12/24/1977 | Drafted in the 1977 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Birmingham Black Barons. |
01/01/1978 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/03/1978 | Named the #5 prospect in the ABBA |
06/01/1978 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/16/1978 | Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 3 weeks. |
07/01/1978 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/01/1978 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/16/1978 | Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/15/1978 | Wins the 1978 ABBA NL League Championship Series MVP Award. |
10/26/1978 | Wins the 1978 ABBA NL Jack Roosevelt Robinson Award. |
10/26/1978 | Wins the 1978 ABBA NL Playoff MVP. |
11/17/1978 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1979 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 5 (6). |
06/18/1979 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1979 | Was selected to the 1979 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/10/1979 | Earned 1979 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game MVP honors. |
07/15/1979 | Suspended 8 games after ejection following a brawl. |
09/04/1979 | Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 5 weeks. |
11/17/1979 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1980 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 8 (8); Power: 8 (9); Eye: 5 (6). |
03/23/1980 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $25,620,000 with the Birmingham Black Barons organization. |
01/01/1981 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/14/1981 | Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 5 days. |
09/02/1981 | Injured (Cold), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1982 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
05/27/1982 | Hits three home runs against the Detroit Stars, going 4-5 with 7 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
06/27/1982 | Was selected to the 1982 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
10/21/1982 | Wins the 1982 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
10/22/1982 | Wins the 1982 ABBA NL Splinter Award at RF. |
01/01/1983 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (7). |
10/26/1983 | Wins the 1983 World Series with the Birmingham Black Barons. |
01/01/1984 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/24/1984 | Was selected to the 1984 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/27/1984 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1985 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
07/07/1985 | Was selected to the 1985 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
10/27/1985 | Wins the 1985 ABBA NL Ozzie Award at LF. |
01/01/1986 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
04/15/1986 | Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 1-2 weeks. |
07/13/1986 | Was selected to the 1986 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
11/04/1986 | Wins the 1986 ABBA NL Splinter Award at LF. |
11/26/1986 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1987 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
01/31/1987 | Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $63,600,000 with the Detroit Stars organization. |
07/20/1987 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/27/1987 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/26/1987 | Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/02/1987 | Wins the 1987 ABBA NL Ozzie Award at LF. |
01/01/1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 7 (7). |
05/07/1988 | Suspended 4 games after ejection following arguing a strike call. |
01/01/1989 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
03/22/1989 | Injured (Dehydration), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1990 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 7 (7). |
06/01/1990 | Scores his 1000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association run! |
06/22/1990 | Hits his 300th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association home run! |
07/05/1990 | Injured (Elbow contusion), out for one week. |
01/01/1991 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
