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Erik Plantenberg

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: October 30, 1968 in Renton, WA us

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 66th round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from Newport HS (Bellevue, WA) and the Boston Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from San Diego State University (San Diego, CA).

High School: Newport HS (Bellevue, WA)

School: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)

Debut: July 31, 1993 (Age 24-274d, 16,380th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: June 20, 1997 (Age 28-233d)
vs. ATL 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1997 season

Full Name: Erik John Plantenberg

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.3

W

L

ERA

4.46

G

GS

SV

IP

42.1

SO

WHIP

1.677

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1990	21	BOS-min	A-	2	3	.400	4.02	16	5	4	0	0	1	40.1	44	26	18	2	19	0	36	0	1	4				1.562	9.8	0.4	4.2	8.0	1.89	ELM NYPL
1991	22	BOS-min	A+	11	5	.688	3.76	20	20	0	0	0	0	103.0	116	59	43	3	51	1	73	4	0	8	461			1.621	10.1	0.3	4.5	6.4	1.43	LBG CARL
1992	23	BOS-min	A+	2	3	.400	5.18	21	12	4	0	0	0	81.2	112	69	47	7	36	0	62	5	0	6	384			1.812	12.3	0.8	4.0	6.8	1.72	LBG CARL
1993	24	SEA-min	AA	2	1	.667	2.01	34	0	13	0	0	1	44.2	38	11	10	0	14	1	49	0	0	1	182			1.164	7.7	0.0	2.8	9.9	3.50	JCK SOUL
1993	24	SEA	AL	0	0		6.52	20	0	4	0	0	1	9.2	11	7	7	0	12	1	3	1	0	1	53	70	6.40	2.379	10.2	0.0	11.2	2.8	0.25
1994	25	SEA-min	AAA,AA	6	8	.429	5.09	33	19	7	1	1	4	122.0	141	88	69	10	70	3	92	2	0	14	565			1.730	10.4	0.7	5.2	6.8	1.31	CGY,JCK PCL,SOUL
1994	25	SEA	AL	0	0		0.00	6	0	2	0	0	0	7.0	4	0	0	0	7	0	1	1	0	0	31		6.27	1.571	5.1	0.0	9.0	1.3	0.14

1995	26	SDP-min	AA,AAA	2	0	1.000	2.86	22	0	9	0	0	2	22.0	22	7	7	2	2	1	17	2	0	1	85			1.091	9.0	0.8	0.8	7.0	8.50	MEM,LVG SOUL,PCL
1996	27	CLE-min	AAA,AA	2	2	.500	3.46	36	1	16	0	0	1	54.2	56	23	21	5	16	1	55	0	0	2	232			1.317	9.2	0.8	2.6	9.1	3.44	BFL,CAK AA,EL
1997	28	PHI-min	AAA	0	2	.000	7.53	18	0	8	0	0	0	14.1	22	12	12	1	9	2	12	0	0	1	74			2.163	13.8	0.6	5.7	7.5	1.33	SWB IL
1997	28	PHI	NL	0	0		4.91	35	0	9	0	0	0	25.2	25	14	14	1	12	0	12	1	0	2	113	88	4.20	1.442	8.8	0.4	4.2	4.2	1.00
1998	29	SFG-min	AAA	4	5	.444	4.42	53	1	17	0	0	1	77.1	78	45	38	6	43	4	67	5	2	10	356			1.565	9.1	0.7	5.0	7.8	1.56	FRE PCL
1999	30	TBD-BAL-min	AAA	7	5	.583	5.91	40	7	12	0	0	0	80.2	100	59	53	20	41	0	72	1	1	8	371			1.748	11.2	2.2	4.6	8.0	1.76	DHM,ROC IL
2000	31	HOU-FLA-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	6.41	30	0	7	0	0	1	26.2	23	20	19	5	25	1	18	0	0	4	122			1.800	7.8	1.7	8.4	6.1	0.72	NOR,CGY PCL
3 Yrs				0	0		4.46	61	0	15	0	0	1	42.1	40	21	21	1	31	1	16	3	0	3	197	101	5.05	1.677	8.5	0.2	6.6	3.4	0.52
162 Game Avg.				0	0		4.46	68	0	17	0	0	1	47	45	23	23	1	35	1	18	3	0	3	220	101	5.05	1.677	8.5	0.2	6.6	3.4	0.52

SEA (2 yrs)				0	0		3.78	26	0	6	0	0	1	16.2	15	7	7	0	19	1	4	2	0	1	84	126	6.35	2.040	8.1	0.0	10.3	2.2	0.21
PHI (1 yr)				0	0		4.91	35	0	9	0	0	0	25.2	25	14	14	1	12	0	12	1	0	2	113	88	4.20	1.442	8.8	0.4	4.2	4.2	1.00

AL (2 yrs)				0	0		3.78	26	0	6	0	0	1	16.2	15	7	7	0	19	1	4	2	0	1	84	126	6.35	2.040	8.1	0.0	10.3	2.2	0.21
NL (1 yr)				0	0		4.91	35	0	9	0	0	0	25.2	25	14	14	1	12	0	12	1	0	2	113	88	4.20	1.442	8.8	0.4	4.2	4.2	1.00

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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