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P Eric Plunk #40
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R
07/14/1997
P ERIC PLUNK #40 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
2 0 0-0 0 2.25 4.0 4 0 2 4 1.50 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 12 11 12 12
Movement 13 13 13 13
Control 9 9 10 10
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 12 12
Slider 11 11
Curveball 15 15
Changeup 5 6
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 92-94 Mph
Stamina 12
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 5
Defense 1
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/06/1997 ASH Loss, 6-11 2.1 3 0 0 0 3
07/03/1997 @ FLA Loss, 2-13 X 1.2 5 7 7 3 0 Loss
06/28/1997 @ ORL Win, 9-8 X 7.0 8 5 5 2 4
06/23/1997 CHC Win, 8-4 X 5.0 3 3 3 6 6 Win
06/16/1997 @ CIN Loss, 0-5 X 6.0 5 5 5 4 4 Loss
06/10/1997 MIN Loss, 3-10 X 4.2 7 7 7 3 3 Loss
06/05/1997 ORL Win, 7-2 X 6.1 3 2 2 5 5 Win
05/31/1997 @ NYY Win, 2-1 X 7.0 2 1 1 3 6 Win
05/25/1997 CHA Loss, 1-6 X 4.1 8 5 5 3 2 Loss
05/20/1997 MIL Loss, 6-7 X 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
Birthday:09/03/1963
Born in:Wilmington, NC
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Drafted:1985, 18th Pick in Round 2
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 16 16 3 7 0 7.02 75.2 81 62 59 19 43 64 0 0.0 0 4 25.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 15.46 9.63 7.61 5.11 6.37 1.64 148 -0.7 .283        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 149 49 10 1 11 36 26 30 2 1 3 .329 .433 .631 1.064      
vs. RHB 151 32 3 1 8 26 17 34 0 3 3 .212 .304 .404 .708      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 4 4 0 2 0 6.89 15.2 18 15 12 5 8 16  
May 6 6 1 2 0 5.52 29.1 32 18 18 4 12 26  
June 5 5 2 2 0 6.83 29.0 26 22 22 8 20 22  
July 1 1 0 1 0 37.80 1.2 5 7 7 2 3 0  
Last Year 30 30 14 12 0 4.98 173.2 148 106 96 29 105 156  
2 Years Ago 44 2 2 5 0 4.78 84.2 73 48 45 11 68 86  
Career 354 190 84 93 5 4.80 1392.0 1160 801 742 223 781 1331  
Home 8 8 2 3 0 6.56 35.2 39 29 26 7 24 33  
Road 8 8 1 4 0 7.42 40.0 42 33 33 12 19 31  
Grass 13 13 3 5 0 6.97 62.0 64 51 48 16 37 54  
Turf 3 3 0 2 0 7.24 13.2 17 11 11 3 6 10  
Day 6 6 0 5 0 10.32 22.2 35 29 26 6 15 15  
Night 10 10 3 2 0 5.60 53.0 46 33 33 13 28 49  
As Starter 16 16 3 7 0 7.02 75.2 81 62 59 19 43 64  
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 4 1 1 0 2 4 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 2 0 13.50 9.00 9.00 4.50 3.60 1.50 67 0.1 .364        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.000 1.500 2.500      
vs. RHB 13 2 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 .154 .267 .154 .421      
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1  
July 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 3  
Last Year 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 5  
Career 3 0 0 0 0 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 0 3 9  
Home 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 3  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 5.40 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1  
Grass 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 4 1 1 0 2 4  
Day 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 4 1 1 0 2 4  
As Reliever / Substitution 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 4 1 1 0 2 4  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1986 Houston - DBL 22 20 20 4 9 0 4.82 112.0 84 63 60 15 76 109 1 0 1.43 .252 4.79 0.9 90
