Eddie Plank

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: August 31, 1875 in Gettysburg, PA us

Died: February 24, 1926 in Gettysburg, PA

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, PA

High School: Gettysburg Academy (Gettysburg, PA)

School: Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)

Last Game: August 6, 1917 (Age 41-340d)
vs. WSH 10.1 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 1 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1946. (Voted by Old Timers Committee)
Induction ceremony in Cooperstown held in 1947.
View Eddie Plank's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1901 season

Full Name: Edward Stewart Plank

Nicknames: Gettysburg Eddie

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

90.9

326

194

ERA

2.35

623

529

4495.2

2246

WHIP

1.119

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1901	25	-1.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	17	13	.567	3.31	4.59	33	32	1	28	1	0	260.2	254	133	96	3	68		90	7	0	13	1081	1.235	8.8	0.1	2.3	3.1	1.32
1902	26	-0.5	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	20	15	.571	3.30	4.20	36	32	3	31	1	0	300.0	319	140	110	5	61		107	18	0	4	1248	1.267	9.6	0.2	1.8	3.2	1.75
1903	27	0.4	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	23	16	.590	2.38	3.43	43	40	2	33	3	0	336.0	317	128	89	5	65		176	23	0	8	1363	1.137	8.5	0.1	1.7	4.7	2.71
1904	28	0.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	26	17	.605	2.17	2.80	44	43	1	37	7	0	357.1	311	111	86	2	86		201	19	0	6	1427	1.111	7.8	0.1	2.2	5.1	2.34
1905	29	1.4	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	24	12	.667	2.26	2.93	41	41	0	35	4	0	346.2	287	113	87	3	75		210	24	0	9	1362	1.044	7.5	0.1	1.9	5.5	2.80
1906	30	1.8	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	19	6	.760	2.25	2.98	26	25	1	21	5	0	211.2	173	70	53	1	51		108	15	0	1	831	1.058	7.4	0.0	2.2	4.6	2.12
1907	31	2.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	24	16	.600	2.20	3.01	43	40	3	33	8	0	343.2	282	115	84	5	85		183	17	1	5	1349	1.068	7.4	0.1	2.2	4.8	2.15
1908	32	4.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	14	16	.467	2.17	2.61	34	28	5	21	4	1	244.2	202	71	59	1	46		135	9	0	7	956	1.014	7.4	0.0	1.7	5.0	2.93
1909	33	5.8	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	19	10	.655	1.76	2.51	34	33	0	24	3	0	265.1	215	74	52	1	62		132	8	1	4	1028	1.044	7.3	0.0	2.1	4.5	2.13
1910	34	7.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	16	10	.615	2.01	3.20	38	32	5	22	1	2	250.1	218	89	56	3	55		123	8	0	5	982	1.091	7.8	0.1	2.0	4.4	2.24
1911	35	8.5	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	23	8	.742	2.10	2.98	40	30	8	24	6	4	256.2	237	85	60	2	77		149	14	0	5	1020	1.223	8.3	0.1	2.7	5.2	1.94
1912	36	9.8	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	26	6	.813	2.22	3.12	37	30	7	23	5	2	259.2	234	90	64	1	83		110	6	1	5	1044	1.221	8.1	0.0	2.9	3.8	1.33
1913	37	11.4	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	18	10	.643	2.60	3.23	41	30	9	18	7	4	242.2	211	87	70	3	57		151	5	2	5	942	1.104	7.8	0.1	2.1	5.6	2.65
1914	38	13.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	15	7	.682	2.87	3.30	34	22	9	12	4	3	185.1	178	68	59	2	42		110	6	0	4	717	1.187	8.6	0.1	2.0	5.3	2.62
1915	39	10.6	SLM	FL	Maj	SLM	21	11	.656	2.08	2.52	42	31	10	23	6	3	268.1	212	75	62	1	54		147	3	1	4	1028	0.991	7.1	0.0	1.8	4.9	2.72
1916	40	14.2	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	16	15	.516	2.33	2.98	37	26	9	17	3	3	235.2	203	78	61	2	67		88	6	0	2	930	1.146	7.8	0.1	2.6	3.4	1.31
1917	41	14.8	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	5	6	.455	1.79	2.68	20	14	4	8	1	1	131.0	105	39	26	2	38		26	2	0	1	506	1.092	7.2	0.1	2.6	1.8	0.68
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
All Levels (17 Seasons)							326	194	.627	2.35	3.14	623	529	77	410	69	23	4495.2	3958	1566	1174	42	1072		2246	190	6	88	17814	1.119	7.9	0.1	2.1	4.5	2.10