League Leaders
Dennis Eckersley

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Dennis Eckersley

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

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
2
2 best in baseball
24 Top-5 finishes
2 Title seasons
1 Categories led
1988 Best season

Spanning 1988–1992, peaking at 1 titles in 1988.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 840th League titles 2
  • 392nd Best in baseball 2
  • 409th Top-5 finishes 24

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

Career leaderboards

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
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

2 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1992 1 SV 51
1988 1 SV 45

Pitching

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 by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 1,071 208 365 31 20 .949