What years did Mark Thurmond play?

Mark Thurmond played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1990.

Was Mark Thurmond a pitcher?

Yes. Mark Thurmond pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 320 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mark Thurmond hit?

Mark Thurmond hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.

What was Mark Thurmond's career batting average?

Mark Thurmond batted .139 over his career, with 22 hits in 158 at bats.

How many RBI did Mark Thurmond have?

Mark Thurmond drove in 13 runs in his career.

What was Mark Thurmond's career ERA?

Mark Thurmond finished with a 3.69 career ERA, going 40-46 with 320 strikeouts.

Mark Thurmond

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1990)

Mark Thurmond was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1990 for 4 teams, including the San Diego Padres, a span of 8 seasons. Across 314 career appearances, he went 40-46 with a 3.69 ERA, 320 strikeouts, and 21 saves.

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 40–46

ERA 3.69

WHIP 1.38

SO 320

Pitcher PIV -3277.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 9/12/1956 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1983-05-14
Last Game: 1990-09-02

Full name: Mark Anthony Thurmond

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Thurmond — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
40	46	314	97	6	3	21	837.2	890	343	69	262	320	3.69	-3277.5

Career ERA 3.69 vs. league average 3.89 across their career seasons — 5.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mark Thurmond Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1983	SDN	NL	7	3	21	18	2	0	0	115.1	104	34	33	49	2.65	3.87 (+31%)	789.9
1984	SDN	NL	14	8	32	29	1	1	0	178.2	174	59	55	57	2.97	3.81 (+22%)	-517.2
1985	SDN	NL	7	11	36	23	1	1	2	138.1	154	61	44	57	3.97	3.89 (-2%)	598.2
1986	SDN	NL	3	7	17	15	2	1	0	70.2	96	51	27	32	6.50	3.97 (-64%)	-577.4
1986	DET	AL	4	1	25	4	0	0	3	51.2	44	11	17	17	1.92	3.97 (+52%)	-1148.1
1987	DET	AL	0	1	48	0	0	0	5	61.2	83	29	24	21	4.23	4.29 (+1%)	-182.0
1988	BAL	AL	1	8	43	6	0	0	3	74.2	80	38	27	29	4.58	3.73 (-23%)	-2174.3
1989	BAL	AL	2	4	49	2	0	0	4	90.0	102	39	17	34	3.90	3.71 (-5%)	541.7
1990	SFN	NL	2	3	43	0	0	0	4	56.2	53	21	18	24	3.34	3.86 (+14%)	-608.3
Career · 9 seasons			40	46	314	97	6	3	21	837.2	890	343	262	320	3.69	—	-3,277

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 Thurmond — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
315	158	4	22	3	0	0	13	0	6	33	.139	.169	.158	.327	-341

Career AVG .139 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 46.1% below league average.

Career OBP .169 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 47.9% below league average.

Career SLG .158 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 59.4% below league average.

Career OPS .327 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mark Thurmond 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
1983	SDN	NL	21	37	1	2	1	0	2	6	.054	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SDN	NL	32	58	1	11	1	4	3	10	.190	.259 (-27%)	.322 (-29%)	.384 (-46%)	.707 (-38%)	-341.2
1985	SDN	NL	36	34	2	3	0	2	1	10	.088	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SDN	NL	18	24	0	6	1	6	0	3	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	DET	AL	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	DET	AL	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	BAL	AL	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	BAL	AL	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SFN	NL	43	5	0	0	0	1	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			315	158	4	22	3	13	6	33	.139	—	—	—	—	-341

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 Thurmond — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mark Thurmond — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	AVG
1987	ALCS	DET	1	0	0	.000
1984	NLCS	SDN	1	1	1	1.000
1984	WS	SDN	2	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mark Thurmond — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	4	3	0	9.1	19	10	5	3	9.64

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mark Thurmond — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1987	ALCS	DET	0	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0.00
1984	NLCS	SDN	1	1	1	3.2	7	4	2	1	9.82
1984	WS	SDN	1	2	2	5.1	12	6	3	2	10.12

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mark Thurmond — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	160	69	0	9	0	8	.130
Away	155	89	4	13	0	5	.146

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Thurmond — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	159	430.0	448	165	129	182	3.45
Away	155	407.2	442	178	133	138	3.93

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Thurmond — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1990-09-02	SFG	NYN	—	1.1	4	1	1	1	0	0
1990-08-25	SFG	PHI	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1990-08-23	SFG	PHI	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990-08-21	SFG	WSN	—	1.2	3	4	4	1	0	0
1990-08-19	SFG	NYN	—	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1990-08-18	SFG	NYN	—	2.0	2	1	0	0	0	0
1990-08-16	SFG	PHI	L	1.1	2	2	2	2	1	1
1990-08-14	SFG	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1990-08-13	SFG	CIN	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990-08-08	SFG	HOU	SV	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Thurmond — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	314	97	49	144	3	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Thurmond — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	SDN	P	21	18	7	22	0	0
1984	SDN	P	32	29	11	38	0	3
1985	SDN	P	36	23	8	27	1	2
1986	SDN	P	17	15	4	12	0	0
1986	DET	P	25	4	6	3	0	0
1987	DET	P	48	0	2	9	0	0
1988	BAL	P	43	6	3	8	1	0
1989	BAL	P	49	2	4	10	0	0
1990	SFN	P	43	0	4	15	1	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mark Thurmond Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	314

Awards & Honors

Mark Thurmond — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1984	TSN All-Star	LHP

Salary History

Mark Thurmond — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1989	BAL	AL	$470,000
1988	BAL	AL	$435,000
1987	DET	AL	$370,000
1986	SDN	NL	$270,000
1985	SDN	NL	$130,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,675,000

College History

Mark Thurmond — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Texas A&M University	College Station	TX	1976, 1977, 1978, 1979

Award Voting History

Mark Thurmond — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1983	Rookie of the Year	NL	9th	1.0	120	0

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Mark Thurmond: the record in brief

According to the bio, Mark Thurmond debuted on May 14, 1983 and played a final game on September 2, 1990. Thurmond played for the San Diego Padres (1983 through 1986), the Detroit Tigers (1986 through 1987), the Baltimore Orioles (1988 to 1989), and the San Francisco Giants (1990). Thurmond, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw left-handed. Thurmond is listed at 6'0" and 180 pounds. The birth record reads September 12, 1956, in Houston, TX, USA. Thurmond's full given name, per the bio, is Mark Anthony Thurmond.

Thurmond went 40-46 with a 3.69 ERA in 314 games, 97 of them starts. The totals include 320 strikeouts and 21 saves. That 3.69 ERA compares with a 3.89 league average across the same seasons, 5.3% better. No season topped the 14 wins of 1984. 1983 was Thurmond's sharpest full season, a 2.65 ERA against the league's 3.87.

The awards table records TSN All-Star, in 1984. The voting table's high point is a 9th-place Rookie of the Year finish in 1983.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Thurmond

What years did Mark Thurmond play?: Mark Thurmond played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1990.
Was Mark Thurmond a pitcher?: Yes. Mark Thurmond pitched in the major leagues, recording 40 wins and 320 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Thurmond hit?: Mark Thurmond hit 0 career home runs with 22 hits.
What was Mark Thurmond's career batting average?: Mark Thurmond batted .139 over his career, with 22 hits in 158 at bats.
How many RBI did Mark Thurmond have?: Mark Thurmond drove in 13 runs in his career.
What was Mark Thurmond's career ERA?: Mark Thurmond finished with a 3.69 career ERA, going 40-46 with 320 strikeouts.