Eddie Plank vs Pete Alexander

Eddie Plank Pete Alexander

Eddie Plank and Pete Alexander compared on their MLB careers: Eddie Plank played 17 seasons, 1901 to 1917, Pete Alexander 20 seasons, 1911 to 1930. Eddie Plank has 326 wins to Pete Alexander's 373. Eddie Plank won 3 titles, Pete Alexander won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Eddie Plank and Pete Alexander career totals

623	GP	696
326	W	373
194	L	208
2.4	ERA	2.6
4495.2	IP	5,190
2,246	K	2,198
1,072	BB	951
1.1	WHIP	1.1
23	SV	32

How do they compare in the postseason?

Eddie Plank and Pete Alexander postseason

7	GP	7
0	R	0
36	H	36

Where each stands all time

Eddie Plank and Pete Alexander all-time places

61st (2,246)	Strikeouts (pitching)	68th (2,198)
13th (326)	Wins (pitching)	3rd (373)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Eddie Plank: 3 championships; none on file
Pete Alexander: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Eddie Plank and Pete Alexander season by season

1st	1901	17	13	3.31	1911	28	13	2.57
2nd	1902	20	15	3.30	1912	19	17	2.81
3rd	1903	23	16	2.38	1913	22	8	2.79
4th	1904	26	17	2.17	1914	27	15	2.38
5th	1905	24	12	2.26	1915	31	10	1.22
6th	1906	19	6	2.25	1916	33	12	1.55
7th	1907	24	16	2.20	1917	30	13	1.83
8th	1908	14	16	2.17	1918	2	1	1.73
9th	1909	19	10	1.76	1919	16	11	1.72
10th	1910	16	10	2.01	1920	27	14	1.91
11th	1911	23	8	2.10	1921	15	13	3.39
12th	1912	26	6	2.22	1922	16	13	3.63
13th	1913	18	10	2.60	1923	22	12	3.19
14th	1914	15	7	2.87	1924	12	5	3.03
15th	1915	21	11	2.08	1925	15	11	3.39
16th	1916	16	15	2.33	1926	12	10	3.05
17th	1917	5	6	1.79	1927	21	10	2.52
18th	—	—	—	—	1928	16	9	3.36
19th	—	—	—	—	1929	9	8	3.89
20th	—	—	—	—	1930	0	3	9.14

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA