06/01/1997 |
Drafted in the 1997 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the San Diego Padres. |
06/30/1997 |
Named the #8 prospect in the MLB |
07/03/1997 |
Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 6 days. |
11/28/1997 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $139,200 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 35 (45); Control: 50 (70). |
09/14/1998 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/15/1998 |
Wins the 1998 MLB NL Great Glove Award at P. |
11/29/1998 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $144,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 55 (70). |
09/01/1999 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
11/20/1999 |
Wins the 1999 MLB NL Great Glove Award at P. |
12/04/1999 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $150,400 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (70). |
04/18/2000 |
Injured (Elbow strain), out for 4 weeks. |
06/24/2000 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/29/2000 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers with 12 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/09/2000 |
Was selected to the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/29/2000 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/22/2000 |
Finished 2nd in 2000 MLB NL Cy Young Award voting. |
11/30/2000 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,250,000. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65). |
09/07/2001 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/23/2001 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Colorado Rockies with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/17/2001 |
Finished 3rd in 2001 MLB NL Cy Young Award voting. |
11/25/2001 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,475,000. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
08/07/2002 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/31/2002 |
Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 4 weeks. |
11/26/2002 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $7,906,250. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
05/30/2003 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 12 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/01/2003 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/01/2003 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/01/2003 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/13/2003 |
Was selected to the 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/18/2003 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
11/08/2003 |
Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $114,000,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 40 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
06/21/2004 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 60 (65). |
05/04/2005 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Colorado Rockies with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/01/2005 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/12/2005 |
Was selected to the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/01/2005 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
11/13/2005 |
Finished 2nd in 2005 MLB NL Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
06/11/2006 |
Was selected to the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/01/2006 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/14/2006 |
Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball strikeout! |
11/15/2006 |
Wins the 2006 MLB NL Cy Young Award. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60). |
06/10/2007 |
Was selected to the 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/22/2007 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Chicago Cubs with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/29/2007 |
Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract. |
11/10/2007 |
Wins the 2007 MLB NL Cy Young Award. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60). |
06/15/2008 |
Was selected to the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/05/2008 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/15/2008 |
Strikes out 17 against the Houston Astros. |
09/02/2008 |
Collects his 2500th career Major League Baseball strikeout! |
11/15/2008 |
Finished 3rd in 2008 MLB NL Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (60). |
06/25/2009 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 12 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed! |
09/16/2009 |
Injured (earache),day-to-day for 2 days. |
11/03/2009 |
Executed his contract year option. |
01/01/2010 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 60 (60). |
06/01/2010 |
Was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Chicago Cubs, along with LF Adam Dunn, in exchange for SP Jonathan Sanchez, SP Chris Capuano, and 3B Ian Stewart. |
