Zach Plesac

Starting Pitcher

Cleveland Guardians

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	1/21/1995 (28)
Height, Weight	6'3", 220 lb
Hometown	Crown Point, IN

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	1-1	21.1	7.59	1.97	13.3%	4.8%	24.9%

	134^th 3 W	171^st 47 IP	181^st 4.85 ERA	188^th 1.37 WHIP	189^th 21.3% K%	18^th 8.2% BB%	176^th 28.1% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	91.0	10.5%	35.2%	57.0%	4.95	6.07

	176^th 93.4 FB MPH	135^th 11.6% SwStr%	185^th 28.0% HC%	10^th 43.6% GB%	143^rd 5.06 PLV	170^th 4.68 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2019	CLE	21	21	115.2	8	6	3.81	-	4.96	-	1.23	7.9	18.5%	8.4%	.257	-	-	1.48	-	78.5%	10.3%	27.4%	-
2020	CLE	8	8	55.1	4	2	2.28	2.94	3.39	3.59	0.80	6.2	27.7%	2.9%	.224	21.4%	41.5%	1.30	14.3%	91.7%	15.7%	30.9%	4.75
2021	CLE	25	25	142.2	10	6	4.67	4.43	4.74	4.69	1.20	8.6	16.7%	5.7%	.264	32.9%	45.4%	1.45	15.2%	67.9%	11.8%	26.8%	4.80
2022	CLE	25	24	131.2	3	12	4.31	4.47	4.46	4.27	1.32	9.3	17.6%	6.7%	.288	30.3%	42.0%	1.30	14.1%	68.9%	11.3%	25.3%	4.64
2023	CLE	5	5	21.1	1	1	7.59	6.07	4.52	4.35	1.97	15.6	13.3%	4.8%	.415	35.2%	57.0%	1.27	15.0%	58.2%	10.5%	24.9%	4.95
SP MLB Percentile		14	14	14	15	80	10	15	50	58	6	1	6	91	2	8	95	47	42	9	31	11	27
SP MLB AVG		9	9	47.0	3	3	4.85	4.68	4.65	4.60	1.37	9.1	21.3%	8.2%	.300	28.0%	43.6%	-	14.7%	71.0%	11.6%	28.1%	5.06
5 Years		84	83	466.2	26	27	4.20	-	-	-	1.23	8.7	18.4%	6.3%	.275	28.0%	44.5%	1.39	19.9%	71.7%	11.6%	26.9%	4.74

Repertoire

Slider | 41%
Four-Seamer | 40%
Changeup | 15%
Curveball | 4%
All Pitches

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 All

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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	85.1	7.6%	-	-	18.2%	17.5%	35.7%	62.2%	56.6%	-	-	.235	.270	.286	-	-	-	-	-
2020	86.3	27.3%	46.5%	39.2%	26.4%	10.8%	37.3%	71.2%	70.3%	36.7%	46.7%	.036	.049	.067	0.0%	.085	.099	8.8%	2,166
2021	86.7	22.8%	40.4%	41.0%	18.3%	7.8%	26.0%	65.0%	59.4%	57.1%	25.9%	.187	.228	.229	10.3%	.181	.225	24.2%	2,044
2022	85.4	23.8%	43.4%	38.3%	21.9%	9.2%	31.1%	67.8%	61.5%	48.0%	16.7%	.206	.253	.278	29.4%	.228	.280	22.2%	2,121
2023	84.7	40.8%	47.4%	48.3%	15.9%	11.3%	27.2%	75.5%	66.2%	66.7%	19.0%	.275	.302	.325	12.5%	.275	.308	25.0%	2,105
SP MLB Percentile	59	92	93	81	59	30	37	97	93	90	11	31	43	34	52	26	43	42	11
SP MLB AVG	84.1	24.6%	32.8%	41.9%	14.8%	14.4%	29.2%	62.5%	56.6%	42.4%	37.1%	.242	.307	.290	15.3%	.240	.313	24.8%	2,376

