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.

Mark Gubicza

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
132	136	384	329	42	16	2	2223.3	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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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	177.3	160	80	77	99	4.06	3.89 (-4%)	-389.4
1986	KCA	AL	12	6	35	24	3	2	0	180.7	155	73	84	118	3.64	3.97 (+8%)	2128.0
1987	KCA	AL	13	18	35	35	10	2	0	241.7	231	107	120	166	3.98	4.29 (+7%)	1673.4
1988	KCA	AL	20	8	35	35	8	4	0	269.7	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	111.3	110	46	36	81	3.72	3.75 (+1%)	1384.4
1993	KCA	AL	5	8	49	6	0	0	2	104.3	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	213.3	222	89	62	81	3.75	4.45 (+16%)	-686.7
1996	KCA	AL	4	12	19	19	2	1	0	119.3	132	68	34	55	5.13	4.61 (-11%)	-3180.9
1997	ANA	AL	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	4.7	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

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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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

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

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

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	2	1	0	8.3	4	3	4	4	3.24

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	8.3	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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	384	329	237	352	19	32

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	384

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

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 Career Earnings			$15,818,334

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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