Mark Portugal was a pitcher in MLB. Across 346 career appearances, with a 4.03 ERA and 1134 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | MIN | 1 | 3 | 5.55 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 24.1 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 1.56 |
| 1986 | MIN | 6 | 10 | 4.31 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 112.2 | 112 | 54 | 50 | 67 | 1.44 |
| 1987 | MIN | 1 | 3 | 7.77 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 44.0 | 58 | 38 | 24 | 28 | 1.86 |
| 1988 | MIN | 3 | 3 | 4.53 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 57.2 | 60 | 29 | 17 | 31 | 1.34 |
| 1989 | HOU | 7 | 1 | 2.75 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 108.0 | 91 | 33 | 37 | 86 | 1.19 |
| 1990 | HOU | 11 | 10 | 3.62 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 196.2 | 187 | 79 | 67 | 136 | 1.29 |
| 1991 | HOU | 10 | 12 | 4.49 | 32 | 27 | 1 | 168.1 | 163 | 84 | 59 | 120 | 1.32 |
| 1992 | HOU | 6 | 3 | 2.66 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 101.1 | 76 | 30 | 41 | 62 | 1.15 |
| 1993 | HOU | 18 | 4 | 2.77 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 208.0 | 194 | 64 | 77 | 131 | 1.30 |
| 1994 | SF | 10 | 8 | 3.93 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 137.1 | 135 | 60 | 45 | 87 | 1.31 |
| 1995 | CIN | 6 | 5 | 3.82 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 77.2 | 79 | 33 | 22 | 33 | 1.30 |
| 1995 | SF | 5 | 5 | 4.15 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 104.0 | 106 | 48 | 34 | 63 | 1.35 |
| 1996 | CIN | 8 | 9 | 3.98 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 156.0 | 146 | 69 | 42 | 93 | 1.21 |
| 1997 | PHI | 0 | 2 | 4.61 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13.2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1.61 |
| 1998 | PHI | 10 | 5 | 4.44 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 166.1 | 186 | 82 | 32 | 104 | 1.31 |
| 1999 | BOS | 7 | 12 | 5.51 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 150.1 | 179 | 92 | 41 | 79 | 1.46 |
| Career Totals | — | 109 | 95 | 4.03 | 346 | 283 | 5 | 1826.1 | 1813 | 817 | 607 | 1134 | 1.33 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | MIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | MIN | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | MIN | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | MIN | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | HOU | 20 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .206 | .229 | .382 | .611 |
| 1990 | HOU | 32 | 66 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .136 | .149 | .136 | .286 |
| 1991 | HOU | 33 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .196 | .269 | .217 | .487 |
| 1992 | HOU | 18 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .107 | .107 | .107 | .214 |
| 1993 | HOU | 33 | 65 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .231 | .257 | .277 | .534 |
| 1994 | SF | 21 | 48 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .354 | .360 | .500 | .860 |
| 1995 | CIN | 14 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .172 | .250 | .276 | .526 |
| 1995 | SF | 17 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .103 | .161 | .172 | .334 |
| 1996 | CIN | 28 | 48 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .167 | .184 | .188 | .371 |
| 1997 | PHI | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1998 | PHI | 26 | 50 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .260 | .315 | .360 | .675 |
| 1999 | BOS | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career Totals | — | 348 | 450 | 33 | 89 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 20 | 87 | .198 | .232 | .260 | .492 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1986 | $62,500 |
| 1989 | $95,000 |
| 1990 | $202,000 |
| 1991 | $705,000 |
| 1992 | $1,250,000 |
| 1993 | $2,095,000 |
| 1994 | $2,333,333 |
| 1995 | $3,377,778 |
| 1996 | $4,333,334 |
| 1997 | $2,350,000 |
| 1997 | $400,000 |
| 1998 | $2,350,000 |
| 1999 | $2,700,000 |
Career Total: $22,253,945 (13 seasons)
Average: $1,711,842
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.