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Dennis Eckersley

Athletics
P
Position
Oct 3, 1954
Birthdate
6'2"
Height
190 lbs
Weight
Oakland
CA
Rnd 3, #50
1972 Draft
24 years
Experience

Awards

World Series Champion
1989
AL MVP
1992
ALCS MVP
1988
AL Cy Young Award
1992

Summary

Dennis Eckersley played 24 seasons for 5 teams, including the Athletics and Red Sox. He had 197 wins, 171 losses, 390 saves, an ERA of 3.50 and 2,401 strikeouts. He won 1 Cy Young award, 1 MVP award, 1 League Championship MVP award and 1 World Series. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004.

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More Athletics Stats

Team Batting Leaders

HR

23

Langeliers

Shea Langeliers

RBI

69

Kurtz

Nick Kurtz

AVG

.276

Bolte

Henry Bolte
Team Pitching Leaders

W

9

Ginn

J.T. Ginn

K

121

Ginn

J.T. Ginn

ERA

3.71

Ginn

J.T. Ginn
Team Rankings

HR

180

10th

R

647

19th

SO

1,243

14th

ERA

5.33

29th

2026 Division Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
75
73
.507
Rangers Rangers
72
76
.486
3.0
Mariners Mariners
69
79
.466
6.0
Athletics Athletics
60
88
.405
15.0
Angels Angels
56
91
.381
18.5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
9/12
SEA SEA
@
ATH ATH
9:40 PM
Sun
9/13
SEA SEA
@
ATH ATH
4:05 PM
Tue
9/15
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
6:40 PM
Wed
9/16
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
6:40 PM
Thu
9/17
ATH ATH
@
TBR TBR
1:10 PM
Last Game
SEA Mariners

69 - 79

5

Final

6

ATH Athletics

60 - 88

Fri 11 Sep 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

44

Schwarber

Kyle Schwarber

41

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

40

Caminero

Junior Caminero
RBI Leaders

107

Stewart

Sal Stewart

106

Burleson

Alec Burleson

100

Walker

Jordan Walker
Batting Average Leaders

.318

Arraez

Luis Arraez

.310

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.307

Lopez

Otto Lopez
Hit Leaders

177

Lopez

Otto Lopez

177

Arraez

Luis Arraez

171

Díaz

Yandy Díaz
Run Leaders

111

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

101

Wood

James Wood

99

Reynolds

Bryan Reynolds
OBP Leaders

.427

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.395

Bauers

Jake Bauers

.393

Wood

James Wood
SLG Leaders

.590

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

.570

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

.554

García

Luis García Jr.
SB Leaders

46

Nuñez

Nasim Nuñez

41

Simpson

Chandler Simpson

40

Chisholm

Jazz Chisholm Jr.

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

17

Sánchez

Cristopher Sánchez

17

Gray

Sonny Gray

15

Burns

Chase Burns
Strikeout Leaders

236

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

228

Williams

Gavin Williams

227

Cease

Dylan Cease
ERA Leaders

1.95

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

2.01

Schlittler

Cam Schlittler

2.18

Sale

Chris Sale
WHIP Leaders

0.80

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

Yoshinobu Yamamoto

0.92

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen
K/9 Leaders

13.17

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski

12.66

Cease

Dylan Cease

12.14

Williams

Gavin Williams
K/BB Leaders

6.13

Sale

Chris Sale

5.93

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

5.76

Misiorowski

Jacob Misiorowski
Walk Leaders

24

Martinez

Nick Martinez

27

Rasmussen

Drew Rasmussen

31

Sale

Chris Sale

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,264.8

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

2,156.2

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,900

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez
DraftKings Points Leaders

1,634

Crow-Armstrong

Pete Crow-Armstrong

1,592.6

Ohtani

Shohei Ohtani

1,424

Alvarez

Yordan Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS
White Sox

84-63

Padres

83-64

Nationals

84-65

Cardinals

82-66

Rays

79-68

Twins

79-68
Worst Record ATS
Mariners

56-92

Dodgers

60-87

Phillies

63-85

Rangers

66-82

Guardians

69-79

Mets

69-78

MLB 2026 Standings

NL EastWLPCTGB
Braves Braves
87
61
.588
Phillies Phillies
82
66
.554
5.0
Marlins Marlins
72
76
.486
15.0
Mets Mets
68
79
.463
18.5
Nationals Nationals
68
81
.456
19.5
NL CentralWLPCTGB
Brewers Brewers - x
92
56
.622
Cubs Cubs
82
66
.554
10.0
Pirates Pirates
74
74
.500
18.0
Cardinals Cardinals
73
75
.493
19.0
Reds Reds
69
78
.469
22.5
NL WestWLPCTGB
Dodgers Dodgers
90
57
.612
Padres Padres
79
68
.537
11.0
Diamondbacks Diamondbacks
79
69
.534
11.5
Giants Giants
62
86
.419
28.5
Rockies Rockies
55
92
.374
35.0
AL EastWLPCTGB
Rays Rays - x
88
59
.599
Yankees Yankees
85
62
.578
3.0
Red Sox Red Sox
80
68
.541
8.5
Blue Jays Blue Jays
73
75
.493
15.5
Orioles Orioles
72
76
.486
16.5
AL CentralWLPCTGB
White Sox White Sox
75
72
.510
Guardians Guardians
75
73
.507
0.5
Twins Twins
69
78
.469
6.0
Tigers Tigers
68
79
.463
7.0
Royals Royals
66
82
.446
9.5
AL WestWLPCTGB
Astros Astros
75
73
.507
Rangers Rangers
72
76
.486
3.0
Mariners Mariners
69
79
.466
6.0
Athletics Athletics
60
88
.405
15.0
Angels Angels
56
91
.381
18.5

MLB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
8/28
CIN CIN
@
CHC CHC
10-8
Fri
8/28
MIA MIA
@
WSH WSH
2-9
Fri
8/28
SDP SDP
@
TBR TBR
4-9
Fri
8/28
SEA SEA
@
TOR TOR
1-8
Fri
8/28
BOS BOS
@
NYY NYY
0-1

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
9/12
COL COL
@
DET DET
1:10 PM
Sat
9/12
NYM NYM
@
NYY NYY
1:35 PM
Sat
9/12
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sat
9/12
BAL BAL
@
TOR TOR
3:07 PM
Sat
9/12
SDP SDP
@
SFG SFG
4:05 PM