What years did Mark Littell play?

Mark Littell played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1982.

Was Mark Littell a pitcher?

Yes. Mark Littell pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 466 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mark Littell hit?

Mark Littell hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

What was Mark Littell's career batting average?

Mark Littell batted .059 over his career, with 2 hits in 34 at bats.

How many RBI did Mark Littell have?

Mark Littell drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Mark Littell's career ERA?

Mark Littell finished with a 3.32 career ERA, going 32-31 with 466 strikeouts.

Mark Littell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1973-1982)

Mark Littell was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1982 for the Kansas City Royals and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 10 seasons. Across 316 career appearances, he went 32-31 with a 3.32 ERA, 466 strikeouts, and 56 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6038.9.

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 32–31

ERA 3.32

WHIP 1.35

SO 466

Pitcher PIV 6038.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 210 lb
Born: 1/17/1953 in Cape Girardeau, MO, USA
Died: 9/5/2022 in St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB Debut: 1973-06-14
Last Game: 1982-06-24

Full name: Mark Alan Littell

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Littell — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
32	31	316	19	2	0	56	532.0	416	196	28	304	466	3.32	6038.9

Career ERA 3.32 vs. league average 3.78 across their career seasons — 12.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mark Littell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1973	KCA	AL	1	3	8	7	1	0	38.0	44	24	23	16	5.68	3.75 (-52%)	-1428.7
1975	KCA	AL	1	2	7	3	1	0	24.1	19	10	15	19	3.70	3.71 (avg)	184.4
1976	KCA	AL	8	4	60	1	0	16	104.0	68	24	60	92	2.08	3.51 (+41%)	2111.4
1977	KCA	AL	8	4	48	5	0	12	104.2	73	42	55	106	3.61	4.00 (+10%)	2501.0
1978	SLN	NL	4	8	72	2	0	11	106.1	80	33	59	130	2.79	3.69 (+24%)	2150.9
1979	SLN	NL	9	4	63	0	0	13	82.1	60	20	39	67	2.19	4.00 (+45%)	2429.2
1980	SLN	NL	0	2	14	0	0	2	10.2	14	11	7	7	9.28	3.84 (-142%)	-534.5
1981	SLN	NL	1	3	28	1	0	2	41.0	36	20	31	22	4.39	3.58 (-23%)	-867.1
1982	SLN	NL	0	1	16	0	0	0	20.2	22	12	15	7	5.23	3.86 (-35%)	-507.7
Career · 9 seasons			32	31	316	19	2	56	532.0	416	196	304	466	3.32	—	6,039

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 Littell — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
316	34	1	2	0	0	0	3	0	2	18	.059	.111	.059	.170	0

Career AVG .059 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 77.4% below league average.

Career OBP .111 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 65.8% below league average.

Career SLG .059 vs. league average .383 across their career seasons — 84.6% below league average.

Career OPS .170 vs. league average .708 across their career seasons — 76.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mark Littell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1973	KCA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	KCA	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	KCA	AL	60	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	KCA	AL	48	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	SLN	NL	72	7	0	0	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	SLN	NL	63	14	1	0	1	1	11	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	SLN	NL	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	SLN	NL	28	8	0	2	2	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SLN	NL	16	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			316	34	1	2	3	2	18	.059	—	—	—	—	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 Littell — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mark Littell — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1977	ALCS	KCA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1976	ALCS	KCA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mark Littell — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	5	0	0	7.2	9	2	4	4	2.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mark Littell — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1977	ALCS	KCA	0	0	2	0	0	3.0	5	1	3	1	3.00
1976	ALCS	KCA	0	1	3	0	0	4.2	4	1	1	3	1.93

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Littell — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	153	12	1	0	0	1	.000
Away	163	22	0	2	0	2	.091

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Littell — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	153	259.1	212	109	161	226	3.78
Away	163	272.2	204	88	143	240	2.90

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mark Littell — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1982-06-24	STL	PHI	L	0	0
1982-06-23	STL	PHI	L	0	0
1982-06-19	STL	NYN	L	0	0
1982-06-16	STL	WSN	L	0	0
1982-06-09	STL	WSN	L	0	0
1982-06-07	STL	WSN	L	0	0
1982-06-05	STL	LAD	L	0	0
1982-05-22	STL	LAD	L	0	0
1982-05-19	STL	SDP	L	0	0
1982-05-15	STL	ATL	W	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Littell — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1982-06-24	STL	PHI	—	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	1
1982-06-23	STL	PHI	—	2.0	0	1	1	2	0	0
1982-06-19	STL	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1982-06-16	STL	WSN	—	0.1	3	2	2	1	0	0
1982-06-09	STL	WSN	—	1.1	2	2	2	2	0	0
1982-06-07	STL	WSN	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1982-06-05	STL	LAD	—	2.2	0	0	0	2	0	0
1982-05-22	STL	LAD	—	0.2	3	0	0	1	1	0
1982-05-19	STL	SDP	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1982-05-15	STL	ATL	—	3.0	2	1	0	1	4	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Littell — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	316	19	31	51	7	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Littell — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1973	KCA	P	8	7	2	5	0	0
1975	KCA	P	7	3	4	6	1	0
1976	KCA	P	60	1	3	9	0	1
1977	KCA	P	48	5	7	7	1	1
1978	SLN	P	72	2	4	10	1	0
1979	SLN	P	63	0	6	7	1	1
1980	SLN	P	14	0	0	1	0	0
1981	SLN	P	28	1	5	4	2	0
1982	SLN	P	16	0	0	2	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Mark Littell Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	316

Award Voting History

Mark Littell — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1976	Most Valuable Player	AL	24th	5.0	336	0

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Mark Littell: the record in brief

June 14, 1973 and June 24, 1982 bracket Mark Littell's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Club by club, the record runs the Kansas City Royals (1973 through 1977) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1978 through 1982). Born on January 17, 1953, in Cape Girardeau, MO, USA, Littell is listed as a pitcher and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. Size on record: 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds. Littell's death is recorded on September 5, 2022, in St. Louis, MO, USA. On the record, Mark Littell was born Mark Alan Littell.

The pitching table credits Littell with a 32-31 record and a 3.32 ERA in 316 games. The totals include 466 strikeouts and 56 saves. That 3.32 ERA compares with a 3.78 league average across the same seasons, 12.3% better. 1979 brought Littell a season-high 9 wins. The strikeout high was 130 in 1978. The most saves in one season was 16, in 1976.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Littell

What years did Mark Littell play?: Mark Littell played in Major League Baseball from 1973 to 1982.
Was Mark Littell a pitcher?: Yes. Mark Littell pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 466 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Littell hit?: Mark Littell hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.
What was Mark Littell's career batting average?: Mark Littell batted .059 over his career, with 2 hits in 34 at bats.
How many RBI did Mark Littell have?: Mark Littell drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Mark Littell's career ERA?: Mark Littell finished with a 3.32 career ERA, going 32-31 with 466 strikeouts.