12/31/1997 | Drafted in the 1997 first-year player draft by the Chicago Federals (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick). |
01/01/1998 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (7); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (8). |
04/06/1998 | Named the #7 prospect in the ABBA |
04/16/1998 | Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/01/1998 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/01/1998 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/01/1998 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/01/1998 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
06/03/1998 | Injured (Hamstring strain), out for 5 weeks. |
07/12/1998 | Was selected to the 1998 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/19/1998 | Injured (Sore shoulder), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
09/01/1998 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/01/1998 | Wins the ABBA NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
10/31/1998 | Wins the 1998 ABBA NL Jack Roosevelt Robinson Award. |
10/31/1998 | Finished 3rd in 1998 ABBA NL Robert Moses Grove Award voting. |
11/22/1998 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1999 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (8). |
04/27/1999 | Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/15/1999 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/15/1999 | Injured (Forearm tendinitis), out for 2 weeks. |
08/17/1999 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Memphis Red Sox with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/02/1999 | Wins the 1999 ABBA NL Ozzie Award at P. |
11/24/1999 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2000 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (8). |
04/12/2000 | Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/28/2000 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Angels with 12 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/2000 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/09/2000 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Angels with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/20/2000 | Pitches a PERFECT GAME against the Yokohama Dodgers, striking out 13 hitters! |
11/20/2000 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,000,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/2001 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (8). |
03/24/2001 | Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for one week. |
04/03/2001 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Memphis Red Sox with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/01/2001 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/05/2001 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Bears with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/08/2001 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/03/2001 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Houston Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/08/2001 | Was selected to the 2001 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/16/2001 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/01/2001 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/17/2001 | Injured (Elbow strain), out for 6 weeks. |
11/01/2001 | Finished 2nd in 2001 ABBA NL Robert Moses Grove Award voting. |
11/21/2001 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,131,250 through arbitration. |
01/01/2002 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
06/15/2002 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Bears with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/07/2002 | Was selected to the 2002 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/25/2002 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/01/2002 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/01/2002 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/12/2002 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/30/2002 | Wins the Awesome Bigley Baseball Association triple-crown!! |
10/25/2002 | Wins the 2002 ABBA NL Most Impactful Player Award. |
10/25/2002 | Wins the 2002 ABBA NL Robert Moses Grove Award. |
11/14/2002 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $32,000,000 with the Chicago Federals organization. |
01/01/2003 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8). |
04/08/2003 | Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for one week. |
05/02/2003 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/18/2003 | Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days. |
