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Mark Portugal
Mark Steven Portugal
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 30, 1962 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Norwalk (Norwalk, CA)
Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent in 1980. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 14, 1985
Final Game: September 22, 1999
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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
1985 22 MIN AL 1 3 .250 5.55 6 4 0 0 0 0 24.1 24 16 15 3 14 0 12 0 1 1 105 79 1.562 8.9 1.1 5.2 4.4 0.86
1986 23 MIN AL 6 10 .375 4.31 27 15 7 3 0 1 112.2 112 56 54 10 50 1 67 1 0 5 481 99 1.438 8.9 0.8 4.0 5.4 1.34
1987 24 MIN AL 1 3 .250 7.77 13 7 3 0 0 0 44.0 58 40 38 13 24 1 28 1 0 2 204 59 1.864 11.9 2.7 4.9 5.7 1.17
1988 25 MIN AL 3 3 .500 4.53 26 0 9 0 0 3 57.2 60 30 29 11 17 1 31 1 2 2 242 90 1.335 9.4 1.7 2.7 4.8 1.82
1989 26 HOU NL 7 1 .875 2.75 20 15 1 2 1 0 108.0 91 34 33 7 37 0 86 2 0 3 440 124 1.185 7.6 0.6 3.1 7.2 2.32
1990 27 HOU NL 11 10 .524 3.62 32 32 0 1 0 0 196.2 187 90 79 21 67 4 136 4 0 6 831 103 1.292 8.6 1.0 3.1 6.2 2.03
1991 28 HOU NL 10 12 .455 4.49 32 27 3 1 0 1 168.1 163 91 84 19 59 5 120 2 1 4 710 77 1.319 8.7 1.0 3.2 6.4 2.03
1992 29 HOU NL 6 3 .667 2.66 18 16 0 1 1 0 101.1 76 32 30 7 41 3 62 1 1 1 405 125 1.155 6.8 0.6 3.6 5.5 1.51
1993 30 HOU NL 18 4 .818 2.77 33 33 0 1 1 0 208.0 194 75 64 10 77 3 131 4 2 9 876 140 1.303 8.4 0.4 3.3 5.7 1.70 CYA-6
1994 31 SFG NL 10 8 .556 3.93 21 21 0 1 0 0 137.1 135 68 60 17 45 2 87 6 0 5 580 101 1.311 8.8 1.1 2.9 5.7 1.93 SS
1995 32 TOT NL 11 10 .524 4.01 31 31 0 1 0 0 181.2 185 91 81 17 56 2 96 4 0 7 775 102 1.327 9.2 0.8 2.8 4.8 1.71
1995 32 SFG NL 5 5 .500 4.15 17 17 0 1 0 0 104.0 106 56 48 10 34 2 63 2 0 2 445 98 1.346 9.2 0.9 2.9 5.5 1.85
1995 32 CIN NL 6 5 .545 3.82 14 14 0 0 0 0 77.2 79 35 33 7 22 0 33 2 0 5 330 108 1.300 9.2 0.8 2.5 3.8 1.50
1996 33 CIN NL 8 9 .471 3.98 27 26 0 1 1 0 156.0 146 77 69 20 42 2 93 2 0 6 646 107 1.205 8.4 1.2 2.4 5.4 2.21
1997 34 PHI NL 0 2 .000 4.61 3 3 0 0 0 0 13.2 17 8 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 60 92 1.610 11.2 0.0 3.3 1.3 0.40
1998 35 PHI NL 10 5 .667 4.44 26 26 0 3 0 0 166.1 186 88 82 26 32 2 104 4 0 4 704 98 1.311 10.1 1.4 1.7 5.6 3.25
1999 36 BOS AL 7 12 .368 5.51 31 27 1 1 0 0 150.1 179 100 92 28 41 1 79 4 0 2 667 91 1.463 10.7 1.7 2.5 4.7 1.93
15 Seasons 109 95 .534 4.03 346 283 24 16 4 5 1826.1 1813 896 817 209 607 27 1134 36 7 57 7726 100 1.325 8.9 1.0 3.0 5.6 1.87
162 Game Avg. 12 10 .534 4.03 37 31 3 2 0 1 197 196 97 88 23 66 3 123 4 1 6 835 100 1.325 8.9 1.0 3.0 5.6 1.87
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
HOU (5 yrs) 52 30 .634 3.34 135 123 4 6 3 1 782.1 711 322 290 64 281 15 535 13 4 23 3262 108 1.268 8.2 0.7 3.2 6.2 1.90
MIN (4 yrs) 11 19 .367 5.13 72 26 19 3 0 4 238.2 254 142 136 37 105 3 138 3 3 10 1032 84 1.504 9.6 1.4 4.0 5.2 1.31
SFG (2 yrs) 15 13 .536 4.03 38 38 0 2 0 0 241.1 241 124 108 27 79 4 150 8 0 7 1025 99 1.326 9.0 1.0 2.9 5.6 1.90
PHI (2 yrs) 10 7 .588 4.45 29 29 0 3 0 0 180.0 203 96 89 26 37 2 106 4 0 4 764 98 1.333 10.2 1.3 1.9 5.3 2.86
CIN (2 yrs) 14 14 .500 3.93 41 40 0 1 1 0 233.2 225 112 102 27 64 2 126 4 0 11 976 108 1.237 8.7 1.0 2.5 4.9 1.97
BOS (1 yr) 7 12 .368 5.51 31 27 1 1 0 0 150.1 179 100 92 28 41 1 79 4 0 2 667 91 1.463 10.7 1.7 2.5 4.7 1.93
NL (10 yrs) 91 64 .587 3.69 243 230 4 12 4 1 1437.1 1380 654 589 144 461 23 917 29 4 45 6027 105 1.281 8.6 0.9 2.9 5.7 1.99
AL (5 yrs) 18 31 .367 5.28 103 53 20 4 0 4 389.0 433 242 228 65 146 4 217 7 3 12 1699 87 1.488 10.0 1.5 3.4 5.0 1.49

