Dan Plesac
[edit] Biography
Born on February 4, 1962 in Gary, Indiana, Dan Plesac (Daniel Thomas Plesac) played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies over the course of his 18 year career. Plesac broke into the bigs on April 11, 1986 with the Milwaukee Brewers, and put up a 2.97 ERA in 91 innings pitched in 1986, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Dan Plesac's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1989, when he posted a 2.35 ERA, notched 33 saves and struck out 52 batters. However, others believe that it was 1987, when he posted a 2.61 ERA, notched 23 saves and struck out 89 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| 51
| 0
| 10
| 7
| 2.97
| 75
| 34
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 91
| 81
| 5
| 29
| 1
| 4
| 0
|
| 1987
| MIL
| A
| 57
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 2.61
| 89
| 30
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 79.1
| 63
| 8
| 23
| 1
| 6
| 3
|
| 1988
| MIL
| A
| 50
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2.41
| 52
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 52.1
| 46
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 4
| 0
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| 52
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 2.35
| 52
| 16
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 61.1
| 47
| 6
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| 66
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 4.43
| 65
| 36
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 69
| 67
| 5
| 31
| 6
| 2
| 3
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| 45
| 10
| 2
| 7
| 4.29
| 61
| 49
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 92.1
| 92
| 12
| 39
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1992
| MIL
| A
| 44
| 4
| 5
| 4
| 2.96
| 54
| 28
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 79
| 64
| 5
| 35
| 5
| 3
| 3
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 57
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4.74
| 47
| 37
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 62.2
| 74
| 10
| 21
| 6
| 5
| 0
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 54
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4.61
| 53
| 30
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 54.2
| 61
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| PIT
| N
| 58
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 3.58
| 57
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 60.1
| 53
| 3
| 27
| 7
| 1
| 1
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| 73
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 4.09
| 76
| 35
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 70.1
| 67
| 4
| 24
| 6
| 4
| 0
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| 73
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 3.58
| 61
| 22
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 50.1
| 47
| 8
| 19
| 4
| 2
| 0
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| 78
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.78
| 55
| 23
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 50
| 41
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8.34
| 26
| 21
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22.2
| 28
| 4
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
|
| 1999
| ARI
| N
| 34
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3.32
| 27
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 21.2
| 22
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 64
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 5.89
| 53
| 30
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 44.1
| 50
| 7
| 17
| 2
| 3
| 0
|
| 2000
| ARI
| N
| 62
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 3.15
| 45
| 21
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 40
| 34
| 4
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| 62
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 3.57
| 68
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 45.1
| 34
| 4
| 24
| 5
| 1
| 1
|
| 2002
| TOR
| A
| 19
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3.38
| 14
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.1
| 11
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| PHI
| N
| 41
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4.70
| 27
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 23
| 16
| 5
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| 60
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4.21
| 41
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 36.1
| 27
| 6
| 18
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| PHI
| N
| 58
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2.70
| 37
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 33.1
| 29
| 3
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 437
| 0
| 25
| 17
| 3.96
| 369
| 182
| 161
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 366
| 356
| 41
| 142
| 26
| 15
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 627
| 14
| 40
| 54
| 3.47
| 672
| 296
| 272
| 0
| 0
| 139
| 706
| 621
| 64
| 260
| 28
| 26
| 14
|
| Total
|
|
| 1064
| 14
| 65
| 71
| 3.64
| 1041
| 478
| 433
| 0
| 0
| 158
| 1072
| 977
| 105
| 402
| 54
| 41
| 17
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| P
| 51
| 0
| 91
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| MIL
| A
| P
| 57
| 0
| 79.1
| 0
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 2
| .857
|
| 1988
| MIL
| A
| P
| 50
| 0
| 52.1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| P
| 52
| 0
| 61.1
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| P
| 66
| 0
| 69
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| P
| 45
| 10
| 92.1
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| MIL
| A
| P
| 44
| 4
| 79
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| P
| 57
| 0
| 62.2
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| .900
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| P
| 54
| 0
| 54.2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| PIT
| N
| P
| 58
| 0
| 60.1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| P
| 73
| 0
| 70.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| P
| 73
| 0
| 50.1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| P
| 78
| 0
| 50
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| P
| 30
| 0
| 22.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| ARI
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 21.2
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| P
| 64
| 0
| 44.1
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| ARI
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| P
| 62
| 0
| 45.1
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| TOR
| A
| P
| 19
| 0
| 13.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2002
| PHI
| N
| P
| 41
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| P
| 60
| 0
| 36.1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| PHI
| N
| P
| 58
| 0
| 33.1
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 1064
| 14
| 1072
| 9
| 100
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 18
| 82
| 31
| 9
| .973
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| MIL
| A
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| MIL
| A
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| MIL
| A
| 52
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| MIL
| A
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| MIL
| A
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| MIL
| A
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| CHI
| N
| 57
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CHI
| N
| 54
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| PIT
| N
| 58
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| 73
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| TOR
| A
| 73
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| TOR
| A
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| TOR
| A
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| ARI
| N
| 34
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| Total
|
| 64
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| ARI
| N
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOR
| A
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| TOR
| A
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| PHI
| N
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| Total
|
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| PHI
| N
| 58
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 437
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .067
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 627
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1064
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .067
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1980).
- Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 1st round (26th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1983 - signed June 8, 1983).
- Granted free agency (October 27, 1992).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (December 8, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 25, 1994).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (November 9, 1994).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Carlos Garcia and Orlando Merced to Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Brandon Cromer, Jose Pett, Jose Silva and 3 players to be named later (November 14, 1996); Pittsburgh Pirates received Mike Halperin, Abraham Nunez and Craig Wilson (December 11, 1996).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Tony Batista and John Frascatore (June 12, 1999).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 2000).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (December 8, 2000).
- Traded by Toronto Blue Jays to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Cliff Politte (May 26, 2002).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 2002).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 7, 2002).
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