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Dennis EckersleyvsJim Kaat

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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Jim Kaat

1959–1983 · 25 seasons

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At a glance

Dennis Eckersley and Jim Kaat: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Dennis Eckersley	Stat	Jim Kaat
24	Seasons	25
101.1	Career VAL	103.1
8.2 (1979)	Peak-season VAL	10.0 (1966)
Inducted 2004	Hall of Fame	Inducted 2022
1×	MVP Awards	—
1×	Cy Young Awards	—
6×	All-Star Selections	3×
—	Gold Gloves	16×
2	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
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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 Jim Kaat have
Dennis Eckersley	Stat	Jim Kaat
Career
1,073	Games	1,002
Batting
24	Hits	232
3	Home runs	16
12	RBI	106
9	Runs	116
0	Stolen bases	5
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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	283
171	Losses	237
390	Saves	18
3285.2	Innings pitched	4530.1
2,401	Strikeouts (pitching)	2,461
3.50	ERA	3.45
1.16	WHIP	1.26
111	ERA+	104

Age	Dennis Eckersley	Jim Kaat
20	4.6	—
21	3.4	0
22	8.1	4.5
23	6.3	9.6
24	8.2	0.2
25	3.4	5.8
26	2.9	5.3
27	5.6	10
28	0	4.6
29	6.7	3.6
30	8.1	3.5
31	3.9	5.8
32	6.8	7.3
33	4.1	4.5
34	4	2.2
35	7.1	9.8
36	3	9.9
37	4.6	5.4
38	2	0.1
39	1.1	3.1
40	1.6	1.8
41	3	3.6
42	2	1.4
43	0.6	1
44	—	0.1

Age	Dennis Eckersley	Jim Kaat
20	4.6	—
21	3.4	0
22	8.1	4.5
23	6.3	9.6
24	8.2	0.2
25	3.4	5.8
26	2.9	5.3
27	5.6	10
28	0	4.6
29	6.7	3.6
30	8.1	3.5
31	3.9	5.8
32	6.8	7.3
33	4.1	4.5
34	4	2.2
35	7.1	9.8
36	3	9.9
37	4.6	5.4
38	2	0.1
39	1.1	3.1
40	1.6	1.8
41	3	3.6
42	2	1.4
43	0.6	1
44	—	0.1

Age	Dennis Eckersley	Jim Kaat
20	4.6	—
21	3.4	0
22	8.1	4.5
23	6.3	9.6
24	8.2	0.2
25	3.4	5.8
26	2.9	5.3
27	5.6	10
28	0	4.6
29	6.7	3.6
30	8.1	3.5
31	3.9	5.8
32	6.8	7.3
33	4.1	4.5
34	4	2.2
35	7.1	9.8
36	3	9.9
37	4.6	5.4
38	2	0.1
39	1.1	3.1
40	1.6	1.8
41	3	3.6
42	2	1.4
43	0.6	1
44	—	0.1

Age	Dennis Eckersley	Jim Kaat
20	4.6	—
21	3.4	0
22	8.1	4.5
23	6.3	9.6
24	8.2	0.2
25	3.4	5.8
26	2.9	5.3
27	5.6	10
28	0	4.6
29	6.7	3.6
30	8.1	3.5
31	3.9	5.8
32	6.8	7.3
33	4.1	4.5
34	4	2.2
35	7.1	9.8
36	3	9.9
37	4.6	5.4
38	2	0.1
39	1.1	3.1
40	1.6	1.8
41	3	3.6
42	2	1.4
43	0.6	1
44	—	0.1