What years did Mark Davis play?

Mark Davis played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1997.

Was Mark Davis a pitcher?

Yes. Mark Davis pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 1007 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mark Davis hit?

Mark Davis hit 1 career home runs with 26 hits.

What was Mark Davis's career batting average?

Mark Davis batted .156 over his career, with 26 hits in 167 at bats.

How many RBI did Mark Davis have?

Mark Davis drove in 9 runs in his career.

What was Mark Davis's career ERA?

Mark Davis finished with a 4.17 career ERA, going 51-84 with 1,007 strikeouts.

Mark Davis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1997)

Mark Davis was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1997 for 6 teams, including the Philadelphia Phillies, a span of 18 seasons. Across 624 career appearances, he went 51-84 with a 4.17 ERA, 1,007 strikeouts, and 96 saves. Mark Davis was a 2-time All-Star, a Cy Young, and a Reliever of the Year.

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 51–84

ERA 4.17

WHIP 1.40

SO 1,007

Pitcher PIV -1460.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 180 lb
Born: 10/19/1960 in Livermore, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1980-09-12
Last Game: 1997-09-28
Awards: 2× All-Star · Cy Young · Reliever of the Year

Full name: Mark William Davis

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Davis — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
51	84	624	85	4	2	96	1145.0	1,068	530	129	534	1,007	4.17	-1460.2

Career ERA 4.17 vs. league average 3.96 across their career seasons — 5.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mark Davis (b. 1960) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1980	PHI	NL	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.0	4	2	5	5	2.57	—	0.0
1981	PHI	NL	1	4	9	9	0	0	0	43.0	49	37	24	29	7.74	3.58 (-116%)	-1568.0
1983	SFN	NL	6	4	20	20	2	2	0	111.0	93	43	50	83	3.49	3.87 (+10%)	-1274.4
1984	SFN	NL	5	17	46	27	1	0	0	174.2	201	104	54	124	5.36	3.81 (-41%)	-1796.5
1985	SFN	NL	5	12	77	1	0	0	7	114.1	89	45	41	131	3.54	3.89 (+9%)	2539.5
1986	SFN	NL	5	7	67	2	0	0	4	84.1	63	28	34	90	2.99	3.97 (+25%)	2500.8
1987	SFN	NL	4	5	20	11	1	0	0	70.2	72	37	28	51	4.71	4.29 (-10%)	-262.0
1987	SDN	NL	5	3	43	0	0	0	2	62.1	51	22	31	47	3.18	4.29 (+26%)	472.7
1988	SDN	NL	5	10	62	0	0	0	28	98.1	70	22	42	102	2.01	3.73 (+46%)	3745.7
1989	SDN	NL	4	3	70	0	0	0	44	92.2	66	19	31	92	1.85	3.71 (+50%)	2415.2
1990	KCA	AL	2	7	53	3	0	0	6	68.2	71	39	52	73	5.11	3.86 (-32%)	-1667.4
1991	KCA	AL	6	3	29	5	0	0	1	62.2	55	31	39	47	4.45	3.91 (-14%)	-946.4
1992	KCA	AL	1	3	13	6	0	0	0	36.1	42	29	28	19	7.18	3.75 (-92%)	-2225.9
1992	ATL	NL	1	0	14	0	0	0	0	16.2	22	13	13	15	7.02	3.75 (-87%)	-874.0
1993	PHI	NL	1	2	25	0	0	0	0	31.1	35	18	24	28	5.17	4.19 (-23%)	-833.2
1993	SDN	NL	0	3	35	0	0	0	4	38.1	44	15	20	42	3.52	4.19 (+16%)	-197.8
1994	SDN	NL	0	1	20	0	0	0	0	16.1	20	16	13	15	8.82	4.51 (-95%)	-961.2
1997	ML4	AL	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	16.1	21	10	5	14	5.51	4.39 (-26%)	-527.2
Career · 18 seasons			51	84	624	85	4	2	96	1,145.0	1,068	530	534	1,007	4.17	—	-1,460

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 Davis — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
625	167	16	26	3	4	1	9	1	8	54	.156	.194	.240	.434	0

Career AVG .156 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 40.1% below league average.

Career OBP .194 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 40.4% below league average.

Career SLG .240 vs. league average .392 across their career seasons — 38.9% below league average.

