1953
Born August 5, 1953
Austin, TX, USA
Rick Mahler Notable
Rick Mahler played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Atlanta Braves in 1979 and closing with the Atlanta Braves in 1991.
He went 96 and 111 with a 3.99 earned run average, pitching 1,951.3 innings in 392 games. He struck out 952, completed 43 of his 271 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 394 games he batted .179, with 104 hits and 40 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 17 doubles.
He was born in Austin, TX, USA on August 5, 1953, and died on March 2, 2005. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1982 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | ATL | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| 1980 | ATL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | ATL | 34 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .148 |
| 1982 | ATL | 39 | 58 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .190 |
| 1983 | ATL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1984 | ATL | 38 | 71 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .296 |
| 1985 | ATL | 39 | 90 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 0 | .156 |
| 1986 | ATL | 40 | 83 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .193 |
| 1987 | ATL | 40 | 65 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | .169 |
| 1988 | ATL | 39 | 72 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | .125 |
| 1989 | CIN | 40 | 62 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .177 |
| 1990 | CIN | 35 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .114 |
| 1991 | ATL/MON | 23 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 394 | 581 | 40 | 104 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 20 | 117 | 0 | .179 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 6.14 |
| 1980 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.45 |
| 1981 | ATL | 8 | 6 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 112.1 | 109 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 2.80 |
| 1982 | ATL | 9 | 10 | 39 | 33 | 0 | 205.1 | 213 | 96 | 62 | 105 | 4.21 |
| 1983 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5.02 |
| 1984 | ATL | 13 | 10 | 38 | 29 | 0 | 222.0 | 209 | 77 | 62 | 106 | 3.12 |
| 1985 | ATL | 17 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 266.2 | 272 | 103 | 79 | 107 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | ATL | 14 | 18 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 237.2 | 283 | 129 | 95 | 137 | 4.88 |
| 1987 | ATL | 8 | 13 | 39 | 28 | 0 | 197.0 | 212 | 109 | 85 | 95 | 4.98 |
| 1988 | ATL | 9 | 16 | 39 | 34 | 0 | 249.0 | 279 | 102 | 42 | 131 | 3.69 |
| 1989 | CIN | 9 | 13 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 220.2 | 242 | 94 | 51 | 102 | 3.83 |
| 1990 | CIN | 7 | 6 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 134.2 | 134 | 64 | 39 | 68 | 4.28 |
| 1991 | ATL/MON | 2 | 4 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 66.0 | 70 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 4.50 |
| Career | — | 96 | 111 | 392 | 271 | 6 | 1951.1 | 2069 | 866 | 606 | 952 | 3.99 |
On this day & linked events
2005
Died March 2, 2005
1979
Major-league debut: Rick Mahler
Rick Mahler made a major-league debut on April 20, 1979.
1991
Final major-league game: Rick Mahler
Rick Mahler played a final major-league game on August 6, 1991.
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