Mark Knudson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 215lb (196cm, 97kg)

Born: October 28, 1960 in Denver, CO us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 3rd round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO).

High School: Northglenn HS (Northglenn, CO)

School: Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)

Debut: July 8, 1985 (Age 24-253d, 15,051st in major league history)
vs. PHI 7.0 IP, 14 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 7 ER, L

Last Game: May 14, 1993 (Age 32-198d)
vs. CIN 2.1 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Full Name: Mark Richard Knudson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

ERA

4.72

121

482.0

195

WHIP

1.434

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 61 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 5 tying, 12 go ahead

3 Tms
MIL	52
HOU	5
COL	4

Platoon
vs RHB	38
vs LHB	23

Home/Road
Away	36
Home	25

Outs
2	23
0	21
1	17

18 Opps
CLE	9
CAL	7
TEX	5
TOR	5
DET	4
KCR	4
BOS	4
MIN	3
OAK	3
ATL	3
CHW	3
SDP	2
SEA	2
BAL	2
PHI	2
CIN	1
NYY	1
NYM	1

53 Batters
Joe Carter	4
Rubén Sierra	3
Cecil Fielder	2
Kevin Mitchell	2
George Bell	2
Chili Davis	1
Jamie Quirk	1
Darnell Coles	1
Warren Newson	1
Dwight Evans	1
Glenallen Hill	1
Kelly Gruber	1
Stan Jefferson	1
Wally Joyner	1
Randy Bush	1
George Brett	1
Pat Borders	1
Claudell Washington	1
Ron Kittle	1
Steve Buechele	1
Kevin Reimer	1
Cory Snyder	1
Carney Lansford	1
Steve Garvey	1
Jim Presley	1
Sid Bream	1
Mike Greenwell	1
Don Mattingly	1
Ken Griffey Jr.	1
Bob Brenly	1
Tony Bernazard	1
Frank Thomas	1
José Canseco	1
Max Venable	1
Danny Tartabull	1
Terry Steinbach	1
Jeff Blauser	1
Graig Nettles	1
Chet Lemon	1
Gary Gaetti	1
Lance Parrish	1
Brook Jacoby	1
Don Baylor	1
Johnny Ray	1
Doug Frobel	1
Cal Ripken Jr.	1
Bo Jackson	1
Ron Gant	1
Von Hayes	1
Sam Horn	1
Dick Schofield	1
Gary Redus	1
Kirby Puckett	1

17 Parks
County Stad (MIL)	22
Angel Stad (ANA)	6
ClevelandStd (CLE)	5
Arlington St (ARL)	4
MileHigh Std (DEN)	3
Metrodome (MIN)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	2
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Tiger Stad (DET)	2
Memor. Stad (BAL)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Yankee Stad (NYC)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	22
9	14
78	7
89	6
8	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	20
3	9
4	9
2	8
1	8
5	4
6	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	35
2·HR gms	8
3·HR gms	2
4·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	34
1--	14
-2-	7
12-	5
123	1

95 Runs
RISP	13
0 on	34
1 on	21
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	27

Inning
1	7
2	7
3	5
4	8
5	12
6	9
7	4
8	4
9	3
Extra	2

1-3	19
4-6	29
7-end	13

RelScore
+4..	13
+3	4
+2	8
+1	9
Tied	10
-1	6
-2	2
-3	4
-4..	5

Ahead	34
Tied	10
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	20
0-0	8
1-1	5
2-1	5
1-0	4
0-1	4
2-2	4
1-2	3
2-0	3
3-2	2
0-2	1
3-1	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
LF	12
1B	10
RF	10
3B	8
DH	6
CF	5
C	4
SS	4
2B	2

