Dennis Eckersley

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: October 3, 1954 in Oakland, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Washington HS (Fremont, CA).

High School: Washington HS (Fremont, CA)

Debut: April 12, 1975 (Age 20-191d, 13,613th in major league history)
vs. MIL 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 26, 1998 (Age 43-358d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2004. (Voted by BBWAA on 421/506 ballots)
View Dennis Eckersley's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Ed Keating

Full Name: Dennis Lee Eckersley

Nicknames: Eck

Twitter: @Eck43

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

62.1

197

171

ERA

3.50

1071

361

390

3285.2

2401

WHIP

1.161

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1987 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 9	OAK	@	MIN	L,4-5		8	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	8 (4)	Apr 14	OAK		MIN	L,8-9	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	10 (1)	Apr 16	OAK	@	SEA	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	15 (4)	Apr 21	OAK	@	CAL	L,5-8		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	17 (1)	Apr 24	OAK		SEA	L,3-6		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	18	Apr 25	OAK		SEA	W,7-3	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	21 (2)	Apr 28	OAK		BOS	W,7-1		19	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	24 (2)	May 1	OAK		DET	W,2-1	GF	16	4.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	28 (3)	May 6	OAK	@	BOS	L,2-6	GS	29	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	31 (2)	May 10	OAK	@	DET	L,6-7		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	33 (1)	May 13	OAK	@	MIL	W,8-2	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	35 (1)	May 16	OAK		TOR	W,10-3		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	38 (2)	May 19	OAK		NYY	W,4-2		17	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
14	43 (4)	May 25	OAK		BAL	L,3-4		10	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	48 (4)	May 31	OAK	@	NYY	L,5-9	GS	25	5.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	53 (4)	Jun 6	OAK		CLE	W,6-4	GF	18	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	57 (3)	Jun 10	OAK		CHW	W,5-2		19	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	61 (3)	Jun 15	OAK	@	KCR	W,7-6		14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	64 (2)	Jun 19	OAK		TEX	L,2-4		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	66 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	OAK		TEX	W,7-3	GF	9	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	70 (3)	Jun 24	OAK		KCR	W,4-2	GF	7	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
22	72 (1)	Jun 27	OAK	@	CLE	W,13-3		9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	74 (1)	Jun 29	OAK	@	CHW	L,2-5		10	2.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	76 (1)	Jul 1	OAK	@	CHW	L,3-5	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	79 (2)	Jul 4	OAK		BOS	W,9-5	GF	7	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
26	80	Jul 5	OAK		BOS	W,6-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	85 (4)	Jul 10	OAK		MIL	W,7-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	86	Jul 11	OAK		MIL	W,6-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	88 (1)	Jul 16	OAK	@	BOS	W,6-3	GF	10	2.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	90 (1)	Jul 18	OAK	@	BOS	L,3-5		8	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	93 (2)	Jul 21	OAK	@	DET	L,5-6		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	97 (3)	Jul 25	OAK	@	MIL	W,13-4		5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	101 (3)	Jul 29	OAK		CAL	L,4-5	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	104 (2)	Aug 2	OAK		MIN	W,6-5		17	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	109 (4)	Aug 7	OAK	@	MIN	L,4-9		21	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	114 (4)	Aug 12	OAK	@	SEA	L,3-4		17	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	115	Aug 14	OAK	@	CAL	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	117 (1)	Aug 16	OAK	@	CAL	W,9-6	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
39	119 (1)	Aug 18	OAK		TOR	L,1-2	GF	8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
40	121 (1)	Aug 20	OAK		TOR	L,6-7	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	123 (1)	Aug 22	OAK		NYY	W,6-0	GF	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	128 (4)	Aug 28	OAK	@	TOR	W,3-2	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	129	Aug 29	OAK	@	TOR	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	136 (6)	Sep 6	OAK	@	BAL	L,6-7	GF	9	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	139 (2)	Sep 9	OAK		TEX	W,11-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
46	142 (2)	Sep 12	OAK		KCR	L,7-10	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	143	Sep 13	OAK		KCR	L,5-6	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	145 (1)	Sep 15	OAK	@	TEX	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	147 (1)	Sep 18	OAK	@	KCR	W,4-0	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	149 (1)	Sep 20	OAK	@	KCR	W,7-6	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
51	152 (2)	Sep 23	OAK	@	CLE	L,6-8	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
52	154 (1)	Sep 25	OAK		CHW	L,1-2	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
53	157 (2)	Sep 29	OAK		CLE	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
54	159 (1)	Oct 1	OAK		CLE	W,9-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							54gm		115.2	4	13	1	18	0