Mark Loretta

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2009)

Mark Loretta was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009 for 6 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,726 career games, he hit .295 with 1,713 hits, 76 home runs, and 629 RBI. Mark Loretta was a 2-time All-Star and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 1,004.

AVG (Batting Average):
Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):
Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):
Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):
On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated

AVG .295
HR 76
RBI 629
H 1,713
OPS .754
PIV 1,004
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 175 lb
Born
8/14/1971 in Santa Monica, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1995-09-04
Last Game
2009-10-04
Awards
2× All-Star · Silver Slugger

Full name: Mark David Loretta

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Career Batting Statistics

Mark Loretta — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,726 5,812 768 1,713 309 22 76 629 47 555 605 .295 .360 .395 .754 1,004

Career AVG .295 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — +10.7% above league average.

Career OBP .360 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — +7.1% above league average.

Career SLG .395 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 6.9% below league average.

Career OPS .754 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mark Loretta 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
1995 ML4 AL 19 50 13 13 3 0 1 3 1 4 7 .260 .266 (-3%) .337 (-3%) .417 (-9%) .755 (-6%) -47.3
1996 ML4 AL 73 154 20 43 3 0 1 13 2 14 15 .279 .269 (+3%) .340 (avg) .426 (-25%) .767 (-14%) -320.6
1997 ML4 AL 132 418 56 120 17 5 5 47 5 47 60 .287 .266 (+8%) .336 (+5%) .419 (-8%) .756 (-2%) -120.8
1998 MIL NL 140 434 55 137 29 0 6 54 9 42 47 .316 .266 (+19%) .335 (+14%) .420 (+1%) .755 (+7%) 738.8
1999 MIL NL 153 587 93 170 34 5 5 67 4 52 59 .290 .271 (+7%) .344 (+3%) .433 (-10%) .778 (-4%) -390.9
2000 MIL NL 91 352 49 99 21 1 7 40 0 37 38 .281 .270 (+4%) .344 (+2%) .437 (-7%) .782 (-3%) -155.5
2001 MIL NL 102 384 40 111 14 2 2 29 1 28 46 .289 .263 (+10%) .332 (+4%) .426 (-18%) .758 (-8%) -428.6
2002 MIL NL 86 217 23 58 14 0 2 19 0 23 32 .267 .261 (+2%) .331 (+6%) .416 (-14%) .747 (-5%) -117.2
2002 HOU NL 21 66 10 28 4 0 2 8 1 9 5 .424 .261 (+62%) .331 (+45%) .416 (+38%) .747 (+41%) -117.2
2003 SDN NL 154 589 74 185 28 4 13 72 5 54 62 .314 .264 (+19%) .332 (+12%) .422 (+5%) .754 (+8%) 1078.9
2004 SDN NL 154 620 108 208 47 2 16 76 5 58 45 .335 .266 (+26%) .335 (+17%) .427 (+16%) .762 (+16%) 2147.7
2005 SDN NL 105 404 54 113 16 1 3 38 8 45 34 .280 .264 (+6%) .330 (+9%) .418 (-17%) .749 (-6%) -214.3
2006 BOS AL 155 635 75 181 33 0 5 59 4 49 63 .285 .269 (+6%) .336 (+3%) .431 (-16%) .768 (-8%) -735.2
2007 HOU NL 133 460 52 132 23 2 4 41 1 44 41 .287 .268 (+7%) .335 (+5%) .422 (-12%) .758 (-5%) -240.4
2008 HOU NL 101 261 27 73 15 0 4 38 0 29 30 .280 .263 (+6%) .333 (+5%) .416 (-8%) .749 (-2%) -63.2
2009 LAN NL 107 181 19 42 8 0 0 25 1 20 21 .232 .262 (-12%) .332 (-7%) .417 (-34%) .750 (-22%) -624.0
Career · 16 seasons 1,726 5,812 768 1,713 309 22 76 629 47 555 605 .295 — — — — 390

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 Pitching Statistics

Mark Loretta — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 4.37 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mark Loretta — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2001 MIL NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 2 0.00 — 0.0
2009 LAN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 2 seasons 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.1 1 0 1 2 0.00 — 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 Loretta — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 18 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 .278