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.085	.099	.159	.165	8.8%	0.0%	23.3%	12.3%	82.5	81.6	27.8	0.8	3.8	-1.1	6.0	6.2	2,166
2021	.181	.225	.221	.272	24.2%	6.3%	25.9%	18.5%	85.9	88.4	4.2	0.8	5.2	-0.6	5.9	6.2	2,044
2022	.228	.280	.310	.397	22.2%	8.8%	39.2%	24.7%	85.7	87.1	3.3	1.0	4.4	-0.2	6.1	6.1	2,121
2023	.275	.308	.326	.374	25.0%	4.8%	31.0%	25.0%	88.3	86.9	3.7	0.8	4.4	-0.4	6.0	6.3	2,105
SP MLB Percentile	26	43	21	46	42	64	77	45	46	59	87	3	95	74	76	29	11
SP MLB AVG	.240	.313	.282	.386	24.8%	8.6%	38.2%	26.6%	87.9	87.0	14.5	3.6	1.2	-0.8	5.7	6.4	2,376

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	143	36	4	4	0	0	6	2	0	0	89	54	.235	.353	.270
2020	212	57	1	1	0	0	26	1	0	0	151	61	.036	.054	.049
2021	503	157	17	8	0	3	38	7	0	2	327	176	.187	.300	.228
2022	512	162	22	5	0	5	53	6	1	1	347	165	.206	.335	.253
2023	151	52	8	5	0	1	10	0	0	0	114	37	.275	.431	.302
SP MLB Percentile	57	68	20	5	12	39	58	70	30	36	65	57	31	39	43
SP MLB AVG	156	41	5	2	0	1	11	2	0	1	98	57	.242	.422	.307

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7.0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	36.7%	16.7%	46.7%	36.7%	0.0%	46.7%	16.7%	36.7%	19.8%	6.7%	26.7%	43.3%	23.3%	0.0%	20.0%
2021	57.1%	17.0%	25.9%	9.8%	10.3%	45.5%	39.3%	15.2%	16.7%	6.3%	43.8%	24.1%	15.2%	4.5%	25.0%
2022	48.0%	35.3%	16.7%	2.0%	29.4%	55.9%	27.5%	16.7%	16.8%	6.9%	38.2%	15.7%	26.5%	3.9%	41.2%
2023	66.7%	14.3%	19.0%	2.4%	12.5%	61.9%	26.2%	11.9%	20.5%	2.4%	50.0%	16.7%	23.8%	2.4%	28.6%
SP MLB Percentile	90	77	11	24	52	87	27	20	84	51	89	20	44	62	68
SP MLB AVG	42.4%	20.6%	37.1%	10.3%	15.3%	46.7%	32.7%	20.5%	15.4%	3.6%	29.9%	29.0%	23.6%	5.4%	34.0%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	-	-	-	-	.235	.270	.286	.286	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	8.8%	0.0%	23.3%	12.3%	.036	.049	.067	.067	.085	.099	.159	.165	82.5	81.6	27.8
2021	24.2%	6.3%	25.9%	18.5%	.187	.228	.229	.250	.181	.225	.221	.272	85.9	88.4	4.2
2022	22.2%	8.8%	39.2%	24.7%	.206	.253	.278	.314	.228	.280	.310	.397	85.7	87.1	3.3
2023	25.0%	4.8%	31.0%	25.0%	.275	.302	.325	.341	.275	.308	.326	.374	88.3	86.9	3.7
SP MLB Percentile	42	64	77	45	31	43	34	37	26	43	21	46	46	59	87
SP MLB AVG	24.8%	8.6%	38.2%	26.6%	.242	.307	.290	.327	.240	.313	.282	.386	87.9	87.0	14.5

