What years did Mark Teahen play?

Mark Teahen played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2011.

Was Mark Teahen a pitcher?

No. Mark Teahen was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Mark Teahen hit?

Mark Teahen hit 67 career home runs with 759 hits.

What teams did Mark Teahen play for?

Mark Teahen played for 3 teams: the Kansas City Royals (2005–2009), the Chicago White Sox (2010–2011), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2011).

What were Mark Teahen's career stats?

In 831 games, Mark Teahen had 759 hits, 67 home runs, 332 RBI, 388 runs, and 45 stolen bases, with a .264 batting average.

What was Mark Teahen's salary?

Mark Teahen's last recorded salary was $4,750,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $4,750,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $316,000, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2011.

What position did Mark Teahen play?

Mark Teahen played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.

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

Mark Teahen was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 230 pounds.

How many home runs did Mark Teahen hit each season?

Mark Teahen's home runs by season: 7 in 2005, 18 in 2006, 7 in 2007, 15 in 2008, 12 in 2009, 4 in 2010, and 4 in 2011. His most in one season was 18, in 2006.

What was Mark Teahen's career batting average?

Mark Teahen batted .264 over his career, with 759 hits in 2,873 at bats.

How many RBI did Mark Teahen have?

Mark Teahen drove in 332 runs in his career.

Is Mark Teahen in the Hall of Fame?

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

Mark Teahen

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2011)

Mark Teahen was a third baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2011 for the Kansas City Royals, the Chicago White Sox, and the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 7 seasons. In 831 career games, he hit .264 with 759 hits, 67 home runs, and 332 RBI.

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 October 15, 2026

AVG .264

HR 67

RBI 332

H 759

OPS .736

PIV -633

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 230 lb
Born: 9/6/1981 in Redlands, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-04-04
Last Game: 2011-09-28

Full name: Mark Thomas Teahen

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Career Batting Statistics

Mark Teahen — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
831	2,873	388	759	163	26	67	332	45	259	679	.264	.327	.409	.736	-633

Career AVG .264 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .327 vs. league average .331 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .409 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .736 vs. league average .746 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mark Teahen — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2005	KCA	AL	130	447	60	110	29	4	7	55	7	40	107	.246	.264 (-7%)	.330 (-7%)	.418 (-10%)	.749 (-9%)	-652.1
2006	KCA	AL	109	393	70	114	21	7	18	69	10	40	85	.290	.269 (+8%)	.336 (+6%)	.431 (+20%)	.768 (+14%)	1034.1
2007	KCA	AL	144	544	78	155	31	8	7	60	13	55	127	.285	.268 (+6%)	.335 (+5%)	.422 (-3%)	.758 (+1%)	117.0
2008	KCA	AL	149	572	66	146	31	4	15	59	4	46	131	.255	.263 (-3%)	.333 (-6%)	.416 (-3%)	.749 (-5%)	-476.8
2009	KCA	AL	144	524	69	142	34	1	12	50	8	37	123	.271	.262 (+3%)	.332 (-2%)	.417 (-2%)	.750 (-2%)	-215.2
2010	CHA	AL	77	233	31	60	13	2	4	25	3	25	61	.258	.257 (avg)	.325 (avg)	.402 (-5%)	.728 (-3%)	-98.2
2011	CHA	AL	51	118	11	24	3	0	3	11	0	12	28	.203	.255 (-20%)	.320 (-14%)	.399 (-24%)	.719 (-19%)	-341.9
2011	TOR	AL	27	42	3	8	1	0	1	3	0	4	17	.190	—	—	—	—	-341.9
Career · 8 seasons			831	2,873	388	759	163	26	67	332	45	259	679	.264	—	—	—	—	-975

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Teahen — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	414	1406	202	383	34	182	.272
Away	417	1467	186	376	33	150	.256

