Dennis Eckersley
Dennis Lee Eckersley (Eck)
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 3, 1954 in Oakland, CA
High School: Washington (Fremont, CA)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 1972. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 12, 1975
Final Game: September 26, 1998
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 2004 (421/497 ballots).
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1975 CLE AL 20 P 34 24 186.2 20 7 12 1 0 .950 0.92 0.56 .940 1.87 0.85
1976 CLE AL 21 P 36 30 199.1 30 9 20 1 1 .967 1.31 0.81 .950 1.87 0.85
1977 CLE AL 22 P 33 33 247.1 30 6 22 2 1 .933 1.02 0.85 .950 1.95 0.84 AS
1978 BOS AL 23 P 35 35 268.1 48 19 29 0 1 1.000 1.61 1.37 .952 1.90 0.85 CYA-4,MVP-31
1979 BOS AL 24 P 33 33 246.2 60 12 42 6 3 .900 1.97 1.64 .952 1.92 0.81 CYA-7
1980 BOS AL 25 P 30 30 197.2 37 10 24 3 0 .919 1.55 1.13 .959 1.85 0.77
1981 BOS AL 26 P 23 23 154.0 32 12 19 1 1 .969 1.81 1.35 .962 1.98 0.81
1982 BOS AL 27 P 33 33 224.1 43 21 21 1 2 .977 1.68 1.27 .958 1.80 0.73 AS
1983 BOS AL 28 P 28 28 176.1 38 19 18 1 0 .974 1.89 1.32 .958 1.80 0.73
1984 TOT MLB 29 P 33 33 225.0 70 27 38 5 3 .929 2.60 1.97 .956 1.86 0.68
1984 BOS AL 29 P 9 9 64.2 23 11 11 1 2 .957 3.06 2.44 .957 1.80 0.70
1984 CHC NL 29 P 24 24 160.1 47 16 27 4 1 .915 2.41 1.79 .955 1.88 0.67
1985 CHC NL 30 P 25 25 169.1 39 10 26 3 1 .923 1.91 1.44 .954 1.92 0.68
1986 CHC NL 31 P 33 32 201.0 47 16 28 3 3 .936 1.97 1.33 .955 1.94 0.66
1987 OAK AL 32 P 54 2 115.2 18 4 13 1 0 .944 1.32 0.31 .956 1.84 0.67
1988 OAK AL 33 P 60 0 72.2 10 7 3 0 0 1.000 1.24 0.17 .960 1.78 0.67 AS,CYA-2,MVP-5
1989 OAK AL 34 P 51 0 57.2 8 4 4 0 1 1.000 1.25 0.16 .962 1.87 0.66 CYA-6,MVP-5
1990 OAK AL 35 P 63 0 73.1 4 3 1 0 0 1.000 0.49 0.06 .950 1.78 0.59 AS,CYA-5,MVP-6
1991 OAK AL 36 P 67 0 76.0 15 6 9 0 0 1.000 1.78 0.22 .953 1.80 0.58 AS
1992 OAK AL 37 P 69 0 80.0 13 3 10 0 1 1.000 1.46 0.19 .954 1.72 0.56 AS,CYA-1,MVP-1
1993 OAK AL 38 P 64 0 67.0 5 0 5 0 0 1.000 0.67 0.08 .960 1.79 0.56
1994 OAK AL 39 P 45 0 44.1 3 2 1 0 0 1.000 0.61 0.07 .967 1.73 0.52
1995 OAK AL 40 P 52 0 50.1 9 3 5 1 2 .889 1.43 0.15 .967 1.79 0.53
1996 STL NL 41 P 63 0 60.0 10 3 6 1 0 .900 1.35 0.14 .960 1.85 0.52
1997 STL NL 42 P 57 0 53.0 8 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.36 0.14 .950 1.85 0.52
1998 BOS AL 43 P 50 0 39.2 7 2 4 1 0 .857 1.36 0.12 .957 1.79 0.50
24 Seasons P 1071 361 3285.2 604 208 365 31 20 .949 1.57 0.54 .955 1.87 0.64
24 Seasons TOT 1071 361 3285.2 604 208 365 31 20 .949 1.57 0.54 .904 1.87 0.64
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1975 CLE AL 20 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 CLE AL 21 36 0 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CLE AL 22 34 0 1 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 BOS AL 23 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 BOS AL 24 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 BOS AL 25 30 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 BOS AL 26 23 0 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 BOS AL 27 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 BOS AL 28 28 0 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 CHC NL 29 24 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 BOS AL 29 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 CHC NL 30 26 25 26 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 CHC NL 31 33 32 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 OAK AL 32 54 0 1 