Mark Parent

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 215lb (196cm, 97kg)

Born: September 16, 1961 in Ashland, OR us

Draft: Drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 4th round of the 1979 MLB June Amateur Draft from Anderson Union HS (Anderson, CA).

High School: Anderson Union HS (Anderson, CA)

Debut: September 20, 1986 (Age 25-004d, 15,273rd in major league history)
vs. HOU 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 1, 1998 (Age 36-350d)
vs. LAD 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: John Boggs & Associates • Previously: Dennis Gilbert

Full Name: Mark Alan Parent

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.7

1303

279

.214

112

RBI

168

OBP

.268

SLG

.375

OPS

.642

OPS+

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 53 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 1 walk-off, 6 tying, 13 go ahead

6 Tms
SDP	16
PIT	15
BAL	8
DET	7
CHC	6
PHI	1

Platoon
vs RHP	29
vs LHP	24

Home/Road
Away	30
Home	23

Outs
0	21
1	17
2	15

21 Opps
HOU	8
SDP	6
SFG	5
STL	3
CAL	3
SEA	3
LAD	3
CHC	2
DET	2
PIT	2
ATL	2
PHI	2
BOS	2
CLE	2
FLA	2
ARI	1
COL	1
TEX	1
CIN	1
KCR	1
TOR	1

49 Pitchers
Fernando Valenzuela	2
Bryan Hickerson	2
Greg Swindell	2
William VanLandingham	2
Mark Langston	1
Jeremy Hernandez	1
Dave Meads	1
Mike Scott	1
Tim Wakefield	1
Derek Lilliquist	1
Tony Castillo	1
Andy Benes	1
Mike Moore	1
John Smiley	1
Brian Anderson	1
Todd Van Poppel	1
Rusty Meacham	1
Tim Belcher	1
Joey Hamilton	1
Edwin Hurtado	1
Sergio Valdez	1
Jim Deshaies	1
Matt Young	1
Dennis Cook	1
Mark Eichhorn	1
Sid Fernandez	1
Esteban Loaiza	1
Bob Forsch	1
Doug Drabek	1
Doug Bochtler	1
Ted Power	1
Ed Olwine	1
Joe Price	1
John Tudor	1
Dave Fleming	1
Shawn Boskie	1
Scott Garrelts	1
René Arocha	1
Scott Sanderson	1
Steve Dreyer	1
Scott Sanders	1
Tim Leary	1
Rocky Childress	1
Allen Watson	1
Ricky Horton	1
Pat Rapp	1
Joaquín Andújar	1
David West	1
Joe Rosselli	1

20 Parks
Qualcomm St (SAN)	16
Tiger Stad (DET)	6
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	5
Astrodome (HOU)	4
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	4
SunLife Stad (MIA)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1
Camden Yards (BAL)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1
Busch Stad (STL)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Chase Field (PHO)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1

Where Hit
7	29
78	12
9	7
89	3
8	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	11
3	11
2	11
5	9
6	5
4	5
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	49
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	31
1--	11
12-	4
--3	2
-2-	2
1-3	2
-23	1

82 RBI
RISP	11
0 on	31
1 on	15
2 on	7
Any on	22

Inning
1	1
2	4
3	3
4	9
5	7
6	11
7	9
8	4
9	4
Extra	1

1-3	8
4-6	27
7-end	18

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	3
+2	5
+1	6
Tied	6
-1	11
-2	4
-3	1
-4..	13

Ahead	18
Tied	6
Behind	29

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	11
1-0	8
1-1	8
3-1	6
3-2	4
2-2	4
3-0	4
0-1	3
2-0	3
0-2	1
1-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	51
PH	2

