What years did Mark Brownson play?

Mark Brownson played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2000.

Was Mark Brownson a pitcher?

Yes. Mark Brownson pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 32 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mark Brownson hit?

Mark Brownson hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Mark Brownson's career batting average?

Mark Brownson batted .071 over his career, with 1 hits in 14 at bats.

What was Mark Brownson's career ERA?

Mark Brownson finished with a 6.94 career ERA, going 2-2 with 32 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mark Brownson have?

Mark Brownson recorded 32 career strikeouts.

Mark Brownson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1998-2000)

Mark Brownson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2000 for the Colorado Rockies and the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 3 seasons. Across 11 career appearances, he went 2-2 with a 6.94 ERA and 32 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 2–2

ERA 6.94

WHIP 1.62

SO 32

Pitcher PIV -1101.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 175 lb
Born: 6/17/1975 in Lake Worth, FL, USA
Died: 2/1/2017 in Lake Worth, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1998-07-21
Last Game: 2000-07-20

Full name: Marshall Phillip Brownson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Brownson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	2	11	9	1	1	0	48.0	65	37	11	13	32	6.94	-1101.4

Career ERA 6.94 vs. league average 4.64 across their career seasons — 49.6% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mark Brownson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1998	COL	NL	1	0	2	2	1	1	13.1	16	7	2	8	4.72	4.43 (-7%)	-44.2
1999	COL	NL	0	2	7	7	0	0	29.2	42	26	8	21	7.89	4.71 (-68%)	-1057.2
2000	PHI	NL	1	0	2	0	0	0	5.0	7	4	3	3	7.20	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			2	2	11	9	1	1	48.0	65	37	13	32	6.94	—	-1,101

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.

Career Batting Statistics

Mark Brownson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
11	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.071	.133	.071	.205	0

Career AVG .071 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 73.5% below league average.

Career OBP .133 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — 61.0% below league average.

Career SLG .071 vs. league average .430 across their career seasons — 83.4% below league average.

Career OPS .205 vs. league average .772 across their career seasons — 73.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mark Brownson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1998	COL	NL	2	5	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	COL	NL	7	9	1	1	0	2	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	PHI	NL	2	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			11	14	1	1	1	2	.071	—	—	—	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Brownson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	5	5	1	1	0	0	.200
Away	6	9	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Brownson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	5	21.1	39	23	5	13	9.70
Away	6	26.2	26	14	8	19	4.72

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mark Brownson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
2000-07-20	PHI	CHC	W	0	0	0	1	0
2000-07-17	PHI	NYY	W	0	0	0	0	0
1999-06-26	COL	SDP	L	1	0	0	0	0
1999-06-14	COL	SFG	W	2	1	1	0	0
1999-06-08	COL	SEA	L	0	0	0	0	0
1999-06-02	COL	ATL	W	2	0	0	0	2
1999-05-28	COL	PHI	W	2	0	0	0	0
1999-05-23	COL	AZ	W	1	0	0	0	0
1999-05-18	COL	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1998-07-27	COL	PIT	W	1	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Brownson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2000-07-20	PHI	CHC	W	2.2	2	1	1	3	1	1
2000-07-17	PHI	NYY	—	2.1	5	3	3	0	2	0
1999-06-26	COL	SDP	L	1.0	2	6	6	4	0	1
1999-06-14	COL	SFG	—	6.2	5	2	2	0	3	2
1999-06-08	COL	SEA	L	0.2	7	6	6	0	0	2
1999-06-02	COL	ATL	—	7.0	4	1	1	0	5	1
1999-05-28	COL	PHI	—	4.2	9	3	3	0	4	1
1999-05-23	COL	AZ	—	4.1	8	5	5	1	3	0
1999-05-18	COL	CIN	—	5.1	7	3	3	3	6	1
1998-07-27	COL	PIT	—	4.1	12	7	7	1	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Brownson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	11	9	3	6	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Brownson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1998	COL	P	2	2	1	0	0
1999	COL	P	7	7	1	5	1
2000	PHI	P	2	0	1	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mark Brownson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	11

College History

Mark Brownson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Palm Beach Community College	Lake Worth	FL	1994

Mark Brownson: the record in brief

The profile opens with Mark Brownson's first major league game on July 21, 1998; the last one listed came on July 20, 2000. The season rows list, in order, the Colorado Rockies (1998 to 1999) and the Philadelphia Phillies (2000). Brownson played primarily as a pitcher and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on June 17, 1975, in Lake Worth, FL, USA and a listed size of 6 feet, 2 inches and 175 pounds. Brownson died on February 1, 2017, in Lake Worth, FL, USA. Mark Brownson was the playing name; the full given name is Marshall Phillip.

Brownson went 2-2 with a 6.94 ERA in 11 games, 9 of them starts. Also on Brownson's record: 32 strikeouts. Against a 4.64 league ERA for the same seasons, the 6.94 mark was 49.6% worse. In 1999, one of the busiest seasons, Brownson posted a 7.89 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.71.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Brownson

What years did Mark Brownson play?: Mark Brownson played in Major League Baseball from 1998 to 2000.
Was Mark Brownson a pitcher?: Yes. Mark Brownson pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 32 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Brownson hit?: Mark Brownson hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Mark Brownson's career batting average?: Mark Brownson batted .071 over his career, with 1 hits in 14 at bats.
What was Mark Brownson's career ERA?: Mark Brownson finished with a 6.94 career ERA, going 2-2 with 32 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mark Brownson have?: Mark Brownson recorded 32 career strikeouts.