How many saves did Dennis Eckersley have in 1997?
361997 Regular Season
Dennis Eckersley recorded 36 saves in the 1997 regular season, 6th in the MLB.
- 5th-best of Dennis Eckersley's 24 seasons on file; the high is 51 in 1992.
- Up 6 from 30 in 1996.
- 92% of the St. Louis Cardinals' saves that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  CLE | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2.60 | 187.0 | 152 | 90 | 1.27 | 2 |
| 1976 | CLE | 36 | 13 | 12 | 3.44 | 199.0 | 200 | 78 | 1.17 | 1 |
| 1977 | CLE | 33 | 14 | 13 | 3.53 | 247.0 | 191 | 54 | 1.09 | 0 |
| 1978 |  BOS | 35 | 20 | 8 | 2.99 | 268.0 | 162 | 71 | 1.23 | 0 |
| 1979 | BOS | 33 | 17 | 10 | 2.99 | 247.0 | 150 | 59 | 1.19 | 0 |
| 1980 | BOS | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4.27 | 198.0 | 121 | 44 | 1.17 | 0 |
| 1981 | BOS | 23 | 9 | 8 | 4.27 | 154.0 | 79 | 35 | 1.27 | 0 |
| 1982 | BOS | 33 | 13 | 13 | 3.73 | 224.1 | 127 | 43 | 1.21 | 0 |
| 1983 | BOS | 28 | 9 | 13 | 5.61 | 176.1 | 77 | 39 | 1.49 | 0 |
| 1984 |  BOS/CHC | 33 | 14 | 12 | 3.60 | 225.0 | 114 | 49 | 1.21 | 0 |
| 1985 | CHC | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3.08 | 169.1 | 117 | 19 | 0.97 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHC | 33 | 6 | 11 | 4.57 | 201.0 | 137 | 43 | 1.34 | 0 |
| 1987 |  ATH | 54 | 6 | 8 | 3.03 | 115.2 | 113 | 17 | 1.00 | 16 |
| 1988 | ATH | 60 | 4 | 2 | 2.35 | 72.2 | 70 | 11 | 0.87 | 45 |
| 1989 | ATH | 51 | 4 | 0 | 1.56 | 57.2 | 55 | 3 | 0.61 | 33 |
| 1990 | ATH | 63 | 4 | 2 | 0.61 | 73.1 | 73 | 4 | 0.61 | 48 |
| 1991 | ATH | 67 | 5 | 4 | 2.96 | 76.0 | 87 | 9 | 0.91 | 43 |
| 1992 | ATH | 69 | 7 | 1 | 1.91 | 80.0 | 93 | 11 | 0.91 | 51 |
| 1993 | ATH | 64 | 2 | 4 | 4.16 | 67.0 | 80 | 13 | 1.19 | 36 |
| 1994 | ATH | 45 | 5 | 4 | 4.26 | 44.1 | 47 | 13 | 1.40 | 19 |
| 1995 | ATH | 52 | 4 | 6 | 4.83 | 50.1 | 40 | 11 | 1.27 | 29 |
| 1996 |  STL | 63 | 0 | 6 | 3.30 | 60.0 | 49 | 6 | 1.18 | 30 |
| 1997 | STL | 57 | 1 | 5 | 3.91 | 53.0 | 45 | 8 | 1.08 | 36 |
| 1998 | BOS | 50 | 4 | 1 | 4.76 | 39.2 | 22 | 8 | 1.36 | 1 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV