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David Eckstein 2026 Season · SD

Career: .280/.345/.355, 35 HR, 1414 H in 1311 games.

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David Eckstein

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-8.6Career NUT

+5.6 to Weak

Career

.280AVG35HR392RBI1414H701R123SB

R/R · 5' 7", 175 lb · b. Jan 20, 1975 · Sanford, FL · Draft 1997 (19th Rd, #581)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2001	26	LAA	-0.8	153	664	582	82	166	26	2	4	41	43	21	0	60	29	4	2	16	11	.285	.355	.357	.072	.712	.312
2002	27	LAA	+0.2	152	702	608	107	178	22	6	8	63	45	27	0	44	21	13	8	14	7	.293	.363	.388	.095	.751	.301
2003	28	LAA	-1.6	120	517	452	59	114	22	1	3	31	36	15	0	45	16	5	4	10	9	.252	.325	.325	.073	.650	.272
2004	29	LAA	-1.8	142	637	566	92	156	24	1	2	35	42	13	1	49	16	5	2	14	11	.276	.339	.332	.056	.671	.298
2005	30	STL	+0.5	158	713	630	90	185	26	7	8	61	58	13	0	44	11	8	4	8	13	.294	.363	.395	.101	.758	.304
2006	31	STL	-0.9	123	552	500	68	146	18	1	2	23	31	15	0	41	7	6	3	3	7	.292	.350	.344	.052	.694	.313
2007	32	STL	-0.2	117	484	434	58	134	23	0	3	31	24	12	0	22	10	1	7	7	9	.309	.356	.382	.073	.738	.315
2008	33	TOR	-0.4	76	303	260	27	72	18	0	1	23	24	8	1	27	2	1	2	9	6	.277	.354	.358	.081	.712	.303
2008	33	ARI	—	18	73	64	5	14	3	0	1	4	7	1	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	.219	.301	.313	.094	.614	.220
2008	33	TOT	-0.7	94	376	324	32	86	21	0	2	27	31	9	1	32	2	1	3	9	7	.265	.343	.349	.084	.692	.287
2009	34	SD	-1.9	136	568	503	64	131	27	2	2	51	39	9	1	46	3	1	4	13	8	.260	.323	.334	.074	.657	.281
2010	35	SD	-1.4	116	492	442	49	118	23	0	1	29	27	9	0	35	8	1	2	12	6	.267	.321	.326	.059	.647	.287
Career	—	10 yrs	-8.6	1311	5705	5041	701	1414	232	20	35	392	376	143	3	418	123	45	39	106	88	.280	.345	.355	.075	.700	.298

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

Power

Contact

Discipline

What's driving Eckstein's career NUT of -8.6

Slice size = share of total NUT. Power = HR + XBH · Contact = Singles · Discipline = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

-0.8

+0.2

-1.6

-1.8

+0.5

-0.9

-0.2

-0.7

-1.9

-1.4

Awards

2002World Series Championship · Babe Ruth Award

2005NL All-Star · MLBPAA Heart and Hustle Award

2006World Series Championship · Babe Ruth Award · NL All-Star · Willie Mays World Series MVP · MLBPAA Cardinals Heart and Hustle Award

2009MLBPAA Padres Heart and Hustle Award · Favorite New Padre Award

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	IBB	SO	SB	CS	SF	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	OPS	BAbip
1998	23	A+	135	615	503	99	154	29	4	3	58	87	22	3	51	45	16	2	1	8	.306	.428	.398	.092	.826	.335
1999	24	AA	131	615	483	109	151	22	5	6	52	89	25	0	48	32	13	5	13	6	.313	.440	.416	.103	.856	.334
2000	25	AAA	15	66	52	17	18	8	0	3	8	9	5	0	1	5	3	0	0	0	.346	.485	.673	.327	1.158	.313
2000	25	AAA	119	515	422	77	104	20	0	1	31	60	20	0	45	11	8	4	9	8	.246	.364	.301	.055	.665	.271
2000	25	AAA	134	581	474	94	122	28	0	4	39	69	25	0	46	16	11	4	9	8	.257	.378	.342	.085	.720	.276
2008	33	A+	5	17	14	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.294	.214	.071	.508	.154
2010	35	A	3	12	9	1	3	1	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.444	.111	.944	.333

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