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P Mark Langston #16
Age: 36 | Bats: R | Throws: L
07/14/1997
P MARK LANGSTON #16 - AGE: 36 - BATS: R - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
14 10 5-3 1 2.96 70.0 54 4 29 69 1.19 1.7
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 13 14 13 13
Movement 11 11 11 11
Control 9 10 9 9
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 12 12
Slider 15 15
Curveball 9 9
Changeup 7 7
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 89-91 Mph
Stamina 15
Suggested Role Starter
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 20
Defense 9
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 20
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/08/1997 @ ARI Loss, 0-6 1.2 2 0 0 1 2
07/06/1997 @ OAK Win, 10-3 3.1 3 2 2 4 3 Win
07/03/1997 ARI Win, 6-1 1.1 1 0 0 3 1
07/01/1997 @ NOB Win, 8-4 1.1 1 1 1 0 3
06/30/1997 IFC Loss, 0-4 2.1 2 2 2 2 2 Loss
06/26/1997 @ NAP Win, 8-6 X 6.0 2 2 2 2 6 Win
06/24/1997 @ NAP Loss, 1-8 1.1 1 2 2 2 2
06/23/1997 RAIN Loss, 5-6 X 2.2 1 1 0 0 2
06/22/1997 RAIN Win, 19-5 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 Save
06/17/1997 @ COL Loss, 5-12 1.0 3 5 5 3 1 Loss
Birthday:08/20/1960
Born in:San Diego, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Drafted:1983, 14th Pick in Round 1
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 11 5 3 4 0 6.46 39.0 41 30 28 12 30 37 0 0.0 0 2 40.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 6 3 16.62 9.46 8.54 6.92 7.34 1.82 173 -0.9 .261        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 52 14 2 0 4 13 6 12 0 0 1 .269 .356 .538 .894      
vs. RHB 108 27 2 0 8 17 24 25 0 0 0 .250 .386 .491 .877      
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 2  
May 4 4 2 2 0 5.61 25.2 26 18 16 9 12 22  
June 4 1 0 2 0 12.86 7.0 9 10 10 2 10 9  
July 3 0 1 0 0 2.84 6.1 6 2 2 1 8 6  
Last Year 33 33 11 8 0 4.23 187.1 155 94 88 30 100 162  
2 Years Ago 31 31 10 9 0 4.08 163.1 147 80 74 28 74 173  
Career 335 283 94 127 3 4.79 1899.2 1694 1084 1011 356 965 1757  
Home 3 1 0 1 0 2.89 9.1 6 4 3 2 6 10  
Road 8 4 3 3 0 7.58 29.2 35 26 25 10 24 27  
Grass 9 3 2 3 0 5.97 28.2 25 20 19 9 25 28  
Turf 2 2 1 1 0 7.84 10.1 16 10 9 3 5 9  
Day 9 5 3 3 0 5.50 37.2 38 25 23 11 27 35  
Night 2 0 0 1 0 33.75 1.1 3 5 5 1 3 2  
As Starter 5 5 2 3 0 6.16 30.2 32 23 21 10 18 27  
As Reliever / Substitution 6 0 1 1 0 7.56 8.1 9 7 7 2 12 10  
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 14 10 5 3 1 2.96 70.0 54 29 23 4 29 69 1 10.0 1 7 70.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF R/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 2 0 100.0 4 1 10.67 6.94 8.87 3.73 4.07 1.19 78 1.7 .266        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 51 9 3 0 0 6 8 11 0 0 0 .176 .288 .235 .523      
vs. RHB 209 45 7 1 4 23 21 58 1 1 0 .215 .286 .316 .602      
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE 1997 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 6.0 1 3 0 0 5 7  
April 5 5 3 1 0 4.18 32.1 39 17 15 2 12 28  
May 2 2 1 0 0 0.60 15.0 7 1 1 0 6 15  
June 5 2 1 1 1 3.52 15.1 6 7 6 2 6 16  
July 1 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 3  
Career 14 10 5 3 1 2.96 70.0 54 29 23 4 29 69  
Home 8 6 3 2 1 2.55 42.1 37 15 12 1 12 40  
Road 6 4 2 1 0 3.58 27.2 17 14 11 3 17 29  
Grass 13 9 5 3 1 2.67 64.0 48 25 19 3 24 66  
Turf 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 6.0 6 4 4 1 5 3  
Day 6 6 3 2 0 3.52 38.1 40 20 15 2 17 35  
Night 8 4 2 1 1 2.27 31.2 14 9 8 2 12 34  
As Starter 10 10 5 2 0 2.61 62.0 50 24 18 4 25 58  
As Reliever / Substitution 4 0 0 1 1 5.63 8.0 4 5 5 0 4 11  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1984 St. Louis - DBL 23 13 13 3 7 0 5.79 88.2 83 65 57 15 52 61 2 0 1.52 .255 5.43 -0.0 73
