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Dennis Eckersley
Dennis Lee Eckersley (Eck)

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

Debut April 12, 1975
  vs. MIL 1.7 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 26, 1998
Born October 3, 1954 in Oakland, CA

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.

Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1972. (All Transactions)

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        20 win and 50 save seasons, Cy Young and MVP awards, Hall Of Fame, played on great teams, colorful, and one of the best of his era.

Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1975 20 CLE AL  13   7  34  24   6   2   5  2  186.7  147   61   54  16   90  152   7   4   794   8   2  2.60  3.75  144 1.270
 1976 21 CLE AL  13  12  36  30   9   3   3  1  199.3  155   82   76  13   78  200   5   6   821   2   1  3.43  3.45  101 1.169
 1977 22 CLE AL  14  13  33  33  12   3   0  0  247.3  214  100   97  31   54  191   7   3  1006  11   0  3.53  3.95  112 1.084 AS
 1978 23 BOS AL  20   8  35  35  16   3   0  0  268.3  258   99   89  30   71  162   7   3  1121   8   0  2.99  4.16  139 1.226 MVP-31,CYA-4
 1979 24 BOS AL  17  10  33  33  17   2   0  0  246.7  234   89   82  29   59  150   6   1  1018   4   1  2.99  4.48  150 1.188 CYA-7
 1980 25 BOS AL  12  14  30  30   8   0   0  0  197.7  188  101   94  25   44  121   2   0   818   7   0  4.28  4.24   99 1.174
 1981 26 BOS AL   9   8  23  23   8   2   0  0  154.0  160   82   73   9   35   79   3   0   649   2   0  4.27  3.88   91 1.266
 1982 27 BOS AL  13  13  33  33  11   3   0  0  224.3  228  101   93  31   43  127   2   1   926   3   0  3.73  4.33  116 1.208 AS
 1983 28 BOS AL   9  13  28  28   2   0   0  0  176.3  223  119  110  27   39   77   6   1   787   4   0  5.61  4.36   78 1.486
 1984 29 TOT     14  12  33  33   4   0   0  0  225.0  223   97   90  21   49  114   5   3   932   9   2  3.60  3.97  110 1.209
         BOS AL   4   4   9   9   2   0   0  0   64.7   71   38   36  10   13   33   1   2   270   2   0  5.01  4.20   84 1.299
         CHC NL  10   8  24  24   2   0   0  0  160.3  152   59   54  11   36   81   4   1   662   7   2  3.03  3.88  128 1.173
 1985 30 CHC NL  11   7  25  25   6   2   0  0  169.3  145   61   58  15   19  117   3   0   664   4   3  3.08  3.96  128 0.969
 1986 31 CHC NL   6  11  33  32   1   0   0  0  201.0  226  109  102  21   43  137   3   2   862   3   5  4.57  4.02   88 1.338
 1987 32 OAK AL   6   8  54   2   0   0  33 16  115.7   99   41   39  11   17  113   3   1   460   3   0  3.03  4.16  137 1.003
 1988 33 OAK AL   4   2  60   0   0   0  53 45   72.7   52   20   19   5   11   70   1   0   279   2   2  2.35  3.82  162 0.867 MVP-5,CYA-2,AS
 1989 34 OAK AL   4   0  51   0   0   0  46 33   57.7   32   10   10   5    3   55   1   0   206   0   0  1.56  3.70  237 0.607 MVP-5,CYA-6
 1990 35 OAK AL   4   2  63   0   0   0  61 48   73.3   41    9    5   2    4   73   0   0   262   1   0  0.61  3.72  606 0.614 MVP-6,CYA-5,AS
 1991 36 OAK AL   5   4  67   0   0   0  59 43   76.0   60   26   25  11    9   87   1   1   299   3   0  2.96  3.82  129 0.908 AS
 1992 37 OAK AL   7   1  69   0   0   0  65 51   80.0   62   17   17   5   11   93   1   0   309   6   0  1.91  3.75  196 0.913 MVP-1,CYA-1,AS
 1993 38 OAK AL   2   4  64   0   0   0  52 36   67.0   67   32   31   7   13   80   2   0   276   4   0  4.16  4.08   98 1.194
 1994 39 OAK AL   5   4  45   0   0   0  39 19   44.3   49   26   21   5   13   47   1   0   193   2   0  4.26  4.42  104 1.398
