Mark Langston played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1999, appearing in 457 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 179 W and 158 L, an ERA of 3.97, 2,464 SO, a WHIP of 1.354, and a WAR of 50.0.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Mark Langston |
Date of Birth | August 20, 1960 |
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MLB Debut | 1984 |
📊 Career Summary
Mark Langston appeared in 457 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1984 to 1999. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 428 (MLB Rank: 104) |
GF | 3 (MLB Rank: 7,062) |
W | 179 (MLB Rank: 168) |
L | 158 (MLB Rank: 130) |
ERA | 3.97 (MLB Rank: 4,036) |
IP | 2962.2 (MLB Rank: 146) |
SHO | 18 (MLB Rank: 291) |
CG | 81 (MLB Rank: 528) |
SO | 2,464 (MLB Rank: 43) |
BB | 1289 (MLB Rank: 36) |
H | 2,723 (MLB Rank: 184) |
HR | 311 (MLB Rank: 52) |
SO9 | 7.49 (MLB Rank: 2,227) |
BB9 | 3.92 (MLB Rank: 5,316) |
H9 | 8.27 (MLB Rank: 9,310) |
HR9 | 0.94 (MLB Rank: 4,310) |
WHIP | 1.354 (MLB Rank: 8,255) |
WAR | 50.0 (MLB Rank: 105) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1999)
In his final season (1999), Mark Langston recorded the following stats:
GS | 5 |
GF | 2 |
W | 1 |
L | 2 |
ERA | 5.25 |
IP | 61.2 |
SO | 43 |
BB | 29 |
H | 69 |
HR | 9 |
SO9 | 6.28 |
BB9 | 4.23 |
H9 | 10.07 |
HR9 | 1.31 |
WHIP | 1.589 |
WAR | 0.0 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1987, 19 W
- Most SO: 1987, 262 SO
- Most IP: 1987, 272 IP
- Best WAR: 1993, 8.5 WAR
- Best ERA: 1989, 2.74 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Mark Langston appeared in 4 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 13.5, pitched 2 IP, struck out 1 batters, with 0 W and 0 L.
Mark Langston Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1984 | 17 | 10 | 3.4 | 0.63 | 0 | 204 | 225 | 4.4 | 1.36 | 16 | 188 | 118 | 99 | 85 | 117 | 3.56 | 8.2 | 1.73 | 33 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.6 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 965 |
1985 | 7 | 14 | 5.47 | 0.333 | 0 | 72 | 126.2 | -0.3 | 1.682 | 22 | 122 | 91 | 85 | 77 | 77 | 6.01 | 5.1 | 0.79 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 577 |
1986 | 12 | 14 | 4.85 | 0.462 | 0 | 245 | 239.1 | 2.1 | 1.492 | 30 | 234 | 123 | 142 | 129 | 87 | 3.95 | 9.2 | 1.99 | 36 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1057 |
1987 | 19 | 13 | 3.84 | 0.594 | 0 | 262 | 272 | 5.9 | 1.309 | 30 | 242 | 114 | 132 | 116 | 124 | 3.69 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3.8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1152 |
1988 | 15 | 11 | 3.34 | 0.577 | 0 | 235 | 261.1 | 5.6 | 1.27 | 32 | 222 | 110 | 108 | 97 | 125 | 3.86 | 8.1 | 2.14 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1.1 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1078 |
1989 | 16 | 14 | 2.74 | 0.533 | 0 | 235 | 250 | 6.4 | 1.24 | 16 | 198 | 112 | 87 | 76 | 135 | 3.11 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1037 |
1990 | 10 | 17 | 4.4 | 0.37 | 0 | 195 | 223 | 1.5 | 1.43 | 13 | 215 | 104 | 120 | 109 | 87 | 3.28 | 7.9 | 1.88 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 4.2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 950 |
1991 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0.704 | 0 | 183 | 246.1 | 7.3 | 1.161 | 30 | 190 | 96 | 89 | 82 | 137 | 4.15 | 6.7 | 1.91 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 992 |
1992 | 13 | 14 | 3.66 | 0.481 | 0 | 174 | 229 | 3.3 | 1.223 | 14 | 206 | 74 | 103 | 93 | 108 | 3.11 | 6.8 | 2.35 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 2.9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 941 |
1993 | 16 | 11 | 3.2 | 0.593 | 0 | 196 | 256.1 | 8.5 | 1.19 | 22 | 220 | 85 | 100 | 91 | 140 | 3.58 | 6.9 | 2.31 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1039 |
1994 | 7 | 8 | 4.68 | 0.467 | 0 | 109 | 119.1 | 1.7 | 1.466 | 19 | 121 | 54 | 67 | 62 | 104 | 4.73 | 8.2 | 2.02 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.4 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 517 |
1995 | 15 | 7 | 4.63 | 0.682 | 0 | 142 | 200.1 | 2.3 | 1.378 | 21 | 212 | 64 | 109 | 103 | 101 | 4.05 | 6.4 | 2.22 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 2.9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 859 |
1996 | 6 | 5 | 4.82 | 0.545 | 0 | 83 | 123.1 | 1.6 | 1.305 | 18 | 116 | 45 | 68 | 66 | 102 | 4.87 | 6.1 | 1.84 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.3 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 518 |
1997 | 2 | 4 | 5.85 | 0.333 | 0 | 30 | 47.2 | -0.1 | 1.888 | 8 | 61 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 80 | 5.86 | 5.7 | 1.03 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 226 |
1998 | 4 | 6 | 5.86 | 0.4 | 0 | 56 | 81.1 | -0.2 | 1.82 | 11 | 107 | 41 | 55 | 53 | 67 | 5.07 | 6.2 | 1.37 | 16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 380 |
1999 | 1 | 2 | 5.25 | 0.333 | 0 | 43 | 61.2 | 0 | 1.589 | 9 | 69 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 95 | 5.05 | 6.3 | 1.48 | 5 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 274 |