How Dan Plesac's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dan Plesac posted a career ERA of 3.64, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1989, posting 2.35, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.52 that year. The highest point came in 1999 at 5.89, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.53 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.57 in 2001 to 4.21 in 2002 and 2.7 in 2003. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.35 to 5.89 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Dan Plesac Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dan Plesac
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Component ERA | Dan Plesac
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| Career | 3.64 | 3.45 | 3.5 |
| Season Avg. | 3.64 | 3.45 | 3.5 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.64 | 3.45 | 3.5 |
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Dan Plesac ERA Per Season
Dan Plesac's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dan Plesac ERA by Team
Dan Plesac's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dan Plesac ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dan Plesac's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Dan Plesac ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dan Plesac's seasonal ERA 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.
Dan Plesac ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dan Plesac's MLB career with ERA 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.
