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Name Team Age
Ben Eckert Retired (1995, Age 36) Died (2035, Age 76)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 2, Pick 31
(1980)
3B B/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Nomar Garciaparra League 0 10 years (97 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
67 69 49
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
64 50 67
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
81 88 43
Endurance Velocity Control
55 22 7
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
54 100 100
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
28 0 8/8/1959
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 2 6
Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (LF)
84 (84.9 %) 78 (78.5 %) 69 (69.1 %)

Stats  |   Splits  |   Playoffs  |   Positions  |   Improvements  |   Past Skills  |   Awards   |  Fielding   |  Game Log
Year POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT
1984 3B HOU 2 0 2.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.50 1.000
LF HOU 32 32 276.0 60 56 0 4 0 -3 1.83 .933
CF HOU 39 39 341.0 85 81 0 4 0 -2 2.14 .953
RF HOU 31 31 282.0 56 55 0 1 0 -1 1.76 .982
1985 LF HOU 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
CF HOU 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
RF HOU 13 13 115.66 20 19 0 1 0 0 1.48 .950
1986 RF HOU 69 69 609.0 135 134 0 1 0 -6 1.98 .993
1987 1B HOU 2 2 17.0 20 19 1 0 2 0 10.59 1.000
2B HOU 11 11 102.66 63 28 33 2 6 -5 5.35 .968
3B HOU 21 21 183.0 66 12 50 4 1 -2 3.05 .939
SS HOU 9 9 81.0 42 20 17 5 4 -2 4.11 .881
CF HOU 24 24 207.0 50 48 0 2 0 -2 2.09 .960
RF HOU 4 3 27.66 8 8 0 0 0 0 2.60 1.000
1988 3B STL-TEX 5 5 45.0 15 4 10 1 0 -1 2.80 .933
CF STL-TEX 21 21 187.0 64 62 0 2 0 -1 2.98 .969
RF STL-TEX 6 6 51.33 16 15 1 0 1 0 2.81 1.000
1989 CF TEX 21 21 189.0 50 49 0 1 0 +3 2.33 .980
RF TEX 5 5 43.0 13 13 0 0 0 0 2.72 1.000
1990 1B TEX 8 8 70.0 81 77 3 1 9 0 10.29 .988
2B TEX 1 1 9.0 4 1 3 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
3B TEX 25 25 225.0 59 10 45 4 1 -1 2.20 .932
CF TEX 5 5 44.0 11 11 0 0 0 +1 2.25 1.000
RF TEX 5 5 43.0 8 8 0 0 0 -1 1.67 1.000
1991 1B TEX 4 4 34.66 36 35 1 0 3 -2 9.35 1.000
2B TEX 1 1 9.0 6 4 2 0 1 0 6.00 1.000
3B TEX 20 20 169.33 43 9 27 7 1 -1 1.91 .837
SS TEX 1 1 9.0 3 1 2 0 0 0 3.00 1.000
CF TEX 5 5 45.0 11 11 0 0 0 0 2.20 1.000
RF TEX 5 5 45.0 7 7 0 0 0 +1 1.40 1.000
1992 1B TEX 2 2 21.0 27 25 1 1 2 0 11.14 .963
3B TEX 34 34 302.33 93 27 62 4 2 0 2.65 .957
CF TEX 18 18 167.33 40 39 0 1 0 -1 2.10 .975
RF TEX 5 5 42.66 7 7 0 0 0 0 1.48 1.000
1993 1B TEX 2 2 16.0 20 19 1 0 2 -1 11.25 1.000
3B TEX 18 18 159.0 52 15 34 3 1 0 2.77 .942
LF TEX 4 4 38.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0.95 1.000
CF TEX 18 18 162.0 44 44 0 0 0 -1 2.44 1.000
RF TEX 4 4 37.0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1.22 1.000
1994 1B TEX 7 7 60.66 70 67 2 1 3 +1 10.24 .986
3B TEX 63 63 552.33 176 58 113 5 5 -1 2.79 .972
LF TEX 1 1 9.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 4.00 1.000
CF TEX 8 8 70.0 18 18 0 0 0 0 2.31 1.000
RF TEX 2 2 17.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 2.12 1.000
1995 1B TEX 6 6 51.0 36 34 2 0 2 -3 6.35 1.000
3B TEX 41 41 365.33 128 23 97 8 8 +2 2.96 .938
LF TEX 48 48 435.33 109 107 0 2 0 -3 2.21 .982
CF TEX 7 7 62.0 19 19 0 0 0 0 2.76 1.000
RF TEX 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
Pos Total 1B 31 31 270.32 290 276 11 3 23 -5 9.56 .990
2B 13 13 120.66 73 33 38 2 7 -5 5.30 .973
3B 229 227 2003.32 633 158 439 36 19 -4 2.68 .943
SS 10 10 90.0 45 21 19 5 4 -2 4.00 .889
LF 86 86 767.33 179 173 0 6 0 -6 2.03 .966
CF 167 167 1483.33 394 384 0 10 0 -3 2.33 .975
RF 150 149 1322.31 281 277 1 3 1 -7 1.89 .989
Total 686 683 6057.27 1895 1322 508 65 54 -32 2.72 .966
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1995-11-01Ben Eckert has retired from the Texas Stars
1993-05-24Ben Eckert of the Texas Stars is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1989-05-09Ben Eckert of the Texas Stars is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1988-04-22The Texas Stars have acquired Ben Eckert from the waiver wire.
1988-04-06The St. Louis Perfectos have promoted Al Beare to the major league team. The St. Louis Perfectos have designated Ben Eckert for assignment.
1988-04-01A trade has been completed between the Houston Apaches and the St. Louis Perfectos. The St. Louis Perfectos receive Ben Eckert, Ruben Demaree, Draft Pick 1990 Round 2 HOU (Ray Bolling) from the Houston Apaches in exchange for Ruben Allen. Protest This Trade.
1988-04-01The Houston Apaches have placed Ben Eckert on the trade block.
1986-07-02The Houston Apaches have promoted Ben Eckert to the major league team. The Houston Apaches have designated Babe Rollins for assignment.
1985-06-29The Houston Apaches have sent Ben Eckert down to the minors.
1985-06-29The Houston Apaches have promoted Ben Eckert to the major league team.
1985-05-23The Houston Apaches have promoted Jerry Bone to the major league team. The Houston Apaches have sent Ben Eckert to the minors.
1985-05-08The Houston Apaches have promoted Ben Eckert to the major league team.
1985-04-10The Houston Apaches have demoted Ben Eckert to the minor leagues.
1984-04-01The Houston Apaches have promoted Ben Eckert to the major league team. The Houston Apaches have designated Buster Conyers for assignment.
1982-04-21The Houston Apaches have acquired Ben Eckert from the waiver wire.
1982-04-05The Seattle Pilots have waived Ben Eckert.
1979-08-03A trade has been completed between the Seattle Pilots and the Houston Apaches. The Houston Apaches receive Alex Plank from the Seattle Pilots in exchange for Draft Pick 1980 Round 2 HOU (Ben Eckert), Draft Pick 1981 Round 2 HOU (Ed Scheffler).