What years did Mark Freeman play?

Mark Freeman played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1960.

Was Mark Freeman a pitcher?

Yes. Mark Freeman pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 55 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mark Freeman hit?

Mark Freeman hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Mark Freeman's career batting average?

Mark Freeman batted .136 over his career, with 3 hits in 22 at bats.

How many RBI did Mark Freeman have?

Mark Freeman drove in 1 runs in his career.

What was Mark Freeman's career ERA?

Mark Freeman finished with a 5.56 career ERA, going 3-3 with 55 strikeouts.

Mark Freeman

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959-1960)

Mark Freeman was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1960 for the Kansas City Athletics, the New York Yankees, and the Chicago Cubs, a span of 2 seasons. Across 34 career appearances, he went 3-3 with a 5.56 ERA and 55 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 3–3

ERA 5.56

WHIP 1.37

SO 55

Pitcher PIV -1127.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 220 lb
Born: 12/7/1930 in Memphis, TN, USA
Died: 2/21/2006 in Rancho Mirage, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1959-04-18
Last Game: 1960-09-19

Full name: Mark Price Freeman

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Freeman — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
3	3	34	9	1	0	1	87.1	82	54	10	38	55	5.56	-1127.2

Career ERA 5.56 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — 44.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mark Freeman — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1959	KC1	AL	0	0	3	0	0	0	3.2	6	4	3	1	9.82	—	0.0
1959	NYA	AL	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.0	6	2	2	4	2.57	—	0.0
1960	CHN	NL	3	3	30	8	1	1	76.2	70	48	33	50	5.63	3.82 (-48%)	-1127.2
Career · 3 seasons			3	3	34	9	1	1	87.1	82	54	38	55	5.56	—	-1,127

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 Freeman — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
34	22	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	10	.136	.174	.136	.310	0

Career AVG .136 vs. league average .256 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Career OBP .174 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Career SLG .136 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 65.0% below league average.

Career OPS .310 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 56.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mark Freeman — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1959	KC1	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	NYA	AL	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	CHN	NL	30	20	2	3	1	1	9	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			34	22	2	3	1	1	10	.136	—	—	—	—	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 Freeman — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	21	10	1	1	0	0	.100
Away	13	12	1	2	0	1	.167

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Freeman — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	21	46.1	45	25	17	23	4.86
Away	13	41.0	37	29	21	32	6.37

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mark Freeman — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1960-09-19	CHC	SFG	L	0	0
1960-09-01	CHC	ATL	L	0	0
1960-08-31	CHC	ATL	L	0	0
1960-08-28	CHC	PHI	W	0	0
1960-08-23	CHC	PIT	L	0	0
1960-08-21	CHC	SFG	L	0	0
1960-08-18	CHC	LAD	L	2	1
1960-08-09	CHC	PIT	L	0	0
1960-08-05	CHC	ATL	L	0	0
1960-08-03	CHC	CIN	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Freeman — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1960-09-19	CHC	SFG	—	2.0	4	4	3	1	1	1
1960-09-01	CHC	ATL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1960-08-31	CHC	ATL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1960-08-28	CHC	PHI	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1960-08-23	CHC	PIT	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1960-08-21	CHC	SFG	L	2.0	3	3	3	1	1	1
1960-08-18	CHC	LAD	L	5.0	2	1	1	0	3	1
1960-08-09	CHC	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1960-08-05	CHC	ATL	—	2.2	1	1	1	1	1	1
1960-08-03	CHC	CIN	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Freeman — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	34	9	3	7	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Freeman — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1959	KC1	P	3	0	0	0	0
1959	NYA	P	1	1	0	1	0
1960	CHN	P	30	8	3	6	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mark Freeman — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	34

College History

Mark Freeman — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge	LA	1949, 1950, 1951

Mark Freeman: the record in brief

Mark Freeman's major league career runs from a debut on April 18, 1959 to a final game on September 19, 1960. The team column moves through the Kansas City Athletics (1959), the New York Yankees (1959), and the Chicago Cubs (1960). Freeman played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on December 7, 1930, in Memphis, TN, USA and a listed size of 6'4" and 220 pounds. The bio records the death on February 21, 2006, in Rancho Mirage, CA, USA. Mark Freeman was the playing name; the full given name is Mark Price.

Freeman pitched in 34 games, starting 9, and finished with a 3-3 record and 5.56 ERA. Freeman had 55 strikeouts. The league ERA over Freeman's seasons was 3.86, so the 5.56 figure ran 44.1% worse than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 5.63 in 1960, when the league's was 3.82.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Freeman

What years did Mark Freeman play?: Mark Freeman played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1960.
Was Mark Freeman a pitcher?: Yes. Mark Freeman pitched in the major leagues, recording 3 wins and 55 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Freeman hit?: Mark Freeman hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Mark Freeman's career batting average?: Mark Freeman batted .136 over his career, with 3 hits in 22 at bats.
How many RBI did Mark Freeman have?: Mark Freeman drove in 1 runs in his career.
What was Mark Freeman's career ERA?: Mark Freeman finished with a 5.56 career ERA, going 3-3 with 55 strikeouts.