Mark Langston

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1984-1999)

Mark Langston was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1999 for 6 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 16 seasons. Across 457 career appearances, he went 179-158 with a 3.97 ERA and 2,464 strikeouts. Mark Langston was a 4-time All-Star and a 7-time Gold Glove. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9258.2.

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

W–L 179–158
ERA 3.97
WHIP 1.35
SO 2,464
Pitcher PIV 9258.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 177 lb
Born
8/20/1960 in San Diego, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1984-04-07
Last Game
1999-09-24
Awards
4× All-Star · 7× Gold Glove

Full name: Mark Edward Langston

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Langston — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
179 158 457 428 81 18 0 2962.2 2,723 1,306 311 1,289 2,464 3.97 9258.2

Career ERA 3.97 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mark Langston 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 SEA AL 17 10 35 33 5 2 0 225.0 188 85 118 204 3.40 3.81 (+11%) 1481.2
1985 SEA AL 7 14 24 24 2 0 0 126.2 122 77 91 72 5.47 3.89 (-41%) -6696.0
1986 SEA AL 12 14 37 36 9 0 0 239.1 234 129 123 245 4.85 3.97 (-22%) 171.9
1987 SEA AL 19 13 35 35 14 3 0 272.0 242 116 114 262 3.84 4.29 (+11%) 4327.2
1988 SEA AL 15 11 35 35 9 3 0 261.1 222 97 110 235 3.34 3.73 (+11%) -822.6
1989 SEA AL 4 5 10 10 2 1 0 73.1 60 29 19 60 3.56 3.71 (+4%) 2067.8
1989 MON NL 12 9 24 24 6 4 0 176.2 138 47 93 175 2.39 3.71 (+35%) 1797.7
1990 CAL AL 10 17 33 33 5 1 0 223.0 215 109 104 195 4.40 3.86 (-14%) 3368.2
1991 CAL AL 19 8 34 34 7 0 0 246.1 190 82 96 183 3.00 3.91 (+23%) -1449.9
1992 CAL AL 13 14 32 32 9 2 0 229.0 206 93 74 174 3.66 3.75 (+2%) 3831.7
1993 CAL AL 16 11 35 35 7 0 0 256.1 220 91 85 196 3.20 4.19 (+24%) 4110.4
1994 CAL AL 7 8 18 18 2 1 0 119.1 121 62 54 109 4.68 4.51 (-4%) -656.1
1995 CAL AL 15 7 31 31 2 1 0 200.1 212 103 64 142 4.63 4.45 (-4%) 2082.7
1996 CAL AL 6 5 18 18 2 0 0 123.1 116 66 45 83 4.82 4.61 (-4%) -787.0
1997 ANA AL 2 4 9 9 0 0 0 47.2 61 31 29 30 5.85 4.39 (-33%) -1749.4
1998 SDN NL 4 6 22 16 0 0 0 81.1 107 53 41 56 5.86 4.43 (-32%) -1296.9
1999 CLE AL 1 2 25 5 0 0 0 61.2 69 36 29 43 5.25 4.71 (-12%) -522.6
Career · 17 seasons 179 158 457 428 81 18 0 2,962.2 2,723 1,306 1,289 2,464 3.97 — 9,258

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 Langston — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
459 92 5 14 3 0 0 5 0 2 38 .152 .168 .185 .353 -473

Career AVG .152 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 41.9% below league average.

Career OBP .168 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 49.0% below league average.

Career SLG .185 vs. league average .402 across their career seasons — 54.1% below league average.

Career OPS .353 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 51.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mark Langston 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
1984 SEA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 SEA AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 SEA AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 SEA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 SEA AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 SEA AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 MON NL 24 64 4 11 2 0 0 3 0 0 26 .172 .254 (-32%) .319 (-47%) .375 (-46%) .694 (-46%) 0.0
1990 CAL AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 CAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 CAL AL 33 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 CAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 CAL AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 CAL AL 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 ANA AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 SDN NL 23 24 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 9 .083 — — — — 0.0
1999 CLE AL 25 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 459 92 5 14 3 0 0 5 0 2 38 .152 — — — — 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 Langston — 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 Langston — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1998 NLCS SDN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 WS SDN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mark Langston — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 4 0 0 2.0 2 3 2 1 13.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mark Langston — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1998 NLCS SDN 0 0 3 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 1 0.00
1998 WS SDN 0 0 1 0 0 0.2 1 3 2 0 40.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Langston — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home228393600.154
Away230532805.151

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Langston — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2281502.2134966961013174.01
Away2281453.1136663367611453.92

