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9. Mark Gubicza

9. Mark Gubicza
  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: August 14, 1962 in Philadelphia, PA USA
  • Weight: 215 lbs.
  • Height: 6'6"
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: April 06, 1984
  • Final Game: April 11, 1997
  • Cy Young - 1988
  • Rookie of the Year - 1984
 
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With the exception of the 1993 season where he was mostly used as a Middle Reliever, Mark Gubicza was a Starting Pitcher for the Royals for thirteen seasons.  Over that time Gubicza was used either as the team ace, the number five starter, and all spots in between which was enough for him to accrue 133 wins as a Royal.

Gubicza’s time as the team’s best Starting Pitcher was in the late ’80s where in 1988 he would finish 3rd in Cy Young voting while leading the league in bWAR for Pitchers. It would also be his first and only 20 Win Season.  1989 was also a very good year as he would go to his second All-Star Game and finish second in bWAR for Pitchers.  Also worth noting is that Gubicza would lead the AL in HR/9 three times.  The only other Pitcher to do that is Walter Johnson.

The Royals inducted Gubicza into their Hall of Fame in 2006.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Pitcher
  • Acquired: Selected in the 2nd Round in the Amateur Draft. 6/8/81.
  • Departed: Traded to the Anaheim Angels with Mike Bovee for Chili Davis 10/28/96.
  • Games Played: 382
  • Notable Statistics: 132 Wins
    135 Losses
    3.91 ERA
    327 Games Started
    42 Complete Games
    16 Shutouts
    14 Games Finished
    2 Saves
    2,218.2 Innings Pitched
    1,366 Strikeouts
    3.67 FIP
    1.356 WHIP
    1.74 SO/BB
    38.0 bWAR

    2 Playoff Games
    1 Win
    0 Losses
    3.24 ERA
    1 Game Started
    8.1 Innings Pitched
    4 Strikeouts
    0.96 WHIP
    1.00 SO/BB
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    World Series Champion (1985)
    All-Star (1988 & 1989)
    Highest bWAR for Pitchers (1988)
    Lowest BB/9 (1994)
    Most Games Started (1989 & 1995)
    Most Putouts by a Pitcher (1987)
    Highest Range Factor per Game by a Pitcher (1987 & 1988)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Pitcher (1985, 1986 & 1987)

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