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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1972	17	-4.2	Reno	CALL	A	CLE	5	5	.500	4.80	5.52	12	12		3	1	0	75.0	87	46	40	6	33	1	56	6	0	3		1.600	10.4	0.7	4.0	6.7	1.70
1973	18	-3.5	Reno	CALL	A	CLE	12	8	.600	3.65	4.32	31	31		11	5	0	202.0	182	97	82	15	91	3	218	6	0	12		1.351	8.1	0.7	4.1	9.7	2.40
1974	19	-3.3	San Antonio	TL	AA	CLE	14	3	.824	3.40	3.56	23	23		10	2	0	167.0	141	66	63	14	60	4	163	10	0	6		1.204	7.6	0.8	3.2	8.8	2.72
1975	20	-8.1	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	13	7	.650	2.60	2.94	34	24	5	6	2	2	186.2	147	61	54	16	90	8	152	7	2	4	794	1.270	7.1	0.8	4.3	7.3	1.69
1976	21	-6.6	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	13	12	.520	3.43	3.70	36	30	3	9	3	1	199.1	155	82	76	13	78	2	200	5	1	6	821	1.169	7.0	0.6	3.5	9.0	2.56
1977	22	-5.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	14	13	.519	3.53	3.64	33	33	0	12	3	0	247.1	214	100	97	31	54	11	191	7	0	3	1006	1.084	7.8	1.1	2.0	7.0	3.54
1978	23	-4.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	20	8	.714	2.99	3.32	35	35	0	16	3	0	268.1	258	99	89	30	71	8	162	7	0	3	1121	1.226	8.7	1.0	2.4	5.4	2.28
1979	24	-3.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	17	10	.630	2.99	3.25	33	33	0	17	2	0	246.2	234	89	82	29	59	4	150	6	1	1	1018	1.188	8.5	1.1	2.2	5.5	2.54
1980	25	-2.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	12	14	.462	4.28	4.60	30	30	0	8	0	0	197.2	188	101	94	25	44	7	121	2	0	0	818	1.174	8.6	1.1	2.0	5.5	2.75
1981	26	-1.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	9	8	.529	4.27	4.79	23	23	0	8	2	0	154.0	160	82	73	9	35	2	79	3	0	0	649	1.266	9.4	0.5	2.0	4.6	2.26
1982	27	-1.2	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	13	13	.500	3.73	4.05	33	33	0	11	3	0	224.1	228	101	93	31	43	3	127	2	0	1	926	1.208	9.1	1.2	1.7	5.1	2.95
1983	28	-0.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	9	13	.409	5.61	6.07	28	28	0	2	0	0	176.1	223	119	110	27	39	4	77	6	0	1	787	1.486	11.4	1.4	2.0	3.9	1.97
1984	29		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CHC	14	12	.538	3.60	3.88	33	33	0	4	0	0	225.0	223	97	90	21	49	9	114	5	2	3	932	1.209	8.9	0.8	2.0	4.6	2.33
1984	29	0.9	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	10	8	.556	3.03	3.31	24	24	0	2	0	0	160.1	152	59	54	11	36	7	81	4	2	1	662	1.173	8.5	0.6	2.0	4.5	2.25
1984	29	0.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	4	4	.500	5.01	5.29	9	9	0	2	0	0	64.2	71	38	36	10	13	2	33	1	0	2	270	1.299	9.9	1.4	1.8	4.6	2.54
1985	30	1.8	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	11	7	.611	3.08	3.24	25	25	0	6	2	0	169.1	145	61	58	15	19	4	117	3	3	0	664	0.969	7.7	0.8	1.0	6.2	6.16
1986	31	2.7	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	6	11	.353	4.57	4.88	33	32	0	1	0	0	201.0	226	109	102	21	43	3	137	3	5	2	862	1.338	10.1	0.9	1.9	6.1	3.19