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mark Langston — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1999-09-24 CLETORW 000000000
1999-09-17 CLENYYL 000000000
1999-09-14 CLEBOSL 000000000
1999-08-17 CLETEXL 000000000
1999-08-10 CLELAAW 000000000
1999-08-04 CLEBOSL 000000000
1999-07-24 CLENYYL 000000000
1999-07-19 CLEHOUL 201000001
1999-07-08 CLEMINW 000000000
1999-07-03 CLEKCRW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Langston — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1999-09-24 CLETOR — 1.0100000
1999-09-17 CLENYY — 3.1211120
1999-09-14 CLEBOS — 1.2222021
1999-08-17 CLETEX L 1.0665110
1999-08-10 CLELAA — 6.0311341
1999-08-04 CLEBOS — 1.2221220
1999-07-24 CLENYY L 4.11097320
1999-07-19 CLEHOU — 6.0422660
1999-07-08 CLEMIN — 2.0100110
1999-07-03 CLEKCR W 7.0644360

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Langston — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 457 428 127 493 39 33

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Langston — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1984 SEA P 35 33 15 30 2 2
1985 SEA P 24 24 9 26 2 4
1986 SEA P 37 36 7 27 6 3
1987 SEA P 35 35 8 41 2 3
1988 SEA P 35 35 11 45 4 6
1989 SEA P 10 10 7 6 0 1
1989 MON P 24 24 8 22 2 1
1990 CAL P 33 33 7 42 3 0
1991 CAL P 34 34 15 34 3 2
1992 CAL P 32 32 7 41 3 1
1993 CAL P 35 35 10 47 2 4
1994 CAL P 18 18 3 27 2 1
1995 CAL P 31 31 2 43 3 2
1996 CAL P 18 18 7 27 1 0
1997 ANA P 9 9 2 11 1 1
1998 SDN P 22 16 2 16 1 1
1999 CLE P 25 5 7 8 2 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Mark Langston Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 457
Designated Hitter 1

Awards & Honors

Mark Langston — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1995 Gold Glove P
1994 Gold Glove P
1993 Gold Glove P
1992 Gold Glove P
1991 Gold Glove P
1989 Pitcher of the Month July
1989 Player of the Week Week of 1989-07-08
1988 Gold Glove P
1988 Pitcher of the Month September
1988 Player of the Week Week of 1988-09-23
1987 Gold Glove P
1987 Pitcher of the Month August
1984 Player of the Week Week of 1984-06-29
1984 TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Mark Langston — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1999 CLE AL $350,000
1998 SDN NL $500,000
1997 ANA AL $4,000,000
1996 CAL AL $5,000,000
1995 CAL AL $5,000,000
1994 CAL AL $3,550,000
1993 CAL AL $3,550,000
1992 CAL AL $3,550,000
1991 CAL AL $3,550,000
1990 CAL AL $1,800,000
1989 SEA AL $1,350,000
1988 SEA AL $820,000
1986 SEA AL $242,500
1985 SEA AL $160,000
Total Career Earnings $33,422,500

College History

Mark Langston — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
San Jose State University San Jose CA 1979, 1980, 1981

Award Voting History

Mark Langston — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1991 Cy Young Award AL 6th 7.0 140 0
1987 Cy Young Award AL 5th 7.0 140 0
1984 Rookie of the Year AL 2nd 82.0 140 3

Most Similar Players

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Career Spans

Mark Langston (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Chuck Finley
    200-173, 3.85 ERA
  2. 95
    A. J. Burnett
    164-157, 3.99 ERA
  3. 77
    Barry Zito
    165-143, 4.04 ERA
  4. 75
    Fernando Valenzuela
    173-153, 3.54 ERA
  5. 73
    Al Leiter
    162-132, 3.80 ERA
  6. 60
    Andy Benes
    155-139, 3.97 ERA

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Mark Langston: the record in brief

Mark Langston's major league career runs from a debut on April 7, 1984 to a final game on September 24, 1999. The season rows list, in order, the Seattle Mariners (1984 to 1989), the Montreal Expos (1989), the California Angels (1990 through 1996), the Anaheim Angels (1997), the San Diego Padres (1998), and the Cleveland Indians (1999). At 6-foot-2 and 177 pounds, Langston is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Langston hit right-handed while throwing left-handed. Langston was born on August 20, 1960, in San Diego, CA, USA. The bio lists the given name Mark Edward.

Langston went 179-158 with a 3.97 ERA in 457 games, 428 of them starts. Langston had 2,464 strikeouts, 81 complete games, and 18 shutouts. Langston's 3.97 ERA was close to the 4.14 league figure for those seasons. 1987 brought Langston a season-high 19 wins. In 1989, one of the busiest seasons, Langston posted a 2.39 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.71.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Langston

What years did Mark Langston play?
Mark Langston played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1999.
Was Mark Langston a pitcher?
Yes. Mark Langston pitched in the major leagues, recording 179 wins and 2464 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Langston hit?
Mark Langston hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.
What was Mark Langston's career batting average?
Mark Langston batted .152 over his career, with 14 hits in 92 at bats.
How many RBI did Mark Langston have?
Mark Langston drove in 5 runs in his career.
What was Mark Langston's career ERA?
Mark Langston finished with a 3.97 career ERA, going 179-158 with 2,464 strikeouts.