 1995 40 OAK AL   4   6  52   0   0   0  48 29   50.3   53   29   27   5   11   40   1   0   212   0   0  4.83  4.30   89 1.272
 1996 41 STL NL   0   6  63   0   0   0  53 30   60.0   65   26   22   8    6   49   4   0   251   2   0  3.30  4.22  128 1.183
 1997 42 STL NL   1   5  57   0   0   0  47 36   53.0   49   24   23   9    8   45   2   2   218   0   0  3.91  4.17  107 1.075
 1998 43 BOS AL   4   1  50   0   0   0  13  1   39.7   46   21   21   6    8   22   2   0   171   3   0  4.76  4.70   99 1.361
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 24 Years           171     361      20    390        3076      1278      738       75  28 13534  91  16  3.50  4.05  116 1.161
 WL%= .535      197    1071     100     577    3285.7      1382      347      2401
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     9   8  50  17   4   0  27 18  156.0  146   65   60  16   35  114   3   1   642   4   0  3.50  4.05  116 1.161
 Career High     20  14  69  35  17   3  65 51  268.3  258  119  110  31   90  200   7   6  1121  11   5  0.61  4.48  606 0.607
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1984 29 TOT     24   55    1    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  25  .109  .125  .109  -36    6   1   0   0   0   1
         CHC NL  24   55    1    6   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  25  .109  .125  .109  -36    6   1   0   0   0   1
 1985 30 CHC NL  26   56    1    7   0  0   1    1   0  0   7  25  .125  .222  .179    9   10   2   0   0   0   0
 1986 31 CHC NL  33   69    7   11   3  0   2   10   0  0   1  34  .159  .169  .290   21   20   2   1   0   0   0
 1996 41 STL NL  63    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 24 Seasons     218  181    9   24   3  0   3   12   0  0   9  84  .133  .173  .199    0   36   5   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        135    7   18   2  0   2    9   0  0   7  62  .133  .173  .199    0   27   4   1   0   0   1
 Career High     63   69    7   11   3  0   2   10   0  0   7  34                          20   2   1   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1984 29 TOT      57   51    1   0.5   100| .109  .272| .125  .338| .109  .396| .234  .734| -36  .022 -10.4  -1.1   0%
         CHC NL   57   51    1   0.5   100| .109  .272| .125  .338| .109  .396| .234  .734| -36  .022 -10.4  -1.1   0%
 1985 30 CHC NL   65   51    3   1.6   103| .125  .271| .222  .341| .179  .404| .401  .745|   9  .144  -7.3  -0.8   0%
 1986 31 CHC NL   73   61    4   1.8   103| .159  .269| .169  .341| .290  .406| .459  .747|  21  .163  -8.0  -0.8   0%
 1996 41 STL NL    1    1    0   0.0   107| .000  .270| .000  .339| .000  .422| .000  .761|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 24 Seasons      196  164    8   1.3   102| .133  .271| .173  .340| .199  .402| .372  .742|   0  .105 -26.0  -2.7     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1975 20 CLE AL P 34 7 12 1 0 .950 .941 0.56 0.85 0.92 1.87 24 186.7 1976 21 CLE AL P 36 9 20 1 1 .967 .951 0.81 0.85 1.31 1.87 30 199.3 1977 22 CLE AL P 33 6 22 2 1 .933 .949 0.85 0.84 1.02 1.95 33 247.3 AS 1978 23 BOS AL P 35 19 29 0 1 1.000 .954 1.37 0.85 1.61 1.90 35 268.3 1979 24 BOS AL P 33 12 42 6 3 .900 .949 1.64 0.81 1.97 1.92 33 246.7 1980 25 BOS AL P 30 10 24 3 0 .919 .958 1.13 0.77 1.55 1.85 30 197.7 1981 26 BOS AL P 23 12 19 1 1 .969 .963 1.35 0.81 1.81 1.98 23 154.0 1982 27 BOS AL P 33 21 21 1 2 .977 .959 1.27 0.73 1.69 1.80 