12/31/1992 | Drafted in the 1992 first-year player draft by the Chicago Federals (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). |
01/01/1993 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (6). |
04/05/1993 | Named the #20 prospect in the ABBA |
06/20/1993 | Was selected to the 1993 ABBA Triple A All-Star Game. |
07/04/1993 | Named the #12 prospect in the ABBA |
07/11/1993 | Was selected to the 1993 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game. |
09/01/1993 | Wins the AAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/17/1993 | Finished 3rd in 1993 AAAA SL2 Pitcher of the Year Award voting. |
11/21/1993 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1994 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 6 (6). |
04/04/1994 | Named the #13 prospect in the ABBA |
04/16/1994 | Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/01/1994 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/18/1994 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1995 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
04/05/1995 | Injured (Neck stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/09/1995 | Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 5 days. |
06/04/1995 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/04/1995 | Injured (Gluteus strain), out for 2 weeks. |
10/29/1995 | Wins the 1995 ABBA NL Ozzie Award at P. |
11/19/1995 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1996 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
07/07/1996 | Was selected to the 1996 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
11/20/1996 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,500,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1997 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
04/12/1997 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Houston Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/06/1997 | Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/01/1997 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/17/1997 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago American Giants with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/13/1997 | Was selected to the 1997 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/23/1997 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago American Giants with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/10/1997 | Wins the 1997 ABBA NL Robert Moses Grove Award. |
11/23/1997 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,100,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1998 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 4 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
07/12/1998 | Was selected to the 1998 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
09/19/1998 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Memphis Red Sox with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/27/1998 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Houston Eagles with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/31/1998 | Finished 2nd in 1998 ABBA NL Robert Moses Grove Award voting. |
11/20/1998 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,505,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1999 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
11/24/1999 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/2000 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
02/02/2000 | Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $49,050,000 with the Houston Eagles organization. |
09/01/2000 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/2001 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
01/01/2002 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 6 (6). |
10/01/2002 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/2003 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
07/13/2003 | Was selected to the 2003 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/18/2003 | Collects his 2000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association strikeout! |
01/01/2004 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 7 (7). |
07/11/2004 | Was selected to the 2004 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/01/2004 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/22/2004 | Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for one week. |
09/08/2004 | Injured (Tender shoulder), day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/02/2004 | Finished 2nd in 2004 ABBA NL Robert Moses Grove Award voting. |
11/24/2004 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/2005 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
