Kevin Plawecki

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 208lb (188cm, 94kg)

Born: February 26, 1991 in Hinsdale, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (35th) of the 2012 MLB June Amateur Draft from Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN).

High School: Westfield HS (Westfield, IN)

School: Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN)

Debut: April 21, 2015 (Age 24-054d, 20,834th in major league history)
vs. ATL 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

2024 Contract Status: Not Updated

Agents: ACES

Full Name: Kevin Jeffrey Plawecki

Nicknames: Plaw or Plaw Dawg

Pronunciation: \pluh-WECK-ee\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.3

1268

298

.235

119

RBI

137

OBP

.313

SLG

.342

OPS

.654

OPS+

Summary of 22 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 2 tying, 5 go ahead

3 Tms
NYM	14
BOS	5
CLE	3

Platoon
vs RHP	15
vs LHP	7

Home/Road
Home	16
Away	6

Outs
2	10
1	6
0	6

14 Opps
CIN	3
NYY	3
ATL	2
LAD	2
MIA	2
TOR	2
KCR	1
CLE	1
LAA	1
CHC	1
WSN	1
BAL	1
CHW	1
MIL	1

20 Pitchers
Homer Bailey	2
Drew Steckenrider	2
Josh Harrison	1
Erik Goeddel	1
Max Scherzer	1
Jonathan Holder	1
Robbie Ray	1
Cal Quantrill	1
R.A. Dickey	1
Michael Lorenzen	1
Steve Cishek	1
Eric Skoglund	1
Evan Phillips	1
Julio Teheran	1
Nestor Cortes	1
Jose Quintana	1
CC Sabathia	1
Trent Thornton	1
Scott Kazmir	1
Neal Cotts	1

9 Parks
Citi Field (NYC)	9
Fenway Pk (BOS)	4
Progressive (CLE)	3
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1

Where Hit
7	16
78	5
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	8
5	5
4	3
7+	3
3	2
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	22

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
1--	6
12-	1
123	1
-2-	1
1-3	1

36 RBI
RISP	4
0 on	12
1 on	7
2 on	2
3 on	1
Any on	10

Inning
1	1
2	3
3	4
4	2
5	1
6	4
7	4
8	1
9	2

1-3	8
4-6	7
7-end	7

RelScore
+4..	6
+3	1
+2	1
+1	2
Tied	4
-1	2
-3	5
-4..	1

Ahead	10
Tied	4
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	4
0-1	4
2-2	4
2-1	3
3-2	2
1-2	2
1-1	2
3-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	22

OrderPos
8th	11
7th	5
5th	3
4th	1
9th	1
6th	1

Leverage
High Lev	4
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2015-04-25	NYM	@	NYY	CC Sabathia	ahead 3-1	t 4	2	1--	4,(2-1) FBBX	2	9	2	0.153	87%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); W. Flores Scores
2	2	2	1	2015-05-16	NYM		MIL	Neal Cotts	ahead 11-1	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	2015-09-27	NYM	@	CIN	Michael Lorenzen	ahead 7-0	t 6	1	---	6,(3-2) SBCBBX	1	4	2	0.006	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2016-05-09	NYM	@	LAD	Scott Kazmir	ahead 1-0	t 2	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.104	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2017-08-19	NYM		MIA	Drew Steckenrider	ahead 5-1	b 6	2	1--	7,(1-2) CSFBFFX	2	8	2	0.036	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Smith Scores/unER; K. Plawecki Scores/unER
6	6	2	1	2017-09-09	NYM		CIN	Homer Bailey	behind 0-1	b 2	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	2	0.217	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Smith Scores
7	7	3	1	2017-09-26	NYM		ATL	R.A. Dickey	behind 0-3	b 7	1	1--	7,(2-2) FB1BF1FF1X	2	5	2	0.183	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); B. Nimmo Scores
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2018-06-24	NYM		LAD	Erik Goeddel	behind 4-7	b 8	1	1-3	2,(0-1) CX	3	7	2	0.411	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Bautista Scores; D. Smith Scores
9	9	2	1	2018-07-12	NYM		WSN	Max Scherzer	behind 2-5	b 7	2	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	7	2	0.067	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
10	10	3	1	2018-08-06	NYM		CIN	Homer Bailey	ahead 3-0	b 4	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	8	2	0.050	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	4	1	2018-08-15	NYM	@	BAL	Evan Phillips	ahead 10-1	t 6	2	123	4,(2-1) .BBCX	4	8	2	0.002	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); T. Frazier Scores; A. Jackson Scores; J. Reinheimer Scores
12	12	5	1	2018-08-27	NYM	@	CHC	Steve Cishek	behind 3-4	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	8	2	0.195	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
13	13	6	1	2018-09-11	NYM		MIA	Drew Steckenrider	behind 1-5	b 9	2	-2-	5,(1-2) >F>F>F>B.X	2	8	2	0.008	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. Jackson Scores
14	14	7	1	2018-09-27	NYM		ATL	Julio Teheran	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.125	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2019-04-05	CLE		TOR	Trent Thornton	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	7,(3-2) BSBBSFX	1	7	2	0.106	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	2	1	2019-06-08	CLE		NYY	Jonathan Holder	ahead 6-2	b 6	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.029	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
17	17	3	1	2019-08-25	CLE		KCR	Eric Skoglund	behind 0-3	b 3	0	1--	5,(2-2) CSB*BX	2	8	2	0.154	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Y. Chang Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2020-09-06	BOS		TOR	Robbie Ray	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	5,(3-1) CBBBX	3	5	2	0.228	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); J. Araúz Scores; X. Bogaerts Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	2021-05-16	BOS		LAA	Jose Quintana	behind 1-4	b 5	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.092	27%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
20	20	2	1	2021-09-03	BOS		CLE	Cal Quantrill	ahead 1-0	b 2	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	6	2	0.092	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
21	21	3	1	2021-09-25	BOS		NYY	Nestor Cortes	tied 0-0	b 3	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.112	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	2022-05-26	BOS	@	CHW	Josh Harrison	ahead 14-7	t 9	2	1--	5,(2-2) BCFBX	2	5	2	0.001	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Devers Scores