OrderPos
5th	13
4th	13
3rd	9
7th	8
6th	8
1st	4
8th	3
2nd	3

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	39

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1986-07-06	Kevin Mitchell	NYM		HOU	ahead 2-0	b 3	1	---		1	5	6	8%	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1986-07-26	Von Hayes	PHI		HOU	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	---		1	5	3	9%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	2	1986-07-26	Gary Redus	PHI		HOU	ahead 2-1	b 3	0	---		1	1	7	10%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
4	4	4	1	1986-08-03	Graig Nettles	SDP		HOU	tied 0-0	b 2	0	1--		2	5	5	17%	76%		Home Run (Deep RF); K. McReynolds Scores
5	5	5	2	1986-08-03	Steve Garvey	SDP		HOU	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---		1	6	3	8%	84%		Home Run (Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1986-09-06	Joe Carter	CLE	@	MIL	ahead 7-0	t 2	0	1--		2	4	7	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); J. Franco Scores
7	7	7	2	1986-09-06	Joe Carter	CLE	@	MIL	ahead 10-0	t 5	2	1--		2	4	7	0%	100%		Home Run; J. Franco Scores
8	8	8	3	1986-09-06	Brook Jacoby	CLE	@	MIL	ahead 12-2	t 6	1	---		1	7	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	9	4	1986-09-06	Tony Bernazard	CLE	@	MIL	ahead 14-2	t 6	1	-2-		2	1	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Allanson Scores
10	10	10	1	1986-09-10	Darnell Coles	DET		MIL	ahead 9-5	b 4	1	1--		2	5	5	5%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. Evans Scores
11	11	11	1	1986-09-17	Don Baylor	BOS		MIL	ahead 2-0	b 6	0	---		1	5	DH	7%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	12	2	1986-09-17	Dwight Evans	BOS		MIL	ahead 3-0	b 6	0	---		1	6	9	4%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	1987-07-05	Wally Joyner	CAL		MIL	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--		2	3	3	16%	71%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. White Scores
14	14	2	2	1987-07-05	Dick Schofield	CAL		MIL	ahead 2-1	b 5	0	---		1	7	6	10%	81%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	3	1	1987-07-10	Carney Lansford	OAK		MIL	ahead 2-0	b 5	2	1--		2	6	5	13%	92%		Home Run (LF-CF); M. McGwire Scores
16	16	4	1	1987-07-20	Jim Presley	SEA	@	MIL	behind 4-9	t 5	0	1--		2	6	5	8%	18%		Home Run (Deep CF); K. Phelps Scores
17	17	5	1	1987-08-17	Doug Frobel	CLE		MIL	behind 1-5	b 9	2	1--		2	8	DH	1%	2%		Home Run; C. Snyder Scores
18	18	6	1	1987-08-22	Jamie Quirk	KCR	@	MIL	behind 3-4	t 6	2	123		4	8	2	44%	83%		Home Run; G. Brett Scores; F. White Scores; S. Balboni Scores
19	19	7	1	1987-09-25	Sam Horn	BOS	@	MIL	ahead 6-2	t 9	2	12-		3	7	DH	2%	100%		Home Run; M. Greenwell Scores/unER; E. Romero Scores/unER; S. Horn Scores/unER
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	1988-09-30	Terry Steinbach	OAK		MIL	ahead 6-1	b 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1989-05-01	Ron Kittle	CHW		MIL	ahead 3-0	b 5	2	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	5	DH	9%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O. Guillén Scores; H. Baines Scores
22	22	2	1	1989-05-05	Danny Tartabull	KCR	@	MIL	tied 4-4	t 10	0	---	4,(2-1) SBBX	1	4	9	34%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	3	1	1989-05-21	Claudell Washington	CAL		MIL	ahead 10-8	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	9	6%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
24	24	4	1	1989-06-05	George Bell	TOR		MIL	behind 2-5	b 8	1	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	4	7	6%	11%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	5	1	1989-06-14	Bob Brenly	TOR	@	MIL	ahead 4-1	t 6	0	---	6,(2-2) ..CCBBFX	1	7	3	5%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	6	1	1989-06-17	Gary Gaetti	MIN		MIL	behind 1-3	b 7	1	-2-	7,(3-2) BBCSBFX	2	4	5	30%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Puckett Scores
27	27	7	1	1989-06-20	Bo Jackson	KCR	@	MIL	ahead 5-2	t 11	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	7	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); G. Brett Scores
28	28	8	1	1989-07-30	Rubén Sierra	TEX		MIL	ahead 7-3	b 7	1	-2-	5,(2-2) BB+2FFX	2	4	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); F. Manrique Scores
29	29	9	1	1989-08-11 (2)	Joe Carter	CLE		MIL	behind 0-1	b 1	2	---	5,(2-2) BFBSX	1	3	8	11%	51%		Home Run
30	30	10	2	1989-08-11 (2)	Cory Snyder	CLE		MIL	tied 1-1	b 1	2	---	3,(0-2) FFX	1	4	9	11%	62%		Home Run
31	31	11	3	1989-08-11 (2)	Joe Carter	CLE		MIL	behind 2-6	b 5	2	1--	3,(1-1) FBX	2	3	8	13%	23%		Home Run; J. Browne Scores
32	32	12	1	1989-08-21	Stan Jefferson	BAL		MIL	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	9	11%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
33	33	13	2	1989-08-21	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL		MIL	ahead 2-0	b 5	1	12-	1,(0-0) .X	3	3	6	12%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); P. Bradley Scores; M. Devereaux Scores
34	34	14	1	1989-09-05	Chili Davis	CAL		MIL	behind 1-2	b 3	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	5	7	23%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Venable Scores
