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Mark Langston

Mark Edward Langston

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 177 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
Teams (by GP): Angels/Mariners/Indians/Expos/Padres 1984-1999
Agents: Arn Tellem, previously: Steve Greenberg [*]
Final Game: September 24, 1999
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #102. Larry Jackson… #103. Andy Messersmith… #104. Lon Warneke… #105. MARK LANGSTON… #106. Bob Welch… #107. Andy Pettitte… #108. Steve Rogers… 

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1984 23 SEA AL 17 10 .630 3.40 35 33 0 5 2 0 225.0 188 99 85 16 118 5 204 8 2 4 965 118 1.360 7.5 0.6 4.7 8.2 1.73 RoY-2
1985 24 SEA AL 7 14 .333 5.47 24 24 0 2 0 0 126.2 122 85 77 22 91 2 72 2 3 3 577 77 1.682 8.7 1.6 6.5 5.1 0.79
1986 25 SEA AL 12 14 .462 4.85 37 36 1 9 0 0 239.1 234 142 129 30 123 1 245 4 3 10 1057 87 1.492 8.8 1.1 4.6 9.2 1.99
1987 26 SEA AL 19 13 .594 3.84 35 35 0 14 3 0 272.0 242 132 116 30 114 0 262 5 2 9 1152 124 1.309 8.0 1.0 3.8 8.7 2.30 AS,CYA-5,GG
1988 27 SEA AL 15 11 .577 3.34 35 35 0 9 3 0 261.1 222 108 97 32 110 2 235 3 4 7 1078 125 1.270 7.6 1.1 3.8 8.1 2.14 GG
1989 28 TOT MLB 16 14 .533 2.74 34 34 0 8 5 0 250.0 198 87 76 16 112 6 235 4 4 6 1037 135 1.240 7.1 0.6 4.0 8.5 2.10
1989 28 SEA AL 4 5 .444 3.56 10 10 0 2 1 0 73.1 60 30 29 3 19 0 60 4 2 1 297 114 1.077 7.4 0.4 2.3 7.4 3.16
1989 28 MON NL 12 9 .571 2.39 24 24 0 6 4 0 176.2 138 57 47 13 93 6 175 0 2 5 740 148 1.308 7.0 0.7 4.7 8.9 1.88
1990 29 CAL AL 10 17 .370 4.40 33 33 0 5 1 0 223.0 215 120 109 13 104 1 195 5 0 8 950 87 1.430 8.7 0.5 4.2 7.9 1.88
1991 30 CAL AL 19 8 .704 3.00 34 34 0 7 0 0 246.1 190 89 82 30 96 3 183 2 0 6 992 137 1.161 6.9 1.1 3.5 6.7 1.91 AS,CYA-6,GG
1992 31 CAL AL 13 14 .481 3.66 32 32 0 9 2 0 229.0 206 103 93 14 74 2 174 6 0 5 941 109 1.223 8.1 0.6 2.9 6.8 2.35 AS,GG
1993 32 CAL AL 16 11 .593 3.20 35 35 0 7 0 0 256.1 220 100 91 22 85 2 196 1 2 10 1039 141 1.190 7.7 0.8 3.0 6.9 2.31 AS,GG
1994 33 CAL AL 7 8 .467 4.68 18 18 0 2 1 0 119.1 121 67 62 19 54 1 109 0 0 6 517 104 1.466 9.1 1.4 4.1 8.2 2.02 GG
1995 34 CAL AL 15 7 .682 4.63 31 31 0 2 1 0 200.1 212 109 103 21 64 1 142 3 1 5 859 101 1.378 9.5 0.9 2.9 6.4 2.22 GG
1996 35 CAL AL 6 5 .545 4.82 18 18 0 2 0 0 123.1 116 68 66 18 45 0 83 2 0 4 518 102 1.305 8.5 1.3 3.3 6.1 1.84
1997 36 ANA AL 2 4 .333 5.85 9 9 0 0 0 0 47.2 61 34 31 8 29 1 30 0 0 1 226 80 1.888 11.5 1.5 5.5 5.7 1.03
1998 37 SDP NL 4 6 .400 5.86 22 16 0 0 0 0 81.1 107 55 53 11 41 1 56 1 1 3 380 67 1.820 11.8 1.2 4.5 6.2 1.37
1999 38 CLE AL 1 2 .333 5.25 25 5 2 0 0 0 61.2 69 40 36 9 29 6 43 0 0 2 274 96 1.589 10.1 1.3 4.2 6.3 1.48
16 Seasons 179 158 .531 3.97 457 428 3 81 18 0 2962.2 2723 1438 1306 311 1289 34 2464 46 22 89 12562 108 1.354 8.3 0.9 3.9 7.5 1.91
162 Game Avg. 14 12 .531 3.97 35 33 0 6 1 0 228 209 110 100 24 99 3 189 4 2 7 965 108 1.354 8.3 0.9 3.9 7.5 1.91
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
ANA (8 yrs) 88 74 .543 3.97 210 210 0 34 5 0 1445.1 1341 690 637 145 551 11 1112 19 3 45 6042 110 1.309 8.4 0.9 3.4 6.9 2.02
SEA (6 yrs) 74 67 .525 4.01 176 173 1 41 9 0 1197.2 1068 596 533 133 575 10 1078 26 16 34 5126 107 1.372 8.0 1.0 4.3 8.1 1.87
SDP (1 yr) 4 6 .400 5.86 22 16 0 0 0 0 81.1 107 55 53 11 41 1 56 1 1 3 380 67 1.820 11.8 1.2 4.5 6.2 1.37
CLE (1 yr) 1 2 .333 5.25 25 5 2 0 0 0 61.2 69 40 36 9 29 6 43 0 0 2 274 96 1.589 10.1 1.3 4.2 6.3 1.48
MON (1 yr) 12 9 .571 2.39 24 24 0 6 4 0 176.2 138 57 47 13 93 6 175 0 2 5 740 148 1.308 7.0 0.7 4.7 8.9 1.88
AL (15 yrs) AL 163 143 .533 4.01 411 388 3 75 14 0 2704.2 2478 1326 1206 287 1155 27 2233 45 19 81 11442 108 1.343 8.2 1.0 3.8 7.4 1.93
NL (2 yrs) NL 16 15 .516 3.49 46 40 0 6 4 0 258.0 245 112 100 24 134 7 231 1 3 8 1120 105 1.469 8.5 0.8 4.7 8.1 1.72

