Mark Portugal

Q: When was Mark Portugal born?

Mark Portugal was born on October 30, 1962.

Q: Where was Mark Portugal born?

Mark Portugal was born in Los Angeles, CA .

Q: How tall is Mark Portugal?

Mark Portugal is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Mark Portugal weigh when playing?

Mark Portugal weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Mark Portugal play?

Mark Portugal played 15 seasons.

Q: Is Mark Portugal in the Hall of Fame?

Mark Portugal has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: How many strikeouts did Mark Portugal have?

Mark Portugal had 1,134 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Mark Portugal played for?

Mark Portugal played for 6 teams; the Minnesota Twins, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox.

Q: How many World Series has Mark Portugal won?

Mark Portugal has never won a World Series.

Q: When did Mark Portugal retire?

Mark Portugal last played in 1999.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: October 30, 1962 in Los Angeles, CA us

High School: Norwalk HS (Norwalk, CA)

Debut: August 14, 1985 (Age 22-288d, 15,069th in major league history)
vs. OAK 6.1 IP, 6 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: September 22, 1999 (Age 36-327d)
vs. TOR 2.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Full Name: Mark Steven Portugal

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.0

109

ERA

4.03

346

283

1826.1

1134

WHIP

1.325

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1981	18	MIN-min	Rk	7	1	.875	3.71	14	13	1	2	0	1	85.0	65	41	35	11	39	3	65	5	0	12				1.224	6.9	1.2	4.1	6.9	1.67	ELZ APPY
1982	19	MIN-min	A	9	8	.529	4.01	36	15	15	4	1	2	119.0	110	62	53	13	62	1	95	3	4	21				1.445	8.3	1.0	4.7	7.2	1.53	WRA MIDW
1983	20	MIN-min	A	10	5	.667	4.18	24	23	1	2	0	0	131.1	142	77	61	6	84	1	132	5	0	10				1.721	9.7	0.4	5.8	9.0	1.57	VIS CALL
1984	21	MIN-min	AA	14	7	.667	2.98	27	27	0	10	3	0	196.0	171	80	65	16	113	2	110	3	0	9				1.449	7.9	0.7	5.2	5.1	0.97	ORL SOUL
1985	22	MIN-min	AAA	8	5	.615	3.78	19	19	0	5	1	0	128.2	129	60	54	10	60	0	89	0	3	4				1.469	9.0	0.7	4.2	6.2	1.48	TOL IL
1985	22	MIN	AL	1	3	.250	5.55	6	4	0	0	0	0	24.1	24	16	15	3	14	0	12	0	1	1	105	80	5.03	1.562	8.9	1.1	5.2	4.4	0.86
1986	23	MIN-min	AAA	5	1	.833	2.60	6	6	0	3	1	0	45.0	34	15	13	2	23	0	30	2	0	1				1.267	6.8	0.4	4.6	6.0	1.30	TOL IL
1986	23	MIN	AL	6	10	.375	4.31	27	15	7	3	0	1	112.2	112	56	54	10	50	1	67	1	0	5	481	99	4.09	1.438	8.9	0.8	4.0	5.4	1.34
1987	24	MIN-min	AAA	1	10	.091	6.00	17	16	1	2	0	0	102.0	108	75	68	9	50	0	69	1	2	5				1.549	9.5	0.8	4.4	6.1	1.38	POR PCL
1987	24	MIN	AL	1	3	.250	7.77	13	7	3	0	0	0	44.0	58	40	38	13	24	1	28	1	0	2	204	60	7.14	1.864	11.9	2.7	4.9	5.7	1.17
1988	25	MIN-min	AAA	2	0	1.000	1.37	3	3	0	1	1	0	19.2	15	3	3	0	8	0	9	0	0	1				1.169	6.9	0.0	3.7	4.1	1.13	POR PCL
