Eric Plunk
Eric Vaughn Plunk
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 217 lb.

Born: September 3, 1963 in Wilmington, CA
High School: Bellflower (Bellflower, CA)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Signed June 15, 1981. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 12, 1986
Final Game: October 2, 1999
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1986 OAK AL 22 P 26 15 120.1 10 3 6 1 0 .900 0.67 0.35 .960 1.83 0.68
1987 OAK AL 23 P 32 11 95.0 10 1 9 0 0 1.000 0.95 0.31 .950 1.84 0.67
1988 OAK AL 24 P 49 0 78.0 8 2 5 1 0 .875 0.81 0.14 .962 1.78 0.67
1989 TOT AL 25 P 50 7 104.4 10 2 7 1 0 .900 0.78 0.18 .960 1.87 0.66
1989 OAK AL 25 P 23 0 28.2 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.26 0.17 .950 1.88 0.66
1989 NYY AL 25 P 27 7 75.2 6 1 4 1 0 .833 0.59 0.19 .967 1.87 0.66
1990 NYY AL 26 P 47 0 72.2 23 3 18 2 2 .913 2.60 0.45 .957 1.78 0.59
1991 NYY AL 27 P 43 8 111.2 13 4 7 2 0 .846 0.89 0.26 .962 1.80 0.58
1992 CLE AL 28 P 58 0 71.2 15 7 7 1 0 .933 1.76 0.24 .953 1.72 0.56
1993 CLE AL 29 P 70 0 71.0 8 5 2 1 0 .875 0.89 0.10 .962 1.79 0.56
1994 CLE AL 30 P 41 0 71.0 11 8 3 0 0 1.000 1.39 0.27 .955 1.72 0.52
1995 CLE AL 31 P 56 0 64.0 9 2 7 0 1 1.000 1.27 0.16 .956 1.79 0.53
1996 CLE AL 32 P 56 0 77.2 11 4 7 0 0 1.000 1.27 0.20 .955 1.77 0.52
1997 CLE AL 33 P 55 0 65.2 8 2 4 2 0 .750 0.82 0.11 .962 1.71 0.49
1998 TOT MLB 34 P 63 0 72.2 6 0 5 1 0 .833 0.62 0.08 .967 1.81 0.52
1998 CLE AL 34 P 37 0 41.0 6 0 5 1 0 .833 1.10 0.14 .967 1.78 0.50
1998 MIL NL 34 P 26 0 31.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.85 0.54
1999 MIL NL 35 P 68 0 75.1 7 0 6 1 0 .857 0.72 0.09 .957 1.72 0.48
14 Seasons P 714 41 1151.0 149 43 93 13 3 .913 1.06 0.19 .958 1.79 0.56
14 Seasons TOT 714 41 1151.0 149 43 93 13 3 .913 1.06 0.19 .870 1.79 0.56
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1986 OAK AL 22 26 0 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 OAK AL 23 32 0 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 OAK AL 24 49 0 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 NYY AL 25 27 0 3 27 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 OAK AL 25 23 0 1 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 NYY AL 26 47 0 47 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 NYY AL 27 43 0 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 CLE AL 28 58 0 58 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 CLE AL 29 70 0 70 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 CLE AL 30 41 0 41 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 CLE AL 31 56 0 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 CLE AL 32 56 0 56 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 CLE AL 33 55 0 3 55 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 CLE AL 34 37 0 5 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 MIL NL 34 26 0 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 MIL NL 35 68 0 64 68 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Seasons 714 0 102 714 714 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1986 OAK AL 22 578 65% 19% 5 80% 0 3 0 3 6 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 OAK AL 23 455 66% 24% 11 82% 1 1 0 1 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1988 OAK AL 24 353 66% 19% 6 83% 0 2 0 1 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1989 NYY AL 25 354 68% 23% 4 100% 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1989 OAK AL 25 122 70% 30% 3 100% 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 NYY AL 26 331 66% 24% 17 82% 0 3 0 3 18 10 3 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 5 60%
1991 NYY AL 27 556 70% 19% 7 86% 0 4 0 4 7 6 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 75%
1992 CLE AL 28 321 73% 25% 7 100% 1 7 0 6 7 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1993 CLE AL 29 322 67% 25% 5 40% 0 5 0 5 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1994 CLE AL 30 327 66% 25% 3 100% 0 8 0 8 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1995 CLE AL 31 274 63% 22% 7 71% 0 2 0 2 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0%
1996 CLE AL 32 335 64% 22% 8 100% 1 4 0 3 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 CLE AL 33 310 67% 19% 4 100% 0 2 0 2 4 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1998 CLE AL 34 189 71% 17% 4 75% 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1998 MIL NL 34 149 64% 24% 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1999 MIL NL 35 360 69% 21% 3 100% 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
14 Seasons 5336 67% 22% 95 84% 3 42 0 39 96 60 7 13 2 4 7 5 3 2 3 0 29 83%
MLB Averages 76% 31% 90% 85%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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