Oakland Athletics: Top 10 Seasons By Relief Pitchers
By Phil Watson
1. Dennis Eckersley, 1990
| Year ▾ | Age | W | L | ERA | G | GF | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA+ | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0.61 | 63 | 61 | 48 | 73.1 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 73 | 603 | 0.614 |
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Generated 3/5/2014.
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Eckersley was an All-Star for the fourth time, finished fifth in the Cy Young voting and sixth in the MVP balloting as Oakland won its third straight AL pennant.
He was second in the American League with 48 saves.
Eckersley converted 48 of 50 save changes and allowed four of 29 inherited runners to score, posting an ALI of 1.625.
He led AL relievers with a 0.61 ERA, 0.614 WHIP, 603 ERA-plus, .160 opponents batting average and 13 opponents OPS-plus; and was fifth with 8.96 strikeouts per nine innings.
He saved two games in three appearances in the ALCS against the Red Sox, allowing two hits and striking out three in 3.1 scoreless innings. He pitched twice in the World Series loss to Cincinnati, getting pinned with the loss in Game 2 and allowing a run on three hits with a strikeout in 1.1 innings.