David Eckstein

Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-6, 170lb (168cm, 77kg)

Born: January 20, 1975 in Sanford, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 19th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Florida (Gainesville, FL).

High School: Seminole HS (Sanford, FL)

School: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)

Debut: April 3, 2001 (Age 26-073d, 17,814th in major league history)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 3, 2010 (Age 35-256d)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season

Agents: Ryan Gleichowski

Full Name: David Mark Eckstein

Nicknames: X Factor or Just Enough

Pronunciation: \ECK-styne\

Twitter: @DavidEckstein22

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.9

5041

1414

.281

701

RBI

392

123

OBP

.345

SLG

.355

OPS

.701

OPS+

Summary of 35 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

7 leading off, 3 walk-off, 2 tying, 15 go ahead

5 Tms
ANA	17
STL	13
SDP	3
ARI	1
TOR	1

Platoon
vs LHP	18
vs RHP	17

Home/Road
Home	18
Away	17

Outs
2	13
0	13
1	9

18 Opps
TOR	5
PIT	3
OAK	3
SFG	3
CIN	3
DET	3
FLA	2
SEA	2
HOU	2
WSN	1
BAL	1
CHW	1
ATL	1
TEX	1
LAD	1
PHI	1
ARI	1
BOS	1

33 Pitchers
Mark Redman	2
Nate Robertson	2
Giovanni Carrara	1
Bill Pulsipher	1
Doug Davis	1
Tim Hudson	1
Jason Jennings	1
Jeremy Affeldt	1
Pedro Borbón	1
Arthur Rhodes	1
Jason Hirsh	1
Ian Snell	1
Kevin Correia	1
Ramón Ortiz	1
Ryan Drese	1
Chris Reitsma	1
Matt White	1
Rodrigo López	1
Matt Belisle	1
Roy Halladay	1
Jamie Moyer	1
Scott Cassidy	1
Josh Beckett	1
Mike Venafro	1
Chris Michalak	1
Jonathan Sánchez	1
Mike Stanton	1
Joey Hamilton	1
Víctor Santos	1
Mike Porzio	1
Chad Qualls	1
Billy Wagner	1
Jason Vargas	1

19 Parks
Angel Stad (ANA)	9
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	3
Busch Stad (STL)	3
Petco Pk (SAN)	3
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	2
RFK Stad (WAS)	1
SunLife Stad (MIA)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
Busch Stad 3 (STL)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	35

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	14
2	11
4	3
6	3
7+	2
1	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	35

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	20
12-	4
1--	4
123	4
--3	2
1-3	1

63 RBI
RISP	11
0 on	20
1 on	6
2 on	5
3 on	4
Any on	15

Inning
1	7
2	3
3	5
4	2
5	1
6	6
7	2
8	3
9	4
Extra	2

1-3	15
4-6	9
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	4
+2	3
+1	4
Tied	13
-1	2
-2	3
-3	3
-4..	2

Ahead	12
Tied	13
Behind	10

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-1	11
0-1	7
1-0	4
0-2	3
1-2	3
3-2	3
0-0	2
2-0	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
SS	30
2B	4
PH	1