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
1984 23 SEA AL 225.0 33 99 139 -6 1.1 40 4.4 $ RoY-2
1985 24 SEA AL 126.2 24 85 81 -2 1.0 -4 -0.4 $160,000
1986 25 SEA AL 239.1 36 142 162 -13 1.1 20 2.1 $242,500
1987 26 SEA AL 272.0 35 132 191 -2 1.0 59 5.4 $ AS,CYA-5,GG
1988 27 SEA AL 261.1 35 108 159 -2 1.1 51 5.6 $820,000 GG
1989 28 SEA AL 73.1 10 30 43 0 1.0 13 1.4 $1,350,000
1989 28 MON NL 176.2 24 57 97 -3 1.1 40 4.7 $
1990 29 CAL AL 223.0 33 120 130 -6 1.0 10 1.1 $1,800,000
1991 30 CAL AL 246.1 34 89 154 -4 1.0 65 6.7 $3,550,000 AS,CYA-6,GG
1992 31 CAL AL 229.0 32 103 134 1 1.0 31 3.3 $3,550,000 AS,GG
1993 32 CAL AL 256.1 35 100 178 -6 1.1 78 8.0 $3,550,000 AS,GG
1994 33 CAL AL 119.1 18 67 85 1 1.0 18 1.6 $3,550,000 GG
1995 34 CAL AL 200.1 31 109 131 3 .9 22 2.0 $5,000,000 GG
1996 35 CAL AL 123.1 18 68 86 -1 1.0 18 1.6 $5,000,000
1997 36 ANA AL 47.2 9 34 33 1 1.0 -1 -0.1 $4,000,000
1998 37 SDP NL 81.1 16 55 53 -3 1.0 -2 -0.3 $500,000
1999 38 CLE AL 61.2 5 40 43 2 .6 3 0.0 $350,000
16 Seasons 2962.2 428 1438 1899 -40 1.0 461 47.1 $33,422,500
Lg IP GS R Rrep Rdef aLI RAR WAR Salary Awards
ANA (8 yrs) 1445.1 210 690 931 -11 1.0 241 24.2 $30,000,000
SEA (6 yrs) 1197.2 173 596 775 -25 1.1 179 18.5 $2,572,500
SDP (1 yr) 81.1 16 55 53 -3 1.0 -2 -0.3 $500,000
CLE (1 yr) 61.2 5 40 43 2 .6 3 0.0 $350,000
MON (1 yr) 176.2 24 57 97 -3 1.1 40 4.7 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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
1998 37 SDP NL NLCS W ATL 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.750 6.8 0.0 0.0 6.8
1998 37 SDP NL WS L NYY 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 4.500 13.5 13.5 27.0 0.0 0.00
1 Season (2 Series) 0 0 13.50 4 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 2 3 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 10 2.000 9.0 4.5 9.0 4.5 0.50
1 NLCS 0 0 0.00 3 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0.750 6.8 0.0 0.0 6.8
1 WS 0 0 40.50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 3 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 4.500 13.5 13.5 27.0 0.0 0.00