04/25/1991 | Injured (Shoulder inflammation), out for 3 months. |
04/25/1991 | Collects his 1000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association RBI! |
06/28/1991 | Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,155,000 with the Detroit Stars organization. |
07/16/1991 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 8 months. |
01/01/1992 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
07/01/1992 | Wins the ABBA NL Batter of the Month Award. |
08/13/1992 | Hits three home runs against the New York Black Yankees, going 4-5 with 9 RBI and 3 runs scored! |
09/12/1992 | Injured (Strained rib cage muscle), day-to-day for one week. |
11/02/1992 | Wins the 1992 ABBA NL Ozzie Award at RF. |
01/01/1993 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
05/21/1993 | Injured (Bruised thigh), day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/21/1993 | Collects his 2000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association hit! |
05/22/1993 | Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for one week. |
10/30/1993 | Wins the 1993 ABBA NL Ozzie Award at LF. |
11/21/1993 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/1994 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 9 (9); Eye: 6 (6). |
01/31/1994 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $4,000,000 with the Washington Senators organization. |
07/31/1994 | Hits his 400th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association home run! |
09/14/1994 | Hits 4 home runs against the St. Louis Browns, going 4-5 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
09/20/1994 | Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 1-2 weeks. |
01/01/1995 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 6 (6). |
06/26/1995 | Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
08/28/1995 | Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 3 days. |
09/03/1995 | Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 6 weeks. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
| | | Year | K | Rank | 1979 | 130 | 5 | 1980 | 113 | 8 | 1981 | 152 | 3 | 1982 | 138 | 3 | 1983 | 147 | 4 | 1984 | 124 | 4 | 1985 | 157 | 1 | 1986 | 118 | 9 | 1987 | 152 | 3 | 1988 | 157 | 2 | 1989 | 127 | 5 | 1990 | 146 | 4 | 1992 | 119 | 7 | 1993 | 131 | 9 | 1994 | 130 | 9 | | Year | TB | Rank | 1983 | 287 | 7 | 1987 | 305 | 6 | |
| Year | 3B | Rank | 1981 | 11 | 1 | 1982 | 9 | 1 | 1983 | 6 | 4 | 1984 | 5 | 7 | 1985 | 6 | 6 | 1990 | 4 | 10 | 1992 | 6 | 6 | 1993 | 8 | 1 | 1994 | 5 | 7 | | Year | HR | Rank | 1982 | 31 | 5 | 1983 | 31 | 4 | 1984 | 26 | 6 | 1987 | 33 | 4 | 1990 | 31 | 10 | 1992 | 32 | 8 | 1993 | 28 | 9 | | Year | SB | Rank | 1981 | 16 | 5 | 1984 | 22 | 7 | 1985 | 27 | 5 | 1986 | 21 | 8 | 1987 | 17 | 7 | 1988 | 28 | 3 | | Year | RBI | Rank | 1982 | 99 | 6 | 1983 | 111 | 3 | 1987 | 108 | 4 | 1992 | 102 | 5 | |
Year | R | Rank | 1982 | 93 | 8 | 1983 | 102 | 8 | 1984 | 93 | 6 | 1985 | 104 | 4 | 1986 | 101 | 6 | 1987 | 111 | 4 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1982 | 69 | 4 | 1985 | 77 | 10 | 1986 | 71 | 10 | | | Year | HP | Rank | 1981 | 6 | 5 | 1982 | 19 | 6 | 1983 | 36 | 4 | 1984 | 16 | 4 | 1988 | 4 | 5 | 1992 | 2 | 9 | | Year | SF | Rank | 1982 | 7 | 9 | 1983 | 9 | 2 | 1987 | 9 | 3 | 1992 | 8 | 6 | |
Year | EBH | Rank | 1982 | 62 | 6 | 1983 | 69 | 5 | 1985 | 62 | 9 | 1987 | 60 | 10 | | Year | AVG | Rank | 1986 | .298 | 9 | 1987 | .303 | 4 | | Year | OBP | Rank | 1986 | .379 | 4 | 1987 | .378 | 6 | | Year | SLG | Rank | 1982 | .515 | 6 | 1983 | .511 | 6 | 1984 | .476 | 8 | 1986 | .508 | 10 | 1987 | .528 | 5 | | Year | RC | Rank | 1982 | 100.51 | 8 | 1983 | 107.51 | 8 | 1986 | 110.60 | 8 | 1987 | 123.47 | 4 | |
Year | RC/27 | Rank | 1982 | 6.89 | 6 | 1983 | 6.69 | 7 | 1984 | 6.24 | 7 | 1986 | 7.48 | 5 | 1987 | 7.92 | 4 | | Year | ISO | Rank | 1982 | .262 | 1 | 1983 | .244 | 4 | 1984 | .199 | 7 | 1987 | .225 | 6 | 1992 | .214 | 10 | 1993 | .211 | 6 | | Year | WOBA | Rank | 1982 | .375 | 8 | 1983 | .378 | 8 | 1984 | .363 | 8 | 1986 | .384 | 7 | 1987 | .389 | 4 | | Year | OPS | Rank | 1982 | .874 | 7 | 1983 | .868 | 7 | 1984 | .825 | 7 | 1986 | .888 | 6 | 1987 | .905 | 3 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1984 | 4.9 | 9 | 1986 | 5.3 | 10 | 1987 | 6.1 | 7 | |