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Dennis Eckersley 2026 Season · BOS

Career: 197-171, 3.50 ERA, 2401 K in 3285.2 IP.

Awards: AL MVP (1992); AL Cy Young (1992).

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Dennis Eckersley

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+18.5Career NUT

Max Tier

Career

3.50ERA1.16WHIP197W2401K3285.2IP390SV

R/R · 6' 2", 190 lb · b. Oct 3, 1954 · Oakland, CA · Draft 1972 (3rd Rd, #50)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1975	20	CLE	+0.2	13	7	2.60	34	24	6	2	5	2	2	794	186.2	147	54	90	7	152	1.27
1976	21	CLE	+1.9	13	12	3.43	36	30	9	3	3	1	1	821	199.1	155	76	78	5	200	1.17
1977	22	CLE	+1.2	14	13	3.53	33	33	12	3	0	0	0	1006	247.1	214	97	54	7	191	1.08
1978	23	BOS	+0.0	20	8	3.02	35	35	16	3	0	0	0	1121	268.1	258	90	71	7	162	1.23
1979	24	BOS	+0.5	17	10	2.99	33	33	17	2	0	0	0	1018	246.2	234	82	59	6	150	1.19
1980	25	BOS	-0.1	12	14	4.28	30	30	8	0	0	0	0	818	197.2	188	94	44	2	121	1.17
1981	26	BOS	+1.0	9	8	4.27	23	23	8	2	0	0	0	649	154.0	160	73	35	3	79	1.27
1982	27	BOS	-0.3	13	13	3.73	33	33	11	3	0	0	0	926	224.1	228	93	43	2	127	1.21
1983	28	BOS	-1.6	9	13	5.61	28	28	2	0	0	0	0	787	176.1	223	110	39	6	77	1.49
1984	29	BOS	-0.5	4	4	5.01	9	9	2	0	0	0	0	270	64.2	71	36	13	1	33	1.30
1984	29	CHC	+0.8	10	8	3.03	24	24	2	0	0	0	0	662	160.1	152	54	36	4	81	1.17
1984	29	TOT	+0.3	14	12	3.60	33	33	4	0	0	0	0	932	225.0	223	90	49	5	114	1.21
1985	30	CHC	+2.1	11	7	3.08	25	25	6	2	0	0	0	664	169.1	145	58	19	3	117	0.97
1986	31	CHC	+1.2	6	11	4.57	33	32	1	0	0	0	0	862	201.0	226	102	43	3	137	1.34
1987	32	OAK	+2.1	6	8	3.03	54	2	0	0	33	16	16	460	115.2	99	39	17	3	113	1.00
1988	33	OAK	+1.3	4	2	2.35	60	0	0	0	53	45	45	279	72.2	52	19	11	1	70	0.87
1989	34	OAK	+1.1	4	0	1.56	51	0	0	0	46	33	33	206	57.2	32	10	3	1	55	0.61
1990	35	OAK	+2.2	4	2	0.61	63	0	0	0	61	48	48	262	73.1	41	5	4	0	73	0.61
1991	36	OAK	+0.9	5	4	2.96	67	0	0	0	59	43	43	299	76.0	60	25	9	1	87	0.91
1992	37	OAK	+2.0	7	1	1.91	69	0	0	0	65	51	51	309	80.0	62	17	11	1	93	0.91
1993	38	OAK	+1.2	2	4	4.16	64	0	0	0	52	36	36	276	67.0	67	31	13	2	80	1.19
1994	39	OAK	+0.5	5	4	4.26	45	0	0	0	39	19	19	193	44.1	49	21	13	1	47	1.40
1995	40	OAK	+0.5	4	6	4.83	52	0	0	0	48	29	29	212	50.1	53	27	11	1	40	1.27
1996	41	STL	+0.5	0	6	3.30	63	0	0	0	53	30	30	251	60.0	65	22	6	4	49	1.18
1997	42	STL	+0.1	1	5	3.91	57	0	0	0	47	36	36	218	53.0	49	23	8	2	45	1.08
1998	43	BOS	-0.1	4	1	4.76	50	0	0	0	13	1	1	171	39.2	46	21	8	2	22	1.36
Career	—	24 yrs	+18.5	197	171	3.50	1071	361	100	20	577	390	390	13534	3285.2	3076	1279	738	75	2401	1.16

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Eckersley's career NUT of +18.5

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

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Awards

1977AL Player of the Week · AL All-Star

1978AL Player of the Week

1982AL All-Star

1985NL Player of the Week

1988AL All-Star · AL Relief Man Award · ALCS MVP

1989World Series Championship

1990AL All-Star

1991AL All-Star

1992AL MVP · AL Cy Young · AL All-Star · AL Relief Man Award · MLB Players Choice AL Outstanding Player

2004Hall Of Fame

2005Uniform number retired

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	SV	HLD	BS	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1998	43	AAA	0	0	4.50	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2.0	2	1	0	0	2	1.00

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