Standard Batting

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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
1984 23 SEA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 RoY-2
1985 24 SEA AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 25 SEA AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 26 SEA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-5,GG
1988 27 SEA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GG
1989 28 TOT MLB 34 66 64 4 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 26 .172 .169 .203 .372 5 13 0 0 1 1 0 1
1989 28 SEA AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
1989 28 MON NL 24 66 64 4 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 26 .172 .169 .203 .372 5 13 0 0 1 1 0 11
1990 29 CAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 30 CAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-6,GG
1992 31 CAL AL 33 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,GG
1993 32 CAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,GG
1994 33 CAL AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GG
1995 34 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GG
1996 35 CAL AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 36 ANA AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1998 37 SDP NL 23 30 24 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .083 .154 .125 .279 -23 3 0 0 4 0 0 1
1999 38 CLE AL 25 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 153 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 Seasons 459 100 92 5 14 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 38 .152 .168 .185 .353 -1 17 0 0 5 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 35 32 2 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 13 .152 .168 .185 .353 -1 6 0 0 2 0 0
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
ANA (8 yrs) 211 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SEA (6 yrs) 176 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 23 30 24 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 .083 .154 .125 .279 -23 3 0 0 4 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 25 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 153 1 0 0 0 0 0
MON (1 yr) 24 66 64 4 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 26 .172 .169 .203 .372 5 13 0 0 1 1 0
AL (15 yrs) 412 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 33 1 0 0 0 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 47 96 88 4 13 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 35 .148 .165 .182 .347 -3 16 0 0 5 1 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1989 28 MON NL 66 -8 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $ 11
1992 31 CAL AL 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $3,550,000 1 AS,GG
1998 37 SDP NL 30 -4 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $500,000 1
1999 38 CLE AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $350,000 1
4 Seasons 100 -13 0 1 0 0 9 3 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $4,400,000
SDP (1 yr) 30 -4 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0.1 1 0.1 0.0 $500,000
CLE (1 yr) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 $350,000
CAL (1 yr) 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 -1 -0.1 0.0 $3,550,000
MON (1 yr) 66 -8 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1998 37 SDP NL NLCS ATL W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
1984 SEA AL 23 P 35 225.0 47 15 30 2 2 .957 1.80 1.29 .958 1.79 1.78 RoY-2
1985 SEA AL 24 P 24 126.2 37 9 26 2 4 .946 2.49 1.46 .953 1.86 1.84
1986 SEA AL 25 P 37 239.1 40 7 27 6 3 .850 1.28 0.92 .957 1.83 1.81
1987 SEA AL 26 P 35 272.0 51 8 41 2 3 .961 1.62 1.40 .955 1.84 1.82 AS,CYA-5,GG
1988 SEA AL 27 P 35 261.1 60 11 45 4 6 .933 1.93 1.60 .961 1.78 1.77 GG
1989 TOT MLB 28 P 34 250.0 45 15 28 2 2 .956 1.55 1.26 .951 1.87 1.86
1989 MON NL 28 P 24 176.2 32 8 22 2 1 .938 1.53 1.25 .947 1.87 1.87
1989 SEA AL 28 P 10 73.1 13 7 6 0 1 1.000 1.60 1.30 .960 1.87 1.85
1990 CAL AL 29 P 33 223.0 52 7 42 3 0 .942 1.98 1.48 .953 1.78 1.76
1991 CAL AL 30 P 34 246.1 52 15 34 3 2 .942 1.79 1.44 .956 1.80 1.80 AS,CYA-6,GG
1992 CAL AL 31 P 32 229.0 51 7 41 3 1 .941 1.89 1.50 .953 1.72 1.71 AS,GG
1993 CAL AL 32 P 35 256.1 59 10 47 2 4 .966 2.00 1.63 .953 1.79 1.78 AS,GG
1994 CAL AL 33 P 18 119.1 32 3 27 2 1 .938 2.26 1.67 .956 1.72 1.71 GG
1995 CAL AL 34 P 31 200.1 48 2 43 3 2 .938 2.02 1.45 .960 1.79 1.77 GG
1996 CAL AL 35 P 18 123.1 35 7 27 1 0 .971 2.48 1.89 .960 1.77 1.76
1997 ANA AL 36 P 9 47.2 14 2 11 1 1 .929 2.45 1.44 .955 1.72 1.69
1998 SDP NL 37 P 22 81.1 19 2 16 1 1 .947 1.99 0.82 .961 1.85 1.84
1999 CLE AL 38 P 25 61.2 17 7 8 2 1 .882 2.19 0.60 .952 1.69 1.66
16 Seasons P 457 2962.2 659 127 493 39 33 .941 1.88 1.36 .956 1.80 1.78
16 Seasons TOT 457 2962.2 659 127 493 39 33 .941 1.88 1.36 .956 1.80 1.78
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG SB CS CS% PO Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1950 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
2005 BBWAA ()

