Jim Lindsey vs. Zach Plesac — Career Comparison

Jim Lindsey
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zach Plesac
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Zach Plesac built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Lindsey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach Plesac posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.31 and WHIP 1.239 compared to 4.7 and 1.585 for Jim Lindsey. By the career numbers, Zach Plesac had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Lindsey and Zach Plesac

Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.7
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
1.64
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.42
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.62
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.44
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.51
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.42
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.53
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.22
51.22
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.09
49.09
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.3
11.3
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.4
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
4.7
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.31
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
27
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478.2
9
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
10.59
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
8.69
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.52
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.43
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
3.68
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.44
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
3.65
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
6.84
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.814
0.814
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.032
1.032
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1943
40.57
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006
37.72
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.67
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
5.45
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.7
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.53
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.237
1.237
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1755
36.65
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1852
34.82
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.57
40.57
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Jim Lindsey and Zach Plesac

Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.64
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.62
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
27
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478.2
9
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.05
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.11
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.97
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.86
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.85
98.85
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Lindsey and Zach Plesac

Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
983.33
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
52200
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
600
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
538.89
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
100
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
88.89
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.11
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
21.81
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
116.67
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
105.56
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.33
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.33
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
66.67
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
21.3
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
18.72
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.56
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
23
127.78
Zach Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.7
4.7
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lindsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
55.56
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lindsey
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA