11/02/1969 | Drafted in the 1969 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Los Angeles Angels. |
01/01/1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (8). |
04/10/1970 | Named the #12 prospect in the ABBA |
05/30/1970 | Injured (Biceps tendinitis), out for 3 weeks. |
09/01/1970 | Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
01/01/1971 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (8). |
04/10/1971 | Named the #12 prospect in the ABBA |
06/22/1971 | Was selected to the 1971 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
11/19/1971 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1972 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
04/10/1972 | Named the #6 prospect in the ABBA |
06/30/1972 | Strikes out 15 against the Maine Guides. |
07/01/1972 | Wins the AAAA SL1 Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/17/1972 | Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 2 days. |
10/26/1972 | Wins the 1972 World Series with the Los Angeles Angels. |
11/18/1972 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1973 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
11/20/1973 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1974 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
07/03/1974 | Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 6 days. |
11/15/1974 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,187,500 through arbitration. |
01/01/1975 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
06/29/1975 | Was selected to the 1975 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
11/15/1975 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,750,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1976 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
05/04/1976 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Houston Eagles with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/26/1976 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/19/1976 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Birmingham Black Barons with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/14/1976 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,360,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
06/15/1977 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Birmingham Black Barons with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/10/1977 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $3,825,000 with the Los Angeles Angels organization. |
01/01/1978 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
05/22/1978 | Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
09/12/1978 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Americans with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/18/1978 | Wins the ABBA AL Player of the Week Award. |
11/17/1978 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1979 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
01/24/1979 | Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $22,000,000 with the Houston Eagles organization. |
05/13/1979 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/26/1979 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Birmingham Black Barons with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/24/1979 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/08/1979 | Was selected to the 1979 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/14/1979 | Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Birmingham Black Barons with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/01/1979 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/18/1979 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Detroit Stars with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/01/1979 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1980 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 9 (9). |
07/13/1980 | Was selected to the 1980 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
01/01/1981 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 10 (10). |
04/17/1981 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Chicago American Giants with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
04/23/1981 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Federals with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/09/1981 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Bears with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/15/1981 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/19/1981 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Chicago American Giants with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/22/1981 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/25/1981 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Memphis Red Sox with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/28/1981 | Was selected to the 1981 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/15/1981 | Injured (Wrist soreness), day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/23/1981 | Wins the 1981 World Series with the Houston Eagles. |
11/05/1981 | Wins the 1981 ABBA NL Robert Moses Grove Award. |
01/01/1982 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 9 (9). |
04/18/1982 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
04/29/1982 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Federals with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/14/1982 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Detroit Stars with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/04/1982 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Memphis Red Sox with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/15/1982 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/21/1982 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/02/1982 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Federals with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/07/1982 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Memphis Red Sox with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/09/1982 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/19/1982 | Injured on 08/18/1982, diagnosed with a strained biceps, will miss 5 weeks. |
01/01/1983 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 9 (9). |
07/14/1983 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Bears with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/09/1983 | Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl. |
11/18/1983 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1984 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
01/01/1984 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $21,000,000 with the St. Louis Browns organization. |
07/12/1984 | Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for 5 days. |
01/01/1985 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
03/02/1985 | Injured on 03/01/1985, diagnosed with shoulder inflammation, is day-to-day. |
10/27/1985 | Executed his contract year option. |
01/01/1986 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
04/22/1986 | Released by the St. Louis Browns. |
05/28/1986 | Signed a minor league contract ($28,000 bonus) with the Memphis Red Sox organization. |
05/28/1986 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Daytona Tortugas with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/23/1986 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $1,260,000 with the Memphis Red Sox organization. |
01/01/1987 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
01/01/1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
05/31/1988 | Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1979 | 16 | 4 | 1980 | 14 | 8 | 1981 | 15 | 9 | | | Year | W | Rank | 1975 | 16 | 9 | 1979 | 19 | 5 | 1980 | 14 | 10 | 1981 | 21 | 5 | 1982 | 18 | 7 | 1983 | 17 | 8 | | Year | L | Rank | 1973 | 14 | 9 | 1977 | 15 | 5 | 1978 | 17 | 1 | 1985 | 27 | 1 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1974 | .565 | 8 | 1975 | .696 | 1 | 1979 | .633 | 6 | 1981 | .750 | 2 | 1982 | .720 | 1 | 1983 | .680 | 4 | |
| Year | HRA | Rank | 1973 | 33 | 3 | 1985 | 45 | 8 | | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1975 | 2.84 | 1 | 1979 | 3.14 | 4 | 1981 | 2.00 | 1 | 1982 | 2.51 | 2 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1973 | .257 | 3 | 1975 | .237 | 1 | 1977 | .277 | 10 | 1978 | .260 | 10 | 1979 | .243 | 3 | 1980 | .259 | 5 | 1981 | .247 | 4 | 1982 | .213 | 1 | |
Year | WHIP | Rank | 1973 | 1.25 | 8 | 1975 | 1.11 | 1 | 1977 | 1.30 | 8 | 1978 | 1.27 | 9 | 1979 | 1.08 | 3 | 1980 | 1.07 | 4 | 1981 | 0.88 | 1 | 1982 | 0.80 | 1 | 1983 | 1.04 | 5 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1973 | 2.00 | 9 | 1975 | 1.90 | 10 | 1978 | 1.74 | 8 | 1979 | 2.31 | 9 | 1980 | 3.40 | 4 | 1981 | 8.53 | 1 | 1982 | 7.39 | 1 | 1983 | 4.52 | 3 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1973 | 11.66 | 6 | 1975 | 10.60 | 2 | 1977 | 12.35 | 8 | 1978 | 11.95 | 8 | 1979 | 10.21 | 3 | 1980 | 10.11 | 4 | 1981 | 8.16 | 1 | 1982 | 7.89 | 1 | 1983 | 10.21 | 4 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1975 | 0.91 | 9 | 1977 | 1.00 | 10 | 1979 | 0.71 | 6 | 1980 | 0.86 | 7 | 1981 | 0.45 | 2 | 1982 | 0.70 | 8 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1975 | 7.37 | 2 | 1979 | 7.25 | 4 | 1980 | 8.10 | 8 | 1981 | 7.32 | 6 | 1982 | 6.49 | 1 | |
Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1973 | 2.52 | 6 | 1975 | 2.64 | 6 | 1977 | 2.34 | 5 | 1978 | 3.02 | 6 | 1979 | 2.43 | 9 | 1980 | 1.51 | 1 | 1981 | 0.61 | 1 | 1982 | 0.74 | 1 | 1983 | 1.10 | 1 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1979 | 5.61 | 8 | | Year | QS | Rank | 1973 | 18 | 8 | 1974 | 20 | 10 | 1975 | 25 | 4 | 1977 | 19 | 7 | 1979 | 21 | 9 | 1981 | 27 | 4 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1973 | .581 | 9 | 1974 | .588 | 8 | 1975 | .735 | 1 | 1976 | .586 | 9 | 1977 | .543 | 7 | 1979 | .636 | 6 | 1980 | .667 | 5 | 1981 | .818 | 1 | 1982 | .621 | 10 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1979 | 15 | 4 | 1981 | 18 | 9 | |
Year | CGP | Rank | 1979 | .455 | 4 | 1981 | .545 | 7 | 1982 | .483 | 6 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1976 | 3 | 1 | 1979 | 6 | 1 | 1981 | 6 | 4 | 1982 | 7 | 1 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1985 | 0.47 | 10 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1977 | 2.6 | 9 | 1979 | 5.0 | 7 | 1980 | 4.8 | 9 | 1981 | 9.6 | 5 | 1982 | 6.2 | 9 | | |