Mark Langston
Mark Edward Langston
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: August 20, 1960 in San Diego, CA
High School: Buchser (Santa Clara, CA)
School: San Jose State University
Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Signed June 17, 1981. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1984
Final Game: September 24, 1999
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Standard Fielding

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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
1984 SEA AL 23 P 35 33 225.0 47 15 30 2 2 .957 1.80 1.29 .957 1.79 0.70 RoY-2
1985 SEA AL 24 P 24 24 126.2 37 9 26 2 4 .946 2.49 1.46 .954 1.86 0.70
1986 SEA AL 25 P 37 36 239.1 40 7 27 6 3 .850 1.28 0.92 .962 1.83 0.68
1987 SEA AL 26 P 35 35 272.0 51 8 41 2 3 .961 1.62 1.40 .955 1.84 0.67 AS,CYA-5,GG
1988 SEA AL 27 P 35 35 261.1 60 11 45 4 6 .933 1.93 1.60 .962 1.78 0.67 GG
1989 TOT MLB 28 P 34 34 250.0 45 15 28 2 2 .956 1.55 1.26 .951 1.87 0.64
1989 SEA AL 28 P 10 10 73.1 13 7 6 0 1 1.000 1.60 1.30 .962 1.87 0.66
1989 MON NL 28 P 24 24 176.2 32 8 22 2 1 .938 1.53 1.25 .947 1.87 0.63
1990 CAL AL 29 P 33 33 223.0 52 7 42 3 0 .942 1.98 1.48 .954 1.78 0.59
1991 CAL AL 30 P 34 34 246.1 52 15 34 3 2 .942 1.79 1.44 .956 1.80 0.58 AS,CYA-6,GG
1992 CAL AL 31 P 32 32 229.0 51 7 41 3 1 .941 1.89 1.50 .953 1.72 0.56 AS,GG
1993 CAL AL 32 P 35 35 256.1 59 10 47 2 4 .966 2.00 1.63 .953 1.79 0.56 AS,GG
1994 CAL AL 33 P 18 18 119.1 32 3 27 2 1 .938 2.26 1.67 .956 1.72 0.52 GG
1995 CAL AL 34 P 31 31 200.1 48 2 43 3 2 .938 2.02 1.45 .960 1.79 0.53 GG
1996 CAL AL 35 P 18 18 123.1 35 7 27 1 0 .971 2.48 1.89 .960 1.77 0.52
1997 ANA AL 36 P 9 9 47.2 14 2 11 1 1 .929 2.45 1.44 .957 1.72 0.49
1998 SDP NL 37 P 22 16 81.1 19 2 16 1 1 .947 1.99 0.82 .963 1.85 0.54
1999 CLE AL 38 P 25 5 61.2 17 7 8 2 1 .882 2.19 0.60 .953 1.69 0.47
16 Seasons P 457 428 2962.2 659 127 493 39 33 .941 1.88 1.36 .956 1.80 0.60
16 Seasons TOT 457 428 2962.2 659 127 493 39 33 .941 1.88 1.36 .897 1.80 0.60
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1984 SEA AL 23 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 SEA AL 24 24 0 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 SEA AL 25 37 0 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 SEA AL 26 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 SEA AL 27 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 MON NL 28 24 24 24 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 SEA AL 28 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 CAL AL 29 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 CAL AL 30 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 CAL AL 31 33 0 2 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 CAL AL 32 35 0 35 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 CAL AL 33 18 0 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 CAL AL 34 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1996 CAL AL 35 18 0 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 ANA AL 36 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 SDP NL 37 23 15 22 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1999 CLE AL 38 25 1 1 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Seasons 459 40 49 457 457 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1984 SEA AL 23 996 67% 20% 30 97% 0 16 1 8 31 22 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 5 80%
1985 SEA AL 24 603 73% 25% 25 92% 0 8 2 3 27 14 6 2 0 2 0 2 4 2 2 2 3 67%
1986 SEA AL 25 1101 66% 21% 30 83% 1 7 2 4 27 15 4 6 1 1 4 1 3 3 3 0 5 60%
1987 SEA AL 26 1200 68% 23% 40 95% 2 8 0 7 43 28 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 3 3 0 11 91%
1988 SEA AL 27 1124 69% 26% 42 93% 1 11 2 5 45 24 7 4 0 0 4 2 6 5 6 0 4 75%
1989 MON NL 28 785 66% 25% 17 94% 0 9 2 4 24 12 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 100%
1989 SEA AL 28 307 73% 31% 10 80% 2 7 2 4 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 50%
1990 CAL AL 29 995 69% 27% 33 94% 5 7 1 5 42 25 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 100%
1991 CAL AL 30 1031 73% 24% 27 100% 1 15 1 10 34 21 2 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 2 0 3 100%
1992 CAL AL 31 987 74% 32% 32 100% 0 7 1 4 41 27 2 3 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 4 100%
1993 CAL AL 32 1076 74% 31% 43 86% 2 10 3 5 45 26 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 3 0 9 56%
1994 CAL AL 33 544 70% 29% 21 90% 1 4 1 2 26 14 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 50%
1995 CAL AL 34 885 76% 32% 41 93% 2 2 0 2 43 29 2 3 1 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 12 92%
1996 CAL AL 35 541 76% 34% 24 83% 0 8 0 7 26 15 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 75%
1997 ANA AL 36 234 75% 30% 10 90% 0 2 0 2 11 7 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0%
1998 SDP NL 37 394 75% 32% 18 89% 1 1 0 1 17 13 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 100%
1999 CLE AL 38 279 74% 34% 8 88% 0 7 0 6 8 6 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 100%
16 Seasons 13082 71% 27% 451 92% 18 129 18 79 498 302 46 39 2 9 28 10 32 23 28 4 81 81%
MLB Averages 76% 30% 91% 86%
PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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