Mark Langston was born on Saturday, August 20, 1960, in San Diego, California. Langston was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 7, 1984, with the Seattle Mariners. 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 Langston baseball stats page.
"If you can run your fastball in on their hands, the pitch can look real good to them at first before it's suddenly too far to get the bat on. But I don't just pitch that way to power hitters. I go at every hitter I face that way. You've got to establish yourself. It doesn't matter who's hitting. If they're crowding the plate, you need to back them away. I would never, ever condone throwing at a batter but you need to put the pitch in a spot where the batter is forced to forget swinging so that he can get out of the way. Pitching inside means going in close enough to mess up their swing but also making the pitch good enough that it looks like a strike." - Bob Cunningham in Baseball Digest (Aug. 1994, 'Bust 'em Inside, A Big Key to Successful Pitching', Page 21)
Mark LangstonMark Langston Autograph on a 1985 Donruss Baseball Card (#557) |
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Mark LangstonMark Langston 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 |
1984 | 24 | Mariners | 35 | 33 | 0 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3.40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 225.0 | 965 | 188 | 85 | 99 | 16 | 118 | 5 | 204 | 4 | 8 | 2 | - |
1985 | 25 | Mariners | 24 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 14 | .333 | 5.47 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126.2 | 577 | 122 | 77 | 85 | 22 | 91 | 2 | 72 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
1986 | 26 | Mariners | 37 | 36 | 1 | 12 | 14 | .462 | 4.85 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 239.1 | 1,057 | 234 | 129 | 142 | 30 | 123 | 1 | 245 | 10 | 4 | 3 | - |
1987 | 27 | Mariners | 35 | 35 | 0 | 19 | 13 | .594 | 3.84 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 272.0 | 1,152 | 242 | 116 | 132 | 30 | 114 | 0 | 262 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
1988 | 28 | Mariners | 35 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 3.34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 261.1 | 1,078 | 222 | 97 | 108 | 32 | 110 | 2 | 235 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
1989 | 29 | Mariners | 10 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3.56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 73.1 | 297 | 60 | 29 | 30 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
1989 | 29 | Expos | 24 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 2.39 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 176.2 | 740 | 138 | 47 | 57 | 13 | 93 | 6 | 175 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1990 | 30 | Angels | 33 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 4.40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 223.0 | 950 | 215 | 109 | 120 | 13 | 104 | 1 | 195 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | 31 | Angels | 34 | 34 | 0 | 19 | 8 | .704 | 3.00 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 246.1 | 992 | 190 | 82 | 89 | 30 | 96 | 3 | 183 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 32 | Angels | 32 | 32 | 0 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 3.66 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 229.0 | 941 | 206 | 93 | 103 | 14 | 74 | 2 | 174 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | 33 | Angels | 35 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 256.1 | 1,039 | 220 | 91 | 100 | 22 | 85 | 2 | 196 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
1994 | 34 | Angels | 18 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 4.68 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 119.1 | 517 | 121 | 62 | 67 | 19 | 54 | 1 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | 35 | Angels | 31 | 31 | 0 | 15 | 7 | .682 | 4.63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.1 | 859 | 212 | 103 | 109 | 21 | 64 | 1 | 142 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1996 | 36 | Angels | 18 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 123.1 | 518 | 116 | 66 | 68 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 83 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | 37 | Angels | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 5.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47.2 | 226 | 61 | 31 | 34 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | 38 | Padres | 22 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 5.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81.1 | 380 | 107 | 53 | 55 | 11 | 41 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
1999 | 39 | Indians | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.2 | 274 | 69 | 36 | 40 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 43 | 2 | 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 | ||
16 Years | 457 | 428 | 3 | 179 | 158 | .531 | 3.97 | 81 | 18 | 0 | 2,962.2 | 12,562 | 2,723 | 1,306 | 1,438 | 311 | 1,289 | 34 | 2,464 | 89 | 46 | 22 | 0 |
Mark LangstonMark Langston 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 |
1984 | 24 | Mariners | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 25 | Mariners | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1986 | 26 | Mariners | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 27 | Mariners | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 28 | Mariners | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1989 | 29 | Mariners | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1989 | 29 | Expos | 24 | 64 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .172 | .169 | .203 |
1990 | 30 | Angels | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1991 | 31 | Angels | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1992 | 32 | Angels | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1993 | 33 | Angels | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1994 | 34 | Angels | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1995 | 35 | Angels | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1996 | 36 | Angels | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1997 | 37 | Angels | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1998 | 38 | Padres | 22 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 | .154 | .125 |
