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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 20 | CLE | AL | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2.60 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 186.2 | 147 | 61 | 54 | 16 | 90 | 8 | 152 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 794 | 144 | 3.63 | 1.270 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 1.69 | |
| 1976 | 21 | CLE | AL | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.43 | 36 | 30 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 199.1 | 155 | 82 | 76 | 13 | 78 | 2 | 200 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 821 | 101 | 2.72 | 1.169 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 2.56 | |
| 1977 | 22 | CLE | AL | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3.53 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 247.1 | 214 | 100 | 97 | 31 | 54 | 11 | 191 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1006 | 112 | 3.56 | 1.084 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 3.54 | AS |
| 1978 | 23 | BOS | AL | 20 | 8 | .714 | 2.99 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 268.1 | 258 | 99 | 89 | 30 | 71 | 8 | 162 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1121 | 139 | 3.70 | 1.226 | 8.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 2.28 | CYA-4,MVP-31 |
| 1979 | 24 | BOS | AL | 17 | 10 | .630 | 2.99 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 246.2 | 234 | 89 | 82 | 29 | 59 | 4 | 150 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1018 | 149 | 3.83 | 1.188 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 2.54 | CYA-7 |
| 1980 | 25 | BOS | AL | 12 | 14 | .462 | 4.28 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 197.2 | 188 | 101 | 94 | 25 | 44 | 7 | 121 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 818 | 99 | 3.87 | 1.174 | 8.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 5.5 | 2.75 | |
| 1981 | 26 | BOS | AL | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.27 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 154.0 | 160 | 82 | 73 | 9 | 35 | 2 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 649 | 91 | 3.07 | 1.266 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 2.26 | |
| 1982 | 27 | BOS | AL | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3.73 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 224.1 | 228 | 101 | 93 | 31 | 43 | 3 | 127 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 926 | 116 | 3.98 | 1.208 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 2.95 | AS |
| 1983 | 28 | BOS | AL | 9 | 13 | .409 | 5.61 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 176.1 | 223 | 119 | 110 | 27 | 39 | 4 | 77 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 787 | 78 | 4.64 | 1.486 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 1.97 | |
| 1984 | 29 | TOT | MLB | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.60 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 225.0 | 223 | 97 | 90 | 21 | 49 | 9 | 114 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 932 | 110 | 3.69 | 1.209 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 2.33 | |
| 1984 | 29 | BOS | AL | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.01 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 | 71 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 270 | 83 | 4.41 | 1.299 | 9.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 2.54 | |
| 1984 | 29 | CHC | NL | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.03 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 160.1 | 152 | 59 | 54 | 11 | 36 | 7 | 81 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 662 | 128 | 3.40 | 1.173 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 2.25 | |
| 1985 | 30 | CHC | NL | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.08 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 169.1 | 145 | 61 | 58 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 117 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 664 | 129 | 2.84 | 0.969 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 6.16 | |
| 1986 | 31 | CHC | NL | 6 | 11 | .353 | 4.57 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 201.0 | 226 | 109 | 102 | 21 | 43 | 3 | 137 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 862 | 88 | 3.45 | 1.338 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 3.19 | |
| 1987 | 32 | OAK | AL | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.03 | 54 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 115.2 | 99 | 41 | 39 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 113 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 460 | 137 | 2.67 | 1.003 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 8.8 | 6.65 | |
| 1988 | 33 | OAK | AL | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2.35 | 60 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 72.2 | 52 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 279 | 163 | 2.23 | 0.867 | 6.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 6.36 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-5 |
| 1989 | 34 | OAK | AL | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.56 | 51 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 57.2 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 239 | 2.19 | 0.607 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 8.6 | 18.33 | CYA-6,MVP-5 |
| 1990 | 35 | OAK | AL | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0.61 | 63 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 73.1 | 41 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 603 | 1.34 | 0.614 | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 9.0 | 18.25 | AS,CYA-5,MVP-6 |
| 1991 | 36 | OAK | AL | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.96 | 67 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 76.0 | 60 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 299 | 130 | 2.84 | 0.908 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 10.3 | 9.67 | AS |