All-Star Games
1987 *
1991
1992 *
1993 (P)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1987 AL (5, 5%)
1991 AL (6, 5%)
0.10 Career Shares (184th)

Gold Gloves
1987 AL (P)
1988 AL (P)
1991 AL (P)
1992 AL (P)
1993 AL (P)
1994 AL (P)
1995 AL (P)
All multiple winners

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1991 AL  6.7 (8th)
1993 AL  8.0 (4th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1984 AL  4.4 (9th)
1987 AL  5.4 (7th)
1988 AL  5.6 (5th)
1989 NL  4.7 (5th)
1991 AL  6.7 (4th)
1993 AL  8.0 (2nd)
Career  47.1 (87th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1989 NL  2.39 (3rd)
1991 AL  3.00 (8th)
1993 AL  3.20 (7th)

Wins s c a p y
1984 AL  17 (6th)
1987 AL  19 (3rd)
1991 AL  19 (3rd)
1993 AL  16 (7th)
1995 AL  15 (8th)
Career  179 (158th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1984 AL  .630 (10th)
1991 AL  .704 (3rd)
1995 AL  .682 (8th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1991 AL  1.161 (10th)
1993 AL  1.190 (6th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 AL  7.520 (4th)
1987 AL  8.007 (8th)
1988 AL  7.645 (7th)
1989 NL  7.030 (6th)
1991 AL  6.942 (3rd)
1992 AL  8.096 (10th)
1993 AL  7.724 (8th)
Career  8.272 (216th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1995 AL  2.875 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 AL  8.160 (1st)
1986 AL  9.213 (1st)
1987 AL  8.669 (1st)
1988 AL  8.093 (2nd)
1989 NL  8.915 (1st)
1990 AL  7.870 (7th)
1991 AL  6.686 (9th)
1992 AL  6.838 (6th)
1993 AL  6.882 (9th)
1994 AL  8.221 (4th)
Career  7.485 (59th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1986 AL  239.3 (10th)
1987 AL  272.0 (3rd)
1988 AL  261.3 (4th)
1990 AL  223.0 (9th)
1991 AL  246.3 (4th)
1993 AL  256.3 (3rd)
Career  2,962.7 (140th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1984 AL  204 (1st)
1986 AL  245 (1st)
1987 AL  262 (1st)
1988 AL  235 (2nd)
1989 NL  175 (7th)
1990 AL  195 (5th)
1991 AL  183 (5th)
1992 AL  174 (6th)
1993 AL  196 (2nd)
Career  2,464 (33rd)

Games Started s c a p y
1986 AL  36 (3rd)
1987 AL  35 (9th)
1988 AL  35 (3rd)
1990 AL  33 (8th)
1991 AL  34 (7th)
1993 AL  35 (3rd)
1995 AL  31 (4th)
Career  428 (92nd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1987 AL  14 (4th)
1988 AL  9 (10th)
1991 AL  7 (6th)
1992 AL  9 (6th)
1993 AL  7 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1984 AL  2 (9th)
1987 AL  3 (3rd)
1988 AL  3 (5th)
1989 NL  4 (3rd)
1992 AL  2 (8th)
1995 AL  1 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1988 AL  32 (2nd)
1991 AL  30 (2nd)
Career  311 (41st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1984 AL  118 (1st)
1985 AL  91 (8th)
1986 AL  123 (3rd)
1987 AL  114 (4th)
1988 AL  110 (2nd)
1989 NL  93 (3rd)
1990 AL  104 (5th)
1991 AL  96 (5th)
1993 AL  85 (9th)
Career  1,289 (36th)

