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b. November 21, 1960 · Toronto Blue Jays 1982, 1986–1988, 1992–1993, Atlanta Braves 1989, California Angels 1990–1992, 1996, Baltimore Orioles 1994

He went 14-6 with a 1.72 earned run average in 1986, working 69 games and 157 innings out of the Toronto bullpen — an unusual amount of work for a reliever then or now — and struck out 166. He finished third in the Rookie of the Year voting and sixth in the Cy Young balloting despite never starting a game.

His arm angle came from almost underhand, which made him nearly impossible for right-handed hitters to pick up cleanly, and he stayed effective with it for a decade even after arm trouble briefly cost him his career in the late 1980s.

Eleven seasons gave him 48 wins, 32 saves, 885 innings and a 3.00 earned run average across 563 appearances for four clubs. He finished with Toronto again in 1996 at thirty-five. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year 1 1986

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1982 TOR 7000 000 0000
1986 TOR 69000 000 0000
1987 TOR 89000 000 0000
1988 TOR 37000 000 0000
1989 ATL 45200 000 0010 .000
1990 CAL 60000 000 0000
1991 CAL 70000 000 0000
1992 CAL/TOR 65000 000 0000
1993 TOR 54000 000 0000
1994 BAL 43000 000 0000
1996 CAL 24000 000 0000
Career 563200 000 0010 .000

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1982 TOR 0377 038.040 2314165.45
1986 TOR 146690 10157.0105 30451661.72
1987 TOR 106890 4127.2110 4552963.17
1988 TOR 03370 166.279 3127284.18
1989 ATL 55450 068.170 3319494.35
1990 CAL 25600 1384.298 2923693.08
1991 CAL 33700 181.263 1813491.98
1992 CAL/TOR 44650 287.286 3025613.08
1993 TOR 31540 072.276 2222472.72
1994 BAL 65430 171.062 1719352.15
1996 CAL 12240 030.136 1711245.04
Career 48435637 32885.2825 295270640 3.00

On this day & linked events

1960

Born November 21, 1960

San Jose, CA, USA

1982

Major-league debut: Mark Eichhorn

Mark Eichhorn made a major-league debut on August 30, 1982.

1996

Final major-league game: Mark Eichhorn

Mark Eichhorn played a final major-league game on September 14, 1996.