Mark Mulder

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2000-2008)

Mark Mulder was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2008 for the Athletics and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 9 seasons. Across 205 career appearances, he went 103-60 with a 4.18 ERA and 834 strikeouts. Mark Mulder was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7354.2.

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 103–60
ERA 4.18
WHIP 1.34
SO 834
Pitcher PIV 7354.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'6" / 200 lb
Born
8/5/1977 in South Holland, IL, USA
MLB Debut
2000-04-18
Last Game
2008-07-09
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Mark Alan Mulder

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Mulder — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
103 60 205 203 25 10 0 1314.0 1,352 611 141 412 834 4.18 7354.2

Career ERA 4.18 vs. league average 4.44 across their career seasons — 5.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mark Mulder Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2000 OAK AL 9 10 27 27 0 0 0 154.0 191 93 69 88 5.44 4.77 (-14%) -1928.8
2001 OAK AL 21 8 34 34 6 4 0 229.1 214 88 51 153 3.45 4.42 (+22%) 6383.1
2002 OAK AL 19 7 30 30 2 1 0 207.1 182 80 55 159 3.47 4.28 (+19%) 3124.1
2003 OAK AL 15 9 26 26 9 2 0 186.2 180 65 40 128 3.13 4.40 (+29%) 4942.7
2004 OAK AL 17 8 33 33 5 1 0 225.2 223 111 83 140 4.43 4.46 (+1%) -264.8
2005 SLN NL 16 8 32 32 3 2 0 205.0 212 83 70 111 3.64 4.29 (+15%) -36.5
2006 SLN NL 6 7 17 17 0 0 0 93.1 124 74 35 50 7.14 4.53 (-58%) -3454.8
2007 SLN NL 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 11.0 22 15 7 3 12.27 4.47 (-174%) -1410.8
2008 SLN NL 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1.2 4 2 2 2 10.80 — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 103 60 205 203 25 10 0 1,314.0 1,352 611 412 834 4.18 — 7,354

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 Mulder — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
205 111 10 18 2 0 1 9 0 9 45 .162 .228 .207 .435 -578

Career AVG .162 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 39.0% below league average.

Career OBP .228 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 32.0% below league average.

Career SLG .207 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 51.2% below league average.

Career OPS .435 vs. league average .759 across their career seasons — 42.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mark Mulder 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
2000 OAK AL 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 OAK AL 34 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 — — — — 0.0
2002 OAK AL 30 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 OAK AL 26 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 OAK AL 33 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 SLN NL 32 62 3 9 0 0 0 3 0 3 25 .145 .264 (-45%) .330 (-45%) .418 (-65%) .749 (-56%) -578.4
2006 SLN NL 17 25 5 7 2 0 1 5 0 5 8 .280 — — — — 0.0
2007 SLN NL 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
2008 SLN NL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 205 111 10 18 2 0 1 9 0 9 45 .162 — — — — -578

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 Mulder — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mark Mulder — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2005 NLCS SLN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
2005 NLDS1 SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
2002 ALDS2 OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 ALDS2 OAK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mark Mulder — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
3 4 7 7 0 42.1 50 11 9 29 2.34

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mark Mulder — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2005 NLCS SLN 0 2 2 2 0 11.2 14 4 3 8 3.09
2005 NLDS1 SLN 1 0 1 1 0 6.2 8 1 1 2 1.35
2002 ALDS2 OAK 1 1 2 2 0 13.0 14 3 3 12 2.08
2001 ALDS2 OAK 1 1 2 2 0 11.0 14 3 2 7 2.45

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Mulder — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home99434915.209
Away106686904.132

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Mulder — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home99673.06272551874343.41
Away106641.07253562254005.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mark Mulder — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2008-07-09 STLPHIL 000000000
2008-07-02 STLNYNW 000000000
2008-06-30 STLNYNW 000000000
2007-09-16 STLCHCL 000000000
2007-09-11 STLCINL 100000001
2007-09-05 STLPITL 101000000
2006-08-29 STLMIAL 000000000
2006-08-23 STLNYNL 010000010
2006-06-20 STLCHWL 000000000
2006-06-15 STLPITW 100000011

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Mulder — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2008-07-09 STLPHI — 0.1000210
2008-07-02 STLNYN — 0.1222000
2008-06-30 STLNYN — 1.0200010
2007-09-16 STLCHC L 3.0744301
2007-09-11 STLCIN L 4.0775322
2007-09-05 STLPIT L 4.0866111
2006-08-29 STLMIA L 1.2655310
2006-08-23 STLNYN L 3.0999411
2006-06-20 STLCHW L 2.11099002
2006-06-15 STLPIT W 5.0944262