1988	25	MIN	AL	3	3	.500	4.53	26	0	9	0	0	3	57.2	60	30	29	11	17	1	31	1	2	2	242	90	5.11	1.335	9.4	1.7	2.7	4.8	1.82
1989	26	HOU-min	AAA	7	5	.583	3.78	17	17	0	5	0	0	116.2	107	55	49	6	32	1	90	3	1	3				1.191	8.3	0.5	2.5	6.9	2.81	TUC PCL
1989	26	HOU	NL	7	1	.875	2.75	20	15	1	2	1	0	108.0	91	34	33	7	37	0	86	2	0	3	440	124	3.10	1.185	7.6	0.6	3.1	7.2	2.32
1990	27	HOU	NL	11	10	.524	3.62	32	32	0	1	0	0	196.2	187	90	79	21	67	4	136	4	0	6	831	103	3.90	1.292	8.6	1.0	3.1	6.2	2.03
1991	28	HOU	NL	10	12	.455	4.49	32	27	3	1	0	1	168.1	163	91	84	19	59	5	120	2	1	4	710	77	3.98	1.319	8.7	1.0	3.2	6.4	2.03
1992	29	HOU	NL	6	3	.667	2.66	18	16	0	1	1	0	101.1	76	32	30	7	41	3	62	1	1	1	405	127	3.70	1.155	6.8	0.6	3.6	5.5	1.51
1993	30	HOU	NL	18	4	.818	2.77	33	33	0	1	1	0	208.0	194	75	64	10	77	3	131	4	2	9	876	139	3.52	1.303	8.4	0.4	3.3	5.7	1.70	CYA-6
1994	31	SFG	NL	10	8	.556	3.93	21	21	0	1	0	0	137.1	135	68	60	17	45	2	87	6	0	5	580	101	4.59	1.311	8.8	1.1	2.9	5.7	1.93	SS
1995	32	TOT	NL	11	10	.524	4.01	31	31	0	1	0	0	181.2	185	91	81	17	56	2	96	4	0	7	775	101	4.25	1.327	9.2	0.8	2.8	4.8	1.71
1995	32	SFG	NL	5	5	.500	4.15	17	17	0	1	0	0	104.0	106	56	48	10	34	2	63	2	0	2	445	97	4.18	1.346	9.2	0.9	2.9	5.5	1.85
1995	32	CIN	NL	6	5	.545	3.82	14	14	0	0	0	0	77.2	79	35	33	7	22	0	33	2	0	5	330	108	4.35	1.300	9.2	0.8	2.5	3.8	1.50
1996	33	CIN	NL	8	9	.471	3.98	27	26	0	1	1	0	156.0	146	77	69	20	42	2	93	2	0	6	646	106	4.49	1.205	8.4	1.2	2.4	5.4	2.21
1997	34	PHI	NL	0	2	.000	4.61	3	3	0	0	0	0	13.2	17	8	7	0	5	0	2	0	0	0	60	95	3.91	1.610	11.2	0.0	3.3	1.3	0.40
1998	35	PHI	NL	10	5	.667	4.44	26	26	0	3	0	0	166.1	186	88	82	26	32	2	104	4	0	4	704	99	4.57	1.311	10.1	1.4	1.7	5.6	3.25
1999	36	BOS	AL	7	12	.368	5.51	31	27	1	1	0	0	150.1	179	100	92	28	41	1	79	4	0	2	667	91	5.40	1.463	10.7	1.7	2.5	4.7	1.93
15 Yrs				109	95	.534	4.03	346	283	24	16	4	5	1826.1	1813	896	817	209	607	27	1134	36	7	57	7726	100	4.27	1.325	8.9	1.0	3.0	5.6	1.87
162 Game Avg.				12	10	.534	4.03	37	31	3	2	0	1	197	196	97	88	23	66	3	123	4	1	6	835	100	4.27	1.325	8.9	1.0	3.0	5.6	1.87
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
HOU (5 yrs)				52	30	.634	3.34	135	123	4	6	3	1	782.1	711	322	290	64	281	15	535	13	4	23	3262	108	3.68	1.268	8.2	0.7	3.2	6.2	1.90
MIN (4 yrs)				11	19	.367	5.13	72	26	19	3	0	4	238.2	254	142	136	37	105	3	138	3	3	10	1032	84	5.00	1.504	9.6	1.4	4.0	5.2	1.31
SFG (2 yrs)				15	13	.536	4.03	38	38	0	2	0	0	241.1	241	124	108	27	79	4	150	8	0	7	1025	99	4.41	1.326	9.0	1.0	2.9	5.6	1.90
PHI (2 yrs)				10	7	.588	4.45	29	29	0	3	0	0	180.0	203	96	89	26	37	2	106	4	0	4	764	98	4.52	1.333	10.2	1.3	1.9	5.3	2.86
CIN (2 yrs)				14	14	.500	3.93	41	40	0	1	1	0	233.2	225	112	102	27	64	2	126	4	0	11	976	107	4.45	1.237	8.7	1.0	2.5	4.9	1.97
BOS (1 yr)				7	12	.368	5.51	31	27	1	1	0	0	150.1	179	100	92	28	41	1	79	4	0	2	667	91	5.40	1.463	10.7	1.7	2.5	4.7	1.93

