Dennis Eckersley Stats

Dennis Eckersley was born on Sunday, October 3, 1954, in Oakland, California. Eckersley was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 12, 1975, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dennis Eckersley baseball stats page.

"Somebody had to make the decision for me because I wouldn't have done it. I would much rather have left like I've done today (December 10, 1998) than to leave in the middle of the season or getting booed out of the ballpark. I didn't want to taint my career." - Dennis Eckersley

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Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley Autograph on a 1991 Donruss (#270)

Dennis Eckersley Autograph on a 1991 Donruss (#270)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Dennis Lee Eckersley
Nickname:   The Eck
Born On:   10-03-1954
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Oakland, California
Zodiac:   Libra
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-12-1975 (Age 20)
Last Game:   09-26-1998
Draft:   1972 : 3rd Round (50th)
Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1975 Indians 34 24 5 13 7 .650 2.60 6 2 2 186.2 794 147 54 61 16 90 8 152 4 7 2 -
1976 Indians 36 30 3 13 12 .520 3.43 9 3 1 199.1 821 155 76 82 13 78 2 200 6 5 1 -
1977 Indians 33 33 0 14 13 .519 3.53 12 3 0 247.1 1,006 214 97 100 31 54 11 191 3 7 0 -
1978 Red Sox 35 35 0 20 8 .714 2.99 16 3 0 268.1 1,121 258 89 99 30 71 8 162 3 7 0 -
1979 Red Sox 33 33 0 17 10 .630 2.99 17 2 0 246.2 1,018 234 82 89 29 59 4 150 1 6 1 -
1980 Red Sox 30 30 0 12 14 .462 4.28 8 0 0 197.2 818 188 94 101 25 44 7 121 0 2 0 -
1981 Red Sox 23 23 0 9 8 .529 4.27 8 2 0 154.0 649 160 73 82 9 35 2 79 0 3 0 -
1982 Red Sox 33 33 0 13 13 .500 3.73 11 3 0 224.1 926 228 93 101 31 43 3 127 1 2 0 -
1983 Red Sox 28 28 0 9 13 .409 5.61 2 0 0 176.1 787 223 110 119 27 39 4 77 1 6 0 -
1984 Red Sox 9 9 0 4 4 .500 5.01 2 0 0 64.2 270 71 36 38 10 13 2 33 2 1 0 -
1984 Cubs 24 24 0 10 8 .556 3.03 2 0 0 160.1 662 152 54 59 11 36 7 81 1 4 2 -
1985 Cubs 25 25 0 11 7 .611 3.08 6 2 0 169.1 664 145 58 61 15 19 4 117 0 3 3 -
1986 Cubs 33 32 0 6 11 .353 4.57 1 0 0 201.0 862 226 102 109 21 43 3 137 2 3 5 -
1987 Athletics 54 2 33 6 8 .429 3.03 0 0 16 115.2 460 99 39 41 11 17 3 113 1 3 0 -
1988 Athletics 60 0 53 4 2 .667 2.35 0 0 45 72.2 279 52 19 20 5 11 2 70 0 1 2 -
1989 Athletics 51 0 46 4 0 1.000 1.56 0 0 33 57.2 206 32 10 10 5 3 0 55 0 1 0 -
1990 Athletics 63 0 61 4 2 .667 0.61 0 0 48 73.1 262 41 5 9 2 4 1 73 0 0 0 -
1991 Athletics 67 0 59 5 4 .556 2.96 0 0 43 76.0 299 60 25 26 11 9 3 87 1 1 0 -
1992 Athletics 69 0 65 7 1 .875 1.91 0 0 51 80.0 309 62 17 17 5 11 6 93 0 1 0 -
1993 Athletics 64 0 52 2 4 .333 4.16 0 0 36 67.0 276 67 31 32 7 13 4 80 0 2 0 -
1994 Athletics 45 0 39 5 4 .556 4.26 0 0 19 44.1 193 49 21 26 5 13 2 47 0 1 0 -
1995 Athletics 52 0 48 4 6 .400 4.83 0 0 29 50.1 212 53 27 29 5 11 0 40 0 1 0 -
1996 Cardinals 63 0 53 0 6 .000 3.30 0 0 30 60.0 251 65 22 26 8 6 2 49 0 4 0 -
1997 Cardinals 57 0 47 1 5 .167 3.91 0 0 36 53.0 218 49 23 24 9 8 0 45 2 2 0 -
1998 Red Sox 50 0 13 4 1 .800 4.76 0 0 1 39.2 171 46 21 21 6 8 3 22 0 2 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
24 Years 1,071 361 577 197 171 .535 3.50 100 20 390 3,285.2 13,534 3,076 1,278 1,382 347 738 91 2,401 28 75 16 -
Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1975 Indians 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1976 Indians 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 Indians 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1978 Red Sox 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1979 Red Sox 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1980 Red Sox 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1981 Red Sox 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1982 Red Sox 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1983 Red Sox 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 Red Sox 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1984 Cubs 24 55 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 1 0 0 1 .109 .125 .109
1985 Cubs 26 56 1 7 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 25 2 0 0 0 .125 .222 .179
1986 Cubs 33 69 7 11 3 0 2 0 10 1 0 34 2 1 0 0 .159 .169 .290
1987 Athletics 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1988 Athletics 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1989 Athletics 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1990 Athletics 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1991 Athletics 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1992 Athletics 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1993 Athletics 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1994 Athletics 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1995 Athletics 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1996 Cardinals 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1997 Cardinals 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1998 Red Sox 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
24 Years 1,072 181 9 24 3 0 3 0 12 9 0 84 5 1 0 1 .133 .173 .199
Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1975 Indians P 34 24 560 20 0.6 19 7 12 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .950 0.92 -
1976 Indians P 36 30 598 30 0.8 29 9 20 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .967 1.31 -
1977 Indians P 33 33 742 30 0.9 28 6 22 2 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.02 -
1978 Red Sox P 35 35 805 48 1.4 48 19 29 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.61 -
1979 Red Sox P 33 33 740 60 1.8 54 12 42 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .900 1.97 -
1980 Red Sox P 30 30 593 37 1.2 34 10 24 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .919 1.55 -
1981 Red Sox P 23 23 462 32 1.4 31 12 19 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .969 1.81 -
1982 Red Sox P 33 33 673 43 1.3 42 21 21 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .977 1.68 -
1983 Red Sox P 28 28 529 38 1.4 37 19 18 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .974 1.89 -
1984 Red Sox P 9 9 194 23 2.6 22 11 11 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .957 3.06 -
1984 Cubs P 24 24 481 47 2.0 43 16 27 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .915 2.41 -
1985 Cubs P 25 25 508 39 1.6 36 10 26 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .923 1.91 -
1986 Cubs P 33 32 603 47 1.4 44 16 28 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .936 1.97 -
1987 Athletics P 54 2 347 18 0.3 17 4 13 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .944 1.32 -
1988 Athletics P 60 0 218 10 0.2 10 7 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.24 -
1989 Athletics P 51 0 173 8 0.2 8 4 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.25 -
1990 Athletics P 63 0 220 4 0.1 4 3 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.49 -
1991 Athletics P 67 0 228 15 0.2 15 6 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.78 -
1992 Athletics P 69 0 240 13 0.2 13 3 10 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.46 -
1993 Athletics P 64 0 201 5 0.1 5 0 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.67 -
1994 Athletics P 45 0 133 3 0.1 3 2 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.61 -
1995 Athletics P 52 0 151 9 0.2 8 3 5 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .889 1.43 -
1996 Cardinals P 63 0 180 10 0.2 9 3 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .900 1.35 -
1997 Cardinals P 57 0 159 8 0.1 8 3 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.36 -
1998 Red Sox P 50 0 119 7 0.1 6 2 4 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .857 1.36 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 1,071 361 9,857 604 0.6 573 208 365 31 20 n/a n/a n/a .949 1.57 --
24 Years 1,071 361 9,857 604 0.6 573 208 365 31 20 n/a n/a n/a .949 1.57 --
Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1975 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.69 7.33 4.34
1976 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.56 9.03 3.52
1977 Indians 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.54 6.95 1.96
1978 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.28 5.43 2.38
1979 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.54 5.47 2.15
1980 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.75 5.51 2.00
1981 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.26 4.62 2.05
1982 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.95 5.10 1.73
1983 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.97 3.93 1.99
1984 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.54 4.59 1.81
1984 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.2 55.0 2.25 4.55 2.02
1985 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 56.0 2.2 56.0 6.16 6.22 1.01
1986 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 34.5 2.0 6.9 3.19 6.13 1.93
1987 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.65 8.79 1.32
1988 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.36 8.67 1.36
1989 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.33 8.58 0.47
1990 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.25 8.96 0.49
1991 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.67 10.30 1.07
1992 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.45 10.46 1.24
1993 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.15 10.75 1.75
1994 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.62 9.54 2.64
1995 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.64 7.15 1.97
1996 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.17 7.35 0.90
1997 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.63 7.64 1.36
1998 Red Sox 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.75 4.99 1.82
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
24 Years 0 0 .000 - - 0 60.3 2.2 15.1 3.25 6.58 2.02
Dennis Eckersley