OrderPos
7th	20
8th	18
9th	7
6th	5
5th	3

Leverage
High Lev	12
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	24

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1988-08-14	SDP	@	HOU	Joaquín Andújar	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	0.096	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Flannery Scores
2	2	2	2	1988-08-14	SDP	@	HOU	Dave Meads	ahead 4-1	t 6	2	-2-	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	8	2	0.077	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); T. Flannery Scores/unER; M. Parent Scores/unER
3	3	3	1	1988-09-11	SDP		ATL	Ed Olwine	ahead 7-2	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	8	2	0.002	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
4	4	4	1	1988-09-25	SDP		HOU	Bob Forsch	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	12-	3,(2-0) BBX	3	8	2	0.111	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Nelson Scores; D. Thon Scores
5	5	5	2	1988-09-25	SDP		HOU	Rocky Childress	ahead 6-1	b 7	1	---	6,(2-2) CCBFBX	1	8	2	0.006	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
6	6	6	1	1988-09-28	SDP		LAD	Ricky Horton	behind 0-1	b 16	2	1--	3,(1-1) ..CBX	2	5	PH	0.914	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Martínez Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1989-04-04	SDP		SFG	Joe Price	behind 2-8	b 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.004	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	2	1	1989-04-30	SDP	@	CHC	Scott Sanderson	behind 2-6	t 7	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.031	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
9	9	3	1	1989-05-06	SDP		PIT	Doug Drabek	tied 1-1	b 6	2	1-3	5,(0-2) FSFFX	3	7	2	0.339	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF Line); T. Gwynn Scores; C. Martínez Scores
10	10	4	1	1989-06-21	SDP		LAD	Tim Leary	behind 1-6	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) .CBX	1	7	2	0.027	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
11	11	5	1	1989-06-25	SDP		SFG	Scott Garrelts	behind 4-5	b 3	2	1--	4,(3-0) BBBX	2	7	2	0.255	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Templeton Scores
12	12	6	1	1989-08-07	SDP		HOU	Jim Deshaies	ahead 3-2	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	8	2	0.107	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	7	1	1989-09-14	SDP		ATL	Sergio Valdez	behind 3-13	b 9	0	---	2,(0-1) ..FX	1	6	PH	0.000	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1990-06-25	SDP	@	HOU	Mike Scott	behind 0-5	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.031	7%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	1990-07-06	SDP		STL	John Tudor	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	6,(2-2) BCBFFX	1	8	2	0.128	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
16	16	3	1	1990-10-03	SDP	@	LAD	Dennis Cook	tied 3-3	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	6	2	0.173	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1992-07-31 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	Matt Young	ahead 3-2	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	2	0.113	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Parent Scores
18	18	2	1	1992-10-03	BAL	@	CLE	Ted Power	ahead 6-1	t 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.009	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Parent Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1993-08-08	BAL		CLE	Derek Lilliquist	behind 3-5	b 8	1	12-	3,(1-1) CBX	3	9	2	0.581	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Segui Scores/unER; J. Voigt Scores
20	20	2	1	1993-08-09	BAL	@	DET	Mike Moore	tied 0-0	t 5	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	2	0.229	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); T. Hulett Scores
21	21	3	1	1993-08-16	BAL	@	SEA	Dave Fleming	behind 2-8	t 5	1	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	8	2	0.022	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	4	1	1993-08-29	BAL	@	TEX	Steve Dreyer	ahead 3-0	t 7	0	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	9	2	0.047	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
23	23	1	1	1994-05-12	CHC	@	STL	René Arocha	behind 3-5	t 7	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.114	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
24	24	2	1	1994-07-03	CHC	@	HOU	Greg Swindell	behind 0-6	t 5	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	8	2	0.045	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); R. Sánchez Scores
25	25	3	1	1994-07-14	CHC	@	CIN	John Smiley	behind 1-2	t 7	1	1--	1,(0-0) .X	2	8	2	0.356	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Haney Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
26	26	1	1	1995-05-11	PIT		HOU	Greg Swindell	behind 2-8	b 6	2	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	7	2	0.042	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Pegues Scores
27	27	2	1	1995-05-13	PIT	@	SFG	Joe Rosselli	behind 3-4	t 4	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	6	2	0.127	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
