What years did Mark Petkovsek play?

Mark Petkovsek played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2001.

Was Mark Petkovsek a pitcher?

Yes. Mark Petkovsek pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 358 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mark Petkovsek hit?

Mark Petkovsek hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.

What teams did Mark Petkovsek play for?

Mark Petkovsek played for 4 teams: the Texas Rangers (1991, 2001), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1993), the St. Louis Cardinals (1995–1998), and the Anaheim Angels (1999–2000).

What were Mark Petkovsek's career stats?

In 390 games, Mark Petkovsek went 46-28 with a 4.74 ERA, 358 strikeouts, 710.0 innings pitched, and 5 saves.

What was Mark Petkovsek's salary?

Mark Petkovsek's last recorded salary was $2,050,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $2,050,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 2001.

What position did Mark Petkovsek play?

Mark Petkovsek played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Mark Petkovsek and how much did he weigh?

Mark Petkovsek was listed at 6 feet and 185 pounds.

What was Mark Petkovsek's career ERA?

Mark Petkovsek finished with a 4.74 career ERA, going 46-28 with 358 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mark Petkovsek have?

Mark Petkovsek recorded 358 career strikeouts.

Is Mark Petkovsek in the Hall of Fame?

No. Mark Petkovsek has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mark Petkovsek

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2001)

Mark Petkovsek was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2001 for 4 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 11 seasons. Across 390 career appearances, he went 46-28 with a 4.74 ERA and 358 strikeouts.

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 15, 2026

W–L 46–28

ERA 4.74

WHIP 1.44

SO 358

Pitcher PIV -2168.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 185 lb
Born: 11/18/1965 in Beaumont, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1991-06-08
Last Game: 2001-10-04

Full name: Mark Joseph Petkovsek

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Petkovsek — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
46	28	390	41	1	1	5	710.0	797	374	82	222	358	4.74	-2168.7

Career ERA 4.74 vs. league average 4.44 across their career seasons — 6.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mark Petkovsek Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1991	TEX	AL	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	9.1	21	15	4	6	14.46	3.91 (-270%)	0.0
1993	PIT	NL	3	0	26	0	0	0	0	32.1	43	25	9	14	6.96	4.19 (-66%)	-1278.2
1995	SLN	NL	6	6	26	21	1	1	0	137.1	136	61	35	71	4.00	4.45 (+10%)	1570.6
1996	SLN	NL	11	2	48	6	0	0	0	88.2	83	35	35	45	3.55	4.61 (+23%)	-484.4
1997	SLN	NL	4	7	55	2	0	0	2	96.0	109	54	31	51	5.06	4.39 (-15%)	-1702.4
1998	SLN	NL	7	4	48	10	0	0	0	105.2	131	56	36	55	4.77	4.43 (-8%)	-60.7
1999	ANA	AL	10	4	64	0	0	0	1	83.0	85	32	21	43	3.47	4.71 (+26%)	1771.8
2000	ANA	AL	4	2	64	1	0	0	2	81.0	86	39	23	31	4.33	4.77 (+9%)	316.8
2001	TEX	AL	1	2	55	0	0	0	0	76.2	103	57	28	42	6.69	4.42 (-51%)	-2302.2
Career · 9 seasons			46	28	390	41	1	1	5	710.0	797	374	222	358	4.74	—	-2,169

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 Petkovsek — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
390	87	10	14	1	0	0	3	0	7	18	.161	.229	.172	.402	0

Career AVG .161 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 39.6% below league average.

Career OBP .229 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 31.9% below league average.

Career SLG .172 vs. league average .419 across their career seasons — 58.9% below league average.

Career OPS .402 vs. league average .756 across their career seasons — 46.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mark Petkovsek Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1991	TEX	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	PIT	NL	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SLN	NL	26	37	4	3	0	2	5	11	.081	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	SLN	NL	48	16	1	3	0	0	0	3	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SLN	NL	55	11	0	1	0	0	1	2	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	SLN	NL	48	22	5	7	1	1	1	2	.318	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	ANA	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	ANA	AL	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	TEX	AL	55	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			390	87	10	14	1	3	7	18	.161	—	—	—	—	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 Petkovsek — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mark Petkovsek — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1996	NLCS	SLN	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1996	NLDS2	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mark Petkovsek — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	7	0	0	9.1	11	6	3	8	5.79

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mark Petkovsek — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1996	NLCS	SLN	0	1	6	0	0	7.1	11	6	3	7	7.36
1996	NLDS2	SLN	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Petkovsek — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	205	44	4	5	0	0	.114
Away	185	43	6	9	0	3	.209

