Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1975
- AL Cy Young
- 1992
- AL MVP
- 1992
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1975
- AL Cy Young
- 1992
- AL MVP
- 1992
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,071
- W
- 197
- L
- 171
- ERA
- 3.50
- IP
- 3285.2
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CLE | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2.60 | 187.0 | 152 | 90 | 1.27 |
| 1976 | CLE | 36 | 13 | 12 | 3.44 | 199.0 | 200 | 78 | 1.17 |
| 1977 | CLE | 33 | 14 | 13 | 3.53 | 247.0 | 191 | 54 | 1.09 |
| 1978 | BOS | 35 | 20 | 8 | 2.99 | 268.0 | 162 | 71 | 1.23 |
| 1979 | BOS | 33 | 17 | 10 | 2.99 | 247.0 | 150 | 59 | 1.19 |
| 1980 | BOS | 30 | 12 | 14 | 4.27 | 198.0 | 121 | 44 | 1.17 |
| 1981 | BOS | 23 | 9 | 8 | 4.27 | 154.0 | 79 | 35 | 1.27 |
| 1982 | BOS | 33 | 13 | 13 | 3.73 | 224.1 | 127 | 43 | 1.21 |
| 1983 | BOS | 28 | 9 | 13 | 5.61 | 176.1 | 77 | 39 | 1.49 |
| 1984 |  BOS/CHC | 33 | 14 | 12 | 3.60 | 225.0 | 114 | 49 | 1.21 |
| 1985 | CHC | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3.08 | 169.1 | 117 | 19 | 0.97 |
| 1986 | CHC | 33 | 6 | 11 | 4.57 | 201.0 | 137 | 43 | 1.34 |
| 1987 | ATH | 54 | 6 | 8 | 3.03 | 115.2 | 113 | 17 | 1.00 |
| 1988 | ATH | 60 | 4 | 2 | 2.35 | 72.2 | 70 | 11 | 0.87 |
| 1989 | ATH | 51 | 4 | 0 | 1.56 | 57.2 | 55 | 3 | 0.61 |
| 1990 | ATH | 63 | 4 | 2 | 0.61 | 73.1 | 73 | 4 | 0.61 |
| 1991 | ATH | 67 | 5 | 4 | 2.96 | 76.0 | 87 | 9 | 0.91 |
| 1992 | ATH | 69 | 7 | 1 | 1.91 | 80.0 | 93 | 11 | 0.91 |
| 1993 | ATH | 64 | 2 | 4 | 4.16 | 67.0 | 80 | 13 | 1.19 |
| 1994 | ATH | 45 | 5 | 4 | 4.26 | 44.1 | 47 | 13 | 1.40 |
| 1995 | ATH | 52 | 4 | 6 | 4.83 | 50.1 | 40 | 11 | 1.27 |
| 1996 | STL | 63 | 0 | 6 | 3.30 | 60.0 | 49 | 6 | 1.18 |
| 1997 | STL | 57 | 1 | 5 | 3.91 | 53.0 | 45 | 8 | 1.08 |
| 1998 | BOS | 50 | 4 | 1 | 4.76 | 39.2 | 22 | 8 | 1.36 |
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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CLE | 16 | 6 | 2 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1976 | CLE | 17 | 9 | 3 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1977 | CLE | 17 | 12 | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1978 | BOS | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1979 | BOS | 23 | 17 | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980 | BOS | 15 | 8 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | BOS | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | BOS | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1983 | BOS | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | BOS/CHC | 20 | 4 | 0 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1985 | CHC | 15 | 6 | 2 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHC | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1987 | ATH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | ATH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1978 (6th), 1979 (10th)
- ERA: 1987 (9th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1976 (6th), 1979 (10th)
- Saves: 1988 (1st), 1989 (5th), 1990 (2nd), 1991 (3rd), 1992 (1st), 1994 (10th), 1997 (6th)
- WHIP: 1977 (7th), 1985 (3rd), 1987 (1st)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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