Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1986
- College
- USC
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1987
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
- AL Gold Glove
- 1990
All awards (4)
- 1x AL Rookie of the Year
- 2x AL Silver Slugger
- 1x AL Gold Glove
- 1x NL Silver Slugger
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1986
- College
- USC
- AL Rookie of the Year
- 1987
- AL Silver Slugger
- 2x
- AL Gold Glove
- 1990
All awards (4)
- 1x AL Rookie of the Year
- 2x AL Silver Slugger
- 1x AL Gold Glove
- 1x NL Silver Slugger
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,874
- AB
- 6,187
- R
- 1,167
- H
- 1,626
- HR
- 583
- RBI
- 1,414
- SB
- 12
- AVG
- .263
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | ATH | 18 | 53 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .189 |
| 1987 | ATH | 151 | 557 | 97 | 161 | 49 | 118 | 1 | .289 |
| 1988 | ATH | 155 | 550 | 87 | 143 | 32 | 99 | 0 | .260 |
| 1989 | ATH | 143 | 490 | 74 | 113 | 33 | 95 | 1 | .231 |
| 1990 | ATH | 156 | 523 | 87 | 123 | 39 | 108 | 2 | .235 |
| 1991 | ATH | 154 | 483 | 62 | 97 | 22 | 75 | 2 | .201 |
| 1992 | ATH | 139 | 467 | 87 | 125 | 42 | 104 | 0 | .268 |
| 1993 | ATH | 27 | 84 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 24 | 0 | .333 |
| 1994 | ATH | 47 | 135 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 25 | 0 | .252 |
| 1995 | ATH | 104 | 317 | 75 | 87 | 39 | 90 | 1 | .274 |
| 1996 | ATH | 130 | 423 | 104 | 132 | 52 | 113 | 0 | .312 |
| 1997 |  ATH/STL | 156 | 540 | 86 | 148 | 58 | 123 | 3 | .274 |
| 1998 | STL | 155 | 509 | 130 | 152 | 70 | 147 | 1 | .299 |
| 1999 | STL | 153 | 521 | 118 | 145 | 65 | 147 | 0 | .278 |
| 2000 | STL | 89 | 236 | 60 | 72 | 32 | 73 | 1 | .305 |
| 2001 | STL | 97 | 299 | 48 | 56 | 29 | 64 | 0 | .187 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 42
- AB
- 129
- R
- 13
- H
- 28
- HR
- 5
- RBI
- 14
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .217
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 7,660
- TB
- 3,639
- XBH
- 841
- HBP
- 75
- IBB
- 150
- GIDP
- 147
- P/PA
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | ATH | 58 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATH | 641 | 344 | 81 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATH | 635 | 263 | 55 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATH | 587 | 229 | 50 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATH | 650 | 256 | 55 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATH | 585 | 185 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | ATH | 571 | 273 | 64 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | ATH | 107 | 61 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | ATH | 172 | 64 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | ATH | 422 | 217 | 52 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | ATH | 548 | 309 | 73 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | ATH/STL | 657 | 349 | 85 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | STL | 681 | 383 | 91 | 6 | 28 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | STL | 661 | 363 | 87 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | STL | 321 | 176 | 40 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | STL | 364 | 147 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 58.7
- RC
- 1422.2
- RC/27
- 8.00
- ISOP
- .325
- SECA
- .539
- BB/K
- 0.83
- AB/HR
- 10.6
- GO/FO
- 0.00
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | ATH | -0.2 | 5 | 3 | .189 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 17.7 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATH | 4.8 | 124.4 | 8.2 | .329 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATH | 2.4 | 91.6 | 5.8 | .218 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 17.2 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATH | 3.2 | 76.1 | 5 | .237 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 14.8 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATH | 5.5 | 98.7 | 6.3 | .254 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 1991 | ATH | 1.3 | 64.6 | 4.3 | .182 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | ATH | 6.2 | 104.6 | 7.8 | .317 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 1993 | ATH | 1.4 | 26.8 | 12.5 | .393 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 1994 | ATH | 1.4 | 28 | 7.3 | .222 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | ATH | 5.2 | 92.9 | 10.2 | .410 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 1996 | ATH | 6.2 | 132.7 | 11.7 | .418 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 1997 | ATH/STL | 4.9 | 134.2 | 8.9 | .372 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 9.3 | 0 |
| 1998 | STL | 7.2 | 170.8 | 12.5 | .454 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 1999 | STL | 5.0 | 146.8 | 10.1 | .418 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | STL | 4.1 | 80.6 | 12.7 | .441 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 7.4 | 0 |
| 2001 | STL | 0.1 | 48.1 | 5.1 | .304 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 10.3 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Mark McGwire's career stats?
Mark McGwire played 16 seasons for the Athletics and the Cardinals. He was a career .263 hitter with 1,626 hits, 583 home runs and 1,414 RBI. His best season was 1993: a .333 batting average, 9 home runs and 24 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 6 postseasons, 1986 to 2001
Mark McGwire led MLB in home runs (1987, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) and OPS (1995, 1996, 1998); finished top 10 in a stat 22 times.
Championships
Awards
- AL Rookie of the Year: 1987
- AL Gold Glove: 1990
- AL Silver Slugger ×2: 1992, 1996
- NL Silver Slugger: 1998
All-time career rank
- 11th in home runs (583)
- 63rd in rbi (1,414)
Among the 10,343 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Home Runs: 1987 (1st), 1988 (4th), 1989 (7th), 1990 (3rd), 1992 (2nd), 1995 (5th), 1996 (1st), 1997 (1st), 1998 (1st), 1999 (1st)
- RBI: 1987 (4th), 1990 (7th), 1997 (10th), 1998 (4th), 1999 (3rd)
- OPS: 1987 (7th), 1992 (3rd), 1995 (1st), 1996 (1st), 1997 (4th), 1998 (1st), 1999 (2nd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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