1987 Houston - DBL 23 22 22 10 9 0 3.61 134.2 87 61 54 15 77 119 1 1 1.22 .212 4.38 1.7 119
1988 Houston - DBL 24 26 26 4 14 0 6.08 148.0 143 109 100 23 79 137 0 0 1.50 .282 4.68 1.4 71
1989 Houston - DBL 25 19 0 4 0 0 3.41 29.0 21 11 11 3 18 25 0 0 1.34 .247 4.37 -0.0 120
1990 Houston - DBL 26 49 0 15 6 4 1.98 82.0 47 20 18 7 34 99 0 0 0.99 .221 2.84 2.1 211
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL 27 21 21 10 5 0 4.35 134.1 113 68 65 22 48 132 2 1 1.20 .265 4.27 1.8 98
1991 Texas - DBL 27 11 11 3 5 0 4.95 63.2 55 36 35 15 26 62 0 0 1.27 .250 5.26 0.0 85
1991 Total - DBL 27 32 32 13 10 0 4.55 198.0 168 104 100 37 74 194 2 1 1.22 .260 4.59 1.7 92
1992 New York - DBL 28 33 33 11 14 0 4.91 203.2 178 121 111 37 103 188 1 0 1.38 .264 5.10 0.4 84
1993 New York - DBL 29 28 9 2 6 0 6.78 82.1 86 69 62 20 55 75 0 0 1.71 .291 6.20 -1.2 61
1994 New York - DBL 30 35 0 2 1 1 3.42 68.1 44 27 26 7 49 79 0 0 1.36 .243 4.05 0.4 125
1995 New York - DBL 31 44 2 2 5 0 4.78 84.2 73 48 45 11 68 86 0 0 1.67 .286 4.87 -0.4 85
1996 Chicago - DBL 32 30 30 14 12 0 4.98 173.2 148 106 96 29 105 156 1 1 1.46 .256 5.20 0.5 86
1997 Boston - DBL 33 16 16 3 7 0 7.02 75.2 81 62 59 19 43 64 0 0 1.64 .283 6.37 -0.7 61
Total DBL 354 190 84 93 5 4.80 1392.0 1160 801 742 223 781 1331 6 3 1.39 .259 4.82 6.9 96
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1986 Waikiki - WL 22 6 6 2 0 0 3.68 29.1 30 12 12 3 16 19 0 0 1.57 .297 4.87 0.1 109
1986 Vancouver - CBL 22 14 14 5 3 0 3.26 88.1 66 33 32 7 59 89 0 0 1.42 .276 4.14 1.3 132
1987 Memphis - CBL 23 11 11 7 1 0 2.13 76.0 56 21 18 8 33 68 1 0 1.17 .246 4.18 1.3 209
1989 Memphis - CBL 25 6 6 3 3 0 5.40 35.0 33 26 21 3 18 25 0 0 1.46 .268 4.48 0.4 79
1996 Nashville - AAA 32 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0.33 .000 1.71 0.1 999
1997 Danville - AAA 33 2 0 0 0 0 2.25 4.0 4 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 1.50 .364 3.60 0.1 238
Total CBL 31 31 15 7 0 3.21 199.1 155 80 71 18 110 182 1 0 1.33 .263 4.22 151.8
Total HBL 3 0 0 0 0 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 0 3 9 0 0 1.00 .267 2.79 564.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1986 Houston - DBL P 20 20 6 21 0 28 1 .964 112.0 2.17 -0.3 1.040
1986 Vancouver - CBL P 14 14 5 13 2 19 1 .947 88.1 1.83 -0.7 .893
1986 Waikiki - WL P 6 6 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 29.1 1.53 -0.7 .800
1987 Houston - DBL P 22 22 1 20 2 24 3 .875 134.2 1.40 -1.1 .937
1987 Memphis - CBL P 11 11 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 76.0 1.30 -0.3 .776
1988 Houston - DBL P 26 26 6 13 0 20 1 .950 148.0 1.16 -1.1 1.044
1989 Houston - DBL P 19 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 29.0 1.86 +0.2 1.303
1989 Memphis - CBL P 6 6 1 7 0 9 1 .889 35.0 2.06 -0.8 .794
1990 Houston - DBL P 49 0 2 11 1 13 0 1.000 82.0 1.43 -0.6 1.037
1991 Pittsburgh - DBL P 21 21 4 9 0 14 1 .929 134.1 0.87 -0.7 1.039
1991 Texas - DBL P 11 11 0 8 0 9 1 .889 63.2 1.13 -0.7 .924
1992 New York - DBL P 33 33 9 24 0 35 2 .943 203.2 1.46 -2.8 .844
1993 New York - DBL P 28 9 2 9 0 12 1 .917 82.1 1.20 -0.7 1.042
1994 New York - DBL P 34 0 2 5 1 8 1 .875 68.1 0.92 -0.9 .870
1995 New York - DBL P 43 2 3 11 0 15 1 .933 84.2 1.49 -0.9 .925
1996 Chicago - DBL P 30 30 3 18 1 24 3 .875 173.2 1.09 -2.7 .853