OrderPos
1st	28
9th	3
2nd	2
8th	1
7th	1

Leverage
High Lev	7
Medium Lev	18
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2001-04-17	ANA		OAK	Tim Hudson	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	6,(3-2) BCBFBX	1	9	6	0.115	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2001-05-15	ANA		TOR	Chris Michalak	behind 0-8	b 7	2	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	1	4	0.003	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	2001-06-23	ANA	@	SEA	Jamie Moyer	tied 1-1	t 6	0	---	6,(3-2) BBCBCX	1	1	6	0.160	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	2001-08-21	ANA		BOS	Bill Pulsipher	behind 2-8	b 9	2	12-	2,(0-1) CX	3	1	6	0.003	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Salmon Scores; B. Gil Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2002-04-27	ANA		TOR	Scott Cassidy	ahead 7-4	b 5	1	123	4,(1-2) BCFX	4	1	6	0.068	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Fullmer Scores; B. Molina Scores; S. Spiezio Scores
6	6	2	1	2002-04-28	ANA		TOR	Pedro Borbón	behind 4-5	b 14	2	123	3,(1-1) CBX	4	1	6	0.719	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Glaus Scores; T. Salmon Scores; B. Molina Scores
7	7	3	1	2002-05-15	ANA	@	DET	Mark Redman	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	1	6	0.148	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Nieves Scores/unER; D. Eckstein Scores/unER
8	8	4	1	2002-06-09	ANA		CIN	Joey Hamilton	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	123	6,(1-2) CBFFFX	4	1	6	0.231	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O. Palmeiro Scores; B. Molina Scores; A. Kennedy Scores
9	9	5	1	2002-07-17	ANA	@	OAK	Mike Venafro	ahead 5-3	t 8	1	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	1	6	0.101	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Spiezio Scores; A. Kennedy Scores
10	10	6	1	2002-08-07	ANA	@	CHW	Mike Porzio	ahead 5-2	t 6	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	1	6	0.061	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
11	11	7	1	2002-08-11	ANA	@	TOR	Roy Halladay	tied 0-0	t 4	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	6	0.116	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	8	1	2002-09-07	ANA	@	BAL	Rodrigo López	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	1	6	0.096	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2003-04-17	ANA	@	TEX	Ryan Drese	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	6	0.087	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
14	14	2	1	2003-05-03	ANA	@	TOR	Doug Davis	behind 0-2	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	1	6	0.117	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	3	1	2003-06-25	ANA		SEA	Matt White	ahead 4-3	b 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) CB11X	2	9	6	0.120	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. DaVanon Scores
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
16	16	1	1	2004-08-14	ANA		DET	Nate Robertson	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	6	0.094	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
17	17	2	1	2004-09-26	ANA		OAK	Arthur Rhodes	ahead 5-2	b 8	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	6	0.019	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2005	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	2005-05-17	STL	@	PHI	Billy Wagner	behind 4-7	t 9	1	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	1	6	0.023	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
19	19	2	1	2005-05-25	STL		PIT	Mark Redman	tied 0-0	b 3	2	--3	3,(1-1) CBX	2	1	6	0.196	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Y. Molina Scores
20	20	3	1	2005-07-30	STL	@	LAD	Giovanni Carrara	ahead 5-4	t 6	2	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	1	6	0.254	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Mabry Scores; H. Luna Scores
21	21	4	1	2005-08-03	STL		FLA	Josh Beckett	behind 1-3	b 3	1	---	8,(2-2) BFFFFFBX	1	1	6	0.109	41%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	5	1	2005-08-07	STL		ATL	Chris Reitsma	behind 1-3	b 9	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	1	6	0.667	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Núñez Scores; S. Taguchi Scores; H. Luna Scores
23	23	6	1	2005-08-27	STL	@	WSN	Mike Stanton	ahead 4-0	t 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	6	0.032	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Marquis Scores
24	24	7	1	2005-08-31	STL	@	FLA	Jason Vargas	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	4,(0-2) CCFX	1	1	6	0.122	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	8	1	2005-09-21	STL	@	CIN	Ramón Ortiz	ahead 2-0	t 2	2	--3	2,(0-1) CX	2	1	6	0.136	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Taguchi Scores
2006	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	2006-04-19	STL	@	PIT	Víctor Santos	ahead 1-0	t 3	2	---	9,(3-2) CBCFBFBFX	1	1	6	0.106	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	2	1	2006-09-22	STL	@	HOU	Jason Hirsh	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	1	6	0.094	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2007	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	2007-05-23	STL		PIT	Ian Snell	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	6	0.097	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
29	29	2	1	2007-06-03	STL	@	HOU	Jason Jennings	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	1	6	0.095	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
30	30	3	1	2007-09-11	STL	@	CIN	Matt Belisle	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	1	6	0.093	59%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2008	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2008-04-20	TOR		DET	Nate Robertson	tied 2-2	b 4	2	12-	3,(1-1) BFX	3	1	6	0.289	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); L. Overbay Scores; J. McDonald Scores
32	32	2	1	2008-09-17	ARI		SFG	Kevin Correia	ahead 6-3	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	4	0.041	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	2009-06-07	SDP		ARI	Chad Qualls	behind 3-6	b 9	2	1-3	1,(0-0) .X	3	9	PH	0.492	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); B. Giles Scores; C. Burke Scores
34	34	2	1	2009-10-04	SDP		SFG	Jonathan Sánchez	behind 0-3	b 6	1	1--	2,(1-0) 1BX	2	2	4	0.192	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); E. Cabrera Scores
2010	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	2010-04-19	SDP		SFG	Jeremy Affeldt	tied 2-2	b 10	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	2	4	0.374	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)