Dennis Eckersley
P · 24 seasons · 1975 – 1998 · B/T: R/R
Few careers score higher: Dennis Eckersley sits 1st of 0 pitchers all-time in roto value, built over 24 seasons. His best year was 1990: +13.0 roto value, 2nd that season and 375th of 51,303 player-seasons on record. The value came from saves (+49.3), WHIP (+33.2) and strikeouts (+23.3), with no category working against him.
Hitting
Best Season
-2.13
1998 · #69,621 all-time
Career Z
-55.3
summed
Avg / Season
-2.30
longevity-neutral
Seasons
24
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CLE | 34 | -2.32 | #470 | #89,527 |
| 1976 | CLE | 36 | -2.33 | #467 | #90,267 |
| 1977 | CLE | 34 | -2.33 | #487 | #90,477 |
| 1978 | BOS | 35 | -2.28 | #483 | #85,322 |
| 1979 | BOS | 33 | -2.29 | #466 | #87,119 |
| 1980 | BOS | 30 | -2.29 | #501 | #86,710 |
| 1981 | BOS | 23 | -2.26 | #504 | #83,137 |
| 1982 | BOS | 33 | -2.23 | #491 | #80,431 |
| 1983 | BOS | 28 | -2.26 | #494 | #83,824 |
| 1984 | CHC | 33 | -3.20 | #922 | #109,861 |
| 1985 | CHC | 26 | -2.96 | #915 | #108,213 |
| 1986 | CHC | 33 | -2.24 | #474 | #81,710 |
| 1987 | OAK | 54 | -2.28 | #490 | #85,085 |
| 1988 | OAK | 60 | -2.22 | #479 | #78,842 |
| 1989 | OAK | 51 | -2.25 | #520 | #82,600 |
| 1990 | OAK | 63 | -2.19 | #504 | #76,022 |
| 1991 | OAK | 67 | -2.14 | #497 | #70,891 |
| 1992 | OAK | 69 | -2.19 | #525 | #76,385 |
| 1993 | OAK | 64 | -2.18 | #553 | #74,976 |
| 1994 | OAK | 45 | -2.25 | #508 | #82,292 |
| 1995 | OAK | 52 | -2.13 | #547 | #69,853 |
| 1996 | STL | 63 | -2.15 | #884 | #72,144 |
| 1997 | STL | 57 | -2.16 | #573 | #73,606 |
| 1998★ | BOS | 50 | -2.13 | #590 | #69,621 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
13.02
1990 · #375 all-time
Career Z
133.4
summed
Avg / Season
5.56
longevity-neutral
Seasons
24
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | CLE | 34 | 5.82 | #23 | #4,341 |
| 1976 | CLE | 36 | 5.35 | #34 | #4,958 |
| 1977 | CLE | 33 | 8.06 | #20 | #2,205 |
| 1978 | BOS | 35 | 7.56 | #18 | #2,589 |
| 1979 | BOS | 33 | 8.75 | #13 | #1,775 |
| 1980 | BOS | 30 | 3.27 | #70 | #8,514 |
| 1981 | BOS | 23 | 1.47 | #99 | #13,143 |
| 1982 | BOS | 33 | 4.38 | #45 | #6,436 |
| 1983 | BOS | 28 | -3.73 | #365 | #49,268 |
| 1984 | CHC | 33 | 4.58 | #51 | #6,101 |
| 1985 | CHC | 25 | 6.34 | #32 | #3,767 |
| 1986 | CHC | 33 | 0.23 | #156 | #17,455 |
| 1987 | OAK | 54 | 7.58 | #22 | #2,576 |
| 1988 | OAK | 60 | 9.50 | #9 | #1,370 |
| 1989 | OAK | 51 | 7.86 | #18 | #2,368 |
| 1990★ | OAK | 63 | 13.02 | #2 | #375 |
| 1991 | OAK | 67 | 9.39 | #10 | #1,431 |
| 1992 | OAK | 69 | 11.22 | #3 | #739 |
| 1993 | OAK | 64 | 5.19 | #49 | #5,185 |
| 1994 | OAK | 45 | 4.46 | #58 | #6,316 |
| 1995 | OAK | 52 | 4.52 | #68 | #6,207 |
| 1996 | STL | 63 | 4.42 | #66 | #6,367 |
| 1997 | STL | 57 | 5.09 | #54 | #5,338 |
| 1998 | BOS | 50 | -0.93 | #265 | #22,975 |
★ Best season by Z