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Dennis Eckersley
Dennis Lee Eckersley (Eck)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 190 lb.

MLB Debut April 12, 1975
Final Game September 26, 1998
Born October 3, 1954 in Oakland, CA (age 69)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   Pct   G   GS  CG  GF  SV SHO   IP     H   BFP    R   ER   HR  BB  IBB HBP  SO   WP BK  ERA
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 1975 20 BOA AL  14   6  .700  23  23  11   0   0   3  187.0  129   751   55   48  10   86   0   5  162   2  0  2.31  CY-7
 1976 21 BOA AL  18   9  .667  28  28   9   0   0   4  202.0  131   798   52   50  11   78   0   6  225   8  0  2.23  CY-3
 1977 22 BOA AL  20  11  .645  34  34  12   0   0   5  257.0  190  1006  105   94  35   45   0   9  172   0  0  3.29  CY-5
 1978 23 BOA AL  21  11  .656  37  37   6   0   0   0  275.0  227  1076  102   90  38   59   0   3  158   1  0  2.95  CY-4
 1979 24 BOA AL  15  16  .484  36  36  10   0   0   0  261.0  263  1086  125  121  34   67   0   6  145   2  1  4.17  
 1980 25 BOA AL  11   7  .611  29  29   0   0   0   0  205.1  218   868  104   88  34   36   0   1  116   1  0  3.86  
 1981 26 BOA AL  17  15  .531  35  35   1   0   0   0  232.2  277  1008  142  129  20   69   0   2  119   1  0  4.99  
 1982 27 BOA AL  16   7  .696  31  31   6   0   0   1  234.1  246   975  116  110  29   43   0   5  138   4  0  4.22  CY-15
 1983 28 BOA AL   7   5  .583  15  15   4   0   0   0  109.2  108   453   52   47  18   23   0   2   43   0  0  3.86  
         CHN NL   4   4  .500   8   8   0   0   0   0   48.1   69   216   36   34   6    9   1   1   16   0  0  6.33  
         TOT     11   9  .550  23  23   4   0   0   0  158.0  177   669   88   81  24   32   1   3   59   0  0  4.61 
 1984 29 CHN NL   7  10  .412  28  28   2   0   0   0  169.0  172   701   71   63  16   35   1   4   82   1  1  3.36  
 1985 30 CHN NL  10   9  .526  24  24   4   0   0   3  171.1  134   664   58   54  17   23   1   3  120   1  1  2.84  
 1986 31 CHN NL   8  13  .381  28  28   4   0   0   0  188.2  220   823  118  108  22   46   5   3  135   3  3  5.15  
         OAA AL   2   0 1.000   6   3   1   0   0   0   22.1   26   100    6    6   3    8   0   1   16   0  0  2.42  
         TOT     10  13  .435  34  31   5   0   0   0  211.0  246   923  124  114  25   54   5   4  151   3  3  4.86 
 1987 32 OAA AL  14   9  .609  66   0   0  31   6   0  122.2  100   496   52   43  15   29   5   2  106   0  0  3.15  
 1988 33 OAA AL   1   4  .200  54   0   0  36  25   0   76.2   56   301   16   14   7   13   0   2   81   0  3  1.64  
 1989 34 SEA AL   6   0 1.000  47   0   0  38  24   0   61.0   33   222    6    6   3    5   1   2   74   0  0  0.89  CY-3
 1990 35 SEA AL   5   1  .833  60   0   0  53  39   0   75.0   47   267    7    4   0    2   1   0   72   1  0  0.48  CY-1
 1991 36 SEA AL   8   2  .800  57   0   0  43  34   0   76.1   47   281   19   19   9    8   0   1  101   0  0  2.24  CY-2
 1992 37 SEA AL   5   4  .556  48   0   0  43  29   0   60.1   49   226   13   13   3    3   0   2   72   0  0  1.94  CY-6
 1993 38 SEA AL   5   4  .556  53   0   0  47  32   0   56.2   43   225   24   23   6   18   5   2   57   1  0  3.65  CY-9
 1994 39 SEA AL   4   2  .667  47   0   0  29  16   0   61.2   62   267   32   31   9   20   3   2   62   0  0  4.52  
 1995 40 SEA AL   4   3  .571  45   0   0  31  19   0   52.0   49   223   28   24   5   12   5   8   37   0  0  4.15  
 1996 41 TEA AL   1   2  .333  43   0   0  37  19   0   54.2   70   234   31   31  11    5   1   1   49   1  0  5.10  
 1997 42 TEA AL   0   0  .000  26   0   0  11   1   0   39.1   39   168   25   20   7   13   0   0   42   2  0  4.58  
         FLN NL   0   0  .000  17   0   0  17  11   0   14.2   16    64    5    5   4    3   0   1   16   0  0  3.07  
         TOT      0   0  .000  43   0   0  28  12   0   54.0   55   232   30   25  11   16   0   1   58   2  0  4.17 