Playoff Batting by Year

Mark Loretta — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2009 NLCS LAN 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
2009 NLDS1 LAN 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
2005 NLDS1 SDN 3 15 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 .267

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Loretta — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home861278538183845309.301
Away865302738787531320.289

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Loretta — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Away21.110120.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mark Loretta — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2009-10-04 LADCOLW 000000000
2009-10-03 LADCOLW 101100100
2009-09-30 LADSDPL 300000000
2009-09-28 LADPITL 301000001
2009-09-26 LADPITW 302100100
2009-09-18 LADSFGL 100000000
2009-09-15 LADPITW 201000100
2009-09-14 LADPITW 100000000
2009-09-13 LADSFGL 100000000
2009-09-11 LADSFGW 000000000

Last 2 Games — Pitching

Mark Loretta — Last 2 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2009-07-28 LADSTL — 0.1000000
2001-06-20 MILCIN — 1.0100120

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Loretta — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 214 147 1355 95 9 125
2B 829 743 1474 2135 40 503
3B 234 173 135 316 14 29
OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
P 2 0 0 0 0 0
SS 405 337 501 944 29 214

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Loretta — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1995 ML4 2B 4 3 5 9 0 2
1995 ML4 SS 13 11 13 33 1 5
1996 ML4 2B 28 19 32 61 1 13
1996 ML4 3B 23 9 9 23 0 4
1996 ML4 SS 21 11 22 32 1 12
1997 ML4 1B 19 16 150 7 2 10
1997 ML4 2B 63 56 125 170 6 52
1997 ML4 3B 15 10 9 16 1 3
1997 ML4 SS 44 29 50 84 6 23
1998 MIL 1B 70 32 353 23 3 41
1998 MIL 2B 13 4 12 15 0 5
1998 MIL 3B 22 15 18 33 0 9
1998 MIL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1998 MIL SS 56 50 67 144 3 39
1999 MIL 1B 66 54 474 31 3 44
1999 MIL 2B 17 9 28 37 3 8
1999 MIL 3B 14 7 11 16 3 2
1999 MIL SS 74 70 112 176 4 40
2000 MIL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
2000 MIL SS 90 88 121 254 2 54
2001 MIL 2B 52 52 115 144 2 31
2001 MIL 3B 39 35 16 54 5 0
2001 MIL P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001 MIL SS 9 6 11 20 1 4
2002 MIL 1B 5 2 20 1 0 2
2002 MIL 2B 3 2 7 6 0 2
2002 MIL 3B 47 44 37 73 1 6
2002 MIL SS 12 5 14 10 2 3
2002 HOU 2B 3 3 7 8 0 2
2002 HOU 3B 10 10 6 11 1 1
2002 HOU SS 6 5 6 16 1 2
2003 SDN 2B 150 144 273 412 7 84
2003 SDN SS 3 0 2 0 0 0
2004 SDN 2B 154 154 288 451 10 101
2005 SDN 2B 105 105 201 262 6 61
2005 SDN 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006 BOS 1B 11 9 74 9 0 8
2006 BOS 2B 138 133 246 389 4 99
2007 HOU 1B 24 18 148 15 1 8
2007 HOU 2B 49 18 47 50 0 14
2007 HOU 3B 23 17 11 28 0 0
2007 HOU SS 72 58 80 157 6 29
2008 HOU 1B 2 2 14 0 0 0
2008 HOU 2B 46 41 85 119 1 28
2008 HOU 3B 17 12 7 31 1 1
2008 HOU SS 5 4 3 18 2 3
2009 LAN 1B 17 14 122 9 0 12
2009 LAN 2B 3 0 2 2 0 1
2009 LAN 3B 23 14 11 31 2 3
2009 LAN P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Mark Loretta Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 2
First Base 214
Second Base 829
Third Base 234
Shortstop 405
Left Field 1
Designated Hitter 19

Awards & Honors

Mark Loretta — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2006 Hutch Award
2004 Silver Slugger 2B
2004 TSN All-Star 2B