1996 Nashville - AAA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
1997 Boston - DBL P 16 16 3 6 0 10 1 .900 75.2 1.07 -0.8 1.041
1997 Danville - AAA P 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 +0.0 1.034
TOTAL P 392 227 52 194 7 264 18 .932 1627.2 1.36 -15.6 .936
PLAYER HISTORY
12/30/1985 Drafted in the 1985 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 18, 42nd overall pick) by the Montreal Expos.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 12 (15); Control: 5 (10).
01/15/1986 Named to the 1986 Hawaii Winter League for the Waikiki Suns.
03/31/1986 Named the #41 prospect in the DBL
06/02/1986 Was selected to the 1986 Clemente Baseball League All-Star Game.
06/09/1986 Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Houston Astros, along with 3B Bill Almon, RF Cesar Cedeno, RP Mark C. Smith, 1B Greg Walker, in exchange for RF Kirk Gibson, SP Rick Aguilera, SP Jeff D. Robinson.
07/23/1986 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (15); Control: 8 (10).
08/13/1987 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/30/1987 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for one week.
09/01/1987 Wins the DBL UL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (16); Control: 8 (10).
08/17/1988 Injured (Torn rotator cuff), out for 12 months.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (15); Control: 9 (10).
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 13 (15); Control: 10 (10).
12/01/1990 Was traded by the Orlando Sun Rays to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for RP Rudy Seanez.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 14 (14); Movement: 13 (15); Control: 10 (10).
04/06/1991 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/31/1991 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Texas Rangers, along with 1B Kevin Maas, in exchange for SS Hensley Meulens, SP Omar Olivares, 1B Cecil Fielder.
12/25/1991 Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees in exchange for RP Jim Farr.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 12 (15); Control: 10 (10).
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 9 (10).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 9 (10).
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 12 (13); Control: 10 (10).
09/14/1995 Injured (Hand contusion, bruised thumb), out for 5 days.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
01/10/1996 Released by the New York Yankees.
05/04/1996 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Orlando Devil Rays with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/10/1996 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 3 days.
12/30/1996 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for .
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 13 (13); Control: 10 (10).
04/06/1997 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for one week.
05/20/1997 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1986 6 7
1992 33 7
Year Win. % Rank
1986 1.000 1
Year HLD Rank
1990 6 5
Year HRA Rank
1991 37 9
1992 37 10
Year BB Rank
1986 16 3
1992 103 4
1996 105 4
Year K Rank
1986 19 7
Year WP Rank
1986 3 2
1991 9 4
1995 12 1
Year ERA Rank
1986 3.68 8
Year BABIP Rank
1986 .297 6
1991 .260 10
Year RA/9 Rank
1986 14.11 10
Year H/9 Rank
1986 9.20 4
1991 7.64 8
Year K/9 Rank
1986 5.83 5
1991 8.82 5
Year SHO Rank
1991 1 8
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