1999 | 39 | Indians | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 457 | 92 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .152 | .168 | .185 |
Mark LangstonMark Langston Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1984 Mariners | P | 35 | 33 | 675 | 47 | 1.3 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 1.80 |
1985 Mariners | P | 24 | 24 | 380 | 37 | 1.5 | 35 | 9 | 26 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .946 | 2.49 |
1986 Mariners | P | 37 | 36 | 718 | 40 | 1.1 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .850 | 1.28 |
1987 Mariners | P | 35 | 35 | 816 | 51 | 1.5 | 49 | 8 | 41 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 1.62 |
1988 Mariners | P | 35 | 35 | 784 | 60 | 1.7 | 56 | 11 | 45 | 4 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.93 |
1989 Mariners | P | 10 | 10 | 220 | 13 | 1.3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.60 |
1989 Expos | P | 24 | 24 | 530 | 32 | 1.3 | 30 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 1.53 |
1990 Angels | P | 33 | 33 | 669 | 52 | 1.6 | 49 | 7 | 42 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 1.98 |
1991 Angels | P | 34 | 34 | 739 | 52 | 1.5 | 49 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .942 | 1.79 |
1992 Angels | P | 32 | 32 | 687 | 51 | 1.6 | 48 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.89 |
1993 Angels | P | 35 | 35 | 769 | 59 | 1.7 | 57 | 10 | 47 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.00 |
1994 Angels | P | 18 | 18 | 358 | 32 | 1.8 | 30 | 3 | 27 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.26 |
1995 Angels | P | 31 | 31 | 601 | 48 | 1.5 | 45 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .938 | 2.02 |
1996 Angels | P | 18 | 18 | 370 | 35 | 1.9 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 2.48 |
1997 Angels | P | 9 | 9 | 143 | 14 | 1.6 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 2.45 |
1998 Padres | P | 22 | 16 | 244 | 19 | 0.9 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .947 | 1.99 |
1999 Indians | P | 25 | 5 | 185 | 17 | 0.7 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 2.19 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 457 | 428 | 8,888 | 659 | 1.4 | 620 | 127 | 493 | 39 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.88 | |
16 Years | 457 | 428 | 8,888 | 659 | 1.4 | 620 | 127 | 493 | 39 | 33 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.88 |
Mark LangstonMark Langston 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 |
1984 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.73 | 8.16 | 4.72 |
1985 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.79 | 5.12 | 6.47 |
1986 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.99 | 9.21 | 4.63 |
1987 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.30 | 8.67 | 3.77 |
1988 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.14 | 8.09 | 3.79 |
1989 Mariners | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.16 | 7.36 | 2.33 |
1989 Expos | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 21.3 | 1.88 | 8.92 | 4.74 |
1990 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.88 | 7.87 | 4.20 |
1991 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.91 | 6.69 | 3.51 |
1992 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.35 | 6.84 | 2.91 |
1993 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.31 | 6.88 | 2.98 |
1994 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.02 | 8.22 | 4.07 |
1995 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.22 | 6.38 | 2.88 |
1996 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.84 | 6.06 | 3.28 |
1997 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.03 | 5.66 | 5.48 |
1998 Padres | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 12.0 | 1.37 | 6.20 | 4.54 |
1999 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.48 | 6.28 | 4.23 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 18.4 | 1.91 | 7.49 | 3.92 |
Mark LangstonMark Langston Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1984 Seattle Mariners | 12 | $40,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Seattle Mariners | 12 | $160,000.00 | - | - |
1986 Seattle Mariners | 12 | $242,500.00 | - | - |
1987 Seattle Mariners | 12 | $420,000.00 | Stats | - |
1988 Seattle Mariners | 12 | $820,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Seattle Mariners | 12 | $1,350,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Montreal Expos | 12 | " " | - | - |
1990 California Angels | 12 | $1,800,000.00 | - | - |
1991 California Angels | 12 | $3,550,000.00 | Stats | - |
1992 California Angels | 12 | $3,550,000.00 | Stats | - |
1993 California Angels | 12 | $3,550,000.00 | Stats | - |
1994 California Angels | 12 | $3,550,000.00 | - | n/a |
1995 California Angels | 12 | $5,000,000.00 | - | - |
1996 California Angels | 12 | $5,000,000.00 | - | - |
1997 Anaheim Angels | 12 | $4,000,000.00 | - | - |
1998 San Diego Padres | 24 | $500,000.00 | - | Stats |
1999 Cleveland Indians | 22 | $350,000.00 | - | - |
Mark Langston Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Mark Langston, on April 11, 1990, hurled the eighth no-hitter in Angels franchise history? Langston pitched the first seven innings, Mike Witt the last two innings, and the combined no-hitter was the first - and through today, only multi-picher no-no - in team history.
Mark Langston No-Hitter (Box Score) | New Braunfels Herald } April 12, 1990Baseball Almanac Research Library
In 1987, Mark Langston won his first Gold Glove, the first Seattle Mariners pitcher to receive the honor. In 1991, Mark Langston won his third Gold Glove, the first California Angels pitcher to receive the honor!
Langston finished his impressive career with two Gold Gloves in Seattle (the most by any pitcher in team history), five Gold Gloves in California (the most by any pitcher in team history), and seven total, second most at the time of his retirement in the American League (AL). Do you know what one AL twirler had won more? [Answer]
Mark Langston had an exceptional pickoff move, finishing with 78 pickoffs, sixth most in baseball history, behind Kenny Rogers (79), Jerry Koosman (82), Andy Pettitte (98), Mark Buehrle (100) and Steve Carlton (146).