What years did Mark Belanger play?

Mark Belanger played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1982.

Was Mark Belanger a pitcher?

No. Mark Belanger was a position player (Shortstop).

How many home runs did Mark Belanger hit?

Mark Belanger hit 20 career home runs with 1316 hits.

What was Mark Belanger's career batting average?

Mark Belanger batted .228 over his career, with 1,316 hits in 5,784 at bats.

How many RBI did Mark Belanger have?

Mark Belanger drove in 389 runs in his career.

Is Mark Belanger in the Hall of Fame?

No. Mark Belanger has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mark Belanger

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1982)

Mark Belanger was a shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1982 for the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 18 seasons. In 2,016 career games, he hit .228 with 1,316 hits, 20 home runs, and 389 RBI. Mark Belanger was an All-Star and a 8-time Gold Glove.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .228

HR 20

RBI 389

H 1,316

OPS .580

PIV -13,325

Position: Shortstop
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 170 lb
Born: 6/8/1944 in Pittsfield, MA, USA
Died: 10/6/1998 in New York, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1965-08-07
Last Game: 1982-10-02
Awards: All-Star · 8× Gold Glove

Full name: Mark Henry Belanger

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Career Batting Statistics

Mark Belanger — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,016	5,784	676	1,316	175	33	20	389	167	576	839	.228	.300	.280	.580	-13,325

Career AVG .228 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 10.5% below league average.

Career OBP .300 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 6.3% below league average.

Career SLG .280 vs. league average .375 across their career seasons — 25.4% below league average.

Career OPS .580 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — 16.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mark Belanger Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1965	BAL	AL	11	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	BAL	AL	8	19	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.158	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	BAL	AL	69	184	19	32	5	0	1	10	6	12	46	.174	.242 (-28%)	.306 (-27%)	.357 (-39%)	.663 (-33%)	-899.4
1968	BAL	AL	145	472	40	98	13	0	2	21	10	40	114	.208	.236 (-12%)	.298 (-9%)	.340 (-27%)	.638 (-19%)	-1196.1
1969	BAL	AL	150	530	76	152	17	4	2	50	14	53	54	.287	.248 (+16%)	.320 (+10%)	.369 (-6%)	.689 (+1%)	208.7
1970	BAL	AL	145	459	53	100	6	5	1	36	13	52	65	.218	.253 (-14%)	.325 (-7%)	.385 (-33%)	.711 (-21%)	-1394.6
1971	BAL	AL	150	500	67	133	19	4	0	35	10	73	48	.266	.249 (+7%)	.316 (+15%)	.365 (-12%)	.682 (avg)	389.7
1972	BAL	AL	113	285	36	53	9	1	2	16	6	18	53	.186	.243 (-24%)	.310 (-24%)	.353 (-31%)	.664 (-27%)	-1202.4
1973	BAL	AL	154	470	60	106	15	1	0	27	13	49	54	.226	.256 (-12%)	.325 (-7%)	.378 (-31%)	.703 (-20%)	-1363.0
1974	BAL	AL	155	493	54	111	14	4	5	36	17	51	69	.225	.256 (-12%)	.324 (-8%)	.369 (-19%)	.693 (-14%)	-1013.7
1975	BAL	AL	152	442	44	100	11	1	3	27	16	36	53	.226	.257 (-12%)	.327 (-13%)	.374 (-26%)	.701 (-20%)	-1320.0
1976	BAL	AL	153	522	66	141	22	2	1	40	27	51	64	.270	.255 (+6%)	.320 (+5%)	.360 (-10%)	.681 (-3%)	-130.1
1977	BAL	AL	144	402	39	83	13	4	2	30	15	43	68	.206	.264 (-22%)	.329 (-13%)	.401 (-32%)	.730 (-23%)	-1452.5
1978	BAL	AL	135	348	39	74	13	0	0	16	6	40	55	.213	.257 (-18%)	.323 (-7%)	.378 (-34%)	.702 (-22%)	-1102.2
1979	BAL	AL	101	198	28	33	6	2	0	9	5	29	33	.167	.265 (-37%)	.329 (-17%)	.397 (-45%)	.727 (-33%)	-1012.2
1980	BAL	AL	113	268	37	61	7	3	0	22	6	12	25	.228	.264 (-14%)	.326 (-20%)	.387 (-29%)	.714 (-25%)	-1055.9
1981	BAL	AL	64	139	9	23	3	2	1	10	2	12	25	.165	.255 (-35%)	.320 (-24%)	.368 (-36%)	.688 (-30%)	-640.5
1982	LAN	NL	54	50	6	12	1	0	0	4	1	5	10	.240	.261 (-8%)	.324 (-5%)	.388 (-33%)	.712 (-20%)	-140.6
Career · 18 seasons			2,016	5,784	676	1,316	175	33	20	389	167	576	839	.228	—	—	—	—	-13,325

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Mark Belanger — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
43	126	17	23	0	2	1	7	15	14	.183

