Dennis Eckersley

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: October 3, 1954 in Oakland, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington HS (Fremont, CA).

High School: Washington HS (Fremont, CA)

Debut: April 12, 1975 (Age 20-191d, 13,613th in major league history)
vs. MIL 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1998 (Age 43-358d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2004. (Voted by BBWAA on 421/506 ballots)
View Dennis Eckersley's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Ed Keating

Full Name: Dennis Lee Eckersley

Nicknames: Eck

Twitter: @Eck43

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

62.1

197

171

ERA

3.50

1071

361

390

3285.2

2401

WHIP

1.161

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10 (1)	BOS	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (5)	Apr 16	BOS		TOR	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	P
3	12 (4)	Apr 21	BOS		BAL	W,6-5	GS	30	6.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
4	18 (5)	Apr 27	BOS		KCR	W,7-5	GS	21	4.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	22 (3)	May 2	BOS		TEX	W,6-0	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
6	27 (4)	May 7	BOS	@	TEX	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	32 (4)	May 12	BOS	@	MIN	W,4-1	GS	31	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	36 (3)	May 18	BOS		SEA	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	41 (4)	May 23	BOS		OAK	W,6-0	CG	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	44 (2)	May 28	BOS	@	SEA	W,3-2	GS	28	7.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	49 (4)	Jun 2	BOS	@	OAK	L,0-5	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
12	53 (3)	Jun 8	BOS		NYY	W,4-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
13	58 (4)	Jun 14	BOS	@	NYY	L,1-5	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	62 (3)	Jun 18	BOS	@	CLE	L,3-10	GS	13	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
15	67 (4)	Jun 23	BOS		DET	W,10-4	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	72 (4)	Jun 29	BOS	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	77 (4)	Jul 4	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	83 (5)	Jul 9	BOS		MIN	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
19	87 (3)	Jul 16	BOS		KCR	W,7-3	GS	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
20	91 (3)	Jul 21 (1)	BOS		TEX	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
21	96 (4)	Jul 26	BOS		TOR	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	101 (4)	Jul 31	BOS	@	CHW	L,5-7	GS	29	5.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	106 (4)	Aug 4	BOS	@	BAL	L,2-4	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
24	110 (3)	Aug 9	BOS	@	TOR	L,2-4	GS	32	7.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
25	114 (3)	Aug 14	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	GS	29	6.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
26	119 (4)	Aug 19	BOS	@	CAL	L,5-8	GS	8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	129 (9)	Aug 29	BOS		CAL	W,9-3	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	134 (4)	Sep 4	BOS		SEA	L,3-4	GS	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	139 (4)	Sep 10	BOS		DET	L,4-6	GS	29	6.0	2	0	0	2	1	P
30	145 (5)	Sep 15	BOS		CLE	L,4-7	GS	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	150 (4)	Sep 20	BOS	@	MIL	L,3-4	GS	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	154 (3)	Sep 25	BOS		NYY	L,2-6	GS	30	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	159 (4)	Sep 30	BOS		MIL	W,9-4	GS	30	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							33gm		224.1	21	21	1	43	2