1985 Boston - DBL 24 21 21 5 14 0 5.30 141.0 137 91 83 24 74 135 4 1 1.50 .294 4.81 0.8 78
1985 Texas - DBL 24 11 11 6 3 0 3.78 81.0 65 36 34 14 32 72 0 0 1.20 .233 4.55 0.7 110
1985 Total - DBL 24 32 32 11 17 0 4.74 222.0 202 127 117 38 106 207 4 1 1.39 .272 4.71 1.4 87
1986 Texas - DBL 25 30 30 11 12 0 4.94 202.1 181 113 111 37 89 168 5 1 1.33 .257 4.96 1.2 87
1987 Texas - DBL 26 8 8 2 5 0 3.94 59.1 38 26 26 7 33 45 2 0 1.20 .199 4.65 0.5 108
1988 Texas - DBL 27 36 24 6 14 0 6.02 173.1 165 122 116 31 98 175 2 0 1.52 .289 4.90 0.9 72
1989 Texas - DBL 28 33 33 12 15 0 4.29 235.0 205 128 112 58 105 195 6 1 1.32 .230 5.72 -1.3 94
1990 Texas - DBL 29 32 1 1 1 2 4.28 73.2 62 38 35 14 47 93 0 0 1.48 .284 4.84 -0.3 97
1991 New York - DBL 30 13 13 2 10 0 7.75 72.0 87 67 62 18 40 65 1 0 1.76 .318 5.94 -0.5 54
1992 New York - DBL 31 28 28 10 12 0 4.03 176.1 160 84 79 29 76 170 1 0 1.34 .278 4.51 1.5 103
1993 New York - DBL 32 4 1 1 0 1 4.09 11.0 9 6 5 1 7 12 0 0 1.45 .286 3.49 0.2 101
1994 New York - DBL 33 31 31 11 13 0 4.63 196.1 159 104 101 38 108 194 5 2 1.36 .249 5.17 0.6 93
1995 San Diego - DBL 34 31 31 10 9 0 4.08 163.1 147 80 74 28 74 173 0 0 1.35 .283 4.46 1.4 100
1996 San Diego - DBL 35 33 33 11 8 0 4.23 187.1 155 94 88 30 100 162 0 0 1.36 .253 4.87 1.1 100
1997 San Diego - DBL 36 11 5 3 4 0 6.46 39.0 41 30 28 12 30 37 0 0 1.82 .261 7.34 -0.9 66
Total DBL 335 283 94 127 3 4.79 1899.2 1694 1084 1011 356 965 1757 28 5 1.40 .263 5.03 5.8 90
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1984 San Antonio - CBL 23 21 21 11 8 0 3.42 160.2 141 65 61 17 55 114 7 0 1.22 .269 4.12 2.6 127
1985 Makiki - WL 24 5 5 2 2 0 3.96 36.1 31 17 16 2 14 23 1 0 1.24 .261 3.81 0.6 101
1991 Greensboro - CBL 30 15 10 3 3 0 5.16 83.2 94 51 48 8 40 101 1 0 1.60 .381 3.68 1.8 86
1997 Tucson - AAA 36 14 10 5 3 1 2.96 70.0 54 29 23 4 29 69 1 1 1.19 .266 4.07 1.7 176
Total CBL 36 31 14 11 0 4.02 244.1 235 116 109 25 95 215 8 0 1.35 .306 3.97 113.1
Total HBL 14 10 5 3 1 2.96 70.0 54 29 23 4 29 69 1 1 1.19 .266 4.07 175.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1984 St. Louis - DBL P 13 13 4 9 0 15 2 .867 88.2 1.32 -0.7 .927
1984 San Antonio - CBL P 21 21 6 32 1 38 0 1.000 160.2 2.13 +0.3 1.024
1985 Boston - DBL P 21 21 4 23 0 30 3 .900 141.0 1.72 -0.6 .984
1985 Texas - DBL P 11 11 4 13 0 18 1 .944 81.0 1.89 -0.6 .940
1985 Makiki - WL P 5 5 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 36.1 2.23 -0.0 1.000
1986 Texas - DBL P 30 30 3 24 0 29 2 .931 202.1 1.20 -0.8 1.040
1987 Texas - DBL P 8 8 2 9 0 11 0 1.000 59.1 1.67 -0.2 1.035
1988 Texas - DBL P 36 24 9 14 0 27 4 .852 173.1 1.19 -2.3 .913
1989 Texas - DBL P 33 33 5 26 2 31 0 1.000 235.0 1.19 -0.8 1.086
1990 Texas - DBL P 32 1 1 6 0 8 1 .875 73.2 0.86 -0.4 1.037
1991 New York - DBL P 13 13 2 5 0 8 1 .875 72.0 0.88 -0.4 1.039
1991 Greensboro - CBL P 15 10 1 7 0 8 0 1.000 83.2 0.86 +0.4 1.202
1992 New York - DBL P 28 28 5 16 0 23 2 .913 176.1 1.07 -1.4 .979
1993 New York - DBL P 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 11.0 0.82 -0.1 1.042
1994 New York - DBL P 30 30 8 19 3 28 1 .964 196.1 1.24 -1.4 1.044
1995 San Diego - DBL P 31 31 3 26 2 29 0 1.000 163.1 1.60 -1.1 1.041
1996 San Diego - DBL P 33 33 7 22 1 32 3 .906 187.1 1.39 -1.5 1.090
1997 San Diego - DBL P 11 5 2 3 0 6 1 .833 39.0 1.15 -0.9 .833
1997 Tucson - AAA P 14 10 5 3 0 8 0 1.000 70.0 1.03 -0.2 1.034
TOTAL P 389 328 76 262 9 359 21 .942 2250.1 1.35 -12.6 1.021
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1983 Drafted in the 1983 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (14); Movement: 11 (12); Control: 8 (10).
