Bio
- Height
- 5' 7"
- Debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 1997Rd 19, Pk 581
- College
- Florida
- World Series MVP
- 2006
Bio
- Height
- 5' 7"
- Debut
- 2001
- Draft
- 1997Rd 19, Pk 581
- College
- Florida
- World Series MVP
- 2006
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,311
- AB
- 5,041
- R
- 701
- H
- 1,414
- HR
- 35
- RBI
- 392
- SB
- 123
- AVG
- .280
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | LAA | 153 | 582 | 82 | 166 | 4 | 41 | 29 | .285 |
| 2002 | LAA | 152 | 608 | 107 | 178 | 8 | 63 | 21 | .293 |
| 2003 | LAA | 120 | 452 | 59 | 114 | 3 | 31 | 16 | .252 |
| 2004 | LAA | 142 | 566 | 92 | 156 | 2 | 35 | 16 | .276 |
| 2005 | STL | 158 | 630 | 90 | 185 | 8 | 61 | 11 | .294 |
| 2006 | STL | 123 | 500 | 68 | 146 | 2 | 23 | 7 | .292 |
| 2007 | STL | 117 | 434 | 58 | 134 | 3 | 31 | 10 | .309 |
| 2008 |  TOR/ARI | 94 | 324 | 32 | 86 | 2 | 27 | 2 | .265 |
| 2009 | SD | 136 | 503 | 64 | 131 | 2 | 51 | 3 | .260 |
| 2010 | SD | 116 | 442 | 49 | 118 | 1 | 29 | 8 | .267 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 44
- AB
- 176
- R
- 26
- H
- 49
- HR
- 2
- RBI
- 18
- SB
- 7
- AVG
- .278
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 5,705
- TB
- 1,791
- XBH
- 287
- HBP
- 143
- IBB
- 3
- GIDP
- 88
- P/PA
- 3.36
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | LAA | 664 | 208 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | LAA | 702 | 236 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | LAA | 517 | 147 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | LAA | 637 | 188 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 3.8 |
| 2005 | STL | 713 | 249 | 41 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | STL | 552 | 172 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | STL | 484 | 166 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 3.6 |
| 2008 | TOR/ARI | 376 | 113 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3.7 |
| 2009 | SD | 568 | 168 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 3.8 |
| 2010 | SD | 492 | 144 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3.8 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 18.6
- RC
- 653.8
- RC/27
- 4.50
- ISOP
- .075
- SECA
- .165
- BB/K
- 0.90
- AB/HR
- 144.0
- GO/FO
- 1.00
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | LAA | 3.9 | 81.2 | 4.9 | .072 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 145.5 | 0 |
| 2002 | LAA | 5.0 | 90.9 | 5.2 | .095 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 76 | 0 |
| 2003 | LAA | 1.4 | 51.4 | 3.8 | .073 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 150.7 | 0 |
| 2004 | LAA | 1.7 | 67.3 | 4.1 | .057 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 283 | 1.1 |
| 2005 | STL | 2.7 | 91.8 | 5.2 | .102 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 78.8 | 0.9 |
| 2006 | STL | 1.5 | 62.1 | 4.5 | .052 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 250 | 1 |
| 2007 | STL | 0.7 | 62.1 | 5.2 | .074 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 144.7 | 0.7 |
| 2008 | TOR/ARI | -0.2 | 41 | 4.3 | .083 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 162 | 1.2 |
| 2009 | SD | 0.7 | 56.9 | 3.9 | .074 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 251.5 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | SD | 1.2 | 49.2 | 3.9 | .059 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 442 | 1 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were David Eckstein's career stats?
David Eckstein played 10 seasons for the Angels, the Cardinals and the Padres. He was a career .280 hitter with 1,414 hits, 35 home runs and 392 RBI. His best season was 2007: a .309 batting average, 3 home runs and 31 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
10 seasons, 3 postseasons, 2001 to 2010
Championships ×2
- 2002 World Series with the Los Angeles Angels
- 2006 World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals
Awards
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