Mark
Portugal
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 30, 1962 in Usa, CA, LOS ANGELES
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 22 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
1986 23 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7
1987 24 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 8 8
1988 25 PIT NL $ 3,600,000 8 6 6 6 7 8 8 8 8 8
1989 26 PIT NL $ 4,771,429 7 6 6 6 7 8 8 7 8 7
1990 27 PIT NL $ 4,771,429 7 5 5 5 7 8 8 7 8 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,771,429 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1985 22 PIT NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1986 23 PIT NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1987 24 PIT NL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1988 25 PIT NL $ 3,600,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1989 26 PIT NL $ 4,771,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
1990 27 PIT NL $ 4,771,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,771,429   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1985 22 PIT NL 2 3 .400 21 0 0 0 1 31.3 41 27 7 11 19 7.76 .313 .368 .550 .918 0.0
1986 23 PIT NL 4 9 .308 26 18 1 0 0 132.7 154 78 15 53 72 5.29 .284 .346 .464 .810 1.7
1987 24 PIT NL 12 16 .429 33 33 3 0 0 221.0 203 90 22 55 149 3.67 .239 .284 .387 .671 14.6
1988 25 PIT NL 10 13 .435 30 30 5 0 0 211.3 195 77 11 50 136 3.28 .244 .290 .348 .638 15.3
1989 26 PIT NL 10 11 .476 32 32 3 0 0 213.0 200 88 10 61 152 3.72 .245 .298 .350 .648 14.2
1990 27 PIT NL 7 8 .467 30 30 0 0 0 181.7 169 66 10 39 112 3.27 .243 .283 .360 .642 15.7
6 Years Sim 45 60 .429 172 143 12 0 1 991.0 962 426 75 269 640 3.87 .251 .300 .382 .682 61.5
Season Average 7 10 .412 28 23 2 0 0 165.2 160 71 12 44 106 3.87 .251 .300 .382 .682  
Career Highs 12 16 .476 33 33 5 0 1 221.0 203 90 22 61 152 7.76 .313 .368 .550 .918  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   376 184 35 92 310   .226 .266 .358 .625
vs LH   586 242 40 177 330   .270 .325 .401 .726
Home 21 24 .467 86 72 3 0 0 500.0 479 212 43 137 310 3.82 .249 .299 .392 .691
Away 24 36 .400 86 71 9 0 1 491.0 483 214 32 132 330 3.92 .252 .301 .373 .674
Mar/Apr 4 8 .333 19 16 0 0 0 104.7 112 49 7 29 75 4.21 .273 .320 .387 .707
May 3 13 .188 37 25 2 0 0 183.3 192 89 12 61 115 4.37 .270 .328 .403 .731
June 7 13 .350 29 22 4 0 1 158.3 133 75 14 49 96 4.26 .224 .283 .348 .632
July 8 9 .471 23 23 2 0 0 156.3 153 59 10 37 113 3.40 .252 .295 .370 .665
August 13 12 .520 36 30 3 0 0 210.0 188 85 20 49 124 3.64 .234 .278 .385 .663
Sep/Oct 10 5 .667 28 27 1 0 0 178.3 184 69 12 44 117 3.48 .258 .302 .396 .698
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1990 27 PIT NL 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
1 Years Sim 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
162 Game Average 162 324 162 0 0 0 324 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 81.0  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs LH   1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
Away 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
RISP   1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
Close/Late   1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
July 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB  
1985 22 PIT NL P 21 0 31.3 1 8 0 0 1.000 2.59 0 0 .000 0  
1986 23 PIT NL P 26 18 132.7 5 18 1 2 .958 1.56 0 0 .000 0  
1987 24 PIT NL P 33 33 221.0 13 28 2 1 .953 1.67 0 0 .000 0  
1988 25 PIT NL P 30 30 211.3 14 32 1 2 .979 1.96 0 0 .000 0  
1989 26 PIT NL P 32 32 213.0 17 26 1 3 .977 1.82 0 0 .000 0  
1990 27 PIT NL P 30 30 181.7 15 18 1 0 .971 1.63 0 0 .000 0  
    C 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  P 172 143 991.0 65 130 6 8 .970 1.77 0 0 .000 0  
  C 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   173 143 993.0 66 130 6 8 .970 1.78 0 0 .000 0  
Career Highs   33 33 221.0 17 32 2 3 1.000 2.59 0 0 .000 0  
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1990-6-3.27
Losses
1987-1-16
Complete Games
1987-10-3
1988-5-5
1989-10-3
Homeruns Allowed
1987-9-22
Walks per 9IP
1990-9-1.9
WHiP
1988-10-1.16
1990-8-1.14
OOBP
1987-10-.284
1990-8-.283
OSLG
1990-9-.360
OOPS
1990-8-.642
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1985
Earned first career win on 4/12/1985
2/2/1988: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,600,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,771,429 through salary arbitration
2/2/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,771,429 through salary arbitration
Had first career hit on 7/6/1990, off Dave Rucker (MIN)