NL (10 yrs)				91	64	.587	3.69	243	230	4	12	4	1	1437.1	1380	654	589	144	461	23	917	29	4	45	6027	105	4.03	1.281	8.6	0.9	2.9	5.7	1.99
AL (5 yrs)				18	31	.367	5.28	103	53	20	4	0	4	389.0	433	242	228	65	146	4	217	7	3	12	1699	87	5.15	1.488	10.0	1.5	3.4	5.0	1.49

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1989	26	HOU	NL	0.3	20	38	34	3	7	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	6	.206	.229	.382	.611	75	.272	61	13	0	0	3	0	0	1
1990	27	HOU	NL	-0.3	32	72	66	2	9	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	8	.136	.149	.136	.286	-19	.132	-55	9	4	0	5	0	0	1
1991	28	HOU	NL	0.2	33	58	46	4	9	1	0	0	3	0	0	4	4	.196	.269	.217	.487	43	.234	30	10	0	1	6	1	0	1/H
1992	29	HOU	NL	-0.1	18	34	28	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	.107	.107	.107	.214	-38	.097	-102	3	0	0	6	0	0	1
1993	30	HOU	NL	0.5	33	80	65	4	15	0	0	1	8	0	0	3	13	.231	.257	.277	.534	47	.241	23	18	2	0	10	2	0	1	CYA-6
1994	31	SFG	NL	1.0	21	54	48	4	17	5	1	0	8	0	0	1	8	.354	.360	.500	.860	128	.388	138	24	1	0	4	1	0	1	SS
1995	32	2TM	NL	0.1	31	71	58	5	8	5	0	0	5	0	0	5	13	.138	.206	.224	.430	15	.200	-15	13	1	0	8	0	0	1
1995	32	SFG	NL	-0.1	17	38	29	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	6	.103	.161	.172	.334	-10	.157	-57	5	1	0	7	0	0	1
1995	32	CIN	NL	0.2	14	33	29	4	5	3	0	0	4	0	0	3	7	.172	.250	.276	.526	40	.242	26	8	0	0	1	0	0	1
1996	33	CIN	NL	0.0	28	56	48	4	8	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	11	.167	.184	.188	.371	-1	.207	-11	9	1	0	7	0	0	1/H
1997	34	PHI	NL	-0.1	3	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-145	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1998	35	PHI	NL	0.5	24	58	50	6	13	5	0	0	4	0	0	4	10	.260	.315	.360	.675	76	.304	66	18	2	0	4	0	0	1
1999	36	BOS	AL	-0.1	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-228	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
11 Yrs				2.1	246	529	450	33	89	20	1	2	36	0	0	20	87	.198	.232	.260	.492	35	.229	15	117	11	1	54	4	0	1/H
162 Game Avg				1.3	162	348	296	22	59	13	1	1	24	0	0	13	57	.198	.232	.260	.492	35	.229	15	77	7	1	36	3	0

HOU (5 Yrs)				0.6	136	282	239	14	43	4	0	2	18	0	0	9	43	.180	.210	.222	.432	22	.199	-4	53	6	1	30	3	0	1/H
CIN (2 Yrs)				0.2	42	89	77	8	13	4	0	0	5	0	0	4	18	.169	.210	.221	.431	14	.221	3	17	1	0	8	0	0	1/H
SFG (2 Yrs)				0.8	38	92	77	5	20	7	1	0	9	0	0	3	14	.260	.284	.377	.661	76	.300	64	29	2	0	11	1	0	1
PHI (2 Yrs)				0.5	27	62	54	6	13	5	0	0	4	0	0	4	12	.241	.293	.333	.626	64	.283	51	18	2	0	4	0	0	1
BOS (1 Yr)				-0.1	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-228	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

NL (10 Yrs)				2.1	243	525	447	33	89	20	1	2	36	0	0	20	87	.199	.233	.262	.495	36	.230	17	117	11	1	53	4	0	1/H
AL (1 Yr)				-0.1	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	.000	-228	0	0	0	1	0	0	1

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Season	Age	Team	Lg	G	Pos
1995	32	CIN	NL	1	/1
1 Yr				1	/1
162 Game Avg				162

