Mark
Langston
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: August 20, 1960 in Usa, CA, SAN DIEGO
 
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young or Rookie Of The Year.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1984 23 BAL AL 2 1 .667 5 5 0 0 0 24.7 28 15 1 17 20 5.47 .292 .395 .354 .749 0.3
1986 25 MIL AL 9 16 .360 37 28 0 0 0 187.3 196 101 14 110 114 4.85 .268 .366 .381 .747 3.1
1987 26 MIL AL 2 6 .250 11 9 0 0 0 57.7 62 37 8 25 31 5.78 .274 .343 .469 .812 0.1
1988 27 MIL AL 12 8 .600 28 28 2 0 0 185.0 171 95 23 77 147 4.62 .244 .317 .394 .710 8.1
1989 28 MIL AL 9 9 .500 23 23 0 0 0 155.3 157 80 26 54 126 4.64 .256 .316 .440 .757 6.9
1990 29 MIL AL 5 16 .238 31 31 0 0 0 184.3 209 116 35 72 156 5.66 .281 .344 .496 .839 0.8
1991 30 NOR AL 5 8 .385 28 16 2 0 1 132.3 119 59 20 51 125 4.01 .239 .314 .408 .722 6.4
1992 31 NOR AL 2 1 .667 3 1 0 0 0 22.0 17 6 2 12 22 2.45 .221 .326 .338 .664 2.2
  BOS AL 6 5 .545 37 14 2 1 0 136.3 134 79 20 66 117 5.22 .253 .336 .413 .749 3.2
  TOT   8 6 .571 40 15 2 1 0 158.3 151 85 22 78 139 4.83 .249 .335 .404 .738 5.4
1993 32 BOS AL 7 7 .500 24 18 1 0 1 141.7 112 58 13 56 151 3.68 .217 .294 .346 .640 7.8
1994 33 BOS AL 11 14 .440 32 32 3 2 0 201.3 198 107 28 71 211 4.78 .250 .318 .412 .731 7.5
1995 34 BOS AL 11 6 .647 29 22 1 0 0 153.3 141 80 26 65 167 4.70 .237 .314 .431 .745 6.4
1996 35 BOS AL 3 5 .375 10 10 0 0 0 61.7 60 32 4 28 58 4.67 .259 .342 .353 .696 3.1
12 Years Sim 84 102 .452 298 237 11 3 2 1642.9 1604 865 220 704 1445 4.74 .253 .328 .413 .742 56.0
Season Average 7 8 .467 24 19 0 0 0 136.9 133 72 18 58 120 4.74 .253 .328 .413 .742  
Career Highs 12 16 .667 40 32 3 2 1 201.3 209 116 35 110 211 5.78 .292 .395 .496 .839  
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1984 23 BAL AL P 5 5 24.7 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.09    
1986 25 MIL AL P 37 28 187.3 6 41 0 5 1.000 2.26    
1987 26 MIL AL P 11 9 57.7 6 7 1 1 .929 2.03    
1988 27 MIL AL P 28 28 185.0 14 28 3 2 .933 2.04    
1989 28 MIL AL P 23 23 155.3 14 26 1 1 .976 2.32    
1990 29 MIL AL P 31 31 184.3 9 27 1 2 .973 1.76    
1991 30 NOR AL P 28 16 132.3 7 24 2 0 .939 2.11    
1992 31 NOR AL P 3 1 22.0 2 3 0 0 1.000 2.04    
  BOS AL P 37 14 136.3 9 18 1 2 .964 1.78    
  TOT   P 40 15 158.3 11 21 1 2 .970 1.82    
1993 32 BOS AL P 24 18 141.7 4 18 0 4 1.000 1.40    
1994 33 BOS AL P 32 32 201.3 15 34 3 3 .942 2.19    
1995 34 BOS AL P 29 22 153.3 8 27 2 1 .946 2.05    
1996 35 BOS AL P 10 10 61.7 3 12 0 1 1.000 2.19    
Career Totals   298 237 1642.9 98 267 14 22 .963 2.00    
Career Highs   40 32 201.3 15 41 3 5 1.000 2.32    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1993 32 BOS AL 1 2 .333 4 0 0 0 0 8.3 7 4 0 3 9 4.32 .226 .294 .258 .552
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 4 0 0 0 0 8.3 7 4 0 3 9 4.32 .226 .294 .258 .552
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1986-9-16
1990-4-16
Complete Games
1991-10-2
1992-5-2
1994-7-3
Shutouts
1992-6-1
1994-1-2
Homeruns Allowed
1988-7-23
1989-5-26
1990-2-35
1992-10-22
1994-9-28
Strikeouts
1994-10-211
Walks Allowed
1986-1-110
1988-6-77
1990-9-72
1992-10-78
Hits per 9IP
1988-6-8.3
Strikeouts per 9IP
1990-6-7.6
1994-5-9.4
OAVG
1988-7-.244
1994-8-.250
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 22)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 96)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 22nd overall pick, by Philadelphia in 1984
Traded from Philadelphia to Baltimore on 3/2/1984 (Going to PHI: SS R. Gonzales. Going to BAL: P M. Langston)
Earned first career win on 5/14/1984
Injured on 6/21/1985 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Baltimore to Texas on 3/2/1986 (Going to TEX: P M. Langston, P M. Bielecki. Going to BAL: RF J. Charboneau)
Traded from Texas to Milwaukee on 3/2/1986 (Going to MIL: P M. Langston, 2B J. Bell. Going to TEX: SS B. Pena)
Injured on 6/3/1987 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1988, going 4-0, 1.61
Traded from New Orleans to Boston on 4/16/1992 (Going to NOR: P Andy Benes, P Charles Nagy. Going to BOS: P Mark Langston, P Lary Sorensen)
10/7/1992: Signed a contract extension with Boston, $1,140,000 per year, for 3 years
6/16/1995: Signed a contract extension with Boston, $2,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Struck out 16 batters against Texas on 6/30/1995
Injured on 6/7/1996 with a Tender Shoulder, out for one week
Released by Boston on 9/17/1997