11/03/1965 | Drafted in the 1965 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Boston Americans. |
01/01/1966 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 3 (5). |
04/10/1966 | Named the #76 prospect in the ABBA |
11/20/1966 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1967 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (5). |
06/05/1967 | Was traded by the Boston Americans to the Chicago Whales, along with C Jonathan Lucroy, 3B Bill Madlock, a 1st draft pick, in exchange for 3B George Brett, 3B Alex Gordon, SP Jim Perry. |
06/06/1967 | Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/18/1967 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $200,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1968 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (5). |
05/04/1968 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Bears with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/29/1968 | Was selected to the 1968 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
11/16/1968 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,995,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1969 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (5). |
03/11/1969 | Injured on 03/09/1969, diagnosed with a sprained ankle, is day-to-day. |
09/14/1969 | Injured on 09/11/1969, diagnosed with bone chips in his elbow, will miss 4 months. |
11/19/1969 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,310,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1970 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (5). |
07/15/1970 | Injured on 07/12/1970, diagnosed with an oblique strain, will miss 6 weeks. |
11/16/1970 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,250,000 through arbitration. |
01/01/1971 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 4 (5). |
11/17/1971 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,780,000 through arbitration. |
12/09/1971 | Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $22,680,000 with the Chicago Federals organization. |
01/01/1972 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 4 (5). |
01/01/1973 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 5 (5). |
07/08/1973 | Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/21/1973 | Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Bears with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/02/1973 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers with 10 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/01/1973 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/29/1973 | Finished 3rd in 1973 ABBA NL Robert Moses Grove Award voting. |
01/01/1974 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 5 (6). |
04/25/1974 | Suspended 5 games after ejection following a brawl. |
06/05/1974 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Bears with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/29/1974 | Was selected to the 1974 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/01/1974 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1975 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5). |
04/19/1975 | Injured on 04/18/1975, diagnosed with a strained oblique, will not miss additional time. |
06/24/1975 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Birmingham Black Barons with 8 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/29/1975 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Houston Eagles with 9 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
06/30/1975 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/04/1975 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Detroit Stars with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/19/1975 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Detroit Stars with 8 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
09/01/1975 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/06/1975 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Detroit Stars with 9 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
09/29/1975 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/01/1975 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
10/27/1975 | Wins the 1975 ABBA NL Robert Moses Grove Award. |
01/01/1976 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5). |
