What years did Mark Gubicza play?

Mark Gubicza played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1997.

Was Mark Gubicza a pitcher?

Yes. Mark Gubicza pitched in the major leagues, recording 132 wins and 1371 strikeouts.

What teams did Mark Gubicza play for?

Mark Gubicza played for 2 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1984–1996) and the Anaheim Angels (1997).

Did Mark Gubicza win a Cy Young Award?

No. Mark Gubicza did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Mark Gubicza win?

Mark Gubicza was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Mark Gubicza's career stats?

In 384 games, Mark Gubicza went 132-136 with a 3.96 ERA, 1,371 strikeouts, 2,223.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves.

What was Mark Gubicza's salary?

Mark Gubicza's last recorded salary was $1,600,000, in 1997. His highest recorded salary was $2,950,000, in 1992, and his lowest was $115,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1997.

What position did Mark Gubicza play?

Mark Gubicza played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Mark Gubicza and how much did he weigh?

Mark Gubicza was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 215 pounds.

What was Mark Gubicza's career ERA?

Mark Gubicza finished with a 3.96 career ERA, going 132-136 with 1,371 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mark Gubicza have?

Mark Gubicza recorded 1,371 career strikeouts.

Is Mark Gubicza in the Hall of Fame?

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

How many All-Star Games did Mark Gubicza make?

Mark Gubicza was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

Mark Gubicza

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1984-1997)

Mark Gubicza was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1997 for the Kansas City Royals and the Anaheim Angels, a span of 14 seasons. Across 384 career appearances, he went 132-136 with a 3.96 ERA and 1,371 strikeouts. Mark Gubicza was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 21121.1.

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 15, 2026

W–L 132–136

ERA 3.96

WHIP 1.36

SO 1,371

Pitcher PIV 21121.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 215 lb
Born: 8/14/1962 in Philadelphia, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1984-04-06
Last Game: 1997-04-11
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Mark Steven Gubicza

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Gubicza — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
132	136	384	329	42	16	2	2223.1	2,239	978	155	786	1,371	3.96	21121.1

Career ERA 3.96 vs. league average 4.07 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mark Gubicza Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1984	KCA	AL	10	14	29	29	4	2	0	189.0	172	85	75	111	4.05	3.81 (-6%)	262.0
1985	KCA	AL	14	10	29	28	0	0	0	177.1	160	80	77	99	4.06	3.89 (-4%)	-389.4
1986	KCA	AL	12	6	35	24	3	2	0	180.2	155	73	84	118	3.64	3.97 (+8%)	2128.0
1987	KCA	AL	13	18	35	35	10	2	0	241.2	231	107	120	166	3.98	4.29 (+7%)	1673.4
1988	KCA	AL	20	8	35	35	8	4	0	269.2	237	81	83	183	2.70	3.73 (+28%)	5703.1
1989	KCA	AL	15	11	36	36	8	2	0	255.0	252	86	63	173	3.04	3.71 (+18%)	6672.8
1990	KCA	AL	4	7	16	16	2	0	0	94.0	101	47	38	71	4.50	3.86 (-17%)	1273.7
1991	KCA	AL	9	12	26	26	0	0	0	133.0	168	84	42	89	5.68	3.91 (-45%)	1139.9
1992	KCA	AL	7	6	18	18	2	1	0	111.1	110	46	36	81	3.72	3.75 (+1%)	1384.4
1993	KCA	AL	5	8	49	6	0	0	2	104.1	128	54	43	80	4.66	4.19 (-11%)	3177.7
1994	KCA	AL	7	9	22	22	0	0	0	130.0	158	65	26	59	4.50	4.51 (avg)	1963.2
1995	KCA	AL	12	14	33	33	3	2	0	213.1	222	89	62	81	3.75	4.45 (+16%)	-686.7
1996	KCA	AL	4	12	19	19	2	1	0	119.1	132	68	34	55	5.13	4.61 (-11%)	-3180.9
1997	ANA	AL	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	4.2	13	13	3	5	25.07	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			132	136	384	329	42	16	2	2,223.1	2,239	978	786	1,371	3.96	—	21,121

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 Gubicza — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
384	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mark Gubicza Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1984	KCA	AL	29	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	KCA	AL	29	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	KCA	AL	35	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	KCA	AL	35	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	KCA	AL	35	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	KCA	AL	36	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	KCA	AL	16	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	KCA	AL	26	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	KCA	AL	18	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	KCA	AL	49	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	KCA	AL	22	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	KCA	AL	33	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	KCA	AL	19	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	ANA	AL	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			384	—	—	—	—	—	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 Gubicza — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mark Gubicza — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1985	ALCS	KCA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mark Gubicza — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	2	1	0	8.1	4	3	4	4	3.24

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mark Gubicza — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1985	ALCS	KCA	1	0	2	1	0	8.1	4	3	4	4	3.24

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Gubicza — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	212	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	172	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Gubicza — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	212	1251.1	1217	511	422	745	3.68
Away	172	972.0	1022	467	364	626	4.32