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
1995 32 CIN NL NLCS L ATL 0 1 .000 36.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 4.000 27.0 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1 NLCS 0 1 .000 36.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 4.000 27.0 9.0 9.0 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
1989 26 HOU NL 20 38 34 3 7 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 6 .206 .229 .382 .611 75 13 0 0 3 0 0 1
1990 27 HOU NL 32 72 66 2 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 8 .136 .149 .136 .286 -19 9 4 0 5 0 0 1
1991 28 HOU NL 33 58 46 4 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 4 .196 .269 .217 .487 43 10 0 1 6 1 0 1
1992 29 HOU NL 18 34 28 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .107 .107 .107 .214 -38 3 0 0 6 0 0 1
1993 30 HOU NL 33 80 65 4 15 0 0 1 8 0 0 3 13 .231 .257 .277 .534 46 18 2 0 10 2 0 1 CYA-6
1994 31 SFG NL 21 54 48 4 17 5 1 0 8 0 0 1 8 .354 .360 .500 .860 128 24 1 0 4 1 0 1 SS
1995 32 TOT NL 31 71 58 5 8 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 13 .138 .206 .224 .430 15 13 1 0 8 0 0 1
1995 32 SFG NL 17 38 29 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .103 .161 .172 .334 -10 5 1 0 7 0 0 1
1995 32 CIN NL 14 33 29 4 5 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 7 .172 .250 .276 .526 39 8 0 0 1 0 0 1
1996 33 CIN NL 28 56 48 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .167 .184 .188 .371 -2 9 1 0 7 0 0 1
1997 34 PHI NL 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1998 35 PHI NL 24 58 50 6 13 5 0 0 4 0 0 4 10 .260 .315 .360 .675 76 18 2 0 4 0 0 1
1999 36 BOS AL 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
15 Seasons 246 529 450 33 89 20 1 2 36 0 0 20 87 .198 .232 .260 .492 35 117 11 1 54 4 0
162 Game Avg. 162 348 296 22 59 13 1 1 24 0 0 13 57 .198 .232 .260 .492 35 77 7 1 36 3 0
HOU (5 yrs) 136 282 239 14 43 4 0 2 18 0 0 9 43 .180 .210 .222 .432 22 53 6 1 30 3 0
SFG (2 yrs) 38 92 77 5 20 7 1 0 9 0 0 3 14 .260 .284 .377 .661 76 29 2 0 11 1 0
PHI (2 yrs) 27 62 54 6 13 5 0 0 4 0 0 4 12 .241 .293 .333 .626 64 18 2 0 4 0 0
CIN (2 yrs) 42 89 77 8 13 4 0 0 5 0 0 4 18 .169 .210 .221 .431 14 17 1 0 8 0 0
BOS (1 yr) 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
NL (10 yrs) 243 525 447 33 89 20 1 2 36 0 0 20 87 .199 .233 .262 .495 35 117 11 1 53 4 0
AL (5 yrs) 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 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
1995 32 CIN NL NLCS ATL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 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
1985 MIN AL 22 P 6 4 24.1 12 4 7 1 1 .917 4.07 1.83 .958 1.85 0.70
1986 MIN AL 23 P 27 15 112.2 20 5 14 1 3 .950 1.52 0.70 .955 1.83 0.68
1987 MIN AL 24 P 13 7 44.0 7 1 6 0 2 1.000 1.43 0.54 .957 1.84 0.67
1988 MIN AL 25 P 26 0 57.2 4 2 1 1 0 .750 0.47 0.12 .975 1.78 0.67
1989 HOU NL 26 P 20 15 108.0 28 11 15 2 0 .929 2.17 1.30 .946 1.87 0.63
1990 HOU NL 27 P 32 32 196.2 43 23 19 1 2 .977 1.92 1.31 .956 1.80 0.58
1991 HOU NL 28 P 32 27 168.1 36 16 17 3 1 .917 1.76 1.03 .956 1.86 0.59
1992 HOU NL 29 P 18 16 101.1 32 16 13 3 1 .906 2.58 1.61 .956 1.94 0.60
1993 HOU NL 30 P 33 33 208.0 51 21 28 2 2 .961 2.12 1.48 .953 1.84 0.54 CYA-6
1994 SFG NL 31 P 21 21 137.1 23 10 12 1 1 .957 1.44 1.05 .957 1.86 0.54 SS
1995 TOT NL 32 P 31 31 181.2 31 9 21 1 2 .968 1.49 0.97 .955 1.84 0.51
1995 SFG NL 32 P 17 17 104.0 19 5 13 1 1 .947 1.56 1.06 .958 1.84 0.51
1995 CIN NL 32 P 14 14 77.2 12 4 8 0 1 1.000 1.39 0.86 .950 1.84 0.51
1996 CIN NL 33 P 27 26 156.0 29 11 16 2 1 .931 1.56 1.00 .955 1.84 0.52
1997 PHI NL 34 P 3 3 13.2 4 1 2 1 0 .750 1.98 1.00 .975 1.84 0.53
1998 PHI NL 35 P 26 26 166.1 44 24 17 3 2 .932 2.22 1.58 .961 1.85 0.54
1999 BOS AL 36 P 31 27 150.1 31 9 22 0 1 1.000 1.86 1.00 .948 1.69 0.47
15 Seasons P 346 283 1826.1 395 163 210 22 19 .944 1.84 1.08 .955 1.83 0.57
15 Seasons TOT 346 283 1826.1 395 163 210 22 19 .944 1.84 1.08 .899 1.83 0.57
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1993 NL (6, 1%)
0.01 Career Shares (264th)

