Eric Plunk

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1986-1999)

W–L 72–58
ERA 3.82
WHIP 1.44
SO 1,081
Pitcher PIV -1491.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 210 lb
Born
9/3/1963 in Wilmington, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1986-05-12
Last Game
1999-10-02

Full name: Eric Vaughn Plunk

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
72 58 714 41 0 0 35 1151.0 1,009 488 122 647 1,081 3.82 -1491.9

Career ERA 3.82 vs. league average 4.19 across their career seasons — 8.8% 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 OAK AL 4 7 26 15 0 0 0 120.3 91 71 102 98 5.31 3.97 (-34%) -4060.5
1987 OAK AL 4 6 32 11 0 0 2 95.0 91 50 62 90 4.74 4.29 (-10%) 487.7
1988 OAK AL 7 2 49 0 0 0 5 78.0 62 26 39 79 3.00 3.73 (+20%) 895.2
1989 OAK AL 1 1 23 0 0 0 1 28.7 17 7 12 24 2.20 3.71 (+41%) 582.4
1989 NYA AL 7 5 27 7 0 0 0 75.7 65 31 52 61 3.69 3.71 (+1%) -1982.7
1990 NYA AL 6 3 47 0 0 0 0 72.7 58 22 43 67 2.72 3.86 (+29%) -62.1
1991 NYA AL 2 5 43 8 0 0 0 111.7 128 59 62 103 4.76 3.91 (-22%) -2478.4
1992 CLE AL 9 6 58 0 0 0 4 71.7 61 29 38 50 3.64 3.75 (+3%) -250.8
1993 CLE AL 4 5 70 0 0 0 15 71.0 61 22 30 77 2.79 4.19 (+33%) 2139.8
1994 CLE AL 7 2 41 0 0 0 3 71.0 61 20 37 73 2.54 4.51 (+44%) 2232.8
1995 CLE AL 6 2 56 0 0 0 2 64.0 48 19 27 71 2.67 4.45 (+40%) 1779.6
1996 CLE AL 3 2 56 0 0 0 2 77.7 56 21 34 85 2.43 4.61 (+47%) 2356.8
1997 CLE AL 4 5 55 0 0 0 0 65.7 62 34 36 66 4.66 4.39 (-6%) -1273.3
1998 CLE AL 3 1 37 0 0 0 0 41.0 44 22 15 38 4.83 4.43 (-9%) -0.2
1998 MIL NL 1 2 26 0 0 0 1 31.7 33 13 15 36 3.69 4.43 (+17%) 501.5
1999 MIL NL 4 4 68 0 0 0 0 75.3 71 42 43 63 5.02 4.71 (-7%) -2359.7
Career · 16 seasons 72 58 714 41 0 0 35 1,151.0 1,009 488 647 1,081 3.82 — -1,492

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
715 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 .000 .333 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .333 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 54.7% 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 OAK AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 OAK AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 OAK AL 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 OAK AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 NYA AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 NYA AL 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 NYA AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 CLE AL 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 CLE AL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 CLE AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CLE AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 CLE AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 CLE AL 56 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 CLE AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 MIL NL 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 MIL NL 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 715 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 — — — — 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
15 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
1997 ALCS CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1997 WS CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1996 ALDS1 CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALCS CLE 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1995 ALDS1 CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 ALCS OAK 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1988 WS OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 3 15 0 0 14.3 12 12 10 17 7.53

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1997 ALCS CLE 1 0 1 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0.00
1997 ALDS1 CLE 0 1 1 0 0 1.3 4 4 0 1 27.00
1997 WS CLE 0 1 3 0 0 3.0 3 3 4 3 9.00
1996 ALDS1 CLE 0 1 3 0 0 4.0 1 3 2 6 6.75
1995 ALCS CLE 0 0 3 0 0 2.0 1 2 3 2 9.00
1995 ALDS1 CLE 0 0 1 0 0 1.3 1 0 1 1 0.00
1988 ALCS OAK 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 1 0.00
1988 WS OAK 0 0 2 0 0 1.7 0 0 0 3 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home33510000.000
Away38011000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home334559.04962553065074.11
Away380592.05132333415743.54

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1999-10-02 MILCIN — 0.1211000
1999-10-01 MILCIN — 0.2000000
1999-09-30 MILPIT — 1.0000110
1999-09-24 MILHOU L 0.1144200
1999-09-23 MILPHI — 1.0000020
1999-09-21 MILPHI — 0.2000100
1999-09-19 MILCHC — 0.2011110
1999-09-18 MILCHC — 0.1000000
1999-09-17 MILCHC — 1.0000000
1999-09-13 MILSTL — 1.0200110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 714 41 43 93 13 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1986 OAK P 26 15 3 6 1 0
1987 OAK P 32 11 1 9 0 0
1988 OAK P 49 0 2 5 1 0
1989 OAK P 23 0 1 3 0 0
1989 NYA P 27 7 1 4 1 0
1990 NYA P 47 0 3 18 2 2
1991 NYA P 43 8 4 7 2 0
1992 CLE P 58 0 7 7 1 0
1993 CLE P 70 0 5 2 1 0
1994 CLE P 41 0 8 3 0 0
1995 CLE P 56 0 2 7 0 1
1996 CLE P 56 0 4 7 0 0
1997 CLE P 55 0 2 4 2 0
1998 CLE P 37 0 0 5 1 0
1998 MIL P 26 0 0 0 0 0
1999 MIL P 68 0 0 6 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 715

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1999 MIL NL $1,850,000
1998 CLE AL $1,800,000
1997 CLE AL $1,850,000
1996 CLE AL $750,000
1995 CLE AL $725,000
1994 CLE AL $625,000
1993 CLE AL $725,000
1992 CLE AL $357,500
1991 NYA AL $975,000
1990 NYA AL $450,000
1989 NYA AL $232,390
1988 OAK AL $90,000
1987 OAK AL $77,667
1986 OAK AL $60,000
Total Career Earnings $10,567,557

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Eric Plunk (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Juan Berenguer
    67-62, 3.90 ERA
  2. 96
    Mike Remlinger
    53-55, 3.90 ERA
  3. 90
    Mark Davis
    51-84, 4.17 ERA
  4. 88
    Greg Harris
    74-90, 3.69 ERA
  5. 87
    Jeff Nelson
    48-45, 3.41 ERA
  6. 85
    Kent Mercker
    74-67, 4.16 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Eric Plunk

What years did Eric Plunk play?
Eric Plunk played in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 1999.
Was Eric Plunk a pitcher?
Yes. Eric Plunk pitched in the major leagues, recording 72 wins and 1081 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Eric Plunk hit?
Eric Plunk hit 0 career home runs.