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.

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1998 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 1	BOS	@	OAK	W,2-0		3	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	5 (3)	Apr 5	BOS	@	SEA	W,10-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	6	Apr 6	BOS	@	ANA	L,1-2		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	8 (1)	Apr 8	BOS	@	ANA	L,1-2		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	9	Apr 10	BOS		SEA	W,9-7		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	11 (1)	Apr 12	BOS		SEA	W,8-7		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	13 (1)	Apr 14	BOS		OAK	W,8-6		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	14	Apr 15	BOS		OAK	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	16 (1)	Apr 18	BOS		CLE	L,4-7		7	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	19 (2)	Apr 21	BOS	@	DET	W,11-4		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	23 (3)	Apr 27	BOS		DET	W,6-5		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	27 (3)	May 1	BOS		TEX	W,5-3		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	28	May 2	BOS		TEX	L,6-7		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	32 (3)	May 7	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	36 (3)	May 11	BOS	@	TEX	L,2-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	38 (1)	May 13	BOS	@	MIN	L,4-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	40 (1)	May 15	BOS		KCR	W,5-2	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	42 (1)	May 17	BOS		KCR	W,5-3		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	44 (1)	May 20	BOS		CHW	W,6-2		3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	47 (2)	May 24	BOS		NYY	L,4-14	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	49 (1)	May 26	BOS		TOR	L,2-5		3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	51 (1)	May 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-6	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	53 (1)	May 31	BOS	@	NYY	W,13-7		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	101 (47)	Jul 24	BOS		TOR	L,6-10		5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	104 (2)	Jul 28	BOS	@	OAK	W,8-4		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	106 (1)	Jul 30	BOS	@	OAK	L,5-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	107	Jul 31	BOS	@	ANA	W,7-2		2	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	109 (1)	Aug 2	BOS	@	ANA	W,8-7		3	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	115 (5)	Aug 9	BOS	@	TEX	W,14-8		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	117 (1)	Aug 12	BOS		KCR	L,4-8		7	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	118	Aug 13	BOS		MIN	W,8-7		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
32	120 (1)	Aug 15	BOS		MIN	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	123 (2)	Aug 18 (2)	BOS		TEX	W,5-4		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	125 (1)	Aug 20	BOS	@	KCR	L,2-8	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
35	127 (1)	Aug 22	BOS	@	MIN	L,3-4	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	130 (2)	Aug 26	BOS		OAK	W,7-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	132 (1)	Aug 28	BOS		ANA	L,6-7		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	135 (2)	Aug 31	BOS		SEA	W,5-1		4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	137 (1)	Sep 2	BOS		SEA	W,7-3		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	138	Sep 3	BOS	@	TOR	L,3-4		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
41	141 (2)	Sep 6	BOS	@	TOR	L,7-8	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
42	142	Sep 7	BOS		NYY	W,4-3		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
43	144 (1)	Sep 9	BOS		NYY	L,5-7	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	145	Sep 11	BOS		DET	W,6-2		5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
45	147 (1)	Sep 13	BOS		DET	L,1-4		2	0.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
46	150 (2)	Sep 16	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-3		1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
47	151	Sep 17	BOS	@	BAL	W,3-2		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
48	154 (2)	Sep 20	BOS	@	CHW	L,4-6		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
49	159 (4)	Sep 24	BOS		BAL	W,9-6		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
50	161 (1)	Sep 26	BOS		BAL	L,2-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							50gm		39.2	2	4	1	7	0