Greg Maddux vs. Eddie Plank — Career Comparison

Greg Maddux
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-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 Greg Maddux. Eddie Plank posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.35 vs 3.16) and WHIP (1.119 vs 1.178). 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 Greg Maddux and Eddie Plank

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.34
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
529
1.06
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
0.64
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
0.65
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.41
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
61
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.91
84.91
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.2
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.06
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1756
3.16
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4726
8.49
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3958
7.92
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.63
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.8
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
2.15
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.32
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3371
6.06
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2246
4.5
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.873
0.873
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.13
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.25
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20421
36.7
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
17985
36
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.15
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1981
3.56
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.49
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.21
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.76
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18892
33.95
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
16722
33.48
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.7
36.7
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Greg Maddux and Eddie Plank

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.34
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
1.92
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
0.75
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
0.98
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
0.71
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1194
2.15
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.1
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1793
3.22
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1740
3.13
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.04
97.04
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.339
2.339
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.146
2.146
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.18
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Maddux and Eddie Plank

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
251.32
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1812
600
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
1591
526.82
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1607
542.29
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
272
90.07
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
111.7
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
230
76.16
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
95.16
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
35
11.59
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.16
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.66
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.36
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.66
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
42
13.91
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
16.54
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
20.4
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.24
34.84
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
326
107.95
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
132.62
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
311
102.98
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
103
34.11
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.87
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
84
27.81
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
41.17
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
182
60.26
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
84.03
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
47.64
15.77
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.11
38.17
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
34
11.26
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
23.96
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
419
138.74
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
89.43
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
59.6
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
76
25.65
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.66
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.97
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
11
3.64
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
14
4.64
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
78.57
78.57
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.25
81.25