How Eddie Plank's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Eddie Plank totaled 1,174 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1917, posting 26, well below the starting pitcher average of 41.0 that year. The highest point came in 1902 at 110, well above the starting pitcher average of 63.0 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 62 in 1915 to 61 in 1916 and 26 in 1917, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 26 to 110 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Eddie Plank Lifetime Earned Runs

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Eddie Plank Earned Runs Per Season

Eddie Plank's Earned Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Eddie Plank Earned Runs per season line chart

Eddie Plank Earned Runs by Team

Eddie Plank's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Eddie Plank career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Eddie Plank Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Eddie Plank's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Eddie Plank Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Eddie Plank Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Eddie Plank's seasonal Earned Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Eddie Plank Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Eddie Plank Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Eddie Plank's MLB career with Earned Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Eddie Plank Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table