Hits s c a p y
1986 AL  234 (8th)
1987 AL  242 (8th)
1990 AL  215 (6th)
1995 AL  212 (6th)
Career  2,723 (175th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1992 AL  2.351 (9th)
1995 AL  2.219 (9th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1984 AL  0.640 (10th)
1990 AL  0.525 (6th)

Losses s c a p y
1985 AL  14 (9th)
1986 AL  14 (6th)
1987 AL  13 (10th)
1990 AL  17 (5th)
1992 AL  14 (6th)
Career  158 (127th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1986 AL  129 (1st)
1987 AL  116 (5th)
1990 AL  109 (2nd)
1995 AL  103 (9th)
Career  1,306 (79th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1986 AL  10 (10th)
1993 AL  10 (9th)
Career  89 (137th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1984 AL  8 (4th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1986 AL  1,057 (6th)
1987 AL  1,152 (3rd)
1988 AL  1,078 (5th)
1990 AL  950 (9th)
1991 AL  992 (7th)
1993 AL  1,039 (6th)
Career  12,562 (134th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1987 AL  124 (9th)
1988 AL  125 (10th)
1989 NL  148 (2nd)
1991 AL  137 (8th)
1993 AL  141 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1987 AL  24 (10th)
1988 AL  23 (6th)
1989 NL  21 (5th)
1991 AL  31 (5th)
1993 AL  36 (2nd)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1987 AL  2.4 (10th)
1988 AL  2.4 (6th)
1989 NL  2.3 (5th)
1991 AL  3.3 (5th)
1993 AL  3.7 (2nd)
Career  10.6 (249th)

Base-Out Runs Saved (RE24)† s c a p y
1991 AL  28.67 (5th)
1993 AL  38.82 (5th)
Career  106.79 (154th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1989 NL  2.8 (7th)
1991 AL  3.2 (8th)
1993 AL  3.6 (5th)
Career  12.9 (131st)

Sit. Wins Saved (WPA/LI)† s c a p y
1993 AL  3.9 (3rd)
Career  10.0 (142nd)

Base-Out Wins Saved (REW)† s c a p y
1991 AL  3.0 (7th)
1993 AL  3.9 (4th)
Career  11.4 (148th)

Assists as P s c a p y
1988 AL  45 (1st)
1990 AL  42 (1st)
1992 AL  41 (4th)
1993 AL  47 (1st)
1995 AL  43 (2nd)

Errors Committed as P s c a p y
1986 AL  6 (1st)
1988 AL  4 (4th)
1995 AL  3 (3rd)

Salary s c a p y
1991 AL  $3,550,000 (4th)

                           

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 12 (187), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 134 (121), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 64 (193), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 23 (241), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Pitchers 
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  1. Fernando Valenzuela (937)
  2. Chuck Finley (931)
  3. Mike Torrez (921)
  4. Frank Viola (904)
  5. Rick Sutcliffe (898)
  6. Camilo Pascual (898)
  7. Al Leiter (888)
  8. Ken Holtzman (886)
  9. Javier Vazquez (886)
  10. Mike Flanagan (884)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Rick Sutcliffe (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Les Cain (979)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Wade Blasingame (968)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Randy Wolf (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Dontrelle Willis (967)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Wilson Alvarez (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Tom Gordon (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Jerry Reuss (941)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Andy Benes (944)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Fernando Valenzuela (952)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Fernando Valenzuela (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  12. Fernando Valenzuela (940)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  13. Fernando Valenzuela (943)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Chuck Finley (949)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Chuck Finley (964)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Chuck Finley (961)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
198524Seattle Mariners$160,0001985 USA Today survey
198625Seattle Mariners$242,5001986 USA Today survey
198726Seattle Mariners$420,000Proofing corrections
198827Seattle Mariners$820,000*
198928Seattle Mariners$1,350,000*
199029California Angels$1,800,000USA Today
199130California Angels$3,550,0006/28/90 USA Today
199231California Angels$3,550,0004/2/92 USA Today
199332California Angels$3,550,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $300,000 signing bonus
199433California Angels$3,550,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Includes $300,000 signing bonus
199534California Angels$5,000,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Extension of existing contract, in season
199635California Angels$5,000,0001996 Joint Exhibit 1Extension of existing contract, in season
199736Anaheim Angels$4,000,0001997 AP survey
199837San Diego Padres$500,0004/3/98 USA Today
199938Cleveland Indians$350,00011/19/99 USA TodayIncludes $50,000 earned bonus
Career to date (may be incomplete)$33,842,500
Disputed Salaries
*1988 - $862,000 - 12/13/88 NYT -
*1989 - $1,400,000 - 11/1/89 NYT -
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