| 1992 | 37 | OAK | AL | 7 | 1 | .875 | 1.91 | 69 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 80.0 | 62 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 195 | 1.72 | 0.913 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 10.5 | 8.45 | AS,CYA-1,MVP-1 |
| 1993 | 38 | OAK | AL | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.16 | 64 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 67.0 | 67 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 98 | 2.63 | 1.194 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 10.7 | 6.15 | |
| 1994 | 39 | OAK | AL | 5 | 4 | .556 | 4.26 | 45 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 44.1 | 49 | 26 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 105 | 3.42 | 1.398 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 9.5 | 3.62 | |
| 1995 | 40 | OAK | AL | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.83 | 52 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 50.1 | 53 | 29 | 27 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 90 | 3.52 | 1.272 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 3.64 | |
| 1996 | 41 | STL | NL | 0 | 6 | .000 | 3.30 | 63 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 60.0 | 65 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 127 | 3.77 | 1.183 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7.4 | 8.17 | |
| 1997 | 42 | STL | NL | 1 | 5 | .167 | 3.91 | 57 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 53.0 | 49 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 218 | 107 | 4.18 | 1.075 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 7.6 | 5.63 | |
| 1998 | 43 | BOS | AL | 4 | 1 | .800 | 4.76 | 50 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39.2 | 46 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 99 | 4.75 | 1.361 | 10.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 2.75 | |
| 24 Yrs | 197 | 171 | .535 | 3.50 | 1071 | 361 | 577 | 100 | 20 | 390 | 3285.2 | 3076 | 1382 | 1278 | 347 | 738 | 91 | 2401 | 75 | 16 | 28 | 13534 | 116 | 3.40 | 1.161 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 3.25 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 9 | 8 | .535 | 3.50 | 51 | 17 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 156 | 146 | 66 | 61 | 16 | 35 | 4 | 114 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 643 | 116 | 3.40 | 1.161 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 3.25 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| OAK (9 yrs) | 41 | 31 | .569 | 2.74 | 525 | 2 | 456 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 637.0 | 515 | 210 | 194 | 56 | 92 | 21 | 658 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2496 | 145 | 2.44 | 0.953 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 9.3 | 7.15 | ||||
| BOS (8 yrs) | 88 | 71 | .553 | 3.92 | 241 | 191 | 13 | 64 | 10 | 1 | 1371.2 | 1408 | 650 | 598 | 167 | 312 | 33 | 771 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 5760 | 109 | 3.91 | 1.254 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 5.1 | 2.47 | ||||
| CHC (3 yrs) | 27 | 26 | .509 | 3.63 | 82 | 81 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 530.2 | 523 | 229 | 214 | 47 | 98 | 14 | 335 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 2188 | 109 | 3.24 | 1.170 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 5.7 | 3.42 | ||||
| CLE (3 yrs) | 40 | 32 | .556 | 3.23 | 103 | 87 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 633.1 | 516 | 243 | 227 | 60 | 222 | 21 | 543 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 2621 | 116 | 3.32 | 1.165 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 2.45 | ||||
| STL (2 yrs) | 1 | 11 | .083 | 3.58 | 120 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 113.0 | 114 | 50 | 45 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 469 | 117 | 3.97 | 1.133 | 9.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 6.71 | ||||
| AL (20 yrs) | 169 | 134 | .558 | 3.47 | 869 | 280 | 477 | 91 | 18 | 324 | 2642.0 | 2439 | 1103 | 1019 | 283 | 626 | 75 | 1972 | 59 | 6 | 23 | 10877 | 117 | 3.41 | 1.160 | 8.3 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 3.15 | ||||
| NL (5 yrs) | 28 | 37 | .431 | 3.62 | 202 | 81 | 100 | 9 | 2 | 66 | 643.2 | 637 | 279 | 259 | 64 | 112 | 16 | 429 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2657 | 111 | 3.37 | 1.164 | 8.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 3.83 | ||||
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Dennis Eckersley is 70 years old.
When was Dennis Eckersley born?
Dennis Eckersley was born on October 3, 1954.
Where was Dennis Eckersley born?
Dennis Eckersley was born in Oakland, CA.
How tall is Dennis Eckersley?
Dennis Eckersley is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.
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Dennis Eckersley weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Dennis Eckersley play?
Dennis Eckersley played 24 seasons.
Is Dennis Eckersley in the Hall of Fame?
Dennis Eckersley was elected into the Hall of Fame in 2004.
When was Dennis Eckersley drafted?
Dennis Eckersley was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington HS (Fremont, CA).
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Dennis Eckersley was a Pitcher.
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Dennis Eckersley had 2,401 strikeouts over his career.
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Dennis Eckersley played for 5 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics and St. Louis Cardinals.
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Dennis Eckersley has won 1 World Series.
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Dennis Eckersley last played in 1998.
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