 1998 43 ATN NL   0   0  .000  11   0   0   3   1   0    7.2   16    43   12   12   3    3   0   1    2   0  0 14.09  
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 24 Seasons     223 154  .592 936 359  70 419 256  16 3322.1 3037 13542 1412 1287 375  761  29  75 2418  29  9  3.49
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
   With BOA     139  87  .615 268 268  59   0   0  13 1964.0 1789  8021  853  777 229  506   0  39 1278  19  1  3.56
   With CHN      29  36  .446  88  88  10   0   0   3  577.1  595  2404  283  259  61  113   8  11  353   5  5  4.04
   With SEA      37  16  .698 357   0   0 284 193   0  443.0  330  1711  129  120  35   68  15  17  475   2  0  2.44
   With OAA      17  13  .567 126   3   1  67  31   0  221.2  182   897   74   63  25   50   5   5  203   0  3  2.56
   With TEA       1   2  .333  69   0   0  48  20   0   94.0  109   402   56   51  18   18   1   1   91   3  0  4.88
   With FLN       0   0  .000  17   0   0  17  11   0   14.2   16    64    5    5   4    3   0   1   16   0  0  3.07
   With ATN       0   0  .000  11   0   0   3   1   0    7.2   16    43   12   12   3    3   0   1    2   0  0 14.09
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 MLB Totals     197 171  .535 1071 361 100 577 390  20 3287.2 3076 13534 1382 1278 347  738  91  75 2401  28 16  3.50
+--------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+-----+----+----+---+----+---+---+----+---+--+-----+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27 SOp RnSup  AB   H   HR  AVG   E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  OPS Star 
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 1975 20 BOA AL  47   56   2.7   0  4.96    0   0   0  .000   1    4    2  .500   12   10  .545  -87   
 1976 21 BOA AL  48   53   2.4   0  5.46    0   0   0  .000   1    3    2  .667    7    9  .438  -88   
 1977 22 BOA AL  62   85   3.0   0  6.03    0   0   0  .000   0    6    5  .833    7    0 1.000  -80   
 1978 23 BOA AL  60   95   3.1   0  5.41    0   0   0  .000   0    7    6  .857   28   15  .651  -74   
 1979 24 BOA AL  58  130   4.5   0  4.47    0   0   0  .000   0    2    2 1.000   31   20  .608    5   
 1980 25 BOA AL  63  104   4.5   0  5.41    0   0   0  .000   3    8    5  .625   11    5  .688   20   
 1981 26 BOA AL  59  141   5.5   0  4.60    0   0   0  .000   1   12    9  .750   42   15  .737   64   
 1982 27 BOA AL  45  124   4.8   0  5.68    0   0   0  .000   1   11    9  .818   28    9  .757  -20   
 1983 28 BOA AL  58   52   4.3   0  5.40    0   0   0  .000   0    3    3 1.000    1    2  .333 -143   
         CHN NL  49   35   6.6   0  3.62   18   2   0  .111   0    3    2  .667    5    3  .625  -49   
         TOT          87   4.9   0         18   2   0  .111   0    6    5  .833    6    5  .545
 1984 29 CHN NL  59   80   4.3   0  4.36   50   3   0  .060   6    6    0  .000   14    2  .875   15   
 1985 30 CHN NL  66   52   2.8   0  3.25   56   9   1  .161   3    8    3  .375    6    3  .667  -41   
 1986 31 CHN NL  64  115   5.5   0  4.29   61   5   1  .082   3    7    4  .571    4    1  .800   -8   
         OAA AL  48   14   5.6   0  7.00    0   0   0  .000   1    2    1  .500    1    0 1.000    3   
         TOT         130   5.5   0         61   5   1  .082   4    9    5  .556    5    1  .833
 1987 32 OAA AL  45   46   3.4  10          4   1   0  .250   2    5    2  .400    2    0 1.000   -4   
 1988 33 OAA AL  40   19   2.2  29          0   0   0  .000   0    1    1 1.000    2    0 1.000   13   
 1989 34 SEA AL  53    8   1.3  25          0   0   0  .000   0    4    3  .750    0    0  .000  -43   
 1990 35 SEA AL  44    9   1.1  44          0   0   0  .000   0    3    3 1.000    0    0  .000  -14   
 1991 36 SEA AL  47   16   1.9  43          0   0   0  .000   0    2    2 1.000    7    2  .778 -138   
 1992 37 SEA AL  47   15   2.3  30          0   0   0  .000   0    2    1  .500    8    3  .727  -32   
