What years did Mark Wohlers play?

Mark Wohlers played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2002.

Was Mark Wohlers a pitcher?

Yes. Mark Wohlers pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 557 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Mark Wohlers hit?

Mark Wohlers hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Mark Wohlers play for?

Mark Wohlers played for 4 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1991–1999), the Cincinnati Reds (2000–2001), the New York Yankees (2001), and the Cleveland Indians (2002).

Did Mark Wohlers win a Cy Young Award?

No. Mark Wohlers did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Mark Wohlers win?

Mark Wohlers was selected to 1 All-Star Game.

What were Mark Wohlers's career stats?

In 533 games, Mark Wohlers went 39-29 with a 3.97 ERA, 557 strikeouts, 553.1 innings pitched, and 119 saves.

What was Mark Wohlers's salary?

Mark Wohlers's last recorded salary was $2,600,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $5,200,000, in 1999, and his lowest was $140,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2003.

What position did Mark Wohlers play?

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

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

Mark Wohlers was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 207 pounds.

What was Mark Wohlers's career ERA?

Mark Wohlers finished with a 3.97 career ERA, going 39-29 with 557 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Mark Wohlers have?

Mark Wohlers recorded 557 career strikeouts.

Is Mark Wohlers in the Hall of Fame?

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

Mark Wohlers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2002)

Mark Wohlers was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2002 for 4 teams, including the Atlanta Braves, a span of 12 seasons. Across 533 career appearances, he went 39-29 with a 3.97 ERA, 557 strikeouts, and 119 saves. Mark Wohlers was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 13312.5.

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 17, 2026

W–L 39–29

ERA 3.97

WHIP 1.38

SO 557

Pitcher PIV 13312.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 207 lb
Born: 1/23/1970 in Holyoke, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1991-08-17
Last Game: 2002-09-28
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Mark Edward Wohlers

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Career Pitching Statistics

Mark Wohlers — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
39	29	533	0	0	0	119	553.1	490	244	37	272	557	3.97	13312.5

Career ERA 3.97 vs. league average 4.37 across their career seasons — 9.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Mark Wohlers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1991	ATL	NL	3	1	17	2	19.2	17	7	13	13	3.20	3.91 (+18%)	-281.0
1992	ATL	NL	1	2	32	4	35.1	28	10	14	17	2.55	3.75 (+32%)	579.2
1993	ATL	NL	6	2	46	0	48.0	37	24	22	45	4.50	4.19 (-7%)	1330.7
1994	ATL	NL	7	2	51	1	51.0	51	26	33	58	4.59	4.51 (-2%)	1879.8
1995	ATL	NL	7	3	65	25	64.2	51	15	24	90	2.09	4.45 (+53%)	4209.2
1996	ATL	NL	2	4	77	39	77.1	71	26	21	100	3.03	4.61 (+34%)	3512.8
1997	ATL	NL	5	7	71	33	69.1	57	27	38	92	3.50	4.39 (+20%)	2707.2
1998	ATL	NL	0	1	27	8	20.1	18	23	33	22	10.18	4.43 (-130%)	-1443.0
1999	ATL	NL	0	0	2	0	0.2	1	2	6	0	27.00	—	0.0
2000	CIN	NL	1	2	20	0	28.0	19	14	17	20	4.50	4.77 (+6%)	-105.2
2001	CIN	NL	3	1	30	0	32.0	36	14	7	21	3.94	4.42 (+11%)	-80.3
2001	NYA	AL	1	0	31	0	35.2	33	18	18	33	4.54	4.42 (-3%)	473.6
2002	CLE	AL	3	4	64	7	71.1	71	38	26	46	4.79	4.28 (-12%)	529.5
Career · 13 seasons			39	29	533	119	553.1	490	244	272	557	3.97	—	13,313

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 Wohlers — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
533	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	.083	.083	.083	.167	0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 68.6% below league average.

Career OBP .083 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 75.1% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 80.0% below league average.

Career OPS .167 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 77.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Mark Wohlers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1991	ATL	NL	17	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	ATL	NL	32	2	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	ATL	NL	46	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	ATL	NL	51	1	1	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	ATL	NL	65	3	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	ATL	NL	77	3	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	ATL	NL	71	2	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	ATL	NL	27	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	ATL	NL	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CIN	NL	20	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	CIN	NL	30	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	NYA	AL	31	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2002	CLE	AL	64	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			533	12	1	1	11	.083	—	—	—	—	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 Wohlers — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
39	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Mark Wohlers — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
2001	ALCS	NYA	1	0	0	.000
1997	NLCS	ATL	1	0	0	.000
1997	NLDS2	ATL	1	0	0	.000
1996	NLCS	ATL	3	1	1	.000
1996	NLDS1	ATL	3	0	0	.000
1996	WS	ATL	4	0	0	.000
1995	NLCS	ATL	4	0	0	.000
1995	NLDS1	ATL	3	0	0	.000
1995	WS	ATL	4	0	0	.000
1993	NLCS	ATL	4	0	0	.000
1992	NLCS	ATL	3	0	0	.000
1992	WS	ATL	2	0	0	.000
1991	NLCS	ATL	3	0	0	.000
1991	WS	ATL	3	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Mark Wohlers — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	39	0	9	38.1	33	10	17	44	2.35