33 224.3 AS 1983 28 BOS AL P 28 19 18 1 0 .974 .959 1.32 0.73 1.89 1.80 28 176.3 1984 29 TOT P 33 27 38 5 3 .929 .954 1.97 0.68 2.60 1.86 33 225.0 BOS AL P 9 11 11 1 2 .957 .957 2.44 0.70 3.06 1.79 9 64.7 CHC NL P 24 16 27 4 1 .915 .953 1.79 0.67 2.41 1.88 24 160.3 1985 30 CHC NL P 25 10 26 3 1 .923 .952 1.44 0.68 1.91 1.92 25 169.3 1986 31 CHC NL P 33 16 28 3 3 .936 .954 1.33 0.66 1.97 1.94 32 201.0 1987 32 OAK AL P 54 4 13 1 0 .944 .955 0.31 0.67 1.32 1.84 2 115.7 1988 33 OAK AL P 60 7 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.17 0.67 1.24 1.78 0 72.7 AS 1989 34 OAK AL P 51 4 4 0 1 1.000 .964 0.16 0.66 1.25 1.87 0 57.7 1990 35 OAK AL P 63 3 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.06 0.59 0.49 1.78 0 73.3 AS 1991 36 OAK AL P 67 6 9 0 0 1.000 .955 0.22 0.58 1.78 1.80 0 76.0 AS 1992 37 OAK AL P 69 3 10 0 1 1.000 .956 0.19 0.56 1.46 1.72 0 80.0 AS 1993 38 OAK AL P 64 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 0.08 0.56 0.67 1.79 0 67.0 1994 39 OAK AL P 45 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.07 0.52 0.61 1.73 0 44.3 1995 40 OAK AL P 52 3 5 1 2 .889 .964 0.15 0.53 1.43 1.79 0 50.3 1996 41 STL NL P 63 3 6 1 0 .900 .957 0.14 0.52 1.35 1.84 0 60.0 1997 42 STL NL P 57 3 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.14 0.52 1.36 1.85 0 53.0 1998 43 BOS AL P 50 2 4 1 0 .857 .952 0.12 0.50 1.36 1.79 0 39.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1975 20 CLE AL P 34 7 12 1 0 .950 .941 0.56 0.85 0.92 1.87 24 186.7 1976 21 CLE AL P 36 9 20 1 1 .967 .951 0.81 0.85 1.31 1.87 30 199.3 1977 22 CLE AL P 33 6 22 2 1 .933 .949 0.85 0.84 1.02 1.95 33 247.3 1978 23 BOS AL P 35 19 29 0 1 1.000 .954 1.37 0.85 1.61 1.90 35 268.3 1979 24 BOS AL P 33 12 42 6 3 .900 .949 1.64 0.81 1.97 1.92 33 246.7 1980 25 BOS AL P 30 10 24 3 0 .919 .958 1.13 0.77 1.55 1.85 30 197.7 1981 26 BOS AL P 23 12 19 1 1 .969 .963 1.35 0.81 1.81 1.98 23 154.0 1982 27 BOS AL P 33 21 21 1 2 .977 .959 1.27 0.73 1.69 1.80 33 224.3 1983 28 BOS AL P 28 19 18 1 0 .974 .959 1.32 0.73 1.89 1.80 28 176.3 1984 29 TOT P 33 27 38 5 3 .929 .954 1.97 0.68 2.60 1.86 33 225.0 BOS AL P 9 11 11 1 2 .957 .957 2.44 0.70 3.06 1.79 9 64.7 CHC NL P 24 16 27 4 1 .915 .953 1.79 0.67 2.41 1.88 24 160.3 1985 30 CHC NL P 25 10 26 3 1 .923 .952 1.44 0.68 1.91 1.92 25 169.3 1986 31 CHC NL P 33 16 28 3 3 .936 .954 1.33 0.66 1.97 1.94 32 201.0 1987 32 OAK AL P 54 4 13 1 0 .944 .955 0.31 0.67 1.32 1.84 2 115.7 1988 33 OAK AL P 60 7 3 0 0 1.000 .962 0.17 0.67 1.24 1.78 0 72.7 1989 34 OAK AL P 51 4 4 0 1 1.000 .964 0.16 0.66 1.25 1.87 0 57.7 1990 35 OAK AL P 63 3 1 0 0 1.000 .952 0.06 0.59 0.49 1.78 0 73.3 1991 36 OAK AL P 67 6 9 0 0 1.000 .955 0.22 0.58 1.78 1.80 0 76.0 1992 37 OAK AL P 69 3 10 0 1 1.000 .956 0.19 0.56 1.46 1.72 0 80.0 1993 38 OAK AL P 64 0 5 0 0 1.000 .962 0.08 0.56 0.67 1.79 0 67.0 1994 39 OAK AL P 45 2 1 0 0 1.000 .968 0.07 0.52 0.61 1.73 0 44.3 1995 40 OAK AL P 52 3 5 1 2 .889 .964 0.15 0.53 1.43 1.79 0 50.3 1996 41 STL NL P 63 3 6 1 0 .900 .957 0.14 0.52 1.35 1.84 0 60.0 1997 42 STL NL P 57 3 5 0 0 1.000 .952 0.14 0.52 1.36 1.85 0 53.0 1998 43 BOS AL P 50 2 4 1 0 .857 .952 0.12 0.50 1.36 1.79 0 39.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P*1071 208 365 31 20 .949 .955 0.54 0.64 1.57 1.87 361 3285.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1071 208 365 31 20 .949 .955 0.54 0.64 1.57 1.87 361 3286
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1984   NLCS  CHC SDP     L   1   1   8.44  0  1  0  0   5.1   9   5   0   0 