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2019	-	-	18.2%	17.5%	35.7%	62.2%	56.6%	40.6%	44.8%	59.4%	-	-	22.6%	-	61.0%	46.3%
2020	46.5%	39.2%	26.4%	10.8%	37.3%	71.2%	70.3%	43.8%	60.4%	56.3%	40.0%	70.6%	15.5%	37.0%	72.9%	60.4%
2021	40.4%	41.0%	18.3%	7.8%	26.0%	65.0%	59.4%	31.9%	57.3%	68.1%	57.5%	75.6%	10.3%	31.8%	57.7%	39.6%
2022	43.4%	38.3%	21.9%	9.2%	31.1%	67.8%	61.5%	37.3%	58.6%	62.7%	46.7%	76.1%	15.3%	29.9%	58.2%	44.9%
2023	47.4%	48.3%	15.9%	11.3%	27.2%	75.5%	66.2%	24.7%	64.2%	75.3%	56.8%	86.7%	17.8%	37.3%	60.5%	55.3%
SP MLB Percentile	93	81	59	30	37	97	93	25	98	25	30	31	39	89	46	56
SP MLB AVG	32.8%	41.9%	14.8%	14.4%	29.2%	62.5%	56.6%	30.5%	48.1%	69.5%	50.1%	82.7%	20.1%	27.2%	62.1%	52.7%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	65.0%	7.7%	27.3%	-	15.1%	15.4%
2020	9.9%	18.9%	71.2%	17.9%	19.3%	62.7%	3.8%	13.7%	67.5%	54.7%	7.1%	38.2%	39.2%	14.7%	32.1%
2021	7.2%	19.7%	73.2%	21.1%	25.2%	53.7%	7.0%	13.3%	67.0%	58.1%	6.4%	35.6%	41.0%	20.5%	21.2%
2022	6.8%	17.8%	75.4%	22.7%	26.0%	51.4%	5.3%	15.4%	66.8%	51.2%	7.6%	41.2%	38.3%	19.5%	25.1%
2023	20.5%	25.8%	53.6%	19.2%	20.5%	60.3%	4.0%	24.5%	49.7%	59.6%	6.6%	33.8%	48.3%	22.2%	19.6%
SP MLB Percentile	67	71	32	67	46	50	18	53	42	58	52	49	81	91	49
SP MLB AVG	17.8%	22.7%	59.5%	17.1%	21.5%	61.4%	6.3%	25.2%	52.1%	57.9%	7.7%	34.4%	41.9%	14.6%	18.8%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2019	143	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	212	5.06	1,073	41.0%	26.9%	32.1%	9.0%	-15.4	3.75	-11
2021	503	4.95	2,365	38.9%	20.9%	40.2%	-1.3%	-12.3	4.01	-1
2022	512	4.80	2,315	34.6%	23.7%	41.7%	-7.1%	2.8	4.25	+10
2023	151	5.31	802	51.0%	20.5%	28.5%	22.5%	4.8	2.93	+8
SP MLB Percentile	57	51	59	62	44	54	54	20	-	11
SP MLB AVG	156	5.27	823	49.1%	23.7%	27.2%	21.9%	2.0	-	+3

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	94.2	19.1%	-	-	7.2%	20.5%	27.7%	66.2%	60.7%	-	-	.238	.359	.217	-	-	-	-	-
2020	92.8	37.6%	26.5%	54.8%	7.2%	21.9%	29.1%	69.5%	61.0%	37.5%	40.6%	.321	.384	.339	19.2%	.290	.362	32.5%	2,129
2021	92.8	41.7%	22.0%	52.1%	7.5%	21.4%	28.9%	66.2%	59.4%	35.2%	37.0%	.323	.424	.331	21.7%	.325	.436	40.5%	2,053
2022	92.0	42.4%	27.7%	48.6%	7.0%	17.1%	24.1%	64.5%	58.3%	34.9%	42.2%	.308	.392	.300	11.4%	.278	.377	37.0%	2,141
2023	91.0	39.7%	30.6%	51.0%	6.8%	15.0%	21.8%	66.7%	55.1%	46.9%	28.1%	.500	.528	.531	0.0%	.363	.425	55.3%	2,061
SP MLB Percentile	12	48	66	55	23	25	13	57	25	85	12	1	4	4	85	10	23	2	9
SP MLB AVG	93.4	37.8%	26.8%	50.0%	9.6%	18.0%	27.5%	65.1%	59.2%	34.6%	41.6%	.281	.373	.315	15.6%	.270	.370	31.2%	2,250

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.290	.362	.292	.431	32.5%	14.1%	40.6%	32.5%	90.4	90.7	15.1	4.6	10.1	-1.1	5.9	6.3	2,129
2021	.325	.436	.330	.482	40.5%	14.2%	43.8%	33.0%	94.0	92.5	16.9	5.2	9.9	-0.6	5.9	6.2	2,053
2022	.278	.377	.260	.359	37.0%	12.0%	41.1%	32.9%	91.4	90.4	20.1	4.3	11.1	-0.2	6.0	6.2	2,141
2023	.363	.425	.374	.418	55.3%	6.3%	43.8%	36.8%	93.9	93.7	12.2	5.4	10.6	-0.4	6.0	6.4	2,061
SP MLB Percentile	10	23	12	45	2	76	47	19	18	17	81	61	85	71	75	38	9
SP MLB AVG	.270	.370	.295	.417	31.2%	11.1%	44.0%	29.8%	91.1	89.2	18.8	4.9	9.2	-0.7	5.7	6.5	2,250

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	361	100	12	1	0	7	17	15	0	0	239	122	.238	.500	.359
2020	292	80	16	3	1	5	14	2	0	0	203	89	.321	.577	.384
2021	919	215