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Petkovsek — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	205	378.0	399	155	103	179	3.69
Away	185	332.0	398	219	119	179	5.94

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Petkovsek — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-10-04	TEX	SEA	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	0
2001-09-29	TEX	LAA	—	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0
2001-09-25	TEX	SEA	—	1.0	5	4	4	0	1	1
2001-09-24	TEX	SEA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2001-09-20	TEX	OAK	—	1.0	4	3	3	1	0	1
2001-09-10	TEX	OAK	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0
2001-09-08	TEX	KCR	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2001-09-05	TEX	MIN	—	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	0
2001-09-01	TEX	KCR	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1
2001-08-26	TEX	BOS	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Petkovsek — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	390	41	49	108	5	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Petkovsek — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1991	TEX	P	4	1	1	0	0	0
1993	PIT	P	26	0	0	10	0	0
1995	SLN	P	26	21	8	17	0	2
1996	SLN	P	48	6	7	14	2	3
1997	SLN	P	55	2	11	19	1	3
1998	SLN	P	48	10	8	11	1	1
1999	ANA	P	64	0	5	16	1	1
2000	ANA	P	64	1	4	12	0	0
2001	TEX	P	55	0	5	9	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Mark Petkovsek Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	390

Salary History

Mark Petkovsek's recorded salaries total $5,685,500 over 9 seasons, 1990 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Petkovsek's career ran from 1991 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 1991.

Mark Petkovsek — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	TEX	AL	$2,050,000
2000	ANA	AL	$1,512,500
1999	ANA	AL	$850,000
1998	SLN	NL	$475,000
1997	SLN	NL	$325,000
1996	SLN	NL	$150,000
1995	SLN	NL	$114,000
1993	PIT	NL	$109,000
1990	TEX	AL	$100,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,685,500

College History

Mark Petkovsek — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Texas at Austin	Austin	TX	1985, 1986, 1987

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Mark Petkovsek: the record in brief

The profile opens with Mark Petkovsek's first major league game on June 8, 1991; the last one listed came on October 4, 2001. The team column moves through the Texas Rangers (1991 through 2001), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1993), the St. Louis Cardinals (1995 through 1998), and the Anaheim Angels (1999 to 2000). Petkovsek, born on November 18, 1965, in Beaumont, TX, USA, is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw right-handed. Size on record: 185 pounds on a 6-foot-0 frame. Petkovsek's full given name, per the bio, is Mark Joseph Petkovsek.

Across 390 games (41 starts), Petkovsek recorded 46 wins against 28 losses with a 4.74 ERA. Also on Petkovsek's record: 358 strikeouts. The league ERA over Petkovsek's seasons was 4.44, so the 4.74 figure ran 6.8% worse than average. The best win total was 11, in 1996. The strikeout high was 71 in 1995. In 1999, one of the busiest seasons, Petkovsek posted a 3.47 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.71.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Petkovsek

What years did Mark Petkovsek play?: Mark Petkovsek played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2001.
Was Mark Petkovsek a pitcher?: Yes. Mark Petkovsek pitched in the major leagues, recording 46 wins and 358 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Petkovsek hit?: Mark Petkovsek hit 0 career home runs with 14 hits.
What teams did Mark Petkovsek play for?: Mark Petkovsek played for 4 teams: the Texas Rangers (1991, 2001), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1993), the St. Louis Cardinals (1995–1998), and the Anaheim Angels (1999–2000).
What were Mark Petkovsek's career stats?: In 390 games, Mark Petkovsek went 46-28 with a 4.74 ERA, 358 strikeouts, 710.0 innings pitched, and 5 saves.
How much did Mark Petkovsek earn in his career?: Mark Petkovsek's recorded salaries total $5,685,500 over 9 seasons, 1990 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Petkovsek's career ran from 1991 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 1991.
What was Mark Petkovsek's salary?: Mark Petkovsek's last recorded salary was $2,050,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $2,050,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $100,000, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 2001.
What position did Mark Petkovsek play?: Mark Petkovsek played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mark Petkovsek and how much did he weigh?: Mark Petkovsek was listed at 6 feet and 185 pounds.
What was Mark Petkovsek's career ERA?: Mark Petkovsek finished with a 4.74 career ERA, going 46-28 with 358 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mark Petkovsek have?: Mark Petkovsek recorded 358 career strikeouts.
Is Mark Petkovsek in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mark Petkovsek has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.