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Dennis EckersleyvsDanny Darwin

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Dennis Eckersley

1975–1998 · 24 seasons

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Danny Darwin

1978–1998 · 21 seasons

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At a glance

Dennis Eckersley and Danny Darwin: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dennis Eckersley	Stat	Danny Darwin
24	Seasons	21
101.1	Career VAL	77.8
8.2 (1979)	Peak-season VAL	9.2 (1990)
Inducted 2004	Hall of Fame	—
1×	MVP Awards	—
1×	Cy Young Awards	—
6×	All-Star Selections	—
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	—
10	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	—

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Dennis Eckersley and Danny Darwin have
Dennis Eckersley	Stat	Danny Darwin
Career
1,073	Games	722
Batting
24	Hits	39
3	Home runs	2
12	RBI	22
9	Runs	15
0	Stolen bases	2
9

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
197	Wins	171
171	Losses	182
390	Saves	32
3285.2	Innings pitched	3016.2
2,401	Strikeouts (pitching)	1,942
3.50	ERA	3.84
1.16	WHIP	1.27
111	ERA+	107

Age	Dennis Eckersley	Danny Darwin
20	4.6	—
21	3.4	—
22	8.1	—
23	6.3	2.5
24	8.2	3.4
25	3.4	2.3
26	2.9	1.1
27	5.6	5.9
28	0	5
29	6.7	2.7
30	8.1	7.7
31	3.9	7.3
32	6.8	4.2
33	4.1	5.4
34	4	9.2
35	7.1	0
36	3	2.9
37	4.6	7.9
38	2	0
39	1.1	0
40	1.6	8
41	3	1.7
42	2	0.6
43	0.6	—

Age	Dennis Eckersley	Danny Darwin
20	4.6	—
21	3.4	—
22	8.1	—
23	6.3	2.5
24	8.2	3.4
25	3.4	2.3
26	2.9	1.1
27	5.6	5.9
28	0	5
29	6.7	2.7
30	8.1	7.7
31	3.9	7.3
32	6.8	4.2
33	4.1	5.4
34	4	9.2
35	7.1	0
36	3	2.9
37	4.6	7.9
38	2	0
39	1.1	0
40	1.6	8
41	3	1.7
42	2	0.6
43	0.6	—

Age	Dennis Eckersley	Danny Darwin
20	4.6	—
21	3.4	—
22	8.1	—
23	6.3	2.5
24	8.2	3.4
25	3.4	2.3
26	2.9	1.1
27	5.6	5.9
28	0	5
29	6.7	2.7
30	8.1	7.7
31	3.9	7.3
32	6.8	4.2
33	4.1	5.4
34	4	9.2
35	7.1	0
36	3	2.9
37	4.6	7.9
38	2	0
39	1.1	0
40	1.6	8
41	3	1.7
42	2	0.6
43	0.6	—

Age	Dennis Eckersley	Danny Darwin
20	4.6	—
21	3.4	—
22	8.1	—
23	6.3	2.5
24	8.2	3.4
25	3.4	2.3
26	2.9	1.1
27	5.6	5.9
28	0	5
29	6.7	2.7
30	8.1	7.7
31	3.9	7.3
32	6.8	4.2
33	4.1	5.4
34	4	9.2
35	7.1	0
36	3	2.9
37	4.6	7.9
38	2	0
39	1.1	0
40	1.6	8
41	3	1.7
42	2	0.6
43	0.6	—