06/05/1976 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Eagles with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/11/1976 | Was selected to the 1976 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/10/1976 | Collects his 2000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association strikeout! |
09/22/1976 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Birmingham Black Barons with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/26/1976 | Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Houston Eagles with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/27/1976 | Wins the ABBA NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1976 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
12/05/1976 | Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $48,000,000 with the Chicago Federals organization. |
01/01/1977 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5). |
06/06/1977 | Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Birmingham Black Barons with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/01/1977 | Wins the ABBA NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/10/1977 | Was selected to the 1977 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/20/1977 | Injured (Elbow tendinitis), out for 2 weeks. |
08/28/1977 | Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for one week. |
09/24/1977 | Injured on 09/23/1977, diagnosed with a finger blister, is day-to-day. |
01/01/1978 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5). |
01/23/1978 | Was traded by the Chicago Federals to the Washington Senators, along with SP Webster McDonald, a 3rd draft pick, in exchange for RF Jeff Burroughs, SP Old Hoss Radbourn, a 1st draft pick, a 2nd draft pick. |
04/23/1978 | Injured on 04/22/1978, diagnosed with a strained oblique, is day-to-day. |
07/22/1978 | Collects his 2500th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association strikeout! |
09/17/1978 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/26/1978 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Angels with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
10/26/1978 | Finished 3rd in 1978 ABBA AL Robert Moses Grove Award voting. |
01/01/1979 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5). |
04/29/1979 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Boston Americans with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/07/1979 | Injured on 05/04/1979, diagnosed with an oblique strain, will miss 2 weeks. |
07/08/1979 | Was selected to the 1979 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
08/07/1979 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Angels with 10 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
08/17/1979 | Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Boston Americans with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/02/1979 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Angels with 12 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/25/1979 | Wins the 1979 World Series with the Washington Senators. |
01/01/1980 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 5 (5). |
07/11/1980 | Strikes out 15 against the New York Black Yankees. |
07/13/1980 | Was selected to the 1980 Awesome Bigley Baseball Association All-Star Game. |
07/18/1980 | Collects his 3000th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association strikeout! |
07/30/1980 | Injured on 07/27/1980, diagnosed with elbow tendinitis, will miss 4 weeks. |
12/24/1980 | Drafted in the 1980 expansion draft from the Washington Senators by the Kansas City Packers (Round 22, Pick 2, 86th overall pick). |
12/24/1980 | Released by the Kansas City Packers. |
01/01/1981 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
05/30/1981 | Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for one week. |
06/07/1981 | Injured (Rotator cuff inflammation), out for 3 months. |
01/01/1982 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
04/28/1982 | Injured on 04/24/1982, diagnosed with an arthritic elbow, will miss 4 months. |
11/13/1982 | Became a free agent. |
12/24/1982 | Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,900,000 with the Caribou Caribou organization. |
01/01/1983 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
03/06/1983 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $2,700,000 with the Caribou Caribou organization. |
04/06/1983 | Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/21/1983 | Earns his 200th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association victory! |
