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Mark Littell

Mark Alan Littell (Country)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: January 17, 1953 in Cape Girardeau, MO
High Schools: Gideon HS (Gideon, MO), Gideon HS (Cape Girardeau, MO)
Schools: Union University (Jackson, TN), University of Tampa (Tampa, FL)
Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 12th round of the 1971 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 1973 (Age 20)
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Royals 1973-1982

Final Game: June 24, 1982 (Age 29)
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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
1973 20 KCR AL 1 3 .250 5.68 8 7 0 1 0 0 38.0 44 25 24 5 23 1 16 0 0 0 179 72 1.763 10.4 1.2 5.4 3.8 0.70
1975 22 KCR AL 1 2 .333 3.70 7 3 2 1 0 0 24.1 19 11 10 1 15 0 19 0 0 1 102 106 1.397 7.0 0.4 5.5 7.0 1.27
1976 23 KCR AL 8 4 .667 2.08 60 1 37 0 0 16 104.0 68 26 24 1 60 4 92 0 0 1 428 170 1.231 5.9 0.1 5.2 8.0 1.53 MVP-24
1977 24 KCR AL 8 4 .667 3.61 48 5 29 0 0 12 104.2 73 49 42 6 55 6 106 1 2 8 434 113 1.223 6.3 0.5 4.7 9.1 1.93
1978 25 STL NL 4 8 .333 2.79 72 2 51 0 0 11 106.1 80 38 33 8 59 16 130 4 1 9 447 127 1.307 6.8 0.7 5.0 11.0 2.20
1979 26 STL NL 9 4 .692 2.19 63 0 40 0 0 13 82.1 60 22 20 2 39 5 67 0 0 7 342 175 1.202 6.6 0.2 4.3 7.3 1.72
1980 27 STL NL 0 2 .000 9.28 14 0 12 0 0 2 10.2 14 11 11 2 7 2 7 0 0 2 52 42 1.969 11.8 1.7 5.9 5.9 1.00
1981 28 STL NL 1 3 .250 4.39 28 1 4 0 0 2 41.0 36 21 20 2 31 7 22 0 0 2 186 82 1.634 7.9 0.4 6.8 4.8 0.71
1982 29 STL NL 0 1 .000 5.23 16 0 6 0 0 0 20.2 22 14 12 1 15 5 7 0 0 5 98 71 1.790 9.6 0.4 6.5 3.0 0.47
9 Yrs 32 31 .508 3.32 316 19 181 2 0 56 532.0 416 217 196 28 304 46 466 5 3 35 2268 114 1.353 7.0 0.5 5.1 7.9 1.53
162 Game Avg. 6 6 .508 3.32 64 4 37 0 0 11 108 84 44 40 6 62 9 95 1 1 7 460 114 1.353 7.0 0.5 5.1 7.9 1.53
STL (5 yrs) 14 18 .438 3.31 193 3 113 0 0 28 261.0 212 106 96 15 151 35 233 4 1 25 1125 111 1.391 7.3 0.5 5.2 8.0 1.54
KCR (4 yrs) 18 13 .581 3.32 123 16 68 2 0 28 271.0 204 111 100 13 153 11 233 1 2 10 1143 116 1.317 6.8 0.4 5.1 7.7 1.52
NL (5 yrs) 14 18 .438 3.31 193 3 113 0 0 28 261.0 212 106 96 15 151 35 233 4 1 25 1125 111 1.391 7.3 0.5 5.2 8.0 1.54
AL (4 yrs) 18 13 .581 3.32 123 16 68 2 0 28 271.0 204 111 100 13 153 11 233 1 2 10 1143 116 1.317 6.8 0.4 5.1 7.7 1.52

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1973 20 KCR AL 38.0 8 7 25 5.92 4.27 -0.37 0.09 103.9 4.92 -5 -0.5 .5 -0.0 -0.1 -1 .441 .497
1975 22 KCR AL 24.1 7 3 11 4.07 4.38 0.08 -0.01 101.8 4.37 1 0.1 1.0 -0.0 0.3 3 .513 .501
1976 23 KCR AL 104.0 60 1 26 2.25 3.99 0.20 -0.32 99.9 3.47 14 1.7 1.8 0.4 3.2 23 .528 .510 MVP-24
1977 24 KCR AL 104.2 48 5 49 4.21 4.59 0.15 -0.22 100.8 4.25 0 0.0 1.8 -0.1 0.9 11 .500 .500
1978 25 STL NL 106.1 72 2 38 3.22 4.04 -0.07 -0.29 100.5 3.84 6 0.7 1.3 -0.0 1.6 16 .510 .504
1979 26 STL NL 82.1 63 0 22 2.40 4.23 0.11 -0.34 103.7 3.92 13 1.4 2.2 0.7 2.9 21 .523 .509
1980 27 STL NL 10.2 14 0 11 9.28 4.20 0.15 -0.33 105.2 3.92 -6 -0.7 2.6 -0.6 -1.2 -5 .451 .496
1981 28 STL NL 41.0 28 1 21 4.61 4.06 0.28 -0.25 103.2 3.65 -5 -0.6 1.3 -0.1 -0.3 -1 .480 .497
1982 29 STL NL 20.2 16 0 14 6.10 4.05 0.36 -0.31 101.4 3.43 -6 -0.7 1.0 -0.0 -0.5 -4 .457 .496
9 Seasons 532.0 316 19 217 3.67 4.20 0.09 -0.25 101.6 3.93 12 1.5 1.7 0.2 6.8 62 .505 .501
STL (5 yrs) 261.0 193 3 106 3.66 4.11 0.09 -0.30 102.2 3.81 2 0.2 1.7 -0.1 2.5 25 .501 .500
KCR (4 yrs) 271.0 123 16 111 3.69 4.29 0.09 -0.20 101.0 4.06 11 1.3 1.7 0.2 4.3 37 .511 .502