04/02/1984 Named the #41 prospect in the DBL
11/02/1984 Drafted in the 1984 expansion draft (Round 14, Pick 1, 53rd overall pick) by the Boston Red Sox.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 8 (8).
01/15/1985 Named to the 1985 Hawaii Winter League for the Makiki Seals.
02/20/1985 Wins the 1985 HWL Championship with the Makiki Seals.
07/07/1985 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 10 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/31/1985 Was traded by the Boston Red Sox to the Texas Rangers in exchange for draft picks.
09/06/1985 Injured (Hand soreness), day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 12 (12); Control: 9 (9).
05/24/1986 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/01/1986 Wins the DBL FL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
05/11/1987 Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 7 months.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
05/01/1989 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/28/1989 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
12/30/1990 Was traded by the Texas Rangers to the New York Yankees in exchange for DH Eddie Murray.
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 9 (9).
05/07/1992 Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
07/22/1992 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/01/1992 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1994 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
04/05/1994 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Texas Rangers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/12/1994 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days.
07/15/1994 Injured (Bruised forearm), out for 2 days.
08/17/1994 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 7 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
01/01/1995 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
01/01/1995 Released by the New York Yankees.
07/18/1995 Injured (Sinus infection), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/22/1995 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/14/1995 Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 3-4 months.
01/01/1996 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
04/27/1996 Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 5 days.
06/26/1996 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/21/1996 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 9 (9).
05/02/1997 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Omaha Storm Chasers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/11/1997 Was traded by the San Diego Padres to the New York Yankees, along with RF Darryl Hamilton, RP Rich Loiselle, in exchange for RP Andy Ashby, C Mike Lieberthal.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1989 33 7
1996 33 6
Year W Rank
1985 2 10
Year L Rank
1985 17 5
1989 15 7
Year Win. % Rank
1985 .500 9
Year IP Rank
1985 36.1 7
Year BF Rank
1985 150 8
Year HRA Rank
1985 38 3
1989 58 1
Year BB Rank
1985 14 1
1985 106 4
1986 89 7
1988 98 7
1989 105 2
1994 108 3
1996 100 6
Year K Rank
1985 23 3
1985 207 4
1989 195 4
Year WP Rank
1985 2 7
1986 7 6
1994 8 7
Year ERA Rank
1985 3.96 10
Year BABIP Rank
1985 .261 2
1986 .257 9
1989 .230 2
1994 .249 6
Year WHIP Rank
1985 1.24 4
Year RA/9 Rank
1985 11.15 4
Year HR/9 Rank
1985 0.50 7
Year H/9 Rank
1985 7.68 2
1994 7.29 7
Year K/9 Rank
1985 5.70 3
1985 8.39 2
1986 7.47 7
1988 9.09 3
1989 7.47 6
1992 8.68 4
1995 9.53 10
Year QS Rank
1985 3 4
Year QSP Rank
1985 .600 4
Year CG Rank
1985 1 3
Year CGP Rank
1985 .200 3
Year SHO Rank
1994 2 5
Year GB% Rank
1995 0.52 5
1996 0.52 7
Year WAR Rank
1985 0.6 8
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