 1988   ALCS  OAK BOS     W   4   0   0.00  0  0  4  0   6     1   0   2   5 
        WS    OAK LAD     L   2   0  10.80  0  1  0  0   1.2   2   2   1   2 
 1989   ALCS  OAK TOR     W   4   0   1.59  0  0  3  0   5.2   4   1   0   2 
        WS    OAK SFG     W   2   0   0.00  0  0  1  0   1.2   0   0   0   0 
 1990   ALCS  OAK BOS     W   3   0   0.00  0  0  2  0   3.1   2   0   0   3 
        WS    OAK CIN     L   2   0   6.75  0  1  0  0   1.1   3   1   0   1 
 1992   ALCS  OAK TOR     L   3   0   6.00  0  0  1  0   3     8   2   0   2 
 1996   NLDS  STL SDP     W   3   0   0.00  0  0  3  0   3.2   3   0   0   2 
        NLCS  STL ATL     L   3   0   0.00  1  0  1  0   3.1   2   0   0   4 
 1998   ALDS  BOS CLE     L   1   0   9.00  0  0  0  0   1     1   1   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   4   0   1.93  0  0  3  0   4.2   4   1   0   3 
  6 Lg Champ Series     3-3  18   1   2.70  1  1 11  0  26.2  26   8   2  16 
  3 World Series        1-2   6   0   5.79  0  2  1  0   4.2   5   3   1   3 
 11 Postseason Ser      5-6  28   1   3.00  1  3 15  0  36    35  12   3  22 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1984   NLCS  CHC SDP     L   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1988   ALCS  OAK BOS     W   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK LAD     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1989   ALCS  OAK TOR     W   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK SFG     W   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1990   ALCS  OAK BOS     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK CIN     L   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1992   ALCS  OAK TOR     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1996   NLDS  STL SDP     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        NLCS  STL ATL     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1998   ALDS  BOS CLE     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Lg Div Series       1-1   4   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
  6 Lg Champ Series     3-3  18   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  3 World Series        1-2   6   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 11 Postseason Series   5-6  28   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1977   CLE AL      0  0  0   2     0   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1982   BOS AL   *  0  1  0   3     2   3   3   2   1  1   0  0   1  0  0  1  0 
 1988   OAK AL      0  0  1   1     0   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1990   OAK AL      0  0  1   1     1   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1991   OAK AL      0  0  1   1     0   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1992   OAK AL      0  0  0   0.2   3   2   0   0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 6/6      1  0  1  3   8.2   6   5   3   2   7  1   0  0   1  0  0  1  0   3.12 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1977   CLE AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1982   BOS AL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1988   OAK AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1990   OAK AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1991   OAK AL       Replaced by designated hitter.
 1992   OAK AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 6/6      1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1977 *
1982 (P)
1988 *
1990 *
1991 *
1992 *

