Mark Portugal
[edit] Biography
Born on October 30, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, Mark Portugal (Mark Steven Portugal) played for the Minnesota Twins, Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox over the course of his 15 year career. Portugal broke into the bigs on August 14, 1985 with the Minnesota Twins, and put up a 4.31 ERA in 112.2 innings pitched in 1986, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Mark Portugal's best season was 1993, when he posted a 2.77 ERA, won 18 games and struck out 131 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| 6
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 5.55
| 12
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24.1
| 24
| 3
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1986
| MIN
| A
| 27
| 15
| 6
| 10
| 4.31
| 67
| 56
| 54
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 112.2
| 112
| 10
| 50
| 1
| 5
| 1
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| 13
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 7.77
| 28
| 40
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 58
| 13
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| 26
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 4.53
| 31
| 30
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 57.2
| 60
| 11
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 1
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 20
| 15
| 7
| 1
| 2.75
| 86
| 34
| 33
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 108
| 91
| 7
| 37
| 0
| 3
| 2
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| 32
| 32
| 11
| 10
| 3.62
| 136
| 90
| 79
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 196.2
| 187
| 21
| 67
| 4
| 6
| 4
|
| 1991
| HOU
| N
| 32
| 27
| 10
| 12
| 4.49
| 120
| 91
| 84
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 168.1
| 163
| 19
| 59
| 5
| 4
| 2
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| 18
| 16
| 6
| 3
| 2.66
| 62
| 32
| 30
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 101.1
| 76
| 7
| 41
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1993
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 33
| 18
| 4
| 2.77
| 131
| 75
| 64
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 208
| 194
| 10
| 77
| 3
| 9
| 4
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| 21
| 21
| 10
| 8
| 3.93
| 87
| 68
| 60
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 137.1
| 135
| 17
| 45
| 2
| 5
| 6
|
| 1995
| SF
| N
| 17
| 17
| 5
| 5
| 4.15
| 63
| 56
| 48
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 104
| 106
| 10
| 34
| 2
| 2
| 2
|
| 1995
| CIN
| N
| 14
| 14
| 6
| 5
| 3.82
| 33
| 35
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 77.2
| 79
| 7
| 22
| 0
| 5
| 2
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| 31
| 31
| 11
| 10
| 4.01
| 96
| 91
| 81
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 181.2
| 185
| 17
| 56
| 2
| 7
| 4
|
| 1996
| CIN
| N
| 27
| 26
| 8
| 9
| 3.98
| 93
| 77
| 69
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 156
| 146
| 20
| 42
| 2
| 6
| 2
|
| 1997
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 4.61
| 2
| 8
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13.2
| 17
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| PHI
| N
| 26
| 26
| 10
| 5
| 4.44
| 104
| 88
| 82
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 166.1
| 186
| 26
| 32
| 2
| 4
| 4
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 31
| 27
| 7
| 12
| 5.51
| 79
| 100
| 92
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 150.1
| 179
| 28
| 41
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 243
| 230
| 91
| 64
| 3.69
| 917
| 654
| 589
| 12
| 4
| 1
| 1437.1
| 1380
| 144
| 461
| 23
| 45
| 29
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 103
| 53
| 18
| 31
| 5.28
| 217
| 242
| 228
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 389
| 433
| 65
| 146
| 4
| 12
| 7
|
| Total
|
|
| 346
| 283
| 109
| 95
| 4.03
| 1134
| 896
| 817
| 16
| 4
| 5
| 1826.1
| 1813
| 209
| 607
| 27
| 57
| 36
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| P
| 6
| 4
| 24.1
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| .917
|
| 1986
| MIN
| A
| P
| 27
| 15
| 112.2
| 5
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 3
| .950
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| P
| 13
| 7
| 44
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| P
| 26
| 0
| 57.2
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| .750
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| P
| 20
| 15
| 108
| 11
| 15
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 7
| 0
| .929
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 196.2
| 23
| 19
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 23
| 9
| 1
| .977
|
| 1991
| HOU
| N
| P
| 32
| 27
| 168.1
| 16
| 17
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 7
| 0
| .917
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| P
| 18
| 16
| 101.1
| 16
| 13
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 0
| .906
|
| 1993
| HOU
| N
| P
| 33
| 33
| 208
| 21
| 28
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 4
| 2
| .961
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| P
| 21
| 21
| 137.1
| 10
| 12
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 5
| 0
| .957
|
| 1995
| SF
| N
| P
| 17
| 17
| 104
| 5
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| .947
|
| 1995
| CIN
| N
| P
| 14
| 14
| 77.2
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 181.2
| 9
| 21
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 2
| 0
| .968
|
| 1996
| CIN
| N
| P
| 27
| 26
| 156
| 11
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 0
| .931
|
| 1997
| PHI
| N
| P
| 3
| 3
| 13.2
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .750
|
| 1998
| PHI
| N
| P
| 26
| 26
| 166.1
| 24
| 17
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 2
| 1
| .932
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| P
| 31
| 27
| 150.1
| 9
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 11
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 346
| 283
| 1826.1
| 163
| 210
| 22
| 19
| 0
| 9
| 136
| 61
| 11
| .944
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1985
| MIN
| A
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| MIN
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| MIN
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| MIN
| A
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 20
| 34
| 3
| 7
| 1
| 2
| .206
| .229
| .382
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| 32
| 66
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 5
| .136
| .149
| .136
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1991
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 46
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .196
| .269
| .217
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| 18
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .107
| .107
| .107
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 65
| 4
| 15
| 1
| 8
| .231
| .257
| .277
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1994
| SF
| N
| 21
| 48
| 4
| 17
| 0
| 8
| .354
| .360
| .500
| 5
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| SF
| N
| 17
| 29
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .103
| .161
| .172
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| CIN
| N
| 14
| 29
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 4
| .172
| .250
| .276
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| 31
| 58
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 5
| .138
| .206
| .224
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| CIN
| N
| 28
| 48
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .184
| .188
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| PHI
| N
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| PHI
| N
| 26
| 50
| 6
| 13
| 0
| 4
| .260
| .315
| .360
| 5
| 0
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1999
| BOS
| A
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 245
| 447
| 33
| 89
| 2
| 36
| .199
| .233
| .262
| 20
| 1
| 20
| 87
| 1
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 11
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 103
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 348
| 450
| 33
| 89
| 2
| 36
| .198
| .232
| .260
| 20
| 1
| 20
| 87
| 1
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 11
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Minnesota Twins (October 23, 1980).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to Houston Astros in exchange for a player to be named later (December 4, 1988); Minnesota Twins received Todd McClure (December 7, 1988).
- Granted free agency (October 25, 1993).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (November 21, 1993).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Darren Lewis and Dave Burba to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Ricky Pickett, John Roper, Deion Sanders, Scott Service and Dave McCarty (July 21, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).
- Signed by Philadelphia Phillies (December 12, 1996).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1998).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 11, 1998).
- Released by Boston Red Sox (September 27, 1999).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (January 20, 2000).
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