Dennis Eckersley stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 1998

Relief Pitcher · #43

Age 72 · 6' 2"

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Dennis Eckersley played 24 MLB seasons, 1975 to 1998.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
1,071
W
197
L
171
ERA
3.50
IP
3,285.2
K
2,401
BB
738
WHIP
1.16

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1975CLE341372.60187.0152901.27
1976CLE3613123.44199.0200781.17
1977CLE3314133.53247.0191541.09
1978BOS352082.99268.0162711.23
1979BOS3317102.99247.0150591.19
1980BOS3012144.27198.0121441.17
1981BOS23984.27154.079351.27
1982BOS3313133.73224.1127431.21
1983BOS289135.61176.177391.49
1984BOS/CHC3314123.60225.0114491.21
1985CHC251173.08169.1117190.97
1986CHC336114.57201.0137431.34
1987ATH54683.03115.2113171.00
1988ATH60422.3572.270110.87
1989ATH51401.5657.25530.61
1990ATH63420.6173.17340.61
1991ATH67542.9676.08790.91
1992ATH69711.9180.093110.91
1993ATH64244.1667.080131.19
1994ATH45544.2644.147131.40
1995ATH52464.8350.140111.27
1996STL63063.3060.04961.18
1997STL57153.9153.04581.08
1998BOS50414.7639.22281.36

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
28
W
1
L
3
ERA
3.27
IP
33.0
K
22
BB
3
WHIP
1.15

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
206
CG
100
SHO
20
K/9
6.6
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
28

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1975CLE16627.30004
1976CLE17939.00006
1977CLE171237.00003
1978BOS231635.40003
1979BOS231725.50001
1980BOS15805.50000
1981BOS11824.60000
1982BOS191135.10001
1983BOS13203.90001
1984BOS/CHC20404.60003
1985CHC15626.20000
1986CHC16106.10002
1987ATH1008.80001
1988ATH0008.70000
1989ATH0008.60000
1990ATH0009.00000
1991ATH00010.30001
1992ATH00010.50000
1993ATH00010.70000
1994ATH0009.50000
1995ATH0007.20000
1996STL0007.40000
1997STL0007.60002
1998BOS0005.00000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
72 yearsOct 3, 1954
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1975
Birthplace
Oakland, CA
AL Cy Young
1992
AL MVP
1992

What were Dennis Eckersley's career stats?

Dennis Eckersley played 24 seasons for the Guardians, the Red Sox, the Cubs, the Athletics and the Cardinals. He had 197 wins and 2,401 strikeouts with a 3.50 ERA over 3,285.2 innings. His best season was 1978: 20 wins, a 2.99 ERA and 162 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

24 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1975 to 1998

Dennis Eckersley led MLB in saves (1988, 1992) and WHIP (1987); finished top 10 in a stat 15 times; sits top 10 all time in saves.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 50th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,401)
  • 118th in wins (pitching) (197)
  • 9th in saves (390)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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