12/01/1976 | Drafted in the 1976 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Birmingham Black Barons. |
01/01/1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/04/1977 | Named the #10 prospect in the ABBA |
04/18/1977 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
05/28/1977 | Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
06/21/1977 | Was selected to the 1977 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
07/25/1977 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
08/01/1977 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award. |
01/01/1978 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/03/1978 | Named the #9 prospect in the ABBA |
06/20/1978 | Was selected to the 1978 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
08/07/1978 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
09/11/1978 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1979 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/02/1979 | Named the #11 prospect in the ABBA |
06/19/1979 | Was selected to the 1979 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
07/01/1979 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Batter of the Month Award. |
07/02/1979 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1980 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
04/07/1980 | Named the #13 prospect in the ABBA |
10/27/1980 | Finished 3rd in 1980 ABBA NL Jack Roosevelt Robinson Award voting. |
11/13/1980 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1981 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (7). |
06/01/1981 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
06/28/1981 | Was selected to the 1981 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
11/15/1981 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1982 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/12/1982 | Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $14,750,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
05/24/1982 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/27/1982 | Was selected to the 1982 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/16/1982 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/21/1982 | Wins the 1982 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
10/22/1982 | Wins the 1982 ABBA NL Splinter Award at 3B. |
01/01/1983 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/26/1983 | Was selected to the 1983 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/04/1983 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/31/1983 | Hits three home runs against the Memphis Red Sox, going 3-3 with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
08/01/1983 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
09/12/1983 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/26/1983 | Wins the 1983 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
10/28/1983 | Finished 3rd in 1983 ABBA NL Most Impactful Player Award voting. |
10/28/1983 | Wins the 1983 ABBA NL Splinter Award at 3B. |
01/01/1984 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
03/26/1984 | Injured (Heart palpitations), out for 3 days. |
01/01/1985 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
05/20/1985 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/01/1985 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/07/1985 | Was selected to the 1985 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
01/01/1986 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/12/1986 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
06/22/1986 | Goes 5-5 against the Detroit Stars, with 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI and 4 R. |
07/13/1986 | Was selected to the 1986 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
01/01/1987 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
07/06/1987 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/12/1987 | Was selected to the 1987 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
09/01/1987 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/02/1987 | Finished 2nd in 1987 ABBA NL Most Impactful Player Award voting. |
11/02/1987 | Wins the 1987 ABBA NL Splinter Award at RF. |
11/24/1987 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/31/1988 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $25,000,000 with the Milwaukee Bears organization. |
07/04/1988 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1989 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 8 (8). |
01/01/1990 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
11/16/1990 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1991 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
02/20/1991 | Signed a minor league contract with the New York Black Yankees organization. |
07/13/1991 | Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
11/15/1991 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1992 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 4 (4); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
01/24/1992 | Signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Stars organization. |
09/18/1992 | Signed a 1-year minor league contract extension with the Detroit Stars organization. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | GS | Rank | 1981 | 159 | 1 | 1982 | 153 | 7 | 1984 | 153 | 6 | 1986 | 156 | 7 | | Year | PA | Rank | 1982 | 721 | 2 | 1986 | 692 | 9 | 1987 | 697 | 6 | | Year | AB | Rank | 1982 | 620 | 9 | 1986 | 624 | 8 | | | Year | K | Rank | 1981 | 134 | 7 | 1982 | 114 | 8 | 1983 | 137 | 6 | 1984 | 116 | 6 | 1985 | 154 | 2 | 1986 | 129 | 6 | 1987 | 127 | 10 | 1988 | 149 | 3 | |
Year | TB | Rank | 1981 | 291 | 8 | 1982 | 310 | 4 | 1983 | 329 | 2 | 1985 | 297 | 8 | 1986 | 319 | 9 | 1987 | 319 | 4 | | Year | 2B | Rank | 1984 | 34 | 5 | 1985 | 33 | 8 | 1986 | 41 | 2 | 1987 | 35 | 7 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1981 | 36 | 3 | 1982 | 37 | 2 | 1983 | 40 | 1 | 1985 | 35 | 7 | 1986 | 35 | 5 | 1987 | 37 | 2 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1982 | 16 | 8 | 1984 | 23 | 6 | 1985 | 21 | 8 | 1987 | 24 | 6 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1981 | 91 | 10 | 1983 | 124 | 1 | 1984 | 89 | 8 | 1985 | 104 | 5 | 1986 | 107 | 4 | 1987 | 104 | 5 | |
Year | R | Rank | 1981 | 103 | 6 | 1982 | 125 | 1 | 1983 | 109 | 3 | 1984 | 88 | 9 | 1985 | 100 | 5 | 1986 | 99 | 7 | 1987 | 122 | 2 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1981 | 64 | 8 | 1982 | 87 | 1 | 1983 | 74 | 6 | 1984 | 74 | 5 | 1987 | 112 | 1 | | Year | IBB | Rank | 1981 | 4 | 8 | 1982 | 3 | 10 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1983 | 7 | 9 | 1986 | 6 | 6 | | Year | EBH | Rank | 1981 | 65 | 6 | 1982 | 65 | 5 | 1983 | 77 | 3 | 1984 | 58 | 7 | 1985 | 68 | 6 | 1986 | 79 | 2 | 1987 | 73 | 3 | |
Year | AVG | Rank | 1983 | .288 | 9 | 1987 | .296 | 7 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1982 | .372 | 6 | 1983 | .377 | 8 | 1987 | .409 | 2 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1981 | .490 | 10 | 1982 | .500 | 9 | 1983 | .560 | 2 | 1985 | .482 | 10 | 1986 | .511 | 7 | 1987 | .553 | 2 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1982 | 119.57 | 5 | 1983 | 126.77 | 3 | 1985 | 101.23 | 10 | 1986 | 109.01 | 9 | 1987 | 142.77 | 1 | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1982 | 6.85 | 7 | 1983 | 7.69 | 3 | 1986 | 6.21 | 10 | 1987 | 9.09 | 1 | |
Year | ISO | Rank | 1981 | .234 | 6 | 1982 | .224 | 6 | 1983 | .273 | 1 | 1985 | .224 | 8 | 1986 | .244 | 5 | 1987 | .256 | 1 | | Year | WOBA | Rank | 1982 | .379 | 7 | 1983 | .406 | 3 | 1987 | .414 | 1 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1982 | .872 | 8 | 1983 | .937 | 2 | 1987 | .962 | 1 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1982 | 5.9 | 6 | 1983 | 5.2 | 5 | 1987 | 8.3 | 1 | | |