Claude Hendrix vs. Eric Plunk — Career Comparison

Claude Hendrix
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Plunk
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Hendrix built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Plunk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Hendrix posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.189 compared to 3.82 and 1.478 for Eric Plunk. By the career numbers, Claude Hendrix had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Hendrix and Eric Plunk

Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
1.37
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
5.58
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
0.98
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.32
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
0.55
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.56
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.44
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.45
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.38
55.38
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.38
55.38
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.39
71.39
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.7
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.1
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.27
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.65
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
3.82
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3453
27
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
9
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2123
8.06
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
7.89
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.95
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.65
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
647
5.06
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
4.14
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.45
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.754
0.754
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.59
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.19
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9651
36.63
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5030
39.33
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.31
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.83
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.45
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
4.2
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.36
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.29
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.68
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8905
33.8
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4268
33.37
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Claude Hendrix and Eric Plunk

Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
5.58
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.32
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3453
27
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
9
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.34
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.73
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.17
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.06
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.28
91.28
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.213
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Hendrix and Eric Plunk

Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
421
255.15
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
715
143000
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
990
600
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922
558.79
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
134.55
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
92.12
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.64
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.3
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.48
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
42.42
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.04
58.21
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
204.24
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
160.61
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
71.52
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
58.79
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
121.82
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.55
62.15
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
19.42
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.42
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
23.64
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
101.82
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Eric Plunk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
15.15
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Plunk
Career
Per 600 PA