Career OPS .434 vs. league average .718 across their career seasons — 39.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mark Davis (b. 1960) 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
1980	PHI	NL	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	PHI	NL	9	11	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	SFN	NL	20	30	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	8	.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SFN	NL	46	46	4	6	0	2	0	4	0	2	16	.130	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SFN	NL	77	12	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SFN	NL	67	8	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	SFN	NL	21	23	3	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	5	.217	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	SDN	NL	43	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	SDN	NL	62	10	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	1	4	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SDN	NL	70	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	KCA	AL	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	KCA	AL	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	KCA	AL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	ATL	NL	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	PHI	NL	25	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	SDN	NL	35	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	SDN	NL	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	ML4	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			625	167	16	26	3	4	1	9	1	8	54	.156	—	—	—	—	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 Davis — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	309	71	7	11	1	3	.155
Away	316	96	9	15	0	6	.156

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Davis — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	308	577.0	535	261	269	511	4.07
Away	316	568.0	533	269	265	496	4.26

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Davis — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1997-09-28	MIL	BAL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1997-09-27	MIL	BAL	—	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1997-09-24	MIL	KCR	—	2.1	3	2	2	2	3	1
1997-09-18	MIL	BAL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1997-09-15	MIL	CHW	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1
1997-09-14	MIL	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1997-09-12	MIL	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0
1997-09-09	MIL	CHW	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1997-09-08	MIL	CHW	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1997-09-07	MIL	BOS	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Davis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	624	85	29	151	16	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Davis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1980	PHI	P	2	1	0	0	0	0
1981	PHI	P	9	9	0	6	0	0
1983	SFN	P	20	20	4	13	0	0
1984	SFN	P	46	27	1	22	3	1
1985	SFN	P	77	1	2	12	0	0
1986	SFN	P	67	2	3	11	3	1
1987	SFN	P	20	11	0	10	1	1
1987	SDN	P	43	0	4	10	1	2
1988	SDN	P	62	0	4	21	1	2
1989	SDN	P	70	0	1	11	3	0
1990	KCA	P	53	3	1	6	1	0
1991	KCA	P	29	5	1	7	0	1
1992	KCA	P	13	6	2	6	0	0
1992	ATL	P	14	0	1	0	1	0
1993	PHI	P	25	0	0	3	0	0
1993	SDN	P	35	0	3	5	2	1
1994	SDN	P	20	0	0	3	0	0
1997	ML4	P	19	0	2	5	0	1

Career Games by Position

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Mark Davis (b. 1960) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	624

Awards & Honors

Mark Davis — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1989	Cy Young Award
1989	Pitcher of the Month	April
1989	Player of the Week	Week of 1989-09-09
1989	Reliever of the Year Award
1989	TSN All-Star	LHP
1989	TSN Fireman of the Year
1989	TSN Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Mark Davis — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1994	SDN	NL	$400,000
1992	KCA	AL	$3,625,000
1991	KCA	AL	$3,625,000
1990	KCA	AL	$2,125,000
1989	SDN	NL	$600,000
1988	SDN	NL	$520,000
1987	SDN	NL	$415,000
1986	SFN	NL	$350,000
1985	SFN	NL	$195,000
Total Career Earnings			$11,855,000

College History

Mark Davis — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Chabot College	Hayward	CA	1979

Award Voting History

Mark Davis — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1989	Cy Young Award	NL	1st	107.0	120	19
1989	Most Valuable Player	NL	6th	76.0	336	0

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Career Spans

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Mark Davis: the record in brief

Mark Davis's major league career runs from a debut on September 12, 1980 to a final game on September 28, 1997. The season rows list, in order, the Philadelphia Phillies (1980 to 1993), the San Francisco Giants (1983 to 1987), the San Diego Padres (1987 through 1994), the Kansas City Royals (1990 to 1992), the Atlanta Braves (1992), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1997). The bio lists Davis as a pitcher who threw and hit left-handed. The recorded size is 180 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. The birth record reads October 19, 1960, in Livermore, CA, USA. On the record, Mark Davis was born Mark William Davis.

The pitching table credits Davis with a 51-84 record and a 4.17 ERA in 624 games. The totals include 1,007 strikeouts and 96 saves. The league ERA over Davis's seasons was 3.96, so the 4.17 figure ran 5.3% worse than average. 1983 brought Davis a season-high 6 wins. The strikeout high was 131 in 1985.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Davis

What years did Mark Davis play?: Mark Davis played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1997.
Was Mark Davis a pitcher?: Yes. Mark Davis pitched in the major leagues, recording 51 wins and 1007 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Davis hit?: Mark Davis hit 1 career home runs with 26 hits.
What was Mark Davis's career batting average?: Mark Davis batted .156 over his career, with 26 hits in 167 at bats.
How many RBI did Mark Davis have?: Mark Davis drove in 9 runs in his career.
What was Mark Davis's career ERA?: Mark Davis finished with a 4.17 career ERA, going 51-84 with 1,007 strikeouts.