Al Eckert vs. Denny Lemaster — Career Comparison

Al Eckert
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny Lemaster
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Denny Lemaster built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Eckert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Denny Lemaster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 9.11 and 2.025 for Al Eckert. By the career numbers, Denny Lemaster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Eckert and Denny Lemaster

Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.08
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.8
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.45
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.53
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.33
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
3.58
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5363
27
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1787.2
9
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
13.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1703
8.57
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.93
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.02
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.37
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.36
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
6.57
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.44
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.12
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
38.02
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.71
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
10.13
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.92
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.025
2.025
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
40.5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6911
34.79
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02

Fielding Stats for Al Eckert and Denny Lemaster

Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
1.8
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.25
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5364
27
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1788
9
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.39
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.17
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
1.63
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.56
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.868
0.868
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.75
69.75
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Eckert and Denny Lemaster

Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2700
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
335.74
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
638
600
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
519.12
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
67.71
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
56.43
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.58
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.76
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.29
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.48
17.38
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
87.46
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
98.75
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.51
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
33.86
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
53.61
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.24
6.81
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.94
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
30.09
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
192
180.56
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
44.2
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.64
Al Eckert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.7
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Eckert
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny Lemaster
Career
Per 600 PA