Mark Langston Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Mark Langston
NameMark Langston
Date of BirthAugust 20, 1960
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsLeft
BatsRight
MLB Debut1984
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Mark Langston Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Mark Langston.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS428 (MLB Rank: 104)
GF3 (MLB Rank: 7,196)
W179 (MLB Rank: 168)
L158 (MLB Rank: 130)
ERA3.97 (MLB Rank: 4,076)
IP2962.2 (MLB Rank: 147)
SHO18 (MLB Rank: 291)
CG81 (MLB Rank: 528)
SO2,464 (MLB Rank: 44)
BB1289 (MLB Rank: 36)
H2,723 (MLB Rank: 184)
HR311 (MLB Rank: 52)
SO97.49 (MLB Rank: 2,334)
BB93.92 (MLB Rank: 5,398)
H98.27 (MLB Rank: 9,426)
HR90.94 (MLB Rank: 4,436)
WHIP1.354 (MLB Rank: 8,374)
WAR50.0 (MLB Rank: 105)

📊 Last Season Summary (1999)

In his final season (1999), Mark Langston recorded the following stats:

GS5
GF2
W1
L2
ERA5.25
IP61.2
SO43
BB29
H69
HR9
SO96.28
BB94.23
H910.07
HR91.31
WHIP1.589
WAR0.0

📈 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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