Mark Grace was born on Sunday, June 28, 1964, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Grace was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1988, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mark Grace baseball stats page.
"For 16 seasons, Mark Grace brought enthusiasm, humor and amazing talent to the game of baseball. As a Chicago Cub, Mark led his team on the field and in the hearts of its fans from his rookie season in 1988 through the end of the 2000 season. His thirteen seasons playing for the Cubs established him as one of the game's 'good guys' with a throwback style of getting his uniform dirty and having fun on and off the field." - MarkGrace.com
Mark GraceMark Grace Autograph on a 1991 Score Baseball Card (#175 | Checklist) |
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Biographical Data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark GraceMark Grace Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
2002 | 38 | Diamondbacks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
1 Year | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mark GraceMark Grace Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1988 | 24 | Cubs | 134 | 486 | 65 | 144 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 57 | 60 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .296 | .371 | .403 |
1989 | 25 | Cubs | 142 | 510 | 74 | 160 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 79 | 80 | 13 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | .314 | .405 | .457 |
1990 | 26 | Cubs | 157 | 589 | 72 | 182 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 82 | 59 | 5 | 54 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | .309 | .372 | .413 |
1991 | 27 | Cubs | 160 | 619 | 87 | 169 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 58 | 70 | 7 | 53 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | .273 | .346 | .373 |
1992 | 28 | Cubs | 158 | 603 | 72 | 185 | 37 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 79 | 72 | 8 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | .307 | .380 | .430 |
1993 | 29 | Cubs | 155 | 594 | 86 | 193 | 39 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 98 | 71 | 14 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 25 | .325 | .393 | .475 |
1994 | 30 | Cubs | 106 | 403 | 55 | 120 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 48 | 5 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .298 | .370 | .414 |
1995 | 31 | Cubs | 143 | 552 | 97 | 180 | 51 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 92 | 65 | 9 | 46 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | .326 | .395 | .516 |
1996 | 32 | Cubs | 142 | 547 | 88 | 181 | 39 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 62 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 18 | .331 | .396 | .455 |
1997 | 33 | Cubs | 151 | 555 | 87 | 177 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 78 | 88 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 18 | .319 | .409 | .465 |
1998 | 34 | Cubs | 158 | 595 | 92 | 184 | 39 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 89 | 93 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 | .309 | .401 | .471 |
1999 | 35 | Cubs | 161 | 593 | 107 | 183 | 44 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 91 | 83 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 13 | .309 | .390 | .481 |
2000 | 36 | Cubs | 143 | 510 | 75 | 143 | 41 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 82 | 95 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | .280 | .394 | .429 |
2001 | 37 | Diamondbacks | 145 | 476 | 66 | 142 | 31 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 78 | 67 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | .298 | .386 | .466 |
2002 | 38 | Diamondbacks | 124 | 298 | 43 | 75 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 46 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | .252 | .351 | .386 |
2003 | 39 | Diamondbacks | 66 | 135 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | .200 | .279 | .304 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 2,245 | 8,065 | 1,179 | 2,445 | 511 | 45 | 173 | 3 | 1,146 | 1,075 | 114 | 642 | 17 | 99 | 34 | 191 | .303 | .383 | .442 |
Mark GraceMark Grace Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1988 Cubs | 1B | 133 | 126 | 3,396 | 1,286 | 9.7 | 1,269 | 1,182 | 87 | 17 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 10.09 |
1989 Cubs | 1B | 142 | 137 | 3,720 | 1,362 | 9.6 | 1,356 | 1,230 | 126 | 6 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .996 | 9.84 |
1990 Cubs | 1B | 153 | 146 | 3,945 | 1,516 | 9.9 | 1,504 | 1,324 | 180 | 12 | 116 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 10.29 |
1991 Cubs | 1B | 160 | 155 | 4,212 | 1,695 | 10.6 | 1,687 | 1,520 | 167 | 8 | 106 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 10.81 |
1992 Cubs | 1B | 157 | 157 | 4,242 | 1,725 | 11.0 | 1,721 | 1,580 | 141 | 4 | 119 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .998 | 10.95 |
1993 Cubs | 1B | 154 | 153 | 4,050 | 1,573 | 10.2 | 1,568 | 1,456 | 112 | 5 | 134 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 10.45 |
1994 Cubs | 1B | 103 | 100 | 2,715 | 1,010 | 9.8 | 1,003 | 925 | 78 | 7 | 91 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.97 |
1995 Cubs | 1B | 143 | 142 | 3,804 | 1,332 | 9.3 | 1,325 | 1,211 | 114 | 7 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.40 |
1996 Cubs | 1B | 141 | 139 | 3,654 | 1,370 | 9.7 | 1,366 | 1,259 | 107 | 4 | 120 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 10.09 |
1997 Cubs | 1B | 148 | 147 | 3,873 | 1,328 | 9.0 | 1,322 | 1,202 | 120 | 6 | 93 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.22 |
1998 Cubs | 1B | 156 | 154 | 4,170 | 1,409 | 9.0 | 1,401 | 1,279 | 122 | 8 | 82 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.07 |
1999 Cubs | 1B | 160 | 157 | 4,139 | 1,436 | 9.0 | 1,428 | 1,335 | 93 | 8 | 115 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 9.32 |
2000 Cubs | 1B | 140 | 136 | 3,649 | 1,205 | 8.6 | 1,201 | 1,098 | 103 | 4 | 99 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .997 | 8.89 |
2001 Diamondbacks | 1B | 135 | 127 | 3,333 | 1,062 | 7.9 | 1,057 | 995 | 62 | 5 | 99 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 8.56 |