35	35	15	1	1989-09-21 (1)	Don Mattingly	NYY		MIL	behind 0-11	b 4	1	---		1	3	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	1990-04-17	Rubén Sierra	TEX		MIL	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	6,(3-2) BCBFBX	1	4	9	11%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
37	37	2	1	1990-04-30	Cecil Fielder	DET		MIL	behind 0-6	b 9	2	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	6	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
38	38	3	1	1990-05-07	Cecil Fielder	DET	@	MIL	tied 0-0	t 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	3	14%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
39	39	4	2	1990-05-07	Chet Lemon	DET	@	MIL	behind 1-2	t 5	0	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	8	9	15%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
40	40	5	1	1990-05-12	Kirby Puckett	MIN		MIL	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	3,(1-1) C.BX	1	3	8	10%	61%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
41	41	6	1	1990-05-22	Ken Griffey Jr.	SEA	@	MIL	behind 1-2	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	8	13%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
42	42	7	1	1990-05-26	Max Venable	CAL		MIL	ahead 3-1	b 2	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	7	8%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
43	43	8	1	1990-06-03	Pat Borders	TOR		MIL	ahead 3-2	b 5	2	-2-	4,(2-1) CB+2BX	2	7	2	17%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Bell Scores
44	44	9	1	1990-06-08	George Bell	TOR	@	MIL	tied 0-0	t 1	2	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	7	19%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); K. Gruber Scores
45	45	10	2	1990-06-08	Kelly Gruber	TOR	@	MIL	tied 2-2	t 6	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	5	18%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
46	46	11	1	1990-07-07	Lance Parrish	CAL	@	MIL	ahead 1-0	t 4	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	6	2	18%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Ray Scores
47	47	12	1	1990-07-18	Johnny Ray	CAL		MIL	behind 0-3	b 5	1	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	4	9%	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
48	48	13	1	1990-08-08	Randy Bush	MIN		MIL	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	1--	2,(1-0) B11X	2	2	7	14%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); N. Liriano Scores
49	49	14	1	1990-08-19	George Brett	KCR	@	MIL	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	3	3	10%	57%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
50	50	1	1	1991-04-08	Kevin Reimer	TEX		MIL	behind 0-3	b 2	0	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	5	DH	14%	44%		Home Run (Fly Ball); R. Sierra Scores; K. Reimer Scores
51	51	2	2	1991-04-08	Rubén Sierra	TEX		MIL	behind 2-5	b 6	1	---	5,(2-2) CSBBX	1	4	9	9%	22%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); R. Sierra Scores
52	52	3	1	1991-04-24	Steve Buechele	TEX	@	MIL	tied 1-1	t 5	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	5	15%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); S. Buechele Scores
53	53	4	1	1991-05-01	Frank Thomas	CHW	@	MIL	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	1--	4,(1-2) 1CFBX	2	4	3	16%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball); R. Ventura Scores; F. Thomas Scores
54	54	5	1	1991-06-15 (2)	José Canseco	OAK	@	MIL	ahead 6-2	t 7	2	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	3	DH	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball); J. Canseco Scores
55	55	6	1	1991-07-02	Mike Greenwell	BOS	@	MIL	ahead 4-2	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	7	9%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Greenwell Scores
56	56	7	1	1991-07-07	Glenallen Hill	CLE		MIL	behind 2-4	b 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	12%	37%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Hill Scores
57	57	8	1	1991-07-14	Warren Newson	CHW	@	MIL	ahead 2-1	t 3	2	12-	4,(1-2) BFSX	3	5	9	24%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Ventura Scores; D. Pasqua Scores; W. Newson Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
58	58	1	1	1993-05-06	Sid Bream	ATL	@	COL	ahead 7-2	t 7	0	1--	4,(2-1) C1BBX	2	6	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); R. Gant Scores
59	59	2	2	1993-05-06	Jeff Blauser	ATL	@	COL	ahead 9-3	t 8	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	2	6	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
60	60	3	3	1993-05-06	Ron Gant	ATL	@	COL	ahead 10-3	t 8	0	12-	4,(1-2) CBFX	3	5	7	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Pendleton Scores; D. Justice Scores
61	61	4	1	1993-05-14	Kevin Mitchell	CIN		COL	ahead 8-2	b 4	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	4	7	1%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)

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CLE	9
CAL	7
TEX	5
TOR	5
DET	4
KCR	4
BOS	4
MIN	3
OAK	3
ATL	3
CHW	3
SDP	2
SEA	2
BAL	2
PHI	2
CIN	1
NYY	1
NYM	1

CLE	9
CAL	7
TEX	5
TOR	5
DET	4
KCR	4
BOS	4
MIN	3
OAK	3
ATL	3
CHW	3
SDP	2
SEA	2
BAL	2
PHI	2
CIN	1
NYY	1
NYM	1

CLE	9
CAL	7
TEX	5
TOR	5
DET	4
KCR	4
BOS	4
MIN	3
OAK	3
ATL	3
CHW	3
SDP	2
SEA	2
BAL	2
PHI	2
CIN	1
NYY	1
NYM	1