Mario Mendoza Stats

Mario Mendoza was born on Tuesday, December 26, 1950, in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico. Mendoza was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 26, 1974, with the Pittsburgh Pirates. 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 Mario Mendoza baseball stats page.

"Shreveport of the Texas League has named Mario Mendoza as its new manager. So there you go. The Mendoza Line is 32.5 degrees north latitude." - Steve Rosenbloom of the Chicago Tribune

Baseball Almanac Exclusive: Free Ground Shipping! Just enter coupon code B-A.com at checkout.

Mario Mendoza

Mario Mendoza Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#383)

Mario Mendoza Autograph on a 1978 Topps (#383)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Mario (Aizpuru) Mendoza
Nickname:   None
Born On:   12-26-1950
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico
Zodiac:   Capricorn
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   187
First Game:   04-26-1974 (Age 23)
Last Game:   05-22-1982
Draft:   Undrafted Free Agent
Mario Mendoza

Mario Mendoza Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1977 Pirates 1 0 1 0 0 .000 13.50 0 0 0 2.0 10 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1 Year 1 0 1 0 0 .000 13.50 0 0 0 2.0 10 3 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 -
Mario Mendoza

Mario Mendoza Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1974 Pirates 91 163 10 36 1 2 0 0 15 8 2 35 3 2 1 6 .221 .259 .252
1975 Pirates 56 50 8 9 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 17 3 0 0 1 .180 .226 .200
1976 Pirates 50 92 6 17 5 0 0 0 12 4 1 15 0 1 0 3 .185 .216 .239
1977 Pirates 70 81 5 16 3 0 0 0 4 3 0 10 2 0 0 1 .198 .226 .235
1978 Pirates 57 55 5 12 1 0 1 0 3 2 1 9 2 0 3 0 .218 .283 .291
1979 Mariners 148 373 26 74 10 3 1 0 29 9 0 62 13 5 1 12 .198 .216 .249
1980 Mariners 114 277 27 68 6 3 2 0 14 16 0 42 11 1 0 5 .245 .286 .310
1981 Rangers 88 229 18 53 6 1 0 0 22 7 0 25 14 3 1 9 .231 .254 .266
1982 Rangers 12 17 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 .118 .118 .118
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 686 1,337 106 287 33 9 4 0 101 52 4 219 49 12 6 38 .215 .245 .262
Mario Mendoza

Mario Mendoza Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1974 Pirates SS 87 - - 274 3.1 264 77 187 10 21 n/a n/a n/a .964 0.00 -
1975 Pirates 3B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1975 Pirates SS 53 - - 104 2.0 99 29 70 5 10 n/a n/a n/a .952 0.00 -
1976 Pirates 2B 1 - - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00 -
1976 Pirates 3B 2 - - 2 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00 -
1976 Pirates SS 45 - - 150 3.3 145 42 103 5 19 n/a n/a n/a .967 0.00 -
1977 Pirates 3B 19 - - 12 0.6 11 5 6 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .917 0.00 -
1977 Pirates P 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 -
1977 Pirates SS 45 - - 125 2.8 116 36 80 9 13 n/a n/a n/a .928 0.00 -
1978 Pirates 2B 21 - - 49 2.3 48 17 31 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 -
1978 Pirates 3B 18 - - 23 1.3 20 4 16 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .870 0.00 -
1978 Pirates SS 14 - - 22 1.6 21 7 14 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .955 0.00 -
1979 Mariners SS 148 - - 619 4.2 599 177 422 20 91 n/a n/a n/a .968 0.00 -
1980 Mariners SS 114 - - 458 4.0 439 149 290 19 68 n/a n/a n/a .959 0.00 -
1981 Rangers SS 88 - - 396 4.5 384 114 270 12 47 n/a n/a n/a .970 0.00 -
1982 Rangers SS 12 - - 34 2.8 30 14 16 4 6 n/a n/a n/a .882 0.00 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
SS Totals 606 0 0 2,182 3.6 2,097 645 1,452 85 275 n/a n/a n/a .961 0.00 --
3B Totals 40 0 0 37 0.9 33 9 24 4 1 n/a n/a n/a .892 0.00 --
2B Totals 22 0 0 49 2.2 48 17 31 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .980 0.00 --
P Totals 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50 --
9 Years 669 0 6 2,269 3.4 2,179 671 1,508 90 279 n/a n/a n/a .960 9,805.50 --
Mario Mendoza

Mario Mendoza Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1974 Pirates 1 1 .500 - - n/a 0.0 4.7 10.9 - - -
1975 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.9 25.0 - - -
1976 Pirates 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 6.1 7.7 - - -
1977 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.1 20.3 0.00 0.00 9.00
1978 Pirates 3 1 .750 - - n/a 55.0 6.1 18.3 - - -
1979 Mariners 3 0 1.000 - - 0 373.0 6.0 12.9 - - -
1980 Mariners 3 4 .429 - - 0 138.5 6.6 19.8 - - -
1981 Rangers 2 1 .667 - - 0 0.0 9.2 10.4 - - -
1982 Rangers 0 0 .000 - - 0 0.0 4.3 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 12 8 .600 - - 0 334.3 6.1 13.2 0.00 0.00 9.00
Mario Mendoza

Mario Mendoza Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 Undetermined - -
1975 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 Undetermined - -
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 $19,000.00 - -
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 $30,000.00 - -
1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 Undetermined - -
1979 Seattle Mariners 11 Undetermined - -
1980 Seattle Mariners 11 Undetermined - -
1981 Texas Rangers 41 Undetermined - -
1982 Texas Rangers 41 Undetermined - -


Did you know that you can compare Mario Mendoza to other rookies who also had their Major League debut during the 1974 National League season?

You can follow the team links in the chart above to locate common statistics (singles), advanced statistics (WHIP Ratio & Isolated Power), and unique statistics (plate appearances & times on bases) not found on any other website.

If you find this type of "free" data useful please consider making a donation to Baseball Almanac : a privately run / non-commercial site in need of financial assistance.