What years did Roger Mason play?

Roger Mason played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1994.

Was Roger Mason a pitcher?

Yes. Roger Mason pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 286 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Roger Mason hit?

Roger Mason hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.

What was Roger Mason's career batting average?

Roger Mason batted .071 over his career, with 4 hits in 56 at bats.

What was Roger Mason's career ERA?

Roger Mason finished with a 4.02 career ERA, going 22-35 with 286 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Roger Mason have?

Roger Mason recorded 286 career strikeouts.

Roger Mason

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1984-1994)

Roger Mason was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1994 for 7 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 11 seasons. Across 232 career appearances, he went 22-35 with a 4.02 ERA and 286 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 242.8.

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 September 8, 2026

W–L 22–35

ERA 4.02

WHIP 1.31

SO 286

Pitcher PIV 242.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'6" / 215 lb
Born: 9/18/1957 in Bellaire, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1984-09-04
Last Game: 1994-08-11

Full name: Roger Leroy Mason

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Career Pitching Statistics

Roger Mason — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
22	35	232	23	2	1	13	416.3	385	186	42	161	286	4.02	242.8

Career ERA 4.02 vs. league average 3.99 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Roger Mason 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	DET	AL	1	1	5	2	0	0	1	22.0	23	11	10	15	4.50	3.81 (-18%)	249.7
1985	SFN	NL	1	3	5	5	1	1	0	29.7	28	7	11	26	2.12	3.89 (+45%)	1053.2
1986	SFN	NL	3	4	11	11	1	0	0	60.0	56	32	30	43	4.80	3.97 (-21%)	-147.8
1987	SFN	NL	1	1	5	5	0	0	0	26.0	30	13	10	18	4.50	4.29 (-5%)	-225.4
1989	HOU	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.3	2	3	2	3	20.25	—	0.0
1991	PIT	NL	3	2	24	0	0	0	3	29.7	21	10	6	21	3.03	3.91 (+22%)	661.9
1992	PIT	NL	5	7	65	0	0	0	8	88.0	80	40	33	56	4.09	3.75 (-9%)	-1432.9
1993	SDN	NL	0	7	34	0	0	0	0	50.0	43	18	18	39	3.24	4.19 (+23%)	1644.6
1993	PHI	NL	5	5	34	0	0	0	0	49.7	47	27	16	32	4.89	4.19 (-17%)	-1032.2
1994	PHI	NL	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	8.7	11	5	5	7	5.19	—	0.0
1994	NYN	NL	2	4	41	0	0	0	1	51.3	44	20	20	26	3.51	4.51 (+22%)	-528.2
Career · 11 seasons			22	35	232	23	2	1	13	416.1	385	186	161	286	4.02	—	243

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

Roger Mason — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
232	56	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	28	.071	.133	.071	.205	0

Career AVG .071 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 72.5% below league average.

Career OBP .133 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 59.1% below league average.

Career SLG .071 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 81.9% below league average.

Career OPS .205 vs. league average .720 across their career seasons — 71.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Roger Mason Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1984	DET	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SFN	NL	5	11	1	1	0	5	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SFN	NL	11	21	0	1	0	13	.048	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	SFN	NL	5	8	0	1	1	3	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	HOU	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	PIT	NL	24	0	1	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	PIT	NL	65	10	0	0	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	SDN	NL	34	3	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	PHI	NL	34	3	0	1	0	1	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	PHI	NL	6	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	NYN	NL	41	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			232	56	2	4	3	28	.071	—	—	—	—	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

Roger Mason — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Roger Mason — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1993	NLCS	PHI	2	0	0	.000
1993	WS	PHI	4	1	0	.000
1992	NLCS	PIT	2	0	0	.000
1991	NLCS	PIT	3	1	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Roger Mason — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	11	0	1	18.3	8	1	4	12	0.49

Playoff Pitching by Year

Roger Mason — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1993	NLCS	PHI	2	0	3.0	1	0	0	2	0.00
1993	WS	PHI	4	0	7.7	4	1	1	7	1.17
1992	NLCS	PIT	2	0	3.3	0	0	2	1	0.00
1991	NLCS	PIT	3	1	4.3	3	0	1	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Roger Mason — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	113	27	0	2	0	0	.074
Away	119	29	2	2	0	0	.069

Pitching — Home / Away

Roger Mason — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	113	228.2	197	86	70	155	3.38
Away	119	187.2	188	100	91	131	4.80

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Roger Mason — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1994-08-11	NYN	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1994-08-07	NYN	MIA	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	2	1
1994-08-06	NYN	MIA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1994-08-05	NYN	MIA	SV	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1994-08-03	NYN	ATL	W	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1994-08-01	NYN	ATL	—	0.1	1	1	0	0	1	0
1994-07-30	NYN	PIT	L	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
1994-07-27	NYN	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1994-07-26	NYN	STL	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1994-07-23	NYN	SFG	—	2.0	2	1	1	2	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Roger Mason — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	232	23	31	33	2	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Roger Mason — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1984	DET	P	5	2	5	1	0	0
1985	SFN	P	5	5	4	2	0	0
1986	SFN	P	11	11	6	4	1	0
1987	SFN	P	5	5	3	3	0	2
1989	HOU	P	2	0	1	0	0	0
1991	PIT	P	24	0	1	5	0	1
1992	PIT	P	65	0	6	7	1	0
1993	SDN	P	34	0	2	6	0	0
1993	PHI	P	34	0	0	2	0	0
1994	PHI	P	6	0	0	0	0	0
1994	NYN	P	41	0	3	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Roger Mason Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	232

Salary History

Roger Mason — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1994	PHI	NL	$500,000
1993	SDN	NL	$300,000
1992	PIT	NL	$225,000
1990	HOU	NL	$100,000
1986	SFN	NL	$71,500
Total Career Earnings			$1,196,500

College History

Roger Mason — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Saginaw Valley State University	Saginaw	MI	1979, 1980

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Frequently Asked Questions about Roger Mason

What years did Roger Mason play?: Roger Mason played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1994.
Was Roger Mason a pitcher?: Yes. Roger Mason pitched in the major leagues, recording 22 wins and 286 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Roger Mason hit?: Roger Mason hit 0 career home runs with 4 hits.
What was Roger Mason's career batting average?: Roger Mason batted .071 over his career, with 4 hits in 56 at bats.
What was Roger Mason's career ERA?: Roger Mason finished with a 4.02 career ERA, going 22-35 with 286 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Roger Mason have?: Roger Mason recorded 286 career strikeouts.