Salary History

Mark Loretta's recorded salaries total $29,405,500 over 15 seasons, 1995 to 2009. Loretta's career, 1995 to 2009, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Mark Loretta — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2009 LAN NL $1,250,000
2008 HOU NL $2,750,000
2007 HOU NL $2,500,000
2006 BOS AL $3,250,000
2005 SDN NL $2,750,000
2004 SDN NL $2,500,000
2003 SDN NL $1,250,000
2002 MIL NL $5,000,000
2001 MIL NL $3,500,000
2000 MIL NL $2,500,000
1999 MIL NL $1,495,000
1998 MIL NL $275,000
1997 ML4 AL $167,500
1996 ML4 AL $109,000
1995 ML4 AL $109,000
Total recorded salary $29,405,500

College History

Mark Loretta — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Northwestern University Evanston IL 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

Award Voting History

Mark Loretta — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2004 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 50.0 448 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Bruce Bochte
    .282 avg, 100 HR
  2. 95
    Kevin Seitzer
    .295 avg, 74 HR
  3. 92
    Yunel Escobar
    .282 avg, 90 HR
  4. 89
    Jeff Cirillo
    .296 avg, 112 HR
  5. 87
    Harvey Kuenn
    .303 avg, 87 HR
  6. 86
    DJ LeMahieu
    .289 avg, 126 HR

Mark Loretta: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 4, 1995 and the final game on October 4, 2009, Mark Loretta built the record summarized on this page. Club by club, the record runs the Milwaukee Brewers (1995 through 2002), the Houston Astros (2002 to 2008), the San Diego Padres (2003 through 2005), the Boston Red Sox (2006), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2009). Loretta is listed as a second baseman at 6'0" and 175 pounds. The bio says Loretta batted and threw right-handed. Loretta was born on August 14, 1971, in Santa Monica, CA, USA. Loretta's full given name, per the bio, is Mark David Loretta.

Loretta's career batting table shows 1,726 games, 5,812 at bats and 1,713 hits, a .295 average; the totals also include 76 homers, 629 runs batted in, and 47 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .360 and the slugging percentage .395, for an OPS of .754. The league as a whole hit .266 across Loretta's seasons, which puts the .295 career mark 10.7% above average.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Loretta

What years did Mark Loretta play?
Mark Loretta played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009.
Was Mark Loretta a pitcher?
No. Mark Loretta was a position player (Second Baseman), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did Mark Loretta hit?
Mark Loretta hit 76 career home runs with 1,713 hits.
What teams did Mark Loretta play for?
Mark Loretta played for 5 teams: the Milwaukee Brewers (1995–2002), the Houston Astros (2002, 2007–2008), the San Diego Padres (2003–2005), the Boston Red Sox (2006), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2009).
Did Mark Loretta win an MVP award?
No. Mark Loretta did not win the MVP award.
What awards did Mark Loretta win?
Mark Loretta won the Silver Slugger award (2004). He was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Mark Loretta's career stats?
In 1,726 games, Mark Loretta had 1,713 hits, 76 home runs, 629 RBI, 768 runs, and 47 stolen bases, with a .295 batting average.
How much did Mark Loretta earn in his career?
Mark Loretta's recorded salaries total $29,405,500 over 15 seasons, 1995 to 2009. Loretta's career, 1995 to 2009, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Mark Loretta's salary?
Mark Loretta's last recorded salary was $1,250,000, in 2009. His highest recorded salary was $5,000,000, in 2002, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1995. The Salary History table lists each season from 1995 to 2009.
What position did Mark Loretta play?
Mark Loretta played primarily as a second baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mark Loretta and how much did he weigh?
Mark Loretta was listed at 6 feet and 175 pounds.
How many home runs did Mark Loretta hit each season?
Mark Loretta's home runs by season: 1 in 1995, 1 in 1996, 5 in 1997, 6 in 1998, 5 in 1999, 7 in 2000, 2 in 2001, 4 in 2002, 13 in 2003, 16 in 2004, 3 in 2005, 5 in 2006, 4 in 2007, 4 in 2008, and 0 in 2009. His most in one season was 16, in 2004.
What was Mark Loretta's career batting average?
Mark Loretta batted .295 over his career, with 1,713 hits in 5,812 at bats.
How many RBI did Mark Loretta have?
Mark Loretta drove in 629 runs in his career.