 1993 38 SEA AL  49   20   3.3  38          0   0   0  .000   0    2    2 1.000    9    2  .818 -117   
 1994 39 SEA AL  51   36   5.3  20          0   0   0  .000   0    2    2 1.000    2    1  .667  -48   
 1995 40 SEA AL  51   26   4.6  26          0   0   0  .000   0    2    2 1.000    9    2  .818  -62   
 1996 41 TEA AL  45   35   5.8  22          0   0   0  .000   0    3    3 1.000    1    0 1.000   60   
 1997 42 TEA AL  37   23   5.3   2          0   0   0  .000   0    3    2  .667    2    1  .667   41   
         FLN NL  47    9   6.0  11          0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  118   
         TOT          33   5.5  13          0   0   0  .000   0    3    2  .667    2    1  .667
 1998 43 ATN NL  41   12  13.7   1          1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  350   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+
 24 Seasons         1423   3.8 301        190  20   2  .105  22  111   76  .685  239  105  .695  -31   5
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+-----+----+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+----+

HOF Standards: Pitching - 47.1 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 148.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Postseason Stats   Postseason Register

 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  ERA    W-L  SV GS   IP   H   ER  BB  SO 
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1975 ALCS  BOA OAA   L    2  1.69   1-1   0  2  16.0   9   3   6  11
 1976 ALCS  BOA KCA   L    1  9.00   0-1   0  1   7.0   8   7   3   6
 1977 ALCS  BOA KCA   W    2  2.93   2-0   0  2  15.1  12   5   4   7
      WS    BOA CIN   L    2  0.60   1-0   0  2  15.0   8   1   1  12
 1978 ALCS  BOA KCA   W    2  4.20   1-1   0  2  15.0  17   7   3  10
      WS    BOA PIN   W    1  0.00   1-0   0  1   7.0   1   0   2   3
 1979 ALCS  BOA CHA   W    1  4.50   0-0   0  1   6.0   7   3   1   2
      WS    BOA CIN   W    2  1.80   0-0   0  2  15.0  17   3   4  12
 1988 ALCS  OAA BOA   W    2  2.70   1-0   1  0   3.1   4   1   0   6
      WS    OAA CIN   L    5  4.32   0-1   0  0   8.1   7   4   4   8
 1990 ALCS  SEA TOA   W    3  0.00   0-0   2  0   2.2   3   0   0   4
      WS    SEA CIN   L    3  0.00   0-0   0  0   1.2   0   0   0   3
 1991 ALCS  SEA DEA   W    1  0.00   0-0   1  0    .2   0   0   0   1
      WS    SEA CIN   W    2 13.50   0-0   0  0   2.0   3   3   0   2
 1992 ALCS  SEA BAA   W    2  0.00   1-0   1  0   2.1   0   0   0   2
      WS    SEA SDN   L    2  6.00   0-0   1  0   3.0   4   2   0   2
 1994 ALDS  SEA CHA   L    1  0.00   0-0   0  0    .1   0   0   0   0
 1995 ALDS  SEA NYA   W    1  0.00   0-0   1  0    .1   0   0   0   0
      WS    SEA FLN   L    1  6.75   0-0   0  0   1.1   4   1   1   2
 1997 NLDS  FLN SDN   W    2  0.00   0-0   1  0   1.0   4   0   0   1
      NLCS  FLN LAN   L    1  0.00   0-0   1  0    .2   0   0   0   1
+------------------+-----+--+------+-----+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1975  BOA  107-55   Mike Tomeo
 1976  BOA  108-54   Mike Tomeo
 1977  BOA  110-52   Mike Tomeo
 1978  BOA  108-54   Mike Tomeo
 1979  BOA  106-56   Mike Tomeo
 1980  BOA   84-78   Mike Tomeo
 1981  BOA   87-75   Mike Tomeo
 1982  BOA   93-69   Mike Tomeo
 1983  BOA   81-81   Mike Tomeo
 1983  CHN   54-108  Alan Bosslet
 1984  CHN   76-86   Alan Bosslet, Stan Berger
 1985  CHN   59-103  Stan Berger
 1986  CHN   62-100  Stan Berger
 1986  OAA   78-84   Drew Kennedy
 1987  OAA   99-63   Drew Kennedy
 1988  OAA  102-60   Drew Kennedy
 1989  SEA   72-90   Jeff Tripodi
 1990  SEA   96-66   Jeff Tripodi
 1991  SEA  109-53   Jeff Tripodi
 1992  SEA   94-68   Jeff Tripodi
 1993  SEA   99-63   Jeff Tripodi
 1994  SEA   99-63   Jeff Tripodi
 1995  SEA  101-61   Jeff Tripodi
 1996  TEA   89-73   Mike Rescigno
 1997  TEA   80-82   Mike Rescigno
 1997  FLN   91-71   Thomas Treece
 1998  ATN  113-49   Rick Field

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