How Dennis Eckersley's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players

Dennis Eckersley totaled 3,285 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1978, posting 268, well above the starting pitcher average of 137.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1998 at 39, well below the starting pitcher average of 121.9 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 60 in 1996 to 53 in 1997 and 39 in 1998, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 39 to 268 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Dennis Eckersley Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats

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Dennis Eckersley Innings Pitched Per Season

Dennis Eckersley's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched per season line chart

Dennis Eckersley Innings Pitched by Team

Dennis Eckersley's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dennis Eckersley career Innings Pitched by team bar chart

Dennis Eckersley Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression

A running total of Dennis Eckersley's career Innings Pitched, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Dennis Eckersley Innings Pitched year-over-year waterfall chart

Dennis Eckersley Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dennis Eckersley's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dennis Eckersley Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dennis Eckersley's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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.
Dennis Eckersley Innings Pitched season-by-season breakdown table