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 OAK AL 33 60 0 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 OAK AL 34 51 0 1 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 OAK AL 35 63 0 2 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 OAK AL 36 67 0 3 67 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 OAK AL 37 69 0 69 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 OAK AL 38 64 0 2 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 OAK AL 39 45 0 4 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 OAK AL 40 52 0 4 52 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 STL NL 41 63 0 63 63 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 STL NL 42 57 0 54 57 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 BOS AL 43 50 0 50 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Seasons 1073 81 218 1071 1071 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1975 CLE AL 20 828 70% 16% 12 100% 0 7 0 4 12 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1976 CLE AL 21 874 68% 15% 23 96% 0 9 2 5 20 18 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 8 88%
1977 CLE AL 22 1045 76% 15% 26 92% 0 6 1 4 22 20 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 4 75%
1978 BOS AL 23 1156 79% 22% 36 97% 0 19 5 12 29 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 9 89%
1979 BOS AL 24 1059 80% 20% 40 93% 0 13 0 11 42 31 5 6 0 1 5 2 3 3 3 0 8 75%
1980 BOS AL 25 848 80% 21% 26 96% 0 10 2 8 24 19 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 100%
1981 BOS AL 26 675 83% 23% 23 100% 0 12 2 7 20 14 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 2 100%
1982 BOS AL 27 955 82% 22% 26 92% 0 20 1 16 21 20 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 80%
1983 BOS AL 28 815 85% 22% 22 95% 0 19 2 16 18 12 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1984 CHC NL 29 695 83% 21% 33 88% 0 15 0 10 27 23 1 4 0 4 0 4 1 0 1 0 5 80%
1984 BOS AL 29 287 84% 23% 12 92% 0 11 1 9 10 7 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0%
1985 CHC NL 30 691 80% 23% 27 93% 0 10 2 7 26 19 3 3 0 2 1 2 1 1 1 0 7 100%
1986 CHC NL 31 897 80% 22% 30 90% 0 17 2 13 27 19 2 3 0 1 2 1 3 2 3 0 8 63%
1987 OAK AL 32 476 72% 26% 13 100% 0 4 0 4 14 10 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1988 OAK AL 33 287 71% 26% 4 100% 0 7 1 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 OAK AL 34 208 72% 25% 5 80% 0 4 0 4 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
1990 OAK AL 35 266 71% 23% 2 50% 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1991 OAK AL 36 312 69% 19% 9 100% 0 6 0 5 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1992 OAK AL 37 322 67% 20% 10 100% 0 3 0 3 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 100%
1993 OAK AL 38 286 67% 17% 5 100% 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1994 OAK AL 39 201 70% 22% 2 50% 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 OAK AL 40 225 77% 26% 5 100% 0 3 0 3 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
1996 STL NL 41 258 77% 28% 10 70% 0 3 1 2 6 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 50%
1997 STL NL 42 229 76% 23% 5 100% 0 3 0 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1998 BOS AL 43 185 83% 28% 5 80% 0 2 0 2 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Seasons 14080 77% 21% 411 93% 0 208 22 159 365 288 27 31 2 12 17 13 19 13 16 3 76 83%
MLB Averages 77% 29% 90% 87%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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