01/30/2005 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $43,500,000 with the Chicago American Giants organization. |
04/16/2005 | Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for one week. |
04/21/2005 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days. |
05/06/2005 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Browns with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/12/2005 | Injured (Rotator cuff inflammation), out for 2-3 months. |
09/07/2005 | Earns his 200th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association victory! |
10/01/2005 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/2006 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1996 | 15 | 4 | 1997 | 13 | 9 | 1999 | 22 | 1 | 2000 | 10 | 6 | 2002 | 13 | 6 | 2005 | 11 | 5 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1995 | 43 | 3 | 1996 | 43 | 3 | 1997 | 44 | 1 | 1998 | 44 | 1 | 1999 | 43 | 1 | | Year | W | Rank | 1995 | 19 | 2 | 1996 | 16 | 9 | 1997 | 24 | 1 | 1998 | 17 | 5 | 1999 | 20 | 1 | 2001 | 14 | 9 | 2002 | 20 | 1 | 2003 | 18 | 5 | 2004 | 17 | 9 | | Year | L | Rank | 1995 | 16 | 6 | 1998 | 15 | 7 | 2001 | 14 | 10 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1994 | .591 | 10 | 1997 | .649 | 5 | 2000 | .640 | 7 | 2002 | .741 | 2 | 2003 | .750 | 1 | 2004 | .773 | 1 | 2005 | .647 | 5 | |
Year | IP | Rank | 1995 | 281.2 | 5 | 1996 | 296.2 | 4 | 1997 | 320.0 | 2 | 1998 | 300.1 | 5 | 1999 | 312.2 | 1 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1995 | 1166 | 5 | 1996 | 1217 | 6 | 1997 | 1281 | 2 | 1998 | 1247 | 4 | 1999 | 1294 | 1 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1994 | 34 | 7 | 1998 | 31 | 8 | 2002 | 37 | 2 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1997 | 87 | 10 | 1998 | 95 | 6 | 1999 | 93 | 7 | | Year | K | Rank | 1994 | 166 | 8 | 1995 | 196 | 7 | 1996 | 207 | 5 | 1997 | 243 | 2 | 1998 | 225 | 3 | 1999 | 251 | 2 | 2000 | 169 | 7 | 2001 | 204 | 5 | 2002 | 223 | 2 | |
Year | WP | Rank | 1994 | 8 | 2 | 1995 | 7 | 2 | 1997 | 7 | 6 | 2000 | 8 | 1 | 2001 | 6 | 5 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1996 | 3.46 | 6 | 1997 | 3.01 | 3 | 1998 | 2.97 | 4 | 2000 | 2.83 | 3 | 2001 | 2.66 | 7 | 2002 | 2.92 | 7 | 2003 | 2.67 | 4 | 2004 | 2.26 | 2 | 2005 | 2.88 | 3 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1996 | .265 | 9 | 1997 | .246 | 9 | 1998 | .256 | 6 | 2001 | .230 | 3 | 2002 | .231 | 5 | 2003 | .223 | 3 | 2004 | .215 | 2 | 2005 | .246 | 6 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1996 | 1.20 | 7 | 1997 | 1.07 | 4 | 1998 | 1.18 | 10 | 2000 | 1.08 | 5 | 2001 | 0.98 | 1 | 2002 | 0.96 | 1 | 2003 | 1.01 | 4 | 2004 | 0.93 | 1 | 2005 | 0.99 | 2 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1994 | 2.27 | 8 | 1996 | 2.18 | 10 | 1997 | 2.79 | 3 | 1999 | 2.70 | 10 | 2000 | 3.07 | 7 | 2001 | 3.40 | 7 | 2002 | 4.46 | 1 | 2003 | 2.72 | 10 | 2004 | 3.19 | 4 | 2005 | 4.20 | 4 | |
Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1996 | 10.86 | 7 | 1997 | 9.73 | 4 | 1998 | 10.61 | 10 | 2000 | 9.85 | 6 | 2001 | 8.90 | 1 | 2002 | 8.69 | 1 | 2003 | 9.15 | 4 | 2004 | 8.41 | 1 | 2005 | 8.98 | 2 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1995 | 0.83 | 7 | 2004 | 0.89 | 5 | 2005 | 0.86 | 8 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1996 | 7.92 | 7 | 1997 | 7.23 | 5 | 1998 | 7.73 | 10 | 2000 | 7.60 | 6 | 2001 | 6.54 | 1 | 2002 | 6.78 | 2 | 2003 | 6.36 | 1 | 2004 | 6.10 | 2 | 2005 | 7.12 | 2 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1997 | 2.45 | 7 | 2000 | 2.13 | 10 | 2002 | 1.87 | 4 | 2005 | 1.77 | 7 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1994 | 7.48 | 4 | 1997 | 6.83 | 7 | 1998 | 6.74 | 8 | 1999 | 7.22 | 4 | 2000 | 6.56 | 7 | 2001 | 7.76 | 2 | 2002 | 8.35 | 1 | 2003 | 7.49 | 5 | 2004 | 7.36 | 5 | 2005 | 7.42 | 1 | |
Year | QS | Rank | 1995 | 25 | 9 | 1996 | 30 | 2 | 1997 | 32 | 1 | 1998 | 31 | 1 | 1999 | 28 | 2 | 2000 | 27 | 4 | 2003 | 28 | 6 | 2004 | 28 | 7 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1996 | .698 | 4 | 1997 | .727 | 3 | 1998 | .705 | 6 | 2000 | .818 | 1 | 2001 | .727 | 9 | 2002 | .727 | 6 | 2003 | .875 | 1 | 2004 | .848 | 2 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1997 | 9 | 3 | 1999 | 7 | 5 | 2005 | 5 | 7 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1997 | .205 | 3 | 1999 | .163 | 8 | 2005 | .200 | 3 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1995 | 1 | 5 | 1997 | 3 | 1 | 1998 | 2 | 4 | 2000 | 1 | 4 | 2004 | 1 | 10 | 2005 | 1 | 6 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1995 | 6.3 | 5 | 1996 | 5.9 | 4 | 1997 | 7.8 | 1 | 1998 | 6.6 | 5 | 1999 | 8.6 | 2 | 2000 | 5.1 | 6 | 2004 | 5.6 | 5 | | | | | |