How Dennis Eckersley's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dennis Eckersley posted a career ERA of 3.5, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1990, posting .610, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.89 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 5.61, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.93 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.3 in 1996 to 3.91 in 1997 and 4.76 in 1998. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from .610 to 5.61 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Dennis Eckersley Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dennis Eckersley
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| Career | 3.5 | 3.13 | 3.65 |
| Season Avg. | 3.5 | 3.13 | 3.65 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.5 | 3.13 | 3.65 |
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Dennis Eckersley ERA Per Season
Dennis Eckersley's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dennis Eckersley ERA by Team
Dennis Eckersley's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dennis Eckersley ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dennis Eckersley's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Dennis Eckersley ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dennis Eckersley's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dennis Eckersley ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dennis Eckersley's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