28	28	3	1	1995-05-19	PIT	@	SDP	Joey Hamilton	behind 1-2	t 2	1	1--	4,(1-2) CBSX	2	7	2	0.187	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Johnson Scores
29	29	4	1	1995-05-20	PIT	@	SDP	Scott Sanders	ahead 5-4	t 6	2	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	7	2	0.134	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
30	30	5	1	1995-05-21	PIT	@	SDP	Andy Benes	ahead 1-0	t 6	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	7	2	0.120	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
31	31	6	1	1995-06-10	PIT	@	FLA	Jeremy Hernandez	ahead 5-2	t 8	1	---	6,(3-2) BBCBCX	1	7	2	0.039	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	7	1	1995-06-11	PIT	@	FLA	Pat Rapp	ahead 2-0	t 4	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	2	0.084	81%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
33	33	8	1	1995-06-17	PIT		SDP	Fernando Valenzuela	behind 3-11	b 4	2	1--	5,(3-1) BCBBX	2	7	2	0.026	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); S. Pegues Scores/unER; M. Parent Scores/unER
34	34	9	1	1995-06-21	PIT		SFG	William VanLandingham	tied 0-0	b 1	2	12-	5,(3-1) CBBBX	3	5	2	0.241	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Brumfield Scores; O. Merced Scores
35	35	10	1	1995-06-28	PIT	@	CHC	Bryan Hickerson	behind 2-9	t 6	0	---	6,(3-2) ....CBBBFX	1	5	2	0.012	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
36	36	11	1	1995-07-06	PIT		PHI	David West	behind 2-7	b 7	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	6	2	0.034	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
37	37	12	1	1995-07-15	PIT		STL	Allen Watson	ahead 2-0	b 2	0	---	4,(3-0) BBBX	1	6	2	0.074	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
38	38	13	1	1995-07-26 (1)	PIT	@	PHI	Sid Fernandez	behind 0-1	t 5	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	7	2	0.142	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
39	39	14	1	1995-08-14	PIT	@	SDP	Doug Bochtler	behind 3-5	t 7	0	1--	3,(1-1) BF1X	2	7	2	0.260	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. García Scores
40	40	15	1	1995-08-22	PIT	@	COL	Bryan Hickerson	ahead 5-1	t 9	0	---	6,(3-2) .CBBSBX	1	8	2	0.012	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
41	41	16	1	1995-09-10	CHC		SFG	William VanLandingham	behind 1-2	b 2	1	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	7	2	0.112	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
42	42	17	1	1995-09-17	CHC	@	SDP	Fernando Valenzuela	behind 0-7	t 4	1	1--	5,(2-2) FCBBX	2	7	2	0.035	6%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Hernández Scores
43	43	18	1	1995-09-23	CHC		PIT	Esteban Loaiza	behind 1-2	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0.135	56%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
44	44	1	1	1996-04-10	DET		SEA	Edwin Hurtado	behind 1-2	b 4	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	2	0.207	65%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Lewis Scores
45	45	2	1	1996-04-13	DET		CAL	Mark Eichhorn	ahead 5-3	b 6	1	--3	3,(1-1) BSX	2	8	2	0.073	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); E. Williams Scores
46	46	3	1	1996-04-19	DET	@	CAL	Mark Langston	behind 1-2	t 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) B11X	2	8	2	0.356	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); D. Bautista Scores
47	47	4	1	1996-05-22	DET		KCR	Tim Belcher	behind 2-5	b 6	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	2	0.092	25%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
48	48	5	1	1996-07-21	DET	@	TOR	Tony Castillo	behind 0-2	t 5	1	---	7,(3-2) FBFBFBX	1	8	2	0.104	34%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Parent Scores
49	49	6	1	1996-07-27	DET	@	SEA	Rusty Meacham	behind 4-12	t 4	0	---	5,(2-2) BBFFX	1	8	2	0.015	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball); M. Parent Scores
50	50	7	1	1996-08-01	DET		CAL	Shawn Boskie	ahead 1-0	b 4	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.104	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
51	51	8	1	1996-09-15	BAL	@	DET	Todd Van Poppel	tied 4-4	t 3	2	-23	2,(1-0) BX	3	9	2	0.238	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Bonilla Scores; E. Murray Scores
52	52	9	1	1996-09-25	BAL	@	BOS	Tim Wakefield	ahead 3-2	t 9	2	1-3	1,(0-0) X	3	9	2	0.165	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Alexander Scores; B. Surhoff Scores; M. Parent Scores
1998	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
53	53	1	1	1998-08-12	PHI	@	ARI	Brian Anderson	tied 0-0	t 5	0	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	7	2	0.220	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Lewis Scores; B. Abreu Scores

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HOU	8
SDP	6
SFG	5
STL	3
CAL	3
SEA	3
LAD	3
CHC	2
DET	2
PIT	2
ATL	2
PHI	2
BOS	2
CLE	2
FLA	2
ARI	1
COL	1
TEX	1
CIN	1
KCR	1
TOR	1

HOU	8
SDP	6
SFG	5
STL	3
CAL	3
SEA	3
LAD	3
CHC	2
DET	2
PIT	2
ATL	2
PHI	2
BOS	2
CLE	2
FLA	2
ARI	1
COL	1
TEX	1
CIN	1
KCR	1
TOR	1

HOU	8
SDP	6
SFG	5
STL	3
CAL	3
SEA	3
LAD	3
CHC	2
DET	2
PIT	2
ATL	2
PHI	2
BOS	2
CLE	2
FLA	2
ARI	1
COL	1
TEX	1
CIN	1
KCR	1
TOR	1