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Mulder — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 205 203 55 263 10 16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Mulder — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2000 OAK P 27 27 7 22 3 1
2001 OAK P 34 34 12 40 2 2
2002 OAK P 30 30 10 36 0 3
2003 OAK P 26 26 14 31 0 2
2004 OAK P 33 33 6 51 3 3
2005 SLN P 32 32 5 52 2 3
2006 SLN P 17 17 1 28 0 2
2007 SLN P 3 3 0 3 0 0
2008 SLN P 3 1 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mark Mulder Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 205

Awards & Honors

Mark Mulder — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
2005 Player of the Week Week of 2005-04-23
2004 Pitcher of the Month June
2003 Player of the Week Week of 2003-08-02
2002 Pitcher of the Month June
2001 Pitcher of the Month July
2001 Player of the Week Week of 2001-08-11
2001 TSN All-Star LHP

Salary History

Mark Mulder's recorded salaries total $33,432,500 over 8 seasons, 2001 to 2008. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Mulder's career ran from 2000 to 2008. No salary is recorded for 2000.

Mark Mulder — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2008 SLN NL $7,000,000
2007 SLN NL $4,500,000
2006 SLN NL $7,750,000
2005 SLN NL $6,050,000
2004 OAK AL $4,450,000
2003 OAK AL $2,650,000
2002 OAK AL $800,000
2001 OAK AL $232,500
Total recorded salary (partial) $33,432,500

College History

Mark Mulder — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Michigan State University East Lansing MI 1996, 1997, 1998

Award Voting History

Mark Mulder — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2001 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 60.0 140 2
2001 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 12.0 392 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 Mulder (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dennis Rasmussen
    91-77, 4.15 ERA
  2. 96
    Ivan Nova
    90-77, 4.38 ERA
  3. 96
    Bobby Jones
    89-83, 4.36 ERA
  4. 92
    Odalis Perez
    73-82, 4.46 ERA
  5. 90
    Oil Can Boyd
    78-77, 4.04 ERA
  6. 90
    Brett Anderson
    67-74, 4.07 ERA

Mark Mulder: the record in brief

April 18, 2000 and July 9, 2008 bracket Mark Mulder's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Mulder played for the Oakland Athletics (2000 through 2004) and the St. Louis Cardinals (2005 to 2008). Mulder, born on August 5, 1977, in South Holland, IL, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. Mulder's listed size is 6 feet, 6 inches and 200 pounds. The given name on file is Mark Alan Mulder.

Mulder pitched in 205 games, starting 203, and finished with a 103-60 record and 4.18 ERA. Also on Mulder's record: 834 strikeouts, 25 complete games, and 10 shutouts. Against a 4.44 league ERA for the same years, Mulder was 5.7% better. The best win total was 21, in 2001. The strikeout high was 159 in 2002. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.13 in 2003, when the league's was 4.40. Mulder's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 7,354.2.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Mulder

What years did Mark Mulder play?
Mark Mulder played in Major League Baseball from 2000 to 2008.
Was Mark Mulder a pitcher?
Yes. Mark Mulder pitched in the major leagues, recording 103 wins and 834 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Mulder hit?
Mark Mulder hit 1 career home run with 18 hits.
What teams did Mark Mulder play for?
Mark Mulder played for 2 teams: the Oakland Athletics (2000–2004) and the St. Louis Cardinals (2005–2008).
Did Mark Mulder win a Cy Young Award?
No. Mark Mulder did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Mark Mulder win?
Mark Mulder was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Mark Mulder's career stats?
In 205 games, Mark Mulder went 103-60 with a 4.18 ERA, 834 strikeouts, and 1,314.0 innings pitched.
How much did Mark Mulder earn in his career?
Mark Mulder's recorded salaries total $33,432,500 over 8 seasons, 2001 to 2008. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Mulder's career ran from 2000 to 2008. No salary is recorded for 2000.
What was Mark Mulder's salary?
Mark Mulder's last recorded salary was $7,000,000, in 2008. His highest recorded salary was $7,750,000, in 2006, and his lowest was $232,500, in 2001. The Salary History table lists each season from 2001 to 2008.
What position did Mark Mulder play?
Mark Mulder played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mark Mulder and how much did he weigh?
Mark Mulder was listed at 6 feet 6 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Mark Mulder's career ERA?
Mark Mulder finished with a 4.18 career ERA, going 103-60 with 834 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mark Mulder have?
Mark Mulder recorded 834 career strikeouts.
Is Mark Mulder in the Hall of Fame?
No. Mark Mulder has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.