07/12/2003 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Yokohama Dodgers with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/30/2003 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Memphis Red Sox with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/23/2003 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Eagles with 9 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/2004 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8). |
05/01/2004 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Memphis Red Sox with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/01/2004 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/11/2004 | Was selected to the 2004 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
09/09/2004 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Detroit Stars with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/02/2004 | Finished 3rd in 2004 ABBA NL Robert Moses Grove Award voting. |
01/01/2005 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
04/04/2005 | Injured (Back spasms), day-to-day for 1 day. |
08/01/2005 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/09/2005 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Angels with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/20/2005 | Became a free agent. |
01/01/2006 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1999 | 17 | 3 | 2000 | 11 | 4 | 2001 | 20 | 1 | 2002 | 17 | 2 | 2003 | 15 | 6 | 2005 | 11 | 5 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1999 | 40 | 3 | 2000 | 43 | 3 | 2001 | 41 | 3 | 2002 | 44 | 1 | 2003 | 45 | 1 | 2004 | 45 | 1 | 2005 | 48 | 1 | | Year | W | Rank | 1998 | 17 | 5 | 1999 | 18 | 4 | 2001 | 23 | 1 | 2002 | 20 | 1 | 2004 | 16 | 10 | 2005 | 17 | 6 | | Year | L | Rank | 1999 | 16 | 7 | 2000 | 19 | 4 | 2003 | 22 | 2 | 2005 | 17 | 3 | | Year | Win. % | Rank | 1998 | .739 | 2 | 2001 | .676 | 2 | 2002 | .645 | 5 | |
Year | IP | Rank | 1999 | 275.2 | 5 | 2000 | 293.1 | 5 | 2001 | 317.2 | 2 | 2002 | 319.2 | 2 | 2003 | 311.2 | 2 | 2004 | 312.1 | 1 | 2005 | 316.2 | 2 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1999 | 1127 | 7 | 2000 | 1238 | 4 | 2001 | 1275 | 2 | 2002 | 1284 | 2 | 2003 | 1300 | 2 | 2004 | 1285 | 3 | 2005 | 1321 | 1 | | Year | HRA | Rank | 1999 | 36 | 4 | 2000 | 40 | 5 | 2001 | 32 | 8 | 2003 | 50 | 1 | 2005 | 46 | 2 | | Year | BB | Rank | 2000 | 92 | 5 | 2001 | 83 | 6 | 2003 | 83 | 7 | | Year | K | Rank | 1999 | 224 | 3 | 2000 | 227 | 4 | 2001 | 251 | 2 | 2002 | 255 | 1 | 2003 | 233 | 3 | 2004 | 211 | 8 | 2005 | 212 | 5 | |
Year | WP | Rank | 1999 | 5 | 4 | 2000 | 7 | 3 | 2003 | 6 | 4 | 2004 | 7 | 3 | 2005 | 6 | 3 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1998 | 2.42 | 1 | 2001 | 2.52 | 5 | 2002 | 2.31 | 1 | 2004 | 3.17 | 8 | | Year | BABIP | Rank | 1998 | .205 | 1 | 2001 | .250 | 8 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1998 | 0.99 | 2 | 2001 | 1.07 | 8 | 2002 | 1.01 | 4 | 2005 | 1.16 | 10 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1999 | 3.67 | 4 | 2002 | 3.75 | 3 | 2003 | 2.81 | 9 | 2004 | 2.89 | 10 | 2005 | 3.53 | 5 | |
Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1998 | 8.91 | 2 | 2001 | 9.66 | 8 | 2002 | 9.15 | 5 | 2005 | 10.43 | 9 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1998 | 0.78 | 3 | 2002 | 0.65 | 1 | 2004 | 1.01 | 7 | | Year | H/9 | Rank | 1998 | 6.40 | 1 | 2001 | 7.28 | 7 | 2002 | 7.15 | 7 | | Year | BB/9 | Rank | 1999 | 1.99 | 5 | 2002 | 1.91 | 7 | 2004 | 2.10 | 10 | 2005 | 1.71 | 6 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1999 | 7.31 | 3 | 2000 | 6.96 | 2 | 2001 | 7.11 | 4 | 2002 | 7.18 | 3 | 2003 | 6.73 | 8 | |
Year | QS | Rank | 1999 | 24 | 10 | 2000 | 25 | 7 | 2001 | 31 | 3 | 2002 | 36 | 1 | 2004 | 30 | 3 | 2005 | 27 | 7 | | Year | QSP | Rank | 1998 | .667 | 9 | 2001 | .756 | 5 | 2002 | .818 | 1 | 2004 | .667 | 10 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1998 | 4 | 10 | 1999 | 6 | 8 | 2000 | 10 | 3 | 2001 | 10 | 2 | 2002 | 8 | 2 | 2003 | 12 | 1 | 2005 | 5 | 7 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1998 | .133 | 7 | 1999 | .150 | 9 | 2000 | .233 | 5 | 2001 | .244 | 3 | 2002 | .182 | 6 | 2003 | .267 | 2 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1999 | 2 | 2 | 2000 | 3 | 2 | 2001 | 5 | 2 | 2002 | 3 | 2 | 2003 | 4 | 2 | 2004 | 2 | 4 | 2005 | 1 | 6 | |
Year | GB% | Rank | 1998 | 0.51 | 9 | 2000 | 0.50 | 10 | 2001 | 0.53 | 5 | 2004 | 0.51 | 8 | 2005 | 0.51 | 4 | | Year | WAR | Rank | 1999 | 6.4 | 5 | 2000 | 4.5 | 8 | 2001 | 8.2 | 3 | 2002 | 10.9 | 1 | 2004 | 6.8 | 2 | 2005 | 5.2 | 10 | | | | |