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mark Teahen — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2011-09-28	TOR	CHW	W	2	0	1	1	2	1
2011-09-27	TOR	CHW	L	3	0	1	0	0	0
2011-09-26	TOR	CHW	L	3	1	2	0	1	1
2011-09-25	TOR	TBR	L	2	0	0	0	0	1
2011-09-22	TOR	LAA	W	1	0	0	0	0	1
2011-09-17	TOR	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2011-09-14	TOR	BOS	W	0	1	0	0	0	0
2011-09-13	TOR	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2011-09-10	TOR	BAL	W	2	0	0	0	0	1
2011-09-09	TOR	BAL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Teahen — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	55	26	287	15	1	22
2B	3	3	5	6	0	1
3B	447	419	328	807	58	83
OF	314	294	643	24	10	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Teahen — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	KCA	3B	128	122	113	245	20	24
2006	KCA	3B	109	104	79	237	14	34
2007	KCA	1B	9	5	45	0	0	4
2007	KCA	OF	138	134	326	17	6	7
2008	KCA	1B	14	13	130	10	1	13
2008	KCA	3B	19	19	18	24	3	3
2008	KCA	OF	119	115	260	7	2	3
2009	KCA	1B	11	6	60	3	0	4
2009	KCA	2B	3	3	5	6	0	1
2009	KCA	3B	107	99	66	171	11	14
2009	KCA	OF	32	31	39	0	1	0
2010	CHA	1B	3	0	5	0	0	0
2010	CHA	3B	52	49	32	82	10	6
2010	CHA	OF	10	10	12	0	0	0
2011	CHA	1B	11	2	40	1	0	1
2011	CHA	3B	28	23	17	38	0	1
2011	CHA	OF	9	2	2	0	1	0
2011	TOR	1B	7	0	7	1	0	0
2011	TOR	3B	4	3	3	10	0	1
2011	TOR	OF	6	2	4	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Mark Teahen — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
First Base	55
Second Base	3
Third Base	447
Left Field	37
Center Field	6
Right Field	280
Designated Hitter	19

Awards & Honors

Mark Teahen — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2009	Hutch Award
2006	Player of the Week	Week of 2006-07-29

Salary History

Mark Teahen's recorded salaries total $15,489,000 over 7 seasons, 2005 to 2011. Teahen's career, 2005 to 2011, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

Mark Teahen — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2011	CHA	AL	$4,750,000
2010	CHA	AL	$3,750,000
2009	KCA	AL	$3,575,000
2008	KCA	AL	$2,337,500
2007	KCA	AL	$416,000
2006	KCA	AL	$344,500
2005	KCA	AL	$316,000
Total recorded salary			$15,489,000

College History

Mark Teahen — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
St. Mary's College of California	Moraga	CA	2000, 2001, 2002

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

Mark Teahen: the record in brief

The profile opens with Mark Teahen's first major league game on April 4, 2005; the last one listed came on September 28, 2011. Club by club, the record runs the Kansas City Royals (2005 to 2009), the Chicago White Sox (2010 to 2011), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2011). Teahen, a third baseman by primary position, batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds. The birth record reads September 6, 1981, in Redlands, CA, USA. Teahen's full given name, per the bio, is Mark Thomas Teahen.

Teahen collected 759 hits in 2,873 at bats across 831 games, good for a .264 batting average, adding 67 home runs, 332 runs batted in, and 45 stolen bases. Teahen's career OPS of .736 combines a .327 on-base mark with .409 slugging. Teahen hit .264 while the league hit .263 over the same span, a figure close to average. The single-season home run high is 18, set in 2006. Teahen collected a career-high 155 hits in 2007.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Teahen

What years did Mark Teahen play?: Mark Teahen played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2011.
Was Mark Teahen a pitcher?: No. Mark Teahen was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Mark Teahen hit?: Mark Teahen hit 67 career home runs with 759 hits.
What teams did Mark Teahen play for?: Mark Teahen played for 3 teams: the Kansas City Royals (2005–2009), the Chicago White Sox (2010–2011), and the Toronto Blue Jays (2011).
What were Mark Teahen's career stats?: In 831 games, Mark Teahen had 759 hits, 67 home runs, 332 RBI, 388 runs, and 45 stolen bases, with a .264 batting average.
How much did Mark Teahen earn in his career?: Mark Teahen's recorded salaries total $15,489,000 over 7 seasons, 2005 to 2011. Teahen's career, 2005 to 2011, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was Mark Teahen's salary?: Mark Teahen's last recorded salary was $4,750,000, in 2011. His highest recorded salary was $4,750,000, in 2011, and his lowest was $316,000, in 2005. The Salary History table lists each season from 2005 to 2011.
What position did Mark Teahen play?: Mark Teahen played primarily as a third baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mark Teahen and how much did he weigh?: Mark Teahen was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 230 pounds.
How many home runs did Mark Teahen hit each season?: Mark Teahen's home runs by season: 7 in 2005, 18 in 2006, 7 in 2007, 15 in 2008, 12 in 2009, 4 in 2010, and 4 in 2011. His most in one season was 18, in 2006.
What was Mark Teahen's career batting average?: Mark Teahen batted .264 over his career, with 759 hits in 2,873 at bats.
How many RBI did Mark Teahen have?: Mark Teahen drove in 332 runs in his career.
Is Mark Teahen in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mark Teahen has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.