Don Carman vs. Dan Plesac — Career Comparison

Don Carman
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Plesac
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Don Carman built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Plesac as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Plesac led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 87). Role difference aside, Dan Plesac holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Don Carman and Dan Plesac

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
3.34
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.55
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.6
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.53
49.53
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.33
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
4.11
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
3.64
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
8.29
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
8.2
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.12
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.88
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.69
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.38
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.45
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
5.84
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
8.74
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.34
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.21
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3936
38.43
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4539
38.11
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.81
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.54
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
4.51
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
4.01
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.39
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.3
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3461
33.8
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4031
33.84
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Don Carman and Dan Plesac

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
3.34
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.18
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.84
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.57
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.94
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.53
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.92
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
97.32
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.459
0.459
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Carman and Dan Plesac

Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
342
858.58
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
42560
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.82
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.3
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.15
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.55
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.08
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-14.11
-35.42
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-50.93
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
188.28
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
400
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.29
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.55
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
40
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA