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Mark Buehrle
Mark Alan Buehrle
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 23, 1979 in St. Charles, MO
High School: Francis Howell North (St. Charles, MO)
Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 38th round of the 1998 amateur draft.
Signed May 21, 1999. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 16, 2000
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2000 21 CHW AL 4 1 .800 4.21 28 3 6 0 0 0 51.1 55 27 24 5 19 1 37 3 0 0 225 119 1.442 9.6 0.9 3.3 6.5 1.95
2001 22 CHW AL 16 8 .667 3.29 32 32 0 4 2 0 221.1 188 89 81 24 48 2 126 8 5 1 885 140 1.066 7.6 1.0 2.0 5.1 2.63
2002 23 CHW AL 19 12 .613 3.58 34 34 0 5 2 0 239.0 236 102 95 25 61 7 134 3 1 6 984 126 1.243 8.9 0.9 2.3 5.0 2.20 AS
2003 24 CHW AL 14 14 .500 4.14 35 35 0 2 0 0 230.1 250 124 106 22 61 2 119 5 0 1 978 112 1.350 9.8 0.9 2.4 4.6 1.95
2004 25 CHW AL 16 10 .615 3.89 35 35 0 4 1 0 245.1 257 119 106 33 51 2 165 8 0 0 1016 122 1.255 9.4 1.2 1.9 6.1 3.24
2005 26 CHW AL 16 8 .667 3.12 33 33 0 3 1 0 236.2 240 99 82 20 40 4 149 4 2 2 971 144 1.183 9.1 0.8 1.5 5.7 3.73 AS,CYA-5
2006 27 CHW AL 12 13 .480 4.99 32 32 0 1 0 0 204.0 247 124 113 36 48 5 98 6 1 0 876 95 1.446 10.9 1.6 2.1 4.3 2.04 AS
2007 28 CHW AL 10 9 .526 3.63 30 30 0 3 1 0 201.0 208 86 81 22 45 5 115 5 0 1 835 129 1.259 9.3 1.0 2.0 5.1 2.56
2008 29 CHW AL 15 12 .556 3.79 34 34 0 1 0 0 218.2 240 106 92 22 52 4 140 5 0 4 918 121 1.335 9.9 0.9 2.1 5.8 2.69
2009 30 CHW AL 13 10 .565 3.84 33 33 0 1 1 0 213.1 222 97 91 27 45 3 105 5 1 2 874 121 1.252 9.4 1.1 1.9 4.4 2.33 AS,GG
10 Seasons 135 97 .582 3.80 326 301 6 24 8 0 2061.0 2143 973 871 236 470 35 1188 52 10 17 8562 122 1.268 9.4 1.0 2.1 5.2 2.53
162 Game Avg. 15 11 .582 3.80 35 33 1 3 1 0 224 232 106 94 26 51 4 129 6 1 2 929 122 1.268 9.4 1.0 2.1 5.2 2.53

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2000 21 CHW AL ALDS L SEA 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6.000 54.0 0.0 0.0 27.0
2005 26 CHW AL ALDS W BOS 1 0 1.000 5.14 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 8 4 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 30 1.286 10.3 0.0 1.3 2.6 2.00
2005 26 CHW AL ALCS W LAA 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 32 0.556 5.0 1.0 0.0 4.0
2005 26 CHW AL WS W HOU 0 0 4.91 2 1 1 0 0 1 7.1 7 4 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 29 0.955 8.6 1.2 0.0 7.4
2008 29 CHW AL ALDS L TBR 0 1 .000 6.43 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.0 10 5 5 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 30 1.429 12.9 1.3 0.0 3.9
3 Seasons (5 Series) 2 1 .667 4.11 6 4 2 1 0 1 30.2 32 14 14 3 1 1 16 1 0 0 124 1.076 9.4 0.9 0.3 4.7 16.00
3 ALDS 1 1 .500 5.65 3 2 1 0 0 0 14.1 20 9 9 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 63 1.465 12.6 0.6 0.6 3.8 6.00
1 ALCS 1 0 1.000 1.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 32 0.556 5.0 1.0 0.0 4.0
1 WS 0 0 4.91 2 1 1 0 0 1 7.1 7 4 4 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 29 0.955 8.6 1.2 0.0 7.4

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
2001 22 CHW AL 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 -26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 23 CHW AL 2 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 .167 .167 .333 -11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
2003 24 CHW AL 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2004 25 CHW AL 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
2005 26 CHW AL 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-5
2006 27 CHW AL 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 AS
2007 28 CHW AL 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
2008 29 CHW AL 2 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 -13 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
2009 30 CHW AL 2 5 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 1.000 1.250 202 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 AS,GG
10 Seasons 16 48 40 2 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 21 .100 .122 .175 .297 -24 7 0 0 7 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 486 405 20 41 0 0 10 20 0 0 10 213 .100 .122 .175 .297 -24 71 0 0 71 0 0

