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Dennis Eckersley

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Dennis Eckersley

1975–1998 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'2", 190 lb · b. 1954 Oakland, CA

Also in Triple-A

Career 197–171 · 3.50 ERA · 2,401 SO · 3285.2 IP · 1,073 G · 24 H · 3 HR · 12 RBI · .133 AVG

Seasons leading his league

4

3 best in baseball 1 league only

27 Top-5 finishes

4 Title seasons

3 Categories led

1978 Best season

Spanning 1978–1992, peaking at 1 titles in 1978.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons 50 Save Seasons

Team records #1 Athletics career SV #1 Athletics 1992 SV #8 Cardinals career SV

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

1,384th League titles 4
897th Best in baseball 3
1,063rd Top-5 finishes 27

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

10th Saves 390
50th Strikeouts 2,401
90th Walks + Hits / IP 1.16
97th Innings Pitched 3285.2
101st Pitcher Putouts 208
125th Wins 197
246th Shutouts 20
280th Strikeouts / 9 6.58
406th Complete Games 100
428th Pitcher Assists 365
433rd Earned Run Average 3.50

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Saves	2	1st	—	1988 45 1992 51 1989 #3 1990 #2 1991 #2
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1978 1.000
Pitcher Putouts	1	1st	—	1984 NL 27
Pitcher Range Factor	—	#2	—	1984 #2
Complete Games	—	#2	—	1979 #2
Strikeouts / 9	—	#2	—	1976 #2
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#2	—	1977 #2 1982 #3 1985 #3
Earned Run Average	—	#3	—	1975 #3 1979 #3

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1992	1	SV 51
1988	1	SV 45
1984	1	P PO 27
1978	1	P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

led the league 24 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1975	CLE	AL	13	7	2.60	34	24	2	186.2	147	54	16	90	152	1.27
1976	CLE	AL	13	12	3.43	36	30	1	199.1	155	76	13	78	200	1.17
1977	CLE	AL	14	13	3.53	33	33	0	247.1	214	97	31	54	191	1.08
1978	BOS	AL	20	8	2.99	35	35	0	268.1	258	89	30	71	162	1.23
1979	BOS	AL	17	10	2.99	33	33	0	246.2	234	82	29	59	150	1.19
1980	BOS	AL	12	14	4.28	30	30	0	197.2	188	94	25	44	121	1.17
1981	BOS	AL	9	8	4.27	23	23	0	154.0	160	73	9	35	79	1.27
1982	BOS	AL	13	13	3.73	33	33	0	224.1	228	93	31	43	127	1.21
1983	BOS	AL	9	13	5.61	28	28	0	176.1	223	110	27	39	77	1.49
1984	CHN +1	NL	14	12	3.60	33	33	0	225.0	223	90	21	49	114	1.21
1985	CHN	NL	11	7	3.08	25	25	0	169.1	145	58	15	19	117	0.97
1986	CHN	NL	6	11	4.57	33	32	0	201.0	226	102	21	43	137	1.34
1987	OAK	AL	6	8	3.03	54	2	16	115.2	99	39	11	17	113	1.00
1988	OAK	AL	4	2	2.35	60	0	45	72.2	52	19	5	11	70	0.87
1989	OAK	AL	4	0	1.56	51	0	33	57.2	32	10	5	3	55	0.61
1990	OAK	AL	4	2	0.61	63	0	48	73.1	41	5	2	4	73	0.61
1991	OAK	AL	5	4	2.96	67	0	43	76.0	60	25	11	9	87	0.91
1992	OAK	AL	7	1	1.91	69	0	51	80.0	62	17	5	11	93	0.91
1993	OAK	AL	2	4	4.16	64	0	36	67.0	67	31	7	13	80	1.19
1994	OAK	AL	5	4	4.26	45	0	19	44.1	49	21	5	13	47	1.40
1995	OAK	AL	4	6	4.83	52	0	29	50.1	53	27	5	11	40	1.27
1996	SLN	NL	0	6	3.30	63	0	30	60.0	65	22	8	6	49	1.18
1997	SLN	NL	1	5	3.91	57	0	36	53.0	49	23	9	8	45	1.08
1998	BOS	AL	4	1	4.76	50	0	1	39.2	46	21	6	8	22	1.36
Career	—	—	197	171	3.50	1,071	361	390	3285.2	3,076	1,278	347	738	2,401	1.16

Batting

24 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1975	CLE	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1976	CLE	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1977	CLE	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1978	BOS	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1979	BOS	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1980	BOS	AL	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1981	BOS	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1982	BOS	AL	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1983	BOS	AL	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1984	CHN +1	NL	33	55	1	6	0	0	0	1	1	25	0	.109	.125	.109	.234
1985	CHN	NL	26	56	1	7	0	0	1	1	7	25	0	.125	.222	.179	.401
1986	CHN	NL	33	69	7	11	3	0	2	10	1	34	0	.159	.169	.290	.459
1987	OAK	AL	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1988	OAK	AL	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1989	OAK	AL	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1990	OAK	AL	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1991	OAK	AL	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1992	OAK	AL	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1993	OAK	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1994	OAK	AL	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1995	OAK	AL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1996	SLN	NL	63	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1997	SLN	NL	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
1998	BOS	AL	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
Career	—	—	1,073	181	9	24	3	0	3	12	9	84	0	.133	.173	.199	.372

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1975	CLE	AL	P	34	24	186.2	7	12	1	0	20	.950	0.56
1976	CLE	AL	P	36	30	199.1	9	20	1	1	30	.967	0.81
1977	CLE	AL	P	33	33	247.1	6	22	2	1	30	.933	0.85
1978	BOS	AL	P	35	35	268.1	19	29	0	1	48	1.000	1.37
1979	BOS	AL	P	33	33	246.2	12	42	6	3	60	.900	1.64
1980	BOS	AL	P	30	30	197.2	10	24	3	0	37	.919	1.13
1981	BOS	AL	P	23	23	154.0	12	19	1	1	32	.969	1.35
1982	BOS	AL	P	33	33	224.1	21	21	1	2	43	.977	1.27
1983	BOS	AL	P	28	28	176.1	19	18	1	0	38	.974	1.32
1984	CHN	NL	P	33	33	225.0	27	38	5	3	70	.929	1.97
1985	CHN	NL	P	25	25	169.1	10	26	3	1	39	.923	1.44
1986	CHN	NL	P	33	32	201.0	16	28	3	3	47	.936	1.33
1987	OAK	AL	P	54	2	115.2	4	13	1	0	18	.944	0.31
1988	OAK	AL	P	60	0	72.2	7	3	0	0	10	1.000	0.17
1989	OAK	AL	P	51	0	57.2	4	4	0	1	8	1.000	0.16
1990	OAK	AL	P	63	0	73.1	3	1	0	0	4	1.000	0.06
1991	OAK	AL	P	67	0	76.0	6	9	0	0	15	1.000	0.22
1992	OAK	AL	P	69	0	80.0	3	10	0	1	13	1.000	0.19
1993	OAK	AL	P	64	0	67.0	0	5	0	0	5	1.000	0.08
1994	OAK	AL	P	45	0	44.1	2	1	0	0	3	1.000	0.07
1995	OAK	AL	P	52	0	50.1	3	5	1	2	9	.889	0.15
1996	SLN	NL	P	63	0	60.0	3	6	1	0	10	.900	0.14
1997	SLN	NL	P	57	0	53.0	3	5	0	0	8	1.000	0.14
1998	BOS	AL	P	50	0	39.2	2	4	1	0	7	.857	0.12
Career	—	—	P	1,071	361	3285.2	208	365	31	20	604	.949	0.54