Mark Langston stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1999

Relief Pitcher · #22

Age 66 · 6' 2"

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Mark Langston played 16 MLB seasons, 1984 to 1999.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
457
W
179
L
158
ERA
3.97
IP
2,962.2
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.

Standard by season
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.
1984SEA3517103.40225.02041181.36
1985SEA247145.47126.272911.68
1986SEA3712144.85239.12451231.49
1987SEA3519133.84272.02621141.31
1988SEA3515113.34261.12351101.27
1989SEA/WSH3416142.74250.02351121.24
1990LAA3310174.40223.01951041.43
1991LAA341983.00246.1183961.16
1992LAA3213143.66229.0174741.22
1993LAA3516113.20256.1196851.19
1994LAA18784.68119.1109541.47
1995LAA311574.63200.1142641.38
1996LAA18654.82123.183451.31
1997LAA9245.8547.230291.89
1998SD22465.8681.156411.82
1999CLE25125.2561.243291.59

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

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; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
1984SEA23528.20004
1985SEA8205.10003
1986SEA19909.200010
1987SEA221438.70009
1988SEA24938.10007
1989SEA/WSH24858.50006
1990LAA17517.90008
1991LAA26706.70006
1992LAA20926.80005
1993LAA23706.900010
1994LAA8218.20006
1995LAA17216.40005
1996LAA7206.10004
1997LAA4005.70001
1998SD5006.20003
1999CLE2006.30002

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
66 yearsAug 20, 1960
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1984
Birthplace
San Diego, CA
College
San José State
AL Gold Glove
7x

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 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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