Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- San José State
- AL Gold Glove
- 7x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1984
- College
- San José State
- AL Gold Glove
- 7x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 457
- W
- 179
- L
- 158
- ERA
- 3.97
- IP
- 2962.2
- K
- 2,464
- BB
- 1,289
- WHIP
- 1.35
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | SEA | 35 | 17 | 10 | 3.40 | 225.0 | 204 | 118 | 1.36 |
| 1985 | SEA | 24 | 7 | 14 | 5.47 | 126.2 | 72 | 91 | 1.68 |
| 1986 | SEA | 37 | 12 | 14 | 4.85 | 239.1 | 245 | 123 | 1.49 |
| 1987 | SEA | 35 | 19 | 13 | 3.84 | 272.0 | 262 | 114 | 1.31 |
| 1988 | SEA | 35 | 15 | 11 | 3.34 | 261.1 | 235 | 110 | 1.27 |
| 1989 |  SEA/WSH | 34 | 16 | 14 | 2.74 | 250.0 | 235 | 112 | 1.24 |
| 1990 | LAA | 33 | 10 | 17 | 4.40 | 223.0 | 195 | 104 | 1.43 |
| 1991 | LAA | 34 | 19 | 8 | 3.00 | 246.1 | 183 | 96 | 1.16 |
| 1992 | LAA | 32 | 13 | 14 | 3.66 | 229.0 | 174 | 74 | 1.22 |
| 1993 | LAA | 35 | 16 | 11 | 3.20 | 256.1 | 196 | 85 | 1.19 |
| 1994 | LAA | 18 | 7 | 8 | 4.68 | 119.1 | 109 | 54 | 1.47 |
| 1995 | LAA | 31 | 15 | 7 | 4.63 | 200.1 | 142 | 64 | 1.38 |
| 1996 | LAA | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4.82 | 123.1 | 83 | 45 | 1.31 |
| 1997 | LAA | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5.85 | 47.2 | 30 | 29 | 1.89 |
| 1998 | SD | 22 | 4 | 6 | 5.86 | 81.1 | 56 | 41 | 1.82 |
| 1999 | CLE | 25 | 1 | 2 | 5.25 | 61.2 | 43 | 29 | 1.59 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 4
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 13.50
- IP
- 2.0
- K
- 1
- BB
- 2
- WHIP
- 2.00
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 249
- CG
- 81
- SHO
- 18
- K/9
- 7.5
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 89
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | SEA | 23 | 5 | 2 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1985 | SEA | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1986 | SEA | 19 | 9 | 0 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1987 | SEA | 22 | 14 | 3 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1988 | SEA | 24 | 9 | 3 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1989 | SEA/WSH | 24 | 8 | 5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1990 | LAA | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1991 | LAA | 26 | 7 | 0 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 | LAA | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1993 | LAA | 23 | 7 | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1994 | LAA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1995 | LAA | 17 | 2 | 1 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 | LAA | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1997 | LAA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | SD | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1999 | CLE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
What were Mark Langston's career stats?
Mark Langston played 16 seasons for the Mariners, the Angels, the Padres and the Guardians. He had 179 wins and 2,464 strikeouts with a 3.97 ERA over 2,962.2 innings. His best season was 1987: 19 wins, a 3.84 ERA and 262 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 1 postseason, 1984 to 1999
Mark Langston finished top 10 in a stat 11 times.
Awards
All-time career rank
- 44th in strikeouts (pitching) (2,464)
- 161st in wins (pitching) (179)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 1984 (9th), 1987 (3rd), 1991 (5th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 1984 (4th), 1986 (2nd), 1987 (2nd), 1988 (2nd), 1989 (2nd), 1990 (8th), 1991 (8th), 1993 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Mark Langston
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