#29 Mark Gubicza, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, Baltimore Orioles

#29 Mark Gubicza, Starting Pitcher, 36 yrs, Baltimore Orioles
Thursday, 11/2/1998

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Mark Gubicza

8/14/1962
36
USA,PA,PHILADELPHIA
6"5
225

Starting Pitcher
R
R

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Minimal
Loyal
Some ability
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
Good
Normal
Normal
2.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 5,700,000
1999
13 Year(s), 61 Days (2297 total Days)
172 Day(s)
15 Year(s), 0 Days (2580 total Days)
14 Year(s)
Not eligible
1 Option Year(s) left

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	5	8	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	5	4	8
Versus RHB	6	5	8
Talent	6	4	8

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

8
53
3

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	1	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	1	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	1	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	6

Running & Bunting Ratings
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3
3
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 6 (Range), .962 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/9	CAL	L 3-10	*	1.2	5	7	3	1	3	L
8/16	@MIL	W 6-4	*	8	7	3	3	2	2	W
8/22	@OAK	L 5-6	*	5.2	6	3	3	2	3
8/28	@SEA	W 10-6	*	6.2	8	4	4	3	5	W
9/2	NYY	L 8-10	*	1.2	5	8	2	2	2	L
9/7	@CLE	W 3-0	*	7.2	4	0	0	2	5	W	PoG
9/13	@KC	L 7-8	*	7	5	3	3	6	3
9/18	@CAL	L 5-6	*	6	10	6	6	0	5	L
9/23	TEX	L 5-7	*	6.1	3	1	1	5	5
9/29	@OAK	L 2-3	*	6.2	8	2	2	3	2

Pitching Stats 1998

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	32	32	10	10	0	4.67	181.1	188	107	94	93	126	1	3.1	1	14	43.8
Projected	32	32	10	10	0	4.67	181.0	188	107	94	93	126

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	0	0	.0	0	0	14.4	9.3	6.3	4.6	35	10	28.6	0	0	.0	4.72

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	370	107	26	5	9	54	63	60	55	0	0	6	.289	.393	.459	.853
vs. RHB	336	81	18	2	7	40	44	33	71	0	0	4	.241	.314	.369	.683

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	15	15	5	5	0	3.96	84.0	82	49	37	41	64
Road	17	17	5	5	0	5.27	97.1	106	58	57	52	62
Postseason	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	5	5	1	2	0	6.08	26.2	31	18	18	14	18
May	6	6	2	1	0	3.79	35.2	35	15	15	18	31
June	5	5	3	0	0	3.06	35.1	29	12	12	15	22
July	5	5	1	3	0	6.75	22.2	26	20	17	18	18
August	5	5	2	2	0	6.31	25.2	32	22	18	10	15
Sept./Oct.	6	6	1	2	0	3.57	35.1	35	20	14	18	22

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1984	34	34	16	13	0	4.44	196.2	202	110	97	14	100	104	0	0	1.54	.297	HOU
1985	63	16	9	8	2	4.17	159.2	145	85	74	17	60	88	1	1	1.28	.257	HOU
1987	12	12	6	4	0	2.78	87.1	65	28	27	2	30	51	1	0	1.09	.244	HOU
1988	37	36	14	10	0	3.16	239.0	207	94	84	15	88	180	0	0	1.23	.274	HOU,NL
1989	39	39	17	12	0	3.91	237.1	240	116	103	14	114	163	0	0	1.49	.306	HOU
1990	41	31	12	13	0	4.01	191.0	207	100	85	12	73	149	0	0	1.47	.333	HOU
1991	34	34	10	16	0	4.39	196.2	178	111	96	14	87	140	0	0	1.35	.278	HOU
1992	33	33	13	16	0	5.09	192.2	203	116	109	11	87	129	0	0	1.51	.316	HOU BAL
1993	32	32	9	11	0	4.58	192.2	196	104	98	13	101	123	0	0	1.54	.303	BAL
1994	32	32	9	14	0	5.19	194.1	206	120	112	18	86	126	2	1	1.50	.310	BAL
1995	32	32	12	14	0	3.50	213.1	219	98	83	20	81	139	4	2	1.41	.301	BAL
1996	32	32	10	11	0	3.91	205.0	169	99	89	16	89	149	0	0	1.26	.257	BAL
1997	32	32	5	14	0	5.05	197.2	207	124	111	22	84	144	1	1	1.47	.301	BAL
1998	32	32	10	10	0	4.67	181.1	188	107	94	16	93	126	1	1	1.55	.305	BAL
Total	485	427	152	166	2	4.23	2684.2	2632	1412	1262	204	1173	1811	10	6	1.42	.294

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1986, AAA	15	4	2	0	0	4.05	40.0	39	22	18	4	22	29	0	0	1.52	.287
1987, AAA	24	24	6	6	0	4.11	151.0	144	76	69	15	57	98	0	0	1.33	.274

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1985	3	0	1	1	0	16.88	2.2	5	5	5	2	0	0	0
Total	3	0	1	1	0	16.88	2.2	5	5	5	2	0	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1984	34	69	6	1	0	0	5	6	0	20	0	0	.087	.087	.101	.188	HOU
1985	63	39	5	2	0	0	2	2	1	12	0	0	.128	.150	.179	.329	HOU
1987	12	31	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	13	0	0	.065	.065	.161	.226	HOU
1988	37	76	6	4	0	0	3	4	3	26	0	0	.079	.114	.132	.246	HOU,NL
1989	39	87	11	4	0	0	8	6	3	37	0	0	.126	.156	.172	.328	HOU
1990	41	65	6	4	0	0	2	6	1	27	0	0	.092	.106	.154	.260	HOU
1991	34	63	3	1	1	0	2	2	3	28	0	0	.048	.091	.095	.186	HOU
1992	33	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	HOU BAL
1993	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BAL
1994	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BAL
1995	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BAL
1996	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BAL
1997	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	BAL
Total	453	447	40	16	1	1	23	28	13	168	0	0	.089	.115	.136	.252

Fielding Stats 1998

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.946

181.1

1.84

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Houston in 1984...
Earned first career win on 4/5/1984...
Had first career hit on 4/10/1984, off Bryn Smith (LAN)...
Won Player of the Week award on 4/24/1985, winning 2 games with a 0.54 ERA...
Won World Championship with Houston in 1985...
Injured on 6/6/1986 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days...
Injured on 6/11/1986 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 7-8 weeks...
Hit first career homerun on 9/14/1987, off Mark Knudson (NYM)...
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1988, going 4-1, 0.88...
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game...
2/3/1989: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,914,286 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1990: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,914,286 through salary arbitration...
2/3/1991: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,914,286 through salary arbitration...
8/10/1991: Signed a contract extension with Houston, $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years.
Traded from Houston to Baltimore on 6/5/1992 (Going to HOU: 1B Luis De los santos, CF Pedro Munoz. Going to BAL: P Mark Gubicza)...
9/17/1994: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $2,530,000 per year, for 2 years.
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1995, going 4-0, 1.51...
7/6/1996: Signed a contract extension with Baltimore, $5,700,000 per year, for 3 years.

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

ERA 1988 - 3.16 - 4th 1995 - 3.50 - 4th	WHIP 1988 - 1.23 - 10th 1996 - 1.26 - 6th	Wins 1984 - 16 - 6th 1989 - 17 - 8th	Losses 1991 - 16 - 4th 1992 - 16 - 5th 1994 - 14 - 7th	IP 1988 - 239.0 - 4th 1989 - 237.1 - 7th 1995 - 213.1 - 10th
K's 1988 - 180 - 5th	BB 1984 - 100 - 1st 1988 - 88 - 6th 1989 - 114 - 1st 1991 - 87 - 9th 1993 - 101 - 8th	CG 1995 - 4 - 5th	SHO 1995 - 2 - 4th 1997 - 1 - 9th

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