Playoff Pitching by Year

Mark Wohlers — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2001	ALCS	NYA	0	0	1	0	0.2	3	1	1	1	13.50
1997	NLCS	ATL	0	0	1	0	1.0	0	0	1	1	0.00
1997	NLDS2	ATL	0	0	1	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0.00
1996	NLCS	ATL	0	0	3	2	3.0	0	0	0	4	0.00
1996	NLDS1	ATL	0	0	3	3	3.1	1	0	0	4	0.00
1996	WS	ATL	0	0	4	0	4.1	7	3	2	4	6.23
1995	NLCS	ATL	1	0	4	0	5.0	2	1	0	8	1.80
1995	NLDS1	ATL	0	1	3	2	2.2	6	2	2	4	6.75
1995	WS	ATL	0	0	4	2	5.0	4	1	3	3	1.80
1993	NLCS	ATL	0	1	4	0	5.1	2	2	3	10	3.38
1992	NLCS	ATL	0	0	3	0	3.0	2	0	1	2	0.00
1992	WS	ATL	0	0	2	0	0.2	0	0	1	0	0.00
1991	NLCS	ATL	0	0	3	0	1.2	3	0	1	1	0.00
1991	WS	ATL	0	0	3	0	1.2	2	0	2	1	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Batting — Home / Away

Mark Wohlers — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	277	8	1	1	0	0	.125
Away	256	4	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Mark Wohlers — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	277	299.0	264	137	146	289	4.12
Away	256	254.1	226	107	126	268	3.79

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Mark Wohlers — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2002-09-28	CLE	KCR	W	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2002-09-26	CLE	MIN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002-09-22	CLE	KCR	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
2002-09-21	CLE	KCR	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
2002-09-20	CLE	KCR	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2002-09-18	CLE	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
2002-09-12	CLE	MIN	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
2002-09-10	CLE	TOR	L	2.0	1	1	0	1	0	0
2002-09-07	CLE	CHW	SV	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2002-09-06	CLE	CHW	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mark Wohlers — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	533	0	39	53	12	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mark Wohlers — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1991	ATL	P	17	0	3	0	1
1992	ATL	P	32	2	7	0	0
1993	ATL	P	46	6	6	0	1
1994	ATL	P	51	3	8	1	0
1995	ATL	P	65	4	3	0	0
1996	ATL	P	77	4	3	3	0
1997	ATL	P	71	7	2	1	0
1998	ATL	P	27	3	1	0	0
1999	ATL	P	2	0	0	1	0
2000	CIN	P	20	2	3	1	0
2001	CIN	P	30	0	4	2	0
2001	NYA	P	31	1	6	1	0
2002	CLE	P	64	7	7	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Mark Wohlers Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	533

Salary History

Mark Wohlers's recorded salaries total $17,972,500 over 10 seasons, 1993 to 2003. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Wohlers's career ran from 1991 to 2002. No salary is recorded for 1991, 1992, and 2000.

Mark Wohlers — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	CLE	AL	$2,600,000
2002	CLE	AL	$600,000
2001	CIN	NL	$500,000
1999	ATL	NL	$5,200,000
1998	ATL	NL	$4,125,000
1997	ATL	NL	$3,000,000
1996	ATL	NL	$1,425,000
1995	ATL	NL	$202,500
1994	ATL	NL	$180,000
1993	ATL	NL	$140,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$17,972,500

Award Voting History

Mark Wohlers — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1992	Rookie of the Year	NL	7th	1.0	120	0

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Mark Wohlers: the record in brief

Mark Wohlers's major league career runs from a debut on August 17, 1991 to a final game on September 28, 2002. Wohlers played for the Atlanta Braves (1991 through 1999), the Cincinnati Reds (2000 through 2001), the New York Yankees (2001), and the Cleveland Indians (2002). Wohlers, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. Wohlers is listed at 207 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Wohlers was born on January 23, 1970, in Holyoke, MA, USA. The given name on file is Mark Edward Wohlers.

Wohlers's career pitching line is 39 wins, 29 losses and a 3.97 ERA over 533 appearances. The same table counts 557 strikeouts and 119 saves. The leagues Wohlers pitched in allowed 4.37 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 9.3% better than average. No season topped the 7 wins of 1994. 1996 produced Wohlers's most strikeouts, 100. Wohlers saved 39 games in 1996, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mark Wohlers

What years did Mark Wohlers play?: Mark Wohlers played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2002.
Was Mark Wohlers a pitcher?: Yes. Mark Wohlers pitched in the major leagues, recording 39 wins and 557 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mark Wohlers hit?: Mark Wohlers hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Mark Wohlers play for?: Mark Wohlers played for 4 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1991–1999), the Cincinnati Reds (2000–2001), the New York Yankees (2001), and the Cleveland Indians (2002).
Did Mark Wohlers win a Cy Young Award?: No. Mark Wohlers did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Mark Wohlers win?: Mark Wohlers was selected to 1 All-Star Game.
What were Mark Wohlers's career stats?: In 533 games, Mark Wohlers went 39-29 with a 3.97 ERA, 557 strikeouts, 553.1 innings pitched, and 119 saves.
How much did Mark Wohlers earn in his career?: Mark Wohlers's recorded salaries total $17,972,500 over 10 seasons, 1993 to 2003. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Wohlers's career ran from 1991 to 2002. No salary is recorded for 1991, 1992, and 2000.
What was Mark Wohlers's salary?: Mark Wohlers's last recorded salary was $2,600,000, in 2003. His highest recorded salary was $5,200,000, in 1999, and his lowest was $140,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 2003.
What position did Mark Wohlers play?: Mark Wohlers played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Mark Wohlers and how much did he weigh?: Mark Wohlers was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 207 pounds.
What was Mark Wohlers's career ERA?: Mark Wohlers finished with a 3.97 career ERA, going 39-29 with 557 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Mark Wohlers have?: Mark Wohlers recorded 557 career strikeouts.
Is Mark Wohlers in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mark Wohlers has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.