Awards
1988-ALCS MVP
1988-AL-Rolaids Relief
1992-AL-CYA
1992-AL-MVP
1992-AL-Rolaids Relief
1992-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1978-AL-31-0.01
1988-AL-5-0.40
1989-AL-5-0.30
1990-AL-6-0.29
1992-AL-1-0.78
Car-113-1.78 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1978-AL-4-0.07
1979-AL-7-0.01
1988-AL-2-0.37
1989-AL-6-0.02
1990-AL-5-0.01
1992-AL-1-0.76
1 Cy Young
Car-34-1.24 shares

ERA
1975 AL-2.60-3
1977 AL-3.53-10
1978 AL-2.99-7
1979 AL-2.99-3

Wins
1978 AL-20-5
1979 AL-17-5

Won-Loss %
1975 AL-.650-7
1978 AL-.714-4

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1976 AL-1.169-9
1977 AL-1.084-2
1979 AL-1.188-4
1980 AL-1.174-5
1982 AL-1.208-3
1985 NL-.969-3
Car-1.161-73

Hits Allowed/9IP
1975 AL-7.09-4
1976 AL-7.00-3
1977 AL-7.79-7
1985 NL-7.71-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1977 AL-1.96-4
1979 AL-2.15-7
1980 AL-2.00-8
1981 AL-2.05-7
1982 AL-1.73-2
1983 AL-1.99-5
1985 NL-1.01-2
1986 NL-1.93-1
Car-2.02-94

Strikeouts/9IP
1975 AL-7.33-4
1976 AL-9.03-2
1977 AL-6.95-6
1978 AL-5.43-9
1979 AL-5.47-6
1980 AL-5.51-10
1985 NL-6.22-10

Games
1991 AL-67-10
1992 AL-69-6
Car-1071-4

Saves
1987 AL-16-6
1988 AL-45-1
1989 AL-33-3
1990 AL-48-2
1991 AL-43-2
1992 AL-51-1
1993 AL-36-5
1994 AL-19-4
1995 AL-29-7
1996 NL-30-9
1997 NL-36-4
Car-390-5

Innings
1977 AL-247.3-9
1978 AL-268.3-9
1979 AL-246.7-9
Car-3285.7-92

Strikeouts
1975 AL-152-10
1976 AL-200-4
1977 AL-191-5
1978 AL-162-5
1979 AL-150-6
Car-2401-36

Games Started
1978 AL-35-9
1981 AL-23-9

Comp. Games
1978 AL-16-7
1979 AL-17-2
1982 AL-11-9

Shutouts
1977 AL-3-8
1978 AL-3-10
1981 AL-2-8
1982 AL-3-4

Home Runs Allow.
1977 AL-31-3
1978 AL-30-1
1979 AL-29-6
1980 AL-25-8
1982 AL-31-6
1983 AL-27-7
1986 NL-21-9
Car-347-26

Hits Allowed
1978 AL-258-7
1981 AL-160-7
1986 NL-226-7

SO to Walk
1976 AL-2.56-7
1977 AL-3.54-1
1978 AL-2.28-6
1979 AL-2.54-4
1980 AL-2.75-3
1981 AL-2.26-7
1982 AL-2.95-1
1985 NL-6.16-1
1986 NL-3.19-5
Car-3.25-22

Losses
Car-171-89

Earned Runs Allow.
1981 AL-73-2
1983 AL-110-6
1986 NL-102-4
Car-1278-85

Hit Batsmen
1975 AL-7-8
1977 AL-7-9
1984 NL-4-10

Batters Faced
1978 AL-1121-7
Car-13534-87

Games Finished
1988 AL-53-4
1990 AL-61-3
1991 AL-59-4
1992 AL-65-1
1993 AL-52-6
1994 AL-39-4
1995 AL-48-7
1996 NL-53-10
Car-577-17

Adjusted ERA+
1975 AL-144-2
1978 AL-139-7
1979 AL-150-1
1982 AL-116-10
1985 NL-128-7

Oldest Player
1993 AL-38-10
1994 AL-39-5
1995 AL-40-3
1996 NL-41-3
1997 NL-42-2
1998 AL-43-1

Youngest Player
1975 AL-20-6

 

Black Ink: Pitching - 8 (288) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 130 (127) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 34.0 (103) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 172.0 (32) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 3rd round of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1972.

March 30, 1978: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Fred Kendall to the Boston Red Sox for Rick Wise, Mike Paxton, Ted Cox, and Bo Diaz.

May 25, 1984: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Mike Brumley to the Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner.

November 8, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

November 28, 1984: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

April 3, 1987: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Dan Rohn to the Oakland Athletics for Brian Guinn (minors), Dave Wilder (minors), and Mark Leonette (minors).

October 25, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 3, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

February 13, 1996: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the St. Louis Cardinals for Steve Montgomery.

October 29, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 9, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

November 3, 1998: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Chicago Cubs$750,000
1986Chicago Cubs$783,333
1987Oakland Athletics$833,333
1988Oakland Athletics$650,000
1989Oakland Athletics$1,062,500
1990Oakland Athletics$787,500
1991Oakland Athletics$3,000,000
1992Oakland Athletics$3,150,000
1993Oakland Athletics$3,800,000
1994Oakland Athletics$3,800,000
1995Oakland Athletics$2,861,113
1996St. Louis Cardinals$2,250,000
Oakland Athletics$300,000
1997St. Louis Cardinals$1,625,000
1998Boston Red Sox$1,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$27,152,779

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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