What years did Zach Plesac play?

Zach Plesac played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2024.

Was Zach Plesac a pitcher?

Yes. Zach Plesac pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 364 strikeouts.

What was Zach Plesac's career ERA?

Zach Plesac finished with a 4.31 career ERA, going 27-28 with 364 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Zach Plesac have?

Zach Plesac recorded 364 career strikeouts.

Is Zach Plesac in the Hall of Fame?

No. Zach Plesac has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

What teams did Zach Plesac play for?

Zach Plesac played for the Cleveland Guardians and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

Zach Plesac

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2019-2024)

Zach Plesac was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2024 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, a span of 6 seasons. Across 87 career appearances, he went 27-28 with a 4.31 ERA and 364 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 27–28

ERA 4.31

WHIP 1.24

SO 364

Pitcher PIV -4382.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 220 lb
Born: 1/21/1995 in Crown Point, IN, USA
MLB Debut: 2019-05-28

Full name: Zach Robert Plesac

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Career Pitching Statistics

Zach Plesac — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	28	87	86	1	1	0	478.2	462	229	76	130	364	4.31	-4382.3

Career ERA 4.31 vs. league average 4.25 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Zach Plesac — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2019	CLE	AL	8	6	21	21	1	1	115.2	102	49	40	88	3.81	4.51 (+15%)	-1267.0
2020	CLE	AL	4	2	8	8	0	0	55.1	38	14	6	57	2.28	4.45 (+49%)	1487.3
2021	CLE	AL	10	6	25	25	0	0	142.2	137	74	34	100	4.67	4.27 (-9%)	-1642.7
2022	CLE	AL	3	12	25	24	0	0	131.2	136	63	38	100	4.31	3.97 (-9%)	-1582.7
2023	CLE	AL	1	1	5	5	0	0	21.1	37	18	5	14	7.59	4.33 (-75%)	-75.8
2024	LAA	AL	1	1	3	3	0	0	12.0	12	11	7	5	8.25	4.08 (-102%)	-1301.5
Career · 6 seasons			27	28	87	86	1	1	478.2	462	229	130	364	4.31	—	-4,382

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

Zach Plesac — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
87	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Zach Plesac — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2019	CLE	AL	21	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2020	CLE	AL	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2021	CLE	AL	25	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2022	CLE	AL	25	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2023	CLE	AL	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2024	LAA	AL	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			87	—	—	—	—	—	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

Zach Plesac — 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

Zach Plesac — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2022	ALDS1	CLE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Zach Plesac — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Zach Plesac — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2022	ALDS1	CLE	0	0	1	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (174 games) →

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

Batting — Home / Away

Zach Plesac — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	42	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	45	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Zach Plesac — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	42	228.2	222	97	65	170	3.82
Away	45	250.0	240	132	65	194	4.75

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Zach Plesac — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2024-06-28	LAA	DET	—	2.2	1	2	2	4	3	0
2024-06-22	LAA	LAD	L	3.1	7	6	6	1	1	2
2024-06-17	LAA	MIL	W	6.0	4	3	3	2	1	2
2023-04-29	CLE	BOS	—	3.1	8	5	5	1	1	1
2023-04-22	CLE	MIA	L	5.0	10	3	3	2	5	0
2023-04-15	CLE	WAS	W	5.0	7	4	2	0	1	0
2023-04-09	CLE	SEA	—	7.0	5	2	2	1	6	1
2023-04-03	CLE	OAK	—	1.0	7	6	6	1	1	1
2022-10-04	CLE	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022-10-01	CLE	KCR	L	3.2	7	4	1	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Zach Plesac — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	87	86	43	56	6	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Zach Plesac — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2019	CLE	P	21	21	11	13	2	2
2020	CLE	P	8	8	5	8	0	0
2021	CLE	P	25	25	16	12	2	0
2022	CLE	P	25	24	10	13	2	1
2023	CLE	P	5	5	1	8	0	0
2024	LAA	P	3	3	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Zach Plesac — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	87

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Zach Plesac: the record in brief

The bio dates Zach Plesac's major league debut to May 28, 2019. Plesac played for the Cleveland Indians (2019 through 2021), the Cleveland Guardians (2022 to 2023), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2024). Plesac is listed as a pitcher at 6-foot-3 and 220 pounds. The bio says Plesac batted and threw right-handed. Plesac was born on January 21, 1995, in Crown Point, IN, USA. Plesac's full given name, per the bio, is Zach Robert Plesac.

Across 87 games (86 starts), Plesac recorded 27 wins against 28 losses with a 4.31 ERA. Also on Plesac's record: 364 strikeouts. Plesac's 4.31 ERA was close to the 4.25 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 10 wins of 2021. 2019 was Plesac's sharpest full season, a 3.81 ERA against the league's 4.51.

The game-log section draws on 174 games of Retrosheet box scores for Plesac.

Plesac appears at one position only: pitcher, in 87 games. On the mound, Plesac's fielding totals are 43 putouts, 56 assists and 6 errors.

The playoff pitching line reads 0-0, 0.00 ERA, across 1 appearances. Those appearances came in 2022.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Zach Plesac

What years did Zach Plesac play?: Zach Plesac played in Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2024.
Was Zach Plesac a pitcher?: Yes. Zach Plesac pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 364 strikeouts.
What was Zach Plesac's career ERA?: Zach Plesac finished with a 4.31 career ERA, going 27-28 with 364 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Zach Plesac have?: Zach Plesac recorded 364 career strikeouts.
Is Zach Plesac in the Hall of Fame?: No. Zach Plesac has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Zach Plesac play for?: Zach Plesac played for the Cleveland Guardians and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.