Playoff Batting by Year

Mark Belanger — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1979	ALCS	BAL	3	5	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	.200
1979	WS	BAL	5	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
1974	ALCS	BAL	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000
1973	ALCS	BAL	5	16	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	.125
1971	ALCS	BAL	3	8	1	2	0	0	1	3	2	.250
1971	WS	BAL	7	21	4	5	1	0	0	5	2	.238
1970	ALCS	BAL	3	12	5	4	0	0	1	1	0	.333
1970	WS	BAL	5	19	0	2	0	0	1	1	2	.105
1969	ALCS	BAL	3	15	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	.267
1969	WS	BAL	5	15	2	3	0	0	1	2	1	.200

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Belanger — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1014	2821	331	643	9	196	.228
Away	1002	2963	345	673	11	194	.227

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mark Belanger — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
1982-10-02	LAD	SFG	W	1	0	1	1	0
1982-09-28	LAD	CIN	L	1	0	1	0	0
1982-09-21	LAD	SDP	L	0	0	0	0	0
1982-09-19	LAD	HOU	W	1	1	0	0	0
1982-09-18	LAD	HOU	L	0	0	0	0	0
1982-09-13	LAD	SDP	W	0	0	0	0	0
1982-09-11	LAD	HOU	W	0	0	0	0	0
1982-09-05	LAD	PIT	W	0	0	0	0	0
1982-09-01	LAD	STL	L	0	0	0	0	0
1982-08-29	LAD	CHC	L	2	0	0	0	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Belanger — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	27	10	33	41	1	6
3B	2	0	2	4	0	1
SS	1942	1681	3005	5786	210	1054

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Belanger — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1965	BAL	SS	4	0	1	1	0	2
1966	BAL	SS	6	4	9	20	0	3
1967	BAL	2B	26	10	33	40	1	6
1967	BAL	3B	2	0	2	4	0	1
1967	BAL	SS	38	33	65	94	8	17
1968	BAL	SS	145	142	248	444	22	73
1969	BAL	SS	148	144	251	449	23	79
1970	BAL	SS	143	125	212	412	19	78
1971	BAL	SS	149	142	280	443	16	77
1972	BAL	SS	105	86	180	285	12	53
1973	BAL	SS	154	145	241	530	23	100
1974	BAL	SS	155	153	243	552	13	100
1975	BAL	SS	152	138	259	508	17	105
1976	BAL	SS	153	148	239	545	14	97
1977	BAL	SS	142	122	244	417	10	82
1978	BAL	SS	134	109	184	409	9	76
1979	BAL	SS	98	54	110	195	3	38
1980	BAL	SS	109	75	133	258	10	49
1981	BAL	SS	63	49	86	162	7	21
1982	LAN	2B	1	0	0	1	0	0
1982	LAN	SS	44	12	20	62	4	4

Career Games by Position

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Mark Belanger Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	27
Third Base	2
Shortstop	1942

Awards & Honors

Mark Belanger — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2021	MLB Players Curt Flood Award
1978	Gold Glove	SS
1977	Gold Glove	SS
1976	Gold Glove	SS
1976	TSN All-Star	SS
1975	Gold Glove	SS
1974	Gold Glove	SS
1973	Gold Glove	SS
1971	Gold Glove	SS
1969	Gold Glove	SS

Award Voting History

Mark Belanger — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1974	Most Valuable Player	AL	26th	6.0	336
1973	Most Valuable Player	AL	21th	8.0	336
1969	Most Valuable Player	AL	29th	2.0	336

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Mark Belanger: the record in brief

According to the bio, Mark Belanger debuted on August 7, 1965 and played a final game on October 2, 1982. By club, Belanger's seasons break down as the Baltimore Orioles (1965 through 1981) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1982). Belanger, born on June 8, 1944, in Pittsfield, MA, USA, is listed as a shortstop and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-1 and 170 pounds. Belanger's death is recorded on October 6, 1998, in New York, NY, USA. Belanger's full given name, per the bio, is Mark Henry Belanger.

Belanger's career batting table shows 2,016 games, 5,784 at bats and 1,316 hits, a .228 average, adding 20 homers, 389 RBI, and 167 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .300 clip and slugging .280, Belanger finished with a .580 OPS. Set against a .254 league average for the same years, Belanger's .228 average sits 10.5% below it. The highest hit total in a season was 152, in 1969. The RBI column peaks at 50 in 1969. 1976 brought a season-best 27 stolen bases.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Belanger

What years did Mark Belanger play?: Mark Belanger played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1982.
Was Mark Belanger a pitcher?: No. Mark Belanger was a position player (Shortstop).
How many home runs did Mark Belanger hit?: Mark Belanger hit 20 career home runs with 1316 hits.
What was Mark Belanger's career batting average?: Mark Belanger batted .228 over his career, with 1,316 hits in 5,784 at bats.
How many RBI did Mark Belanger have?: Mark Belanger drove in 389 runs in his career.
Is Mark Belanger in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mark Belanger has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.