2002 Diamondbacks | 1B | 98 | 70 | 2,046 | 690 | 7.0 | 683 | 649 | 34 | 7 | 58 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .990 | 9.01 |
2002 Diamondbacks | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
2003 Diamondbacks | 1B | 39 | 28 | 804 | 279 | 7.2 | 277 | 258 | 19 | 2 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 9.30 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1B Totals | 2,162 | 2,074 | 55,752 | 20,278 | 9.4 | 20,168 | 18,503 | 1,665 | 110 | 1,533 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.77 | |
P Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
16 Years | 2,163 | 2,074 | 55,755 | 20,278 | 9.4 | 20,168 | 18,503 | 1,665 | 110 | 1,533 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 9.77 |
Mark GraceMark Grace Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1988 Cubs | 3 | 3 | .500 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 69.4 | 11.3 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
1989 Cubs | 14 | 7 | .667 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 39.2 | 12.1 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
1990 Cubs | 15 | 6 | .714 | 8 | 1 | n/a | 65.4 | 10.9 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1991 Cubs | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 77.4 | 11.7 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
1992 Cubs | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 67.0 | 16.8 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1993 Cubs | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 42.4 | 18.6 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1994 Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 67.2 | 9.8 | 9.2 | - | - | - |
1995 Cubs | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 34.5 | 12.0 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
1996 Cubs | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 60.8 | 13.3 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
1997 Cubs | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 42.7 | 12.3 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1998 Cubs | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 10.6 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1999 Cubs | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 13.5 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
2000 Cubs | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46.4 | 18.2 | 6.2 | - | - | - |
2001 Diamondbacks | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 31.7 | 13.2 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
2002 Diamondbacks | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 42.6 | 9.9 | 6.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
2003 Diamondbacks | 0 | 0 | .000 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 45.0 | 9.0 | 8.4 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 70 | 48 | .593 | 144 | 3 | 1 | 46.6 | 12.6 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Mark GraceMark Grace Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1988 Chicago Cubs | 28, 17 | $68,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $140,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $325,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $1,200,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $2,262,500.00 | - | - |
1993 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $3,100,000.00 | Stats | - |
1994 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $4,400,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $4,400,000.00 | Stats | - |
1996 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $4,175,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $4,525,000.00 | Stats | - |
1998 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $4,225,000.00 | - | - |
1999 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $4,100,000.00 | - | - |
2000 Chicago Cubs | 17 | $5,300,000.00 | - | - |
2001 Arizona Diamondbacks | 17 | $3,000,000.00 | - | Stats |
2002 Arizona Diamondbacks | 17 | $3,000,000.00 | - | - |
2003 Arizona Diamondbacks | 17 | $1,750,000.00 | - | - |
Mark Grace Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Mark Eugene Grace was a Major League Baseball player with the Chicago Cubs (1988-2000) and Arizona Diamondbacks (2001-2003). Mark was a smooth fielding first baseman who won four Gold Glove Awards during his career (1992, 1993, 1995, 1996), including the first ever by Cubbie first-baseman!
Did you know that when Mark Grace hit for the cycle on May 9, 1993, it was the first time any player had ever hit for the cycle on Mother's Day? Do you know what player duplicated that feat in 2007? [Answer]
Mark Grace Hits for the Cycle | May 9, 1993 | MLB Advanced Media, LP
Did you know that top hit kings during the decade of the 1990s (1990-1999) were; #10. Paul Molitor (1,568), #9. Fred McGriff (1,573), #8. Dante Bichette (1,584), #7. Cal Ripken, Jr. (1,589 hits), #6. Ken Griffey, Jr. (1,622), #5. Roberto Alomar (1,678), #4. Tony Gwynn (1,713), #3. Craig Biggio (1,728), #2. Rafael Palmeiro (1,747), and at the top of leaderboard—Mark Grace (1,754).
Mark Grace and Pete Rose are the only two ballplayers during the 20th century to lead a decade in hits, and not have a plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame! Players who led a decade in hits during the previous century:
1900s 1,847 Hits Honus Wagner
1910s 1,948 Hits Ty Cobb
1920s 2,085 Hits Rogers Hornsby
1930s 1,959 Hits Paul Waner
1940s 1,578 Hits Lou Boudreau
1950s 1,875 Hits Richie Ashburn
1960s 1,877 Hits Roberto Clemente
1970s 2,045 Hits Pete Rose
1980s 1,731 Hits Robin Yount
1990s 1,754 Hits Mark Grace
Did you know that Mark Grace also hit 364 doubles during the 1990s, which is more than any other player during that same decade? Rounding out the top five were Craig Biggio (362), Edgar Martinez (358), Albert Belle (344), and Rafael Palmeiro (343).
The Top 10 Best Defensive First Basemen in Baseball History was once discussed on Bleacher Report (01/16/2011, Dmitriy Ioselevich) and the legendary list included Casey Kotchman (10), Mark Grace (9), John Olerud (8), Vic Power (7), Mark Teixeira (6), Todd Helton (5), J.T. Snow (4), Don Mattingly (3), Albert Pujols (2), and Keith Hernandez (1). Grace was given #28 when he was called-up to play with the Cubs, and switched to #17 soon-after, in honor of his boyhood baseball idol, Keith Hernandez!