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					Standard											Range Factor				Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	lgRFG	WP	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	Pick	Awards
1985	22	MIN	AL	P	6	4	0	24.1	12	4	7	1	1	.917	.953	4.07	1.85	1.83	1.83	1	0	3	100.0	33.0	1
1986	23	MIN	AL	P	27	15	3	112.2	20	5	14	1	3	.950	.957	1.52	1.83	0.70	1.81	5	4	1	20.0	34.2	3
1987	24	MIN	AL	P	13	7	0	44.0	7	1	6	0	2	1.000	.954	1.43	1.84	0.54	1.82	2	12	1	7.7	30.8	2
1988	25	MIN	AL	P	26	0	0	57.2	4	2	1	1	0	.750	.960	0.47	1.78	0.12	1.77	2	0	3	100.0	31.3	0
1989	26	HOU	NL	P	20	15	2	108.0	28	11	15	2	0	.929	.947	2.17	1.87	1.30	1.87	3	7	7	50.0	31.9	0
1990	27	HOU	NL	P	32	32	1	196.2	43	23	19	1	2	.977	.957	1.92	1.80	1.31	1.79	6	23	9	28.1	28.9	1
1991	28	HOU	NL	P	32	27	1	168.1	36	16	17	3	1	.917	.955	1.76	1.86	1.03	1.85	4	12	7	36.8	32.9	0
1992	29	HOU	NL	P	18	16	1	101.1	32	16	13	3	1	.906	.954	2.58	1.94	1.61	1.94	1	7	6	46.2	32.2	0
1993	30	HOU	NL	P	33	33	1	208.0	51	21	28	2	2	.961	.953	2.12	1.84	1.48	1.83	9	14	4	22.2	31.5	2	CYA-6
1994	31	SFG	NL	P	21	21	1	137.1	23	10	12	1	1	.957	.958	1.44	1.86	1.05	1.85	5	13	5	27.8	31.7	0	SS
1995	32	2TM	NL	P	31	31	1	181.2	31	9	21	1	2	.968	.956	1.49	1.84	0.97	1.83	7	15	2	11.8	29.5	0
1995	32	SFG	NL	P	17	17	1	104.0	19	5	13	1	1	.947	.956	1.56	1.84	1.06	1.83	2	6	1	14.3	29.6	0
1995	32	CIN	NL	P	14	14	0	77.2	12	4	8	0	1	1.000	.956	1.39	1.84	0.86	1.83	5	9	1	10.0	29.5	0
1996	33	CIN	NL	P	27	26	1	156.0	29	11	16	2	1	.931	.954	1.56	1.84	1.00	1.83	6	10	4	28.6	28.4	0
1997	34	PHI	NL	P	3	3	0	13.2	4	1	2	1	0	.750	.953	1.98	1.84	1.00	1.83	0	1	1	50.0	31.5	0
1998	35	PHI	NL	P	26	26	3	166.1	44	24	17	3	2	.932	.961	2.22	1.85	1.58	1.84	4	7	2	22.2	31.6	1
1999	36	BOS	AL	P	31	27	1	150.1	31	9	22	0	1	1.000	.952	1.86	1.69	1.00	1.66	2	11	6	35.3	32.9	1
15 Yrs					346	283	16	1826.1	395	163	210	22	19	.944	.955	1.84	1.83	1.08	1.82	57	136	61	31.0	31.1	11

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					Standard								Range Factor		Baserunners
Season	Age	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	RF/9	RF/G	SB	CS	Awards
1995	32	CIN	NL	P	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0
1 Yr					1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0

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How old is Mark Portugal?

Mark Portugal is 62 years old.

When was Mark Portugal born?

Mark Portugal was born on October 30, 1962.

Where was Mark Portugal born?

Mark Portugal was born in Los Angeles, CA.

How tall is Mark Portugal?

Mark Portugal is 6-0 (183 cm) tall.

How much did Mark Portugal weigh when playing?

Mark Portugal weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Mark Portugal play?

Mark Portugal played 15 seasons.

Is Mark Portugal in the Hall of Fame?

Mark Portugal has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Mark Portugal play?

Mark Portugal was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Mark Portugal have?

Mark Portugal had 1,134 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Mark Portugal played for?

Mark Portugal played for 6 teams; the Minnesota Twins, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox.

How many World Series has Mark Portugal won?

Mark Portugal has never won a World Series.

When did Mark Portugal retire?

Mark Portugal last played in 1999.

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