1987	32	3.4	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	6	8	.429	3.03	3.19	54	2	33	0	0	16	115.2	99	41	39	11	17	3	113	3	0	1	460	1.003	7.7	0.9	1.3	8.8	6.65
1988	33	4.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	4	2	.667	2.35	2.48	60	0	53	0	0	45	72.2	52	20	19	5	11	2	70	1	2	0	279	0.867	6.4	0.6	1.4	8.7	6.36
1989	34	5.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	4	0	1.000	1.56	1.56	51	0	46	0	0	33	57.2	32	10	10	5	3	0	55	1	0	0	206	0.607	5.0	0.8	0.5	8.6	18.33
1990	35	6.6	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	4	2	.667	0.61	1.10	63	0	61	0	0	48	73.1	41	9	5	2	4	1	73	0	0	0	262	0.614	5.0	0.2	0.5	9.0	18.25
1991	36	7.5	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	5	4	.556	2.96	3.08	67	0	59	0	0	43	76.0	60	26	25	11	9	3	87	1	0	1	299	0.908	7.1	1.3	1.1	10.3	9.67
1992	37	8.1	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	7	1	.875	1.91	1.91	69	0	65	0	0	51	80.0	62	17	17	5	11	6	93	1	0	0	309	0.913	7.0	0.6	1.2	10.5	8.45
1993	38	9.3	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	2	4	.333	4.16	4.30	64	0	52	0	0	36	67.0	67	32	31	7	13	4	80	2	0	0	276	1.194	9.0	0.9	1.7	10.7	6.15
1994	39	9.9	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	5	4	.556	4.26	5.28	45	0	39	0	0	19	44.1	49	26	21	5	13	2	47	1	0	0	193	1.398	9.9	1.0	2.6	9.5	3.62
1995	40	11.2	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	4	6	.400	4.83	5.19	52	0	48	0	0	29	50.1	53	29	27	5	11	0	40	1	0	0	212	1.272	9.5	0.9	2.0	7.2	3.64
1996	41	12.6	STL	NL	Maj	STL	0	6	.000	3.30	3.90	63	0	53	0	0	30	60.0	65	26	22	8	6	2	49	4	0	0	251	1.183	9.8	1.2	0.9	7.4	8.17
1997	42	13.9	STL	NL	Maj	STL	1	5	.167	3.91	4.08	57	0	47	0	0	36	53.0	49	24	23	9	8	0	45	2	0	2	218	1.075	8.3	1.5	1.4	7.6	5.63
1998	43	16.4	Pawtucket	IL	AAA	BOS	0	0		4.50	4.50	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	1.000	9.0	4.5	0.0	9.0
1998	43	13.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	4	1	.800	4.76	4.76	50	0	13	0	0	1	39.2	46	21	21	6	8	3	22	2	0	0	171	1.361	10.4	1.4	1.8	5.0	2.75
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (24 seasons)					Majors		197	171	.535	3.50	3.79	1071	361	577	100	20	390	3285.2	3076	1382	1278	347	738	91	2401	75	16	28	13534	1.161	8.4	1.0	2.0	6.6	3.25
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		31	16	.660	3.75	4.24	68	66	0	24	8	0	446.0	412	210	186	36	184	8	439	22	0	21	8	1.336	8.3	0.7	3.7	8.9	2.39
All Levels (27 Seasons)							228	187	.549	3.53	3.84	1139	427	577	124	28	390	3731.2	3488	1592	1464	383	922	99	2840	97	16	49	13542	1.182	8.4	0.9	2.2	6.8	3.08

AAA (1 season)					Minors		0	0		4.50	4.50	2	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	8	1.000	9.0	4.5	0.0	9.0
AA (1 season)					Minors		14	3	.824	3.40	3.56	23	23		10	2	0	167.0	141	66	63	14	60	4	163	10	0	6		1.204	7.6	0.8	3.2	8.8	2.72
A (2 seasons)					Minors		17	13	.567	3.96	4.65	43	43		14	6	0	277.0	269	143	122	21	124	4	274	12	0	15		1.419	8.7	0.7	4.0	8.9	2.21