Eric Gagne was born on Wednesday, January 7, 1976, in Montreal, Québec, Canada. Gagne was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 7, 1999, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Eric Gagne baseball stats page.
"This role (closer) is perfect for me. I love the adrenaline rush that I get as I jog out to the mound with the fans cheering me on. There is nothing like it." - Eric Gagne
Eric Gagne![]() Eric "Game Over" Gagne Autograph on a 2000 Just Memorabila (#BA-10) |
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Eric GagneEric Gagne Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1999 | 23 | Dodgers | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 2.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 119 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | Dodgers | 20 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101.1 | 464 | 106 | 58 | 62 | 20 | 60 | 1 | 79 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | Dodgers | 33 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151.2 | 649 | 144 | 80 | 90 | 24 | 46 | 1 | 130 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 26 | Dodgers | 77 | 0 | 68 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.97 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 82.1 | 314 | 55 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 114 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 27 | Dodgers | 77 | 0 | 67 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 82.1 | 306 | 37 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 137 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 28 | Dodgers | 70 | 0 | 59 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 82.1 | 326 | 53 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 114 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 29 | Dodgers | 14 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.70 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13.1 | 53 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 30 | Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 31 | Rangers | 34 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 33.1 | 133 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 31 | Red Sox | 20 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.2 | 89 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 32 | Brewers | 50 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 5.44 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 46.1 | 203 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 10 Years | 402 | 48 | 269 | 33 | 26 | .559 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 643.2 | 2,664 | 518 | 248 | 268 | 76 | 226 | 13 | 718 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 12 | ||
Eric GagneEric Gagne Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1999 | 23 | Dodgers | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
| 2000 | 24 | Dodgers | 20 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .143 |
| 2001 | 25 | Dodgers | 33 | 44 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .136 | .156 | .295 |
| 2002 | 26 | Dodgers | 77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2003 | 27 | Dodgers | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2004 | 28 | Dodgers | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2005 | 29 | Dodgers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2006 | 30 | Dodgers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2007 | 31 | Rangers | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2007 | 31 | Red Sox | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2008 | 32 | Brewers | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 10 Years | 402 | 86 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .140 | .149 | .221 | ||
Eric GagneEric Gagne Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1999 Dodgers | P | 5 | 5 | 90 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.60 |
| 2000 Dodgers | P | 20 | 19 | 304 | 14 | 0.7 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.24 |
| 2001 Dodgers | P | 33 | 24 | 455 | 22 | 0.7 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.25 |
| 2002 Dodgers | P | 77 | 0 | 247 | 14 | 0.2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.53 |
| 2003 Dodgers | P | 77 | 0 | 247 | 15 | 0.2 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
| 2004 Dodgers | P | 70 | 0 | 247 | 11 | 0.2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.20 |
| 2005 Dodgers | P | 14 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 0.4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.15 |
| 2006 Dodgers | P | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 2007 Rangers | P | 34 | 0 | 99 | 6 | 0.2 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.64 |
| 2007 Red Sox | P | 20 | 0 | 57 | 4 | 0.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
| 2008 Brewers | P | 50 | 0 | 138 | 9 | 0.2 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.76 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 402 | 48 | 1,929 | 103 | 0.3 | 102 | 38 | 64 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 1.43 | |
| 10 Years | 402 | 48 | 1,929 | 103 | 0.3 | 102 | 38 | 64 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 1.43 | |
Eric GagneEric Gagne Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1999 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 9.00 | 4.50 |
| 2000 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 1.32 | 7.02 | 5.33 |
| 2001 Dodgers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 3.4 | 22.0 | 2.83 | 7.71 | 2.73 |
| 2002 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7.13 | 12.46 | 1.75 |
| 2003 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.85 | 14.98 | 2.19 |
| 2004 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5.18 | 12.46 | 2.40 |
| 2005 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.33 | 14.85 | 2.03 |
| 2006 Dodgers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 13.50 | 4.50 |
| 2007 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.42 | 7.83 | 3.24 |
| 2007 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.44 | 10.61 | 4.34 |
| 2008 Brewers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.73 | 7.38 | 4.27 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 10 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86.0 | 3.4 | 28.7 | 3.18 | 10.04 | 3.16 |
Eric GagneEric Gagne Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1999 Los Angeles Dodgers | 48 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
| 2000 Los Angeles Dodgers | 48 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
| 2001 Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | $220,000.00 | - | - |
| 2002 Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | $300,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 2003 Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | $550,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 2004 Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | $5,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | $8,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | $10,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2007 Texas Rangers | 38 | $6,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2007 Boston Red Sox | 83 | " " | - | Stats |
| 2008 Milwaukee Brewers | 38 | $10,000,000.00 | - | - |
| Eric Gagne Stats by Baseball Almanac | ||||

In 1996, Todd Worrell became the first Los Angeles Dodgers closer to save 40-or-more games in a single season, establishing a new team record of forty-four saves. In 2002, Eric Gagne became the first Dodger to save at least fifty games in a season, and one year later (in 2003), he saved a franchise record fifty-five games - a franchise record yet matched through today.
Did you know that Eric Gagne not only finished the 2003 season with 55 saves, but Game Over also struck out 137 batters across 82.1 innings pitched, and finished with a 1.20 earned run average - winning the Cy Young Awards? Gagne, born in Canada, was the second Canadian-born pitcher to win a Cy Young - do you know who was first? [Click Here For Answer]
Tom Gordon saved a Major League record fifty-four consecutive games (1998-1999 / no blown saves), a total broken by Eric Gagne (2002-2004) - a pitching record so rare we built a baseball feat page for it over ten years ago! [Eric Gagne Consecutive Saves Record]