Silver Sluggers
1994 NL (P)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1993 NL  2.769 (3rd)

Wins s c a p y
1993 NL  18 (5th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1993 NL  .818 (1st)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1998 NL  1.732 (6th)

Games Started s c a p y
1995 NL  31 (1st)

Shutouts s c a p y
1996 NL  1 (9th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1990 NL  21 (5th)
1991 NL  19 (7th)
Career  209 (175th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1993 NL  77 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1993 NL  .433 (2nd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1994 NL  6 (9th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1993 NL  140 (3rd)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 4 (461), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 15 (1220), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 8 (1037), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 8 (996), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

October 23, 1980: Signed by the Minnesota Twins as an amateur free agent.

December 4, 1988: Traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Houston Astros for a player to be named later. The Houston Astros sent Todd McClure (minors) (December 7, 1988) to the Minnesota Twins to complete the trade.

October 25, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

November 21, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

July 21, 1995: Traded by the San Francisco Giants with Dave Burba and Darren Lewis to the Cincinnati Reds for David McCarty, Ricky Pickett, John Roper, Deion Sanders and Scott Service.

November 18, 1996: Granted Free Agency.

December 12, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

October 28, 1998: Granted Free Agency.

December 11, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.

September 27, 1999: Released by the Boston Red Sox.

January 20, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1986Minnesota Twins$62,500
1989Houston Astros$95,000
1990Houston Astros$202,000
1991Houston Astros$705,000
1992Houston Astros$1,250,000
1993Houston Astros$2,095,000
1994San Francisco Giants$2,333,333
1995San Francisco Giants$3,377,778
1996Cincinnati Reds$4,333,334
1997Philadelphia Phillies$2,350,000
Cincinnati Reds$400,000
1998Philadelphia Phillies$2,350,000
1999Boston Red Sox$2,700,000
Career (may be incomplete)$22,253,945
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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