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Gubicza — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1997-04-11	LAA	CLE	L	1.0	7	6	6	0	2	1
1997-04-06	LAA	CLE	—	3.2	6	7	7	3	3	1
1996-07-05	KCR	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1996-06-30	KCR	MIN	L	9.0	6	5	5	4	7	2
1996-06-25	KCR	MIL	L	4.2	9	4	4	2	1	1
1996-06-19	KCR	MIL	—	7.0	4	4	4	2	2	2
1996-06-14	KCR	BAL	L	7.1	5	5	5	1	3	1
1996-06-09	KCR	SEA	L	8.0	10	3	3	2	7	2
1996-06-04	KCR	OAK	L	4.1	11	5	5	1	6	0
1996-05-31	KCR	TOR	L	6.0	8	4	4	1	4	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Gubicza — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	384	329	237	352	19	32

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Gubicza — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1984	KCA	P	29	29	19	31	2	1
1985	KCA	P	29	28	23	26	0	4
1986	KCA	P	35	24	17	32	0	3
1987	KCA	P	35	35	32	40	2	7
1988	KCA	P	35	35	29	44	1	3
1989	KCA	P	36	36	18	49	5	0
1990	KCA	P	16	16	9	10	1	3
1991	KCA	P	26	26	8	29	3	5
1992	KCA	P	18	18	10	12	0	2
1993	KCA	P	49	6	11	7	1	0
1994	KCA	P	22	22	17	20	3	1
1995	KCA	P	33	33	28	36	0	2
1996	KCA	P	19	19	15	16	1	1
1997	ANA	P	2	2	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mark Gubicza Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	384

Awards & Honors

Mark Gubicza — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1992	Player of the Week	Week of 1992-05-16
1989	Pitcher of the Month	June
1988	Pitcher of the Month	June

Salary History

Mark Gubicza's recorded salaries total $15,818,334 over 13 seasons, 1985 to 1997. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gubicza's career ran from 1984 to 1997. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Mark Gubicza — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1997	ANA	AL	$1,600,000
1996	KCA	AL	$1,600,000
1995	KCA	AL	$750,000
1994	KCA	AL	$610,000
1993	KCA	AL	$1,250,000
1992	KCA	AL	$2,950,000
1991	KCA	AL	$2,166,667
1990	KCA	AL	$2,066,667
1989	KCA	AL	$1,375,000
1988	KCA	AL	$635,000
1987	KCA	AL	$450,000
1986	KCA	AL	$250,000
1985	KCA	AL	$115,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$15,818,334

Award Voting History

Mark Gubicza — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1988	Cy Young Award	AL	3rd	26.0	140	0
1984	Rookie of the Year	AL	7th	1.0	140	0

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Mark Gubicza: the record in brief

Mark Gubicza's major league career runs from a debut on April 6, 1984 to a final game on April 11, 1997. Club by club, the record runs the Kansas City Royals (1984 to 1996) and the Anaheim Angels (1997). Gubicza played primarily as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Born on August 14, 1962, in Philadelphia, PA, USA, Gubicza was listed at 6 feet, 6 inches and 215 pounds. Mark Gubicza was the playing name; the full given name is Mark Steven.

Gubicza pitched in 384 games, starting 329, and finished with a 132-136 record and 3.96 ERA. Also on Gubicza's record: 1,371 strikeouts, 42 complete games, and 16 shutouts. Gubicza's 3.96 ERA was close to the 4.07 league figure for those seasons. Gubicza won 20 games in 1988, the most of any season listed. 1988 was Gubicza's sharpest full season, a 2.70 ERA against the league's 3.73. Gubicza's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 21,121.1.

Pitching in the playoffs, Gubicza went 1-0 with a 3.24 ERA in 2 games. Those appearances came in 1985.

Gubicza's awards table lists Pitcher of the Month and Player of the Week (1988, 1989, and 1992). Gubicza's All-Star record, per the bio, is 2× All-Star. The voting table's high point is a 3rd-place Cy Young Award finish in 1988.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Gubicza

What years did Mark Gubicza play?: Mark Gubicza played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1997.
Was Mark Gubicza a pitcher?: Yes. Mark Gubicza pitched in the major leagues, recording 132 wins and 1371 strikeouts.
What teams did Mark Gubicza play for?: Mark Gubicza played for 2 teams: the Kansas City Royals (1984–1996) and the Anaheim Angels (1997).
Did Mark Gubicza win a Cy Young Award?: No. Mark Gubicza did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Mark Gubicza win?: Mark Gubicza was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Mark Gubicza's career stats?: In 384 games, Mark Gubicza went 132-136 with a 3.96 ERA, 1,371 strikeouts, 2,223.1 innings pitched, and 2 saves.
How much did Mark Gubicza earn in his career?: Mark Gubicza's recorded salaries total $15,818,334 over 13 seasons, 1985 to 1997. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Gubicza's career ran from 1984 to 1997. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Mark Gubicza's salary?: Mark Gubicza's last recorded salary was $1,600,000, in 1997. His highest recorded salary was $2,950,000, in 1992, and his lowest was $115,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1997.
What position did Mark Gubicza play?: Mark Gubicza played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mark Gubicza and how much did he weigh?: Mark Gubicza was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 215 pounds.
What was Mark Gubicza's career ERA?: Mark Gubicza finished with a 3.96 career ERA, going 132-136 with 1,371 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mark Gubicza have?: Mark Gubicza recorded 1,371 career strikeouts.
Is Mark Gubicza in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mark Gubicza has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Mark Gubicza make?: Mark Gubicza was selected to 2 All-Star Games.