What years did Mark Thompson play?

Mark Thompson played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2000.

Was Mark Thompson a pitcher?

Yes. Mark Thompson pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 198 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mark Thompson hit?

Mark Thompson hit 1 career home runs with 16 hits.

What was Mark Thompson's career batting average?

Mark Thompson batted .154 over his career, with 16 hits in 104 at bats.

How many RBI did Mark Thompson have?

Mark Thompson drove in 3 runs in his career.

What was Mark Thompson's career ERA?

Mark Thompson finished with a 5.74 career ERA, going 18-24 with 198 strikeouts.

Mark Thompson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1994-2000)

Mark Thompson was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2000 for the Colorado Rockies and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 7 seasons. Across 94 career appearances, he went 18-24 with a 5.74 ERA and 198 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 12, 2026

W–L 18–24

ERA 5.74

WHIP 1.68

SO 198

Pitcher PIV -9443.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 205 lb
Born: 4/7/1971 in Russellville, KY, USA
MLB Debut: 1994-07-26
Last Game: 2000-07-27

Full name: Mark Radford Thompson

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Thompson — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
18	24	94	52	3	1	0	337.0	404	215	55	161	198	5.74	-9443.0

Career ERA 5.74 vs. league average 4.56 across their career seasons — 25.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Mark Thompson — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1994	COL	NL	1	1	2	2	0	0	9.0	16	9	8	5	9.00	4.51 (-99%)	0.0
1995	COL	NL	2	3	21	5	0	0	51.0	73	37	22	30	6.53	4.45 (-47%)	-781.5
1996	COL	NL	9	11	34	28	3	1	169.2	189	100	74	99	5.30	4.61 (-15%)	-3594.8
1997	COL	NL	3	3	6	6	0	0	29.2	40	26	13	9	7.89	4.39 (-80%)	-2475.5
1998	COL	NL	1	2	6	6	0	0	23.1	36	20	12	14	7.71	4.43 (-74%)	-2421.1
1999	SLN	NL	1	3	5	5	0	0	29.1	26	9	17	22	2.76	4.71 (+41%)	507.7
2000	SLN	NL	1	1	20	0	0	0	25.0	24	14	15	19	5.04	4.77 (-6%)	-677.9
Career · 7 seasons			18	24	94	52	3	1	337.0	404	215	161	198	5.74	—	-9,443

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 Thompson — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
94	104	7	16	4	0	1	3	0	1	47	.154	.162	.221	.383	-546

Career AVG .154 vs. league average .269 across their career seasons — 42.8% below league average.

Career OBP .162 vs. league average .340 across their career seasons — 52.4% below league average.

Career SLG .221 vs. league average .426 across their career seasons — 48.1% below league average.

Career OPS .383 vs. league average .766 across their career seasons — 50.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mark Thompson — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1994	COL	NL	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	COL	NL	21	13	2	5	0	0	0	0	7	.385	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	COL	NL	34	58	3	8	3	0	2	1	21	.138	.269 (-49%)	.340 (-55%)	.426 (-56%)	.767 (-55%)	-546.2
1997	COL	NL	6	11	1	2	1	1	1	0	5	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	COL	NL	6	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	SLN	NL	5	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SLN	NL	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			94	104	7	16	4	1	3	1	47	.154	—	—	—	—	-546

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

Playoff Batting by Year

Mark Thompson — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1995	NLDS1	COL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mark Thompson — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mark Thompson — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1995	NLDS1	COL	0	0	1	0	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Thompson — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	51	51	5	11	0	2	.216
Away	43	53	2	5	1	1	.094

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Thompson — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	51	169.0	220	125	81	96	6.66
Away	43	168.0	184	90	80	102	4.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mark Thompson — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2000-07-27	STL	AZ	L	0	0
2000-07-22	STL	HOU	L	0	0
2000-07-15	STL	CHW	L	0	0
2000-07-08	STL	SFG	L	1	0
2000-07-04	STL	CIN	W	0	0
2000-07-01	STL	HOU	W	1	0
2000-06-29	STL	CIN	W	0	0
2000-06-28	STL	CIN	L	0	0
2000-06-05	STL	KCR	L	1	1
2000-06-03	STL	CLE	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Thompson — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2000-07-27	STL	AZ	—	1.0	4	4	0	0	0	1
2000-07-22	STL	HOU	—	1.1	5	4	4	1	1	0
2000-07-15	STL	CHW	—	1.2	2	2	2	1	1	0
2000-07-08	STL	SFG	—	2.2	2	1	1	1	5	0
2000-07-04	STL	CIN	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2000-07-01	STL	HOU	W	2.1	1	1	0	0	1	0
2000-06-29	STL	CIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2000-06-28	STL	CIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2000-06-05	STL	KCR	—	2.0	2	4	2	2	2	0
2000-06-03	STL	CLE	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Thompson — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	94	52	27	46	5	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Thompson — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1994	COL	P	2	2	1	0	0	0
1995	COL	P	21	5	3	10	0	1
1996	COL	P	34	28	14	21	5	2
1997	COL	P	6	6	2	5	0	0
1998	COL	P	6	6	2	2	0	0
1999	SLN	P	5	5	3	4	0	0
2000	SLN	P	20	0	2	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mark Thompson — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	94

Salary History

Mark Thompson — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	SLN	NL	$400,000
1998	COL	NL	$300,000
1997	COL	NL	$252,000
1996	COL	NL	$145,000
1995	COL	NL	$109,000
1994	COL	NL	$109,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,315,000

College History

Mark Thompson — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Kentucky	Lexington	KY	1990, 1991, 1992

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Career Spans

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Mark Thompson: the record in brief

Mark Thompson's major league career runs from a debut on July 26, 1994 to a final game on July 27, 2000. The season rows list, in order, the Colorado Rockies (1994 through 1998) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1999 to 2000). Thompson played primarily as a pitcher and both batted and threw right-handed. Born on April 7, 1971, in Russellville, KY, USA, Thompson was listed at 6'2" and 205 pounds. On the record, Mark Thompson was born Mark Radford Thompson.

Thompson's career pitching line is 18 wins, 24 losses and a 5.74 ERA over 94 appearances. Thompson had 198 strikeouts. The league ERA over Thompson's seasons was 4.56, so the 5.74 figure ran 25.9% worse than average. 1996 brought Thompson a season-high 9 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 5.30 in 1996, when the league's was 4.61.

The playoff pitching line reads 0-0, 0.00 ERA, across 1 appearances. Those appearances came in 1995.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Thompson

What years did Mark Thompson play?: Mark Thompson played in Major League Baseball from 1994 to 2000.
Was Mark Thompson a pitcher?: Yes. Mark Thompson pitched in the major leagues, recording 18 wins and 198 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Thompson hit?: Mark Thompson hit 1 career home runs with 16 hits.
What was Mark Thompson's career batting average?: Mark Thompson batted .154 over his career, with 16 hits in 104 at bats.
How many RBI did Mark Thompson have?: Mark Thompson drove in 3 runs in his career.
What was Mark Thompson's career ERA?: Mark Thompson finished with a 5.74 career ERA, going 18-24 with 198 strikeouts.