Jim Bunning vs. Eddie Plank — Career Comparison

Jim Bunning
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Eddie Plank posted a stronger line than Jim Bunning. Eddie Plank posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.35 vs 3.27) and WHIP (1.119 vs 1.205). By the career numbers, Eddie Plank had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bunning and Eddie Plank

Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.41
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.24
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.06
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
0.54
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
0.65
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
0.44
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.9
54.9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.91
84.91
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.36
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
3.27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11281
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3760.1
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
8.22
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3958
7.92
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
0.89
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1000
2.39
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.23
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2855
6.83
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2246
4.5
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.11
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.17
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.38
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15618
37.38
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17985
36
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.15
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1527
3.65
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14418
34.51
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16722
33.48
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.38
37.38
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Jim Bunning and Eddie Plank

Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
1.41
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
1.92
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.24
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
0.75
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11280
27
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
9
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
0.49
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
0.89
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
1.44
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
1.38
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.146
2.146
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bunning and Eddie Plank

Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
601
257.39
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
1401
600
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1275
546.04
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1607
542.29
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
213
91.22
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
111.7
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
181
77.52
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
95.16
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.99
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.16
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.71
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.36
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
32
13.7
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
16.54
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
45.26
19.38
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.24
34.84
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
263
112.63
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
132.62
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
248
106.21
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
82
35.12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.87
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
75
32.12
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
41.17
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
150
64.24
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
84.03
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
26.33
11.28
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.11
38.17
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.43
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
34
14.56
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
23.96
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
362
155.03
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
89.43
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
3.87
3.87
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
36.4
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
76
25.65
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.57
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
36
15.42
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.86
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.86
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.25
81.25