Mark Buehrle
[edit] Biography
Born on March 23, 1979 in St. Charles, Missouri, Mark Buehrle (Mark Alan Buehrle) played for the Chicago White Sox for his entire 7 year career. Buehrle broke into the bigs on July 16, 2000 with the Chicago White Sox, and put up a 4.21 ERA in 51.1 innings pitched in 2000, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Mark Buehrle's best season was 2005, when he posted a 3.12 ERA, won 16 games and struck out 149 batters.
[edit] Scouting Report
Buehrle is a command pitcher, relying on finesse and accuracy. He is considered an efficient pitcher, pitching quickly and keeping his pitch count low. Buehrle throws a fastball, curveball, changeup, slider, and cut fastball. He has pitched over 200 innings for all six years he has pitched as a starter and started the opening game for the White Sox every season from 2002 to 2006.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 4.21
| 37
| 27
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 51.1
| 55
| 5
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 3
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 32
| 16
| 8
| 3.29
| 126
| 89
| 81
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 221.1
| 188
| 24
| 48
| 2
| 1
| 8
|
| 2002
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 34
| 19
| 12
| 3.58
| 134
| 102
| 95
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 239
| 236
| 25
| 61
| 7
| 6
| 3
|
| 2003
| CHI
| A
| 35
| 35
| 14
| 14
| 4.14
| 119
| 124
| 106
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 230.1
| 250
| 22
| 61
| 2
| 1
| 5
|
| 2004
| CHI
| A
| 35
| 35
| 16
| 10
| 3.89
| 165
| 119
| 106
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 245.1
| 257
| 33
| 51
| 2
| 0
| 8
|
| 2005
| CHI
| A
| 33
| 33
| 16
| 8
| 3.12
| 149
| 99
| 82
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 236.2
| 240
| 20
| 40
| 4
| 2
| 4
|
| 2006
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 32
| 12
| 13
| 4.99
| 98
| 124
| 113
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 204
| 247
| 36
| 48
| 5
| 0
| 6
|
| 2007
| CHI
| A
| 30
| 30
| 10
| 9
| 3.63
| 115
| 86
| 81
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 201
| 208
| 22
| 45
| 5
| 1
| 5
|
| Total
|
|
| 259
| 234
| 107
| 75
| 3.80
| 943
| 770
| 688
| 22
| 7
| 0
| 1629
| 1681
| 187
| 373
| 28
| 11
| 42
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| P
| 28
| 3
| 51.1
| 1
| 9
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 4
| .909
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 221.1
| 11
| 49
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 6
| 5
| .952
|
| 2002
| CHI
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 239
| 6
| 46
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 10
| 8
| .963
|
| 2003
| CHI
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 230.1
| 15
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 4
| 5
| 1.000
|
| 2004
| CHI
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 245.1
| 16
| 51
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 8
| 9
| .944
|
| 2005
| CHI
| A
| P
| 33
| 33
| 236.2
| 13
| 45
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 5
| .967
|
| 2006
| CHI
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 204
| 9
| 35
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 4
| 7
| 10
| .978
|
| 2007
| CHI
| A
| P
| 30
| 30
| 201
| 13
| 34
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3
| 4
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 259
| 234
| 1629
| 84
| 307
| 14
| 23
| 0
| 12
| 31
| 44
| 50
| .965
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 2000
| CHI
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .250
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| CHI
| A
| 34
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| CHI
| A
| 35
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| CHI
| A
| 35
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| CHI
| A
| 33
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| CHI
| A
| 32
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| CHI
| A
| 30
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 259
| 30
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .067
| .097
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 38th round of the free-agent draft (June 2, 1998 - signed May 21, 1999).
[edit] Trivia
- Buehrle threw a no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on April 18th, 2007.
- Attended Jefferson College
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