Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1995
- Draft
- 1993Rd 7, Pk 207
- College
- Northwestern
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2004
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1995
- Draft
- 1993Rd 7, Pk 207
- College
- Northwestern
- NL Silver Slugger
- 2004
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,726
- AB
- 5,812
- R
- 768
- H
- 1,713
- HR
- 76
- RBI
- 629
- SB
- 47
- AVG
- .295
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIL | 19 | 50 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .260 |
| 1996 | MIL | 73 | 154 | 20 | 43 | 1 | 13 | 2 | .279 |
| 1997 | MIL | 132 | 418 | 56 | 120 | 5 | 47 | 5 | .287 |
| 1998 | MIL | 140 | 434 | 55 | 137 | 6 | 54 | 9 | .316 |
| 1999 | MIL | 153 | 587 | 93 | 170 | 5 | 67 | 4 | .290 |
| 2000 | MIL | 91 | 352 | 49 | 99 | 7 | 40 | 0 | .281 |
| 2001 | MIL | 102 | 384 | 40 | 111 | 2 | 29 | 1 | .289 |
| 2002 |  MIL/HOU | 107 | 283 | 33 | 86 | 4 | 27 | 1 | .304 |
| 2003 | SD | 154 | 589 | 74 | 185 | 13 | 72 | 5 | .314 |
| 2004 | SD | 154 | 620 | 108 | 208 | 16 | 76 | 5 | .335 |
| 2005 | SD | 105 | 404 | 54 | 113 | 3 | 38 | 8 | .280 |
| 2006 | BOS | 155 | 635 | 75 | 181 | 5 | 59 | 4 | .285 |
| 2007 | HOU | 133 | 460 | 52 | 132 | 4 | 41 | 1 | .287 |
| 2008 | HOU | 101 | 261 | 27 | 73 | 4 | 38 | 0 | .280 |
| 2009 | LAD | 107 | 181 | 19 | 42 | 0 | 25 | 1 | .232 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- AB
- 18
- R
- 0
- H
- 5
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 3
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .278
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 6,558
- TB
- 2,294
- XBH
- 407
- HBP
- 71
- IBB
- 20
- GIDP
- 157
- P/PA
- 2.27
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIL | 56 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | MIL | 170 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIL | 482 | 162 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIL | 491 | 184 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIL | 664 | 229 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIL | 399 | 143 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIL | 429 | 135 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIL/HOU | 329 | 116 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3.9 |
| 2003 | SD | 653 | 260 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 4.0 |
| 2004 | SD | 707 | 307 | 65 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 3.6 |
| 2005 | SD | 463 | 140 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 4.0 |
| 2006 | BOS | 703 | 229 | 38 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 3.7 |
| 2007 | HOU | 511 | 171 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3.9 |
| 2008 | HOU | 297 | 100 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4.1 |
| 2009 | LAD | 204 | 50 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3.9 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 17.0
- RC
- 827.3
- RC/27
- 5.10
- ISOP
- .100
- SECA
- .198
- BB/K
- 0.92
- AB/HR
- 76.5
- GO/FO
- 0.70
Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MIL | 0.3 | 6.1 | 4.1 | .120 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 50 | 0 |
| 1996 | MIL | -0.3 | 15.6 | 3.5 | .039 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 154 | 0 |
| 1997 | MIL | 0.5 | 56.9 | 4.6 | .100 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 83.6 | 0 |
| 1998 | MIL | 2.4 | 68.7 | 5.7 | .108 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 72.3 | 0 |
| 1999 | MIL | -0.3 | 82.8 | 5 | .101 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 117.4 | 0 |
| 2000 | MIL | 1.9 | 49 | 4.8 | .125 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 50.3 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIL | 0.4 | 48.1 | 4.5 | .063 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 192 | 0 |
| 2002 | MIL/HOU | 0.6 | 45.1 | 5.7 | .106 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 70.8 | 0 |
| 2003 | SD | 4.6 | 93.5 | 5.8 | .127 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 45.3 | 0 |
| 2004 | SD | 5.8 | 120.3 | 7.3 | .160 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 38.8 | 0.6 |
| 2005 | SD | 0.2 | 52.8 | 4.6 | .067 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 134.7 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | BOS | 0.3 | 80 | 4.5 | .076 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 127 | 0.6 |
| 2007 | HOU | 0.5 | 58.7 | 4.5 | .085 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 115 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | HOU | 0.5 | 35.2 | 4.7 | .103 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 65.3 | 0.6 |
| 2009 | LAD | -0.4 | 15.1 | 2.7 | .044 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0.7 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Mark Loretta's career stats?
Mark Loretta played 15 seasons for the Brewers, the Padres, the Red Sox, the Astros and the Dodgers. He was a career .295 hitter with 1,713 hits, 76 home runs and 629 RBI. His best season was 2004: a .335 batting average, 16 home runs and 76 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 1 postseason, 1995 to 2009
Mark Loretta finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Awards
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 2004 (6th)
- Hits: 2004 (4th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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