Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1985
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1994
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1985
- NL Silver Slugger
- 1994
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 346
- W
- 109
- L
- 95
- ERA
- 4.03
- IP
- 1826.1
- K
- 1,134
- BB
- 607
- WHIP
- 1.33
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | MIN | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5.55 | 24.1 | 12 | 14 | 1.56 |
| 1986 | MIN | 27 | 6 | 10 | 4.31 | 112.2 | 67 | 50 | 1.44 |
| 1987 | MIN | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7.77 | 44.0 | 28 | 24 | 1.86 |
| 1988 | MIN | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4.53 | 57.2 | 31 | 17 | 1.34 |
| 1989 | HOU | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2.75 | 108.0 | 86 | 37 | 1.19 |
| 1990 | HOU | 32 | 11 | 10 | 3.62 | 196.2 | 136 | 67 | 1.29 |
| 1991 | HOU | 32 | 10 | 12 | 4.49 | 168.1 | 120 | 59 | 1.32 |
| 1992 | HOU | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2.66 | 101.1 | 62 | 41 | 1.15 |
| 1993 | HOU | 33 | 18 | 4 | 2.77 | 208.0 | 131 | 77 | 1.30 |
| 1994 | SF | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3.93 | 137.1 | 87 | 45 | 1.31 |
| 1995 |  SF/CIN | 31 | 11 | 10 | 4.01 | 181.2 | 96 | 56 | 1.33 |
| 1996 | CIN | 27 | 8 | 9 | 3.98 | 156.0 | 93 | 42 | 1.21 |
| 1997 | PHI | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4.61 | 13.2 | 2 | 5 | 1.61 |
| 1998 | PHI | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4.44 | 166.1 | 104 | 32 | 1.31 |
| 1999 | BOS | 31 | 7 | 12 | 5.51 | 150.1 | 79 | 41 | 1.46 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 1
- W
- 0
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 36.00
- IP
- 1.0
- K
- 0
- BB
- 1
- WHIP
- 4.00
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 149
- CG
- 16
- SHO
- 4
- K/9
- 5.6
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 57
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1986 | MIN | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1987 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | HOU | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1990 | HOU | 23 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1991 | HOU | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1992 | HOU | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | HOU | 21 | 1 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1994 | SF | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1995 | SF/CIN | 17 | 1 | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1996 | CIN | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1997 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | PHI | 12 | 3 | 0 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | BOS | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
What were Mark Portugal's career stats?
Mark Portugal played 15 seasons for the Twins, the Astros, the Giants, the Reds, the Phillies and the Red Sox. He had 109 wins and 1,134 strikeouts with a 4.03 ERA over 1,826.1 innings. His best season was 1993: 18 wins, a 2.77 ERA and 131 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
15 seasons, 1 postseason, 1985 to 1999
Mark Portugal finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Championships
- 1987 World Series with the Minnesota Twins
Awards
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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