What years did Mark Eichhorn play?

Mark Eichhorn played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1996.

Was Mark Eichhorn a pitcher?

Yes. Mark Eichhorn pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 640 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mark Eichhorn hit?

Mark Eichhorn hit 0 career home runs.

What was Mark Eichhorn's career batting average?

Mark Eichhorn batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.

What was Mark Eichhorn's career ERA?

Mark Eichhorn finished with a 3.00 career ERA, going 48-43 with 640 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mark Eichhorn have?

Mark Eichhorn recorded 640 career strikeouts.

Mark Eichhorn

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-1996)

Mark Eichhorn was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1996 for 4 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 15 seasons. Across 563 career appearances, he went 48-43 with a 3.00 ERA, 640 strikeouts, and 32 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 19022.5.

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 48–43

ERA 3.00

WHIP 1.24

SO 640

Pitcher PIV 19022.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 200 lb
Born: 11/21/1960 in San Jose, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1982-08-30
Last Game: 1996-09-14

Full name: Mark Anthony Eichhorn

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Eichhorn — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
48	43	563	7	0	0	32	885.2	825	295	49	270	640	3.00	19022.5

Career ERA 3.00 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — 25.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mark Eichhorn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1982	TOR	AL	0	3	7	7	0	38.0	40	23	14	16	5.45	3.86 (-41%)	-461.0
1986	TOR	AL	14	6	69	0	10	157.0	105	30	45	166	1.72	3.97 (+57%)	6726.3
1987	TOR	AL	10	6	89	0	4	127.2	110	45	52	96	3.17	4.29 (+26%)	451.6
1988	TOR	AL	0	3	37	0	1	66.2	79	31	27	28	4.18	3.73 (-12%)	-442.3
1989	ATL	NL	5	5	45	0	0	68.1	70	33	19	49	4.35	3.71 (-17%)	627.3
1990	CAL	AL	2	5	60	0	13	84.2	98	29	23	69	3.08	3.86 (+20%)	2903.5
1991	CAL	AL	3	3	70	0	1	81.2	63	18	13	49	1.98	3.91 (+49%)	2877.5
1992	CAL	AL	2	4	42	0	2	56.2	51	15	18	42	2.38	3.75 (+36%)	1480.3
1992	TOR	AL	2	0	23	0	0	31.0	35	15	7	19	4.35	3.75 (-16%)	700.2
1993	TOR	AL	3	1	54	0	0	72.2	76	22	22	47	2.72	4.19 (+35%)	1709.3
1994	BAL	AL	6	5	43	0	1	71.0	62	17	19	35	2.15	4.51 (+52%)	2105.9
1996	CAL	AL	1	2	24	0	0	30.1	36	17	11	24	5.04	4.61 (-9%)	343.6
Career · 12 seasons			48	43	563	7	32	885.2	825	295	270	640	3.00	—	19,023

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 Eichhorn — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
563	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mark Eichhorn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1982	TOR	AL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	TOR	AL	69	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	TOR	AL	89	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	TOR	AL	37	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	ATL	NL	45	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CAL	AL	60	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CAL	AL	70	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	CAL	AL	42	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	TOR	AL	23	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	TOR	AL	54	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	BAL	AL	43	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CAL	AL	24	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			563	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Mark Eichhorn — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mark Eichhorn — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1993	ALCS	TOR	1	.000
1993	WS	TOR	1	.000
1992	ALCS	TOR	1	.000
1992	WS	TOR	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mark Eichhorn — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	4	0	0	4.1	2	0	2	2	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mark Eichhorn — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	BB	SO
1993	ALCS	TOR	1	2.0	1	1	1
1993	WS	TOR	1	0.1	1	1	0
1992	ALCS	TOR	1	1.0	0	0	0
1992	WS	TOR	1	1.0	0	0	1

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Eichhorn — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	280	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	283	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Eichhorn — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	280	463.2	441	154	126	348	2.99
Away	283	422.0	384	141	144	292	3.01

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Eichhorn — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1996-09-14	LAA	KCR	—	0.1	1	2	2	3	0	0
1996-09-09	LAA	CLE	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-09-08	LAA	MIN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-09-04	LAA	BAL	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0
1996-09-02	LAA	BAL	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1996-06-05	LAA	MIN	—	0.1	3	3	3	1	0	1
1996-06-03	LAA	MIN	—	0.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
1996-06-02	LAA	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1996-05-31	LAA	BAL	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1996-05-14	LAA	BOS	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Eichhorn — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	563	7	61	180	2	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Eichhorn — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1982	TOR	P	7	7	1	3	0	0
1986	TOR	P	69	0	16	21	0	1
1987	TOR	P	89	0	2	30	1	2
1988	TOR	P	37	0	5	13	0	1
1989	ATL	P	45	0	9	17	0	1
1990	CAL	P	60	0	7	16	0	0
1991	CAL	P	70	0	4	18	0	2
1992	CAL	P	42	0	5	11	1	0
1992	TOR	P	23	0	0	8	0	0
1993	TOR	P	54	0	7	18	0	1
1994	BAL	P	43	0	3	19	0	1
1996	CAL	P	24	0	2	6	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Mark Eichhorn Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	563

Awards & Honors

Mark Eichhorn — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1986	TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Mark Eichhorn — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1996	CAL	AL	$170,000
1995	BAL	AL	$537,500
1994	BAL	AL	$550,000
1993	TOR	AL	$850,000
1992	CAL	AL	$1,805,000
1991	CAL	AL	$680,000
1989	TOR	AL	$272,500
1988	TOR	AL	$272,500
1987	TOR	AL	$165,500
1986	TOR	AL	$74,000
Total Career Earnings			$5,377,000

Award Voting History

Mark Eichhorn — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1986	Cy Young Award	AL	6th	2.0	140	0
1986	Rookie of the Year	AL	3rd	23.0	140	0

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Mark Eichhorn: the record in brief

The profile opens with Mark Eichhorn's first major league game on August 30, 1982; the last one listed came on September 14, 1996. Club by club, the record runs the Toronto Blue Jays (1982 through 1993), the Atlanta Braves (1989), the California Angels (1990 to 1996), and the Baltimore Orioles (1994). Eichhorn, born on November 21, 1960, in San Jose, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-4 and 200 pounds. Eichhorn's full given name, per the bio, is Mark Anthony Eichhorn.

Across 563 games (7 starts), Eichhorn recorded 48 wins against 43 losses with a 3.00 ERA. Also on Eichhorn's record: 640 strikeouts and 32 saves. Against a 4.03 league ERA for the same years, Eichhorn was 25.6% better. The best win total was 14, in 1986. Eichhorn saved 13 games in 1990, the season high. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.72 in 1986, when the league's was 3.97.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Eichhorn

What years did Mark Eichhorn play?: Mark Eichhorn played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1996.
Was Mark Eichhorn a pitcher?: Yes. Mark Eichhorn pitched in the major leagues, recording 48 wins and 640 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Eichhorn hit?: Mark Eichhorn hit 0 career home runs.
What was Mark Eichhorn's career batting average?: Mark Eichhorn batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 2 at bats.
What was Mark Eichhorn's career ERA?: Mark Eichhorn finished with a 3.00 career ERA, going 48-43 with 640 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mark Eichhorn have?: Mark Eichhorn recorded 640 career strikeouts.