Positions: Shortstop and Second Baseman
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-6, 170lb (168cm, 77kg)
Born: January 20, 1975 in Sanford, FL us
Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 19th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Florida (Gainesville, FL).
High School: Seminole HS (Sanford, FL)
School: University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
Debut: April 3, 2001 (Age 26-073d, 17,828th in major league history)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: October 3, 2010 (Age 35-256d)
vs. SFG 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2001 season
Agents: Ryan Gleichowski
Full Name: David Mark Eckstein
Nicknames: X Factor or Just Enough
Pronunciation: \ECK-styne\
Twitter: @DavidEckstein22
Postseason Batting
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Opp | Rslt | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | WPA | cWPA | SRC | OSWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 27 | ANA | AL | ALDS | NYY | W | 4 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .316 | .278 | .594 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 1.8% | ||
| 2002 | 27 | ANA | AL | ALCS | MIN | W | 5 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .318 | .286 | .604 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.11 | -1.7% | 2.705 | 0.284 |
| 2002 | 27 | ANA | AL | WS | SFG | W | 7 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .310 | .364 | .310 | .674 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.04 | 0.4% | 4.711 | 0.443 |
| 2004 | 29 | ANA | AL | ALDS | BOS | L | 3 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.07 | -0.6% | ||
| 2005 | 30 | STL | NL | NLDS | SDP | W | 3 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .385 | .429 | .615 | 1.044 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 3.1% | ||
| 2005 | 30 | STL | NL | NLCS | HOU | L | 6 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .200 | .346 | .200 | .546 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.24 | -4.9% | 2.500 | 0.433 |
| 2006 | 31 | STL | NL | NLDS | SDP | W | 4 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .188 | .133 | .321 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.17 | -1.9% | ||
| 2006 | 31 | STL | NL | NLCS | NYM | W | 7 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .231 | .375 | .385 | .760 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.16 | -0.3% | 2.000 | 0.218 |