Postseason Batting

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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
2005 26 CHW AL WS HOU W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2000 CHW AL 21 P 28 3 51.1 11 1 9 1 2 .909 1.75 0.36 .955 1.61 0.46
2001 CHW AL 22 P 32 32 221.1 63 11 49 3 5 .952 2.44 1.88 .956 1.75 0.49
2002 CHW AL 23 P 34 34 239.0 54 6 46 2 2 .963 1.96 1.53 .957 1.69 0.48 AS
2003 CHW AL 24 P 35 35 230.1 53 15 38 0 3 1.000 2.07 1.51 .955 1.73 0.49
2004 CHW AL 25 P 35 35 245.1 71 16 51 4 3 .944 2.46 1.91 .948 1.66 0.45
2005 CHW AL 26 P 33 33 236.2 60 13 45 2 2 .967 2.21 1.76 .953 1.69 0.46 AS,CYA-5
2006 CHW AL 27 P 32 32 204.0 45 9 35 1 3 .978 1.94 1.38 .958 1.56 0.41 AS
2007 CHW AL 28 P 30 30 201.0 48 13 34 1 3 .979 2.10 1.57 .954 1.60 0.42
2008 CHW AL 29 P 34 34 218.2 52 18 34 0 5 1.000 2.14 1.53 .950 1.60 0.42
2009 CHW AL 30 P 33 33 213.1 55 13 41 1 5 .982 2.28 1.64 .953 1.53 0.40 AS,GG
10 Seasons P 326 301 2061.0 512 115 382 15 33 .971 2.17 1.52 .954 1.65 0.45
10 Seasons TOT 326 301 2061.0 512 115 382 15 33 .971 2.17 1.52 .924 1.65 0.45

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
2002 *
2005 (P)
2006
2009 *

Gold Gloves
2009-AL-P

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
2005-AL--5--4%
0.04 Career Shares (217th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
2001 AL--3.294--4th
2004 AL--3.889--8th
2005 AL--3.118--3rd
2007 AL--3.627--10th
Active--3.803--19th

Wins s c a p y
2002 AL--19--4th
2004 AL--16--6th
2005 AL--16--5th
2008 AL--15--10th
Active--135--20th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
2005 AL--.667--10th
Active--.582--21st
Career--.582--174th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
2001 AL--1.066--1st
2004 AL--1.255--8th
2005 AL--1.183--7th
Active--1.268--18th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
2001 AL--7.645--3rd

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
2001 AL--1.952--6th
2004 AL--1.871--5th
2005 AL--1.521--6th
2007 AL--2.015--8th
2009 AL--1.898--4th
Active--2.052--5th
Career--2.052--103rd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
2001 AL--221.3--10th
2002 AL--239.0--2nd
2003 AL--230.3--5th
2004 AL--245.3--1st
2005 AL--236.7--1st
2008 AL--218.7--5th
2009 AL--213.3--8th
Active--2061.0--18th

Strikeouts s c a p y
2004 AL--165--9th
Active--1188--44th

Games Started s c a p y
2002 AL--34--2nd
2003 AL--35--2nd
2004 AL--35--1st
2005 AL--33--8th
2008 AL--34--1st
2009 AL--33--4th
Active--301--19th

Complete Games s c a p y
2001 AL--4--5th
2002 AL--5--2nd
2004 AL--4--4th
2005 AL--3--4th
2007 AL--3--3rd
Active--24--16th

Shutouts s c a p y
2001 AL--2--4th
2002 AL--2--2nd
2004 AL--1--4th
2005 AL--1--5th
2007 AL--1--5th
2009 AL--1--7th
Active--8--14th

Home Runs s c a p y
2004 AL--33--5th
2006 AL--36--2nd
2009 AL--27--6th
Active--236--19th
Career--236--120th

Hits s c a p y
2002 AL--236--4th
2003 AL--250--2nd
2004 AL--257--2nd
2005 AL--240--1st
2006 AL--247--1st
2008 AL--240--1st
2009 AL--222--6th
Active--2143--16th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
2001 AL--2.625--8th
2004 AL--3.235--7th
2005 AL--3.725--7th
Active--2.528--20th
Career--2.528--77th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
2005 AL--.761--4th

Losses s c a p y
2002 AL--12--8th
2003 AL--14--7th
2006 AL--13--6th
2008 AL--12--10th
Active--97--30th

Earned Runs s c a p y
2003 AL--106--4th
2006 AL--113--6th
Active--871--29th

Batters Faced s c a p y
2002 AL--984--3rd
2003 AL--978--3rd
2004 AL--1016--1st
2005 AL--971--1st
2008 AL--918--3rd
Active--8562--19th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
2001 AL--140--3rd
2004 AL--122--8th
2005 AL--144--3rd
2007 AL--129--9th
Active--122--13th
Career--122--94th

Youngest s c a p y
2000 AL--born 1979-03-23--3rd

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 8 (295), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 94 (232), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 35 (380), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 19 (320), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. John Smiley (951)
  3. Scott McGregor (943)
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  5. Matt Morris (937)
  6. Dennis Leonard (937)
  7. Kirk Rueter (934)
  8. Larry Gura (933)
  9. Jack McDowell (932)
  10. Jack Sanford (931)
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  4. Tom Glavine (935)
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  6. Bret Saberhagen (927)
  7. Barry Zito (924)
  8. Pete Donohue (918)
  9. Dennis Leonard (913)
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 38th round of the 1998 amateur draft. Player signed May 21, 1999.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
2001Chicago White Sox$225,000
2002Chicago White Sox$310,000
2003Chicago White Sox$445,000
2004Chicago White Sox$3,500,000
2005Chicago White Sox$6,000,000
2006Chicago White Sox$8,000,000
2007Chicago White Sox$9,500,000
2008Chicago White Sox$14,000,000
2009Chicago White Sox$14,000,000
Career (may be incomplete)$55,980,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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