06/07/1983 | Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston Americans with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1983 | Wins the ABBA AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
01/01/1984 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
08/24/1984 | Collects his 3500th career Awesome Bigley Baseball Association strikeout! |
01/01/1985 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 5 (5). |
09/08/1985 | Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 3 days. |
10/27/1985 | Released by the Caribou Caribou. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year | SH | Rank | 1972 | 16 | 5 | 1973 | 19 | 5 | 1974 | 16 | 7 | 1975 | 22 | 1 | 1976 | 16 | 4 | | Year | G | Rank | 1966 | 42 | 7 | 1968 | 40 | 10 | | Year | GS | Rank | 1968 | 40 | 2 | 1972 | 40 | 8 | 1973 | 40 | 10 | 1974 | 40 | 4 | 1975 | 38 | 10 | 1976 | 41 | 3 | 1977 | 39 | 9 | 1978 | 37 | 7 | 1983 | 40 | 6 | | Year | W | Rank | 1968 | 15 | 6 | 1973 | 19 | 4 | 1975 | 18 | 4 | 1976 | 22 | 2 | 1978 | 16 | 8 | 1979 | 16 | 7 | 1983 | 19 | 6 | | Year | L | Rank | 1968 | 19 | 4 | 1969 | 14 | 8 | 1972 | 15 | 8 | 1973 | 16 | 5 | 1974 | 17 | 5 | 1977 | 17 | 8 | 1984 | 19 | 6 | |
Year | Win. % | Rank | 1967 | .632 | 5 | 1975 | .581 | 6 | 1976 | .667 | 2 | 1978 | .593 | 8 | 1979 | .727 | 4 | 1980 | .562 | 10 | | | Year | HLD | Rank | 1970 | 3 | 2 | 1971 | 3 | 6 | 1984 | 1 | 8 | | Year | IP | Rank | 1973 | 302.1 | 7 | 1975 | 286.2 | 8 | 1976 | 291.1 | 10 | 1978 | 257.2 | 10 | | Year | BF | Rank | 1968 | 1187 | 10 | 1973 | 1253 | 8 | 1975 | 1175 | 9 | 1976 | 1258 | 9 | 1978 | 1056 | 10 | |
Year | HRA | Rank | 1973 | 35 | 9 | 1978 | 27 | 9 | 1983 | 31 | 10 | | Year | BB | Rank | 1968 | 161 | 1 | 1969 | 133 | 1 | 1972 | 153 | 1 | 1973 | 128 | 2 | 1974 | 129 | 2 | 1975 | 110 | 2 | 1976 | 124 | 5 | 1977 | 122 | 1 | 1978 | 107 | 9 | 1979 | 101 | 9 | 1984 | 115 | 5 | | Year | K | Rank | 1968 | 193 | 6 | 1972 | 231 | 4 | 1973 | 305 | 1 | 1974 | 271 | 2 | 1975 | 297 | 1 | 1976 | 287 | 1 | 1977 | 287 | 1 | 1978 | 252 | 2 | 1979 | 255 | 3 | 1980 | 183 | 8 | 1983 | 197 | 9 | 1984 | 193 | 6 | | Year | WP | Rank | 1967 | 7 | 9 | 1968 | 16 | 1 | 1969 | 12 | 1 | 1971 | 8 | 9 | 1972 | 23 | 1 | 1973 | 10 | 3 | 1974 | 16 | 2 | 1976 | 21 | 1 | 1977 | 14 | 1 | 1978 | 7 | 8 | 1983 | 7 | 8 | | Year | ERA | Rank | 1973 | 3.39 | 7 | 1975 | 3.01 | 4 | 1978 | 3.70 | 5 | 1979 | 2.55 | 3 | 1980 | 2.46 | 1 | 1983 | 3.72 | 8 | |
Year | BABIP | Rank | 1967 | .238 | 4 | 1975 | .270 | 7 | 1978 | .244 | 2 | 1979 | .199 | 1 | 1980 | .249 | 4 | 1983 | .263 | 9 | | Year | WHIP | Rank | 1967 | 1.17 | 6 | 1973 | 1.22 | 9 | 1975 | 1.15 | 4 | 1978 | 1.14 | 2 | 1979 | 0.97 | 1 | 1980 | 1.11 | 2 | | Year | K/BB | Rank | 1973 | 2.38 | 7 | 1975 | 2.70 | 6 | 1976 | 2.31 | 8 | 1977 | 2.35 | 10 | 1978 | 2.36 | 3 | 1979 | 2.52 | 5 | 1980 | 2.41 | 7 | | Year | RA/9 | Rank | 1967 | 11.01 | 8 | 1973 | 11.10 | 7 | 1975 | 10.45 | 4 | 1978 | 10.55 | 1 | 1979 | 9.00 | 1 | 1980 | 10.28 | 2 | 1983 | 11.66 | 8 | | Year | HR/9 | Rank | 1967 | 0.91 | 8 | 1968 | 0.61 | 2 | 1969 | 0.78 | 4 | 1972 | 0.73 | 9 | 1975 | 0.72 | 3 | 1977 | 0.65 | 7 | 1978 | 0.94 | 10 | 1980 | 0.49 | 2 | |
Year | H/9 | Rank | 1967 | 7.20 | 4 | 1969 | 8.90 | 10 | 1973 | 7.17 | 4 | 1974 | 7.34 | 3 | 1975 | 6.88 | 1 | 1977 | 7.92 | 7 | 1978 | 6.57 | 1 | 1979 | 5.09 | 1 | 1980 | 6.30 | 1 | 1983 | 8.17 | 6 | | Year | K/9 | Rank | 1967 | 5.93 | 10 | 1968 | 6.57 | 9 | 1972 | 7.64 | 4 | 1973 | 9.08 | 1 | 1974 | 8.92 | 2 | 1975 | 9.32 | 1 | 1976 | 8.87 | 2 | 1977 | 9.28 | 1 | 1978 | 8.80 | 2 | 1979 | 9.14 | 1 | 1980 | 9.00 | 2 | 1983 | 6.60 | 9 | 1984 | 6.82 | 6 | | | | Year | QS | Rank | 1973 | 24 | 7 | 1974 | 24 | 9 | 1975 | 25 | 4 | 1976 | 22 | 10 | 1977 | 23 | 4 | 1978 | 23 | 2 | 1979 | 26 | 6 | 1980 | 19 | 5 | 1983 | 23 | 5 | |
Year | QSP | Rank | 1975 | .658 | 4 | 1978 | .622 | 1 | 1979 | .765 | 2 | 1980 | .704 | 3 | | Year | CG | Rank | 1975 | 13 | 6 | 1978 | 10 | 10 | | Year | CGP | Rank | 1975 | .342 | 9 | | Year | SHO | Rank | 1973 | 2 | 6 | 1975 | 6 | 1 | 1976 | 3 | 7 | 1978 | 2 | 10 | 1979 | 4 | 3 | | Year | GB% | Rank | 1969 | 0.51 | 6 | 1972 | 0.51 | 10 | 1973 | 0.52 | 5 | 1974 | 0.54 | 3 | 1975 | 0.55 | 5 | 1976 | 0.58 | 1 | 1978 | 0.53 | 2 | 1979 | 0.56 | 1 | 1980 | 0.56 | 2 | |
Year | WAR | Rank | 1973 | 6.9 | 4 | 1974 | 5.7 | 5 | 1975 | 9.2 | 1 | 1976 | 7.3 | 5 | 1977 | 8.4 | 3 | 1978 | 5.6 | 3 | 1979 | 5.9 | 6 | 1980 | 5.6 | 6 | | | | | |