Dennis Eckersley Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1975 Cleveland Indians 37 Undetermined - -
1976 Cleveland Indians 37 $31,000.00 - -
1977 Cleveland Indians 37 $108,800.00 Stats -
1978 Boston Red Sox 43 Undetermined - -
1979 Boston Red Sox 43 Undetermined - -
1980 Boston Red Sox 43 Undetermined - -
1981 Boston Red Sox 43 Undetermined - -
1982 Boston Red Sox 43 Undetermined Stats -
1983 Boston Red Sox 43 Undetermined - -
1984 Boston Red Sox 43 Undetermined - -
1984 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined - -
1985 Chicago Cubs 43 $750,000.00 - -
1986 Chicago Cubs 43 $783,333.00 - -
1987 Oakland Athletics 43 $833,333.00 - -
1988 Oakland Athletics 43 $650,000.00 Stats Stats
1989 Oakland Athletics 43 $1,062,500.00 - Stats
1990 Oakland Athletics 43 $787,500.00 Stats Stats
1991 Oakland Athletics 43 $3,000,000.00 Stats -
1992 Oakland Athletics 43 $3,150,000.00 Stats -
1993 Oakland Athletics 43 $3,800,000.00 - -
1994 Oakland Athletics 43 $3,800,000.00 - n/a
1995 Oakland Athletics 43 $2,861,113.00 - -
1996 St. Louis Cardinals 43 $2,250,000.00 - -
1997 St. Louis Cardinals 43 $1,625,000.00 - -
1998 Boston Red Sox 43 $1,500,000.00 - -


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