Dennis Eckersley vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Dennis Eckersley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Dennis Eckersley a clear advantage over Phil Ortega across the core pitching metrics. Dennis Eckersley led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 85), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 82). Dennis Eckersley was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Phil Ortega

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
0.99
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.47
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.07
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
3.5
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3076
8.43
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
8.36
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.95
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
2.02
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.25
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2401
6.58
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
5.19
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13534
37.07
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
38.43
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.58
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
3.79
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.4
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12519
34.29
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
34.58
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Phil Ortega

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
2.93
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
0.99
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.57
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
1.65
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
1.57
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Phil Ortega

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1073
3284.69
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
196
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
554.08
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.47
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
50
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
23.72
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
110.2
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
33
101.02
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
105.77
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
30.77
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.15
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
51.92
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
8.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.55
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
257.14
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
226.92
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.31
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA