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Mark Mulder
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Birthdate: 8/5/1977    
Height / Weight: 6' 6" / 200 lbs. Place of Birth: South Holland, IL, USA
Bats / Throws: L / L

Baseball Historian Biography

Mark Mulder, a 22-year old rookie with the Oakland A’s in 2000, was 9-10 with a 5.44 ERA before suffering a herniated disk in September, ending his rookie year. An impressive starting pitcher Mark Mulder posted a 21-8 record for the Oakland A’s in 2001, his second MLB season. And, had five straight MLB seasons with at least 15 wins. With the Oakland A’s the 6 ft 6 inch 215 pound Mark Mulder went 21-8 with a 3.45 ERA in 2001, then 19-7 with a 3.47 ERA in 2002, then 15-9 with a 3.13 ERA in 2003, followed with a 17-8 with a 4.43 ERA in 2004. Mark Mulder, a lefty fastballer with outstanding control, signed with the Cardinals prior to 2005 as a multi million dollar pitcher. He went 16-8 with a 3.64 ERA his first season in St Louis, then pitched in 2006 with a sore shoulder – going just 6-7 with a high 7.14 ERA before the Cardinals placed Mark Mulder on the disabled list in August. He had rotator cuff surgery in September 2006 and is hoping to pitch again for the Cardinals sometime in late June.

In January Mark Mulder signed a 2-year $13 million contract with the 2006 World Champion St Louis Cardinals. A workhorse when he is injury free, Mark Mulder had started 199 games in his 7 MLB seasons. Mark Mulder Highlights: He completed 6 of 34 starts in 2001, allowed just 214 hits in 229.3 innings, 153 Ks and walked just 51 batters while going 21-8 with 4 shutouts. . In 2003 for Oakland Mark Mulder completed a career-best 9 games in 26 starts with 2 shutouts, posting a solid 15-9 record.


Pitching Statistics
Year Team G GS W L SV CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK ERA
2000 OAK (AL) 27 27 9 10 0 0 0 154.0 191 106 93 22 69 3 88 6 4 0 5.44
2001 OAK (AL) 34 34 21 8 0 6 4 229.1 214 92 88 16 51 4 153 4 5 0 3.45
2002 OAK (AL) 30 30 19 7 0 2 1 207.1 182 88 80 21 55 3 159 7 11 1 3.47
2003 OAK (AL) 26 26 15 9 0 9 2 186.2 180 66 65 15 40 2 128 7 2 0 3.13
2004 OAK (AL) 33 33 17 8 0 5 1 225.2 223 119 111 25 83 1 140 10 12 0 4.43
2005 STL (NL) 32 32 16 8 0 3 2 205.0 212 90 83 19 70 1 111 9 9 0 3.64
2006 STL (NL) 17 17 6 7 0 0 0 93.1 124 77 74 19 35 1 50 3 5 0 7.14
7 years   199 199 103 57 0 25 10 1301.1 1326 638 594 137 403 15 829 46 48 1 4.11
Batting Statistics
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS IBB HBP SH SF AVG OBP SLG
2000 OAK (AL) 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
2001 OAK (AL) 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 SLG
2002 OAK (AL) 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .0 .0 SLG
2003 OAK (AL) 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .0 .0 SLG
2004 OAK (AL) 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .0 .333 SLG
2005 STL (NL) 32 62 3 9 0 0 0 3 3 25 0 0 0 0 1 1 .145 .182 SLG
2006 STL (NL) 17 25 5 7 2 0 1 5 5 8 0 0 0 0 6 0 .280 .400 SLG
7 years   60 109 10 17 2 0 1 9 9 44 0 0 0 1 8 2 .156 .223 .SLG



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