable Player AL 22th 3.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Dan Plesac (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Michael Jackson
    62-67, 3.42 ERA
  2. 88
    Mike Timlin
    75-73, 3.63 ERA
  3. 80
    Mike Stanton
    68-63, 3.92 ERA
  4. 73
    Jesse Orosco
    87-80, 3.16 ERA
  5. 72
    Willie Hernandez
    70-63, 3.38 ERA
  6. 72
    Paul Assenmacher
    61-44, 3.53 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dan Plesac

What years did Dan Plesac play?
Dan Plesac played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2003.
Was Dan Plesac a pitcher?
Yes. Dan Plesac pitched in the major leagues, recording 65 wins and 1041 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dan Plesac hit?
Dan Plesac hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.