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
1976 23 KCR AL ALCS L NYY 0 1 .000 1.93 3 0 3 0 0 0 4.2 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 19 1.071 7.7 1.9 1.9 5.8 3.00
1977 24 KCR AL ALCS L NYY 0 0 3.00 2 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 5 3 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 18 2.667 15.0 0.0 9.0 3.0 0.33
2 Yrs (2 Series) 0 1 .000 2.35 5 0 4 0 0 0 7.2 9 4 2 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 37 1.696 10.6 1.2 4.7 4.7 1.00
2 ALCS 0 1 .000 2.35 5 0 4 0 0 0 7.2 9 4 2 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 37 1.696 10.6 1.2 4.7 4.7 1.00

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
1973 20 KCR AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1975 22 KCR AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1976 23 KCR AL 60 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-24
1977 24 KCR AL 48 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1978 25 STL NL 72 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 .000 .125 -62 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 26 STL NL 63 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .000 .067 .000 .067 -80 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1980 27 STL NL 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 28 STL NL 28 8 8 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 41 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
1982 29 STL NL 16 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Yrs 316 37 34 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 18 .059 .111 .059 .170 -52 2 0 0 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 19 17 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .059 .111 .059 .170 -52 1 0 0 1 0 0
STL (5 yrs) 193 35 32 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 16 .063 .118 .063 .180 -49 2 0 0 1 0 0
KCR (4 yrs) 123 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 193 35 32 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 16 .063 .118 .063 .180 -49 2 0 0 1 0 0
AL (4 yrs) 123 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1973 20 KCR AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1975 22 KCR AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1976 23 KCR AL 60 1 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 1 MVP-24
1977 24 KCR AL 48 1 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 1
1978 25 STL NL 72 8 -1 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.1 0 1
1979 26 STL NL 63 16 -3 -1 0 0 2 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 -0 1
1980 27 STL NL 14 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 0 -0.0 .500 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 1
1981 28 STL NL 28 8 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1
1982 29 STL NL 16 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 -0.0 .499 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0 1
9 Seasons 316 37 -6 -1 0 0 6 -1 -0.1 1 1 -0.1 .500 .500 -0.1 0.2 1
STL (5 yrs) 193 35 -6 -1 0 0 5 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.1 0
KCR (4 yrs) 123 2 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0

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
1976 23 KCR AL ALCS NYY L 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 24 KCR AL ALCS NYY L 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 5 0 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% lgCS% PO Awards
1973 KCR AL 20 P 8 7 1 38.0 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.66 0.88 .951 1.87 1.85 3 0 0% 38% 1
1975 KCR AL 22 P 7 3 1 24.1 11 4 6 1 0 .909 3.70 1.43 .940 1.85 1.86 1 2 67% 38% 3
1976 KCR AL 23 P 60 1 0 104.0 12 3 9 0 1 1.000 1.04 0.20 .950 1.87 1.88 9 2 18% 34% 1 MVP-24
1977 KCR AL 24 P 48 5 0 104.2 15 7 7 1 1 .933 1.20 0.29 .948 1.95 1.93 8 4 33% 39% 0
1978 STL NL 25 P 72 2 0 106.1 15 4 10 1 0 .933 1.18 0.19 .951 1.91 1.89 17 12 41% 32% 0
1979 STL NL 26 P 63 0 0 82.1 14 6 7 1 1 .929 1.42 0.21 .951 1.80 1.80 7 0 0% 34% 0
1980 STL NL 27 P 14 0 0 10.2 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.84 0.07 .950 1.94 1.91 2 0 0% 31% 0
1981 STL NL 28 P 28 1 0 41.0 11 5 4 2 0 .818 1.98 0.32 .959 1.98 1.98 4 3 43% 33% 1
1982 STL NL 29 P 16 0 0 20.2 3 0 2 1 0 .667 0.87 0.13 .953 1.96 1.97 4 0 0% 32% 0
9 Seasons P 316 19 2 532.0 89 31 51 7 3 .921 1.39 0.26 .950 1.90 1.89 55 23 29% 34% 6
9 Seasons TOT 316 19 2 532.0 89 31 51 7 3 .921 1.39 0.26 .950 1.90 1.89 55 23 29% 34% 6
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-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 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 1945 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 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) 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 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1976 AL (24, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (1521st)

Games Played s c a p y
1976 AL  60 (6th)
1978 NL  72 (2nd)
1979 NL  63 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1976 AL  16 (5th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1978 NL  9 (8th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1976 AL  37 (7th)
1978 NL  51 (4th)
1979 NL  40 (10th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1976 AL  17 (8th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1976 AL  1.9 (8th)

Win Probability Added (WPA)† s c a p y
1979 NL  2.5 (10th)

Def. Games as P s c a p y
1978 NL  72 (2nd)

Youngest s c a p y
1973 AL  born 1953-01-17 (7th)

                           

† Statistics like WPA, REW and RE24 are computed from play-by-play data which is only complete from 1974 to the present. From 1945-1973, the data is incomplete, though for most seasons only less than 20 games per season total are missing. Please see our page on data coverage for a full view of the data used to create these leaderboards.

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 6 (1805), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 3 (1576), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 12 (689), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Relief Pitcher (357th), 6.7 career WAR/8.5 7yr-peak WAR/7.6 JAWS
Average HOF RP (out of 5) = 40.6 career WAR/27.9 7yr-peak WAR/34.3 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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