06/05/2010 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $37,500,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
09/17/2010 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/2011 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 55 (55). |
04/20/2011 |
Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for one week. |
04/26/2011 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Colorado Rockies with 7 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
05/28/2011 |
Earns his 200th career Major League Baseball victory! |
07/03/2011 |
Collects his 3000th career Major League Baseball strikeout! |
01/01/2012 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55). |
06/18/2012 |
Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Kansas City Royals, along with 3B Jason Donald, RP Matt Belisle, and RP Pedro Feliciano, in exchange for SP Andrew Cashner and SP Matt Harrison. |
01/01/2013 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 55 (55). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
2001 |
15 |
3 |
2002 |
12 |
8 |
2003 |
17 |
1 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1998 |
36 |
1 |
1999 |
36 |
4 |
2001 |
35 |
9 |
2003 |
36 |
1 |
2004 |
34 |
7 |
2006 |
34 |
8 |
2007 |
33 |
8 |
2008 |
34 |
5 |
2011 |
33 |
6 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1999 |
17 |
8 |
2003 |
24 |
1 |
2004 |
17 |
3 |
2005 |
22 |
1 |
2006 |
17 |
3 |
2007 |
15 |
9 |
2008 |
13 |
9 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1998 |
17 |
5 |
2009 |
20 |
1 |
2010 |
16 |
5 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
2003 |
.828 |
1 |
2005 |
.786 |
3 |
2006 |
.708 |
6 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1999 |
228.2 |
6 |
2000 |
231.1 |
5 |
2001 |
260.0 |
1 |
2003 |
275.2 |
1 |
2004 |
220.2 |
7 |
2005 |
232.2 |
3 |
2006 |
232.0 |
2 |
2007 |
231.1 |
3 |
2008 |
238.2 |
2 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1999 |
948 |
6 |
2001 |
1048 |
2 |
2003 |
1111 |
1 |
2006 |
960 |
4 |
2007 |
962 |
3 |
2008 |
983 |
3 |
2011 |
913 |
8 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1998 |
32 |
5 |
2001 |
32 |
6 |
2004 |
28 |
10 |
2009 |
29 |
8 |
|
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1998 |
193 |
10 |
1999 |
189 |
8 |
2000 |
216 |
5 |
2001 |
248 |
2 |
2002 |
197 |
5 |
2003 |
268 |
2 |
2004 |
202 |
6 |
2005 |
206 |
6 |
2006 |
241 |
1 |
2007 |
249 |
1 |
2008 |
231 |
2 |
2009 |
203 |
9 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
2004 |
9 |
6 |
2008 |
9 |
9 |
2010 |
10 |
10 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1999 |
3.54 |
9 |
2000 |
2.14 |
2 |
2001 |
3.29 |
7 |
2002 |
3.13 |
9 |
2003 |
2.87 |
3 |
2004 |
3.30 |
4 |
2005 |
2.40 |
1 |
2006 |
3.06 |
2 |
2007 |
3.27 |
1 |
2008 |
3.36 |
3 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1998 |
.272 |
9 |
1999 |
.266 |
2 |
2000 |
.252 |
4 |
2004 |
.272 |
5 |
2005 |
.270 |
6 |
2008 |
.281 |
6 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1998 |
1.18 |
10 |
1999 |
1.16 |
5 |
2000 |
0.91 |
1 |
2001 |
1.10 |
8 |
2002 |
1.07 |
3 |
2003 |
1.09 |
2 |
2004 |
1.10 |
1 |
2005 |
1.06 |
2 |
2006 |
1.14 |
6 |
2007 |
1.20 |
4 |
2008 |
1.19 |
4 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
2000 |
5.27 |
2 |
2001 |
5.51 |
4 |
2002 |
5.18 |
4 |
2003 |
4.79 |
3 |
2004 |
4.39 |
3 |
2005 |
3.96 |
3 |
2006 |
5.24 |
1 |
2007 |
3.41 |
4 |
2008 |
3.00 |
8 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1999 |
10.86 |
5 |
2000 |
8.29 |
1 |
2001 |
10.07 |
5 |
2002 |
9.71 |
3 |
2003 |
10.09 |
2 |
2004 |
10.20 |
1 |
2005 |
9.79 |
2 |
2006 |
10.71 |
7 |
2007 |
11.09 |
3 |
2008 |
10.86 |
5 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1999 |
0.79 |
10 |
2000 |
0.66 |
7 |
2003 |
0.75 |
9 |
2007 |
0.78 |
8 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1999 |
7.56 |
5 |
2000 |
6.57 |
2 |
2002 |
7.94 |
9 |
2003 |
8.00 |
5 |
2004 |
8.03 |
5 |
2005 |
7.50 |
2 |
2006 |
8.50 |
8 |
2007 |
7.94 |
3 |
2008 |
7.77 |
2 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
2000 |
1.60 |
2 |
2001 |
1.56 |
6 |
2002 |
1.68 |
3 |
2003 |
1.83 |
6 |
2004 |
1.88 |
5 |
2005 |
2.01 |
7 |
2006 |
1.78 |
2 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
2000 |
8.40 |
5 |
2002 |
8.69 |
5 |
2003 |
8.75 |
7 |
2004 |
8.24 |
10 |
2005 |
7.97 |
8 |
2006 |
9.35 |
2 |
2007 |
9.69 |
2 |
2008 |
8.71 |
8 |
2009 |
9.47 |
5 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1999 |
24 |
4 |
2000 |
25 |
2 |
2001 |
23 |
3 |
2002 |
21 |
9 |
2003 |
26 |
1 |
2004 |
21 |
3 |
2005 |
27 |
1 |
2006 |
24 |
1 |
2007 |
22 |
2 |
2008 |
19 |
10 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1999 |
.667 |
6 |
2000 |
.833 |
1 |
2001 |
.657 |
6 |
2002 |
.724 |
5 |
2003 |
.722 |
1 |
2004 |
.618 |
7 |
2005 |
.818 |
1 |
2006 |
.706 |
3 |
2007 |
.667 |
2 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1999 |
3 |
7 |
2000 |
7 |
1 |
2001 |
6 |
3 |
2002 |
3 |
4 |
2003 |
7 |
6 |
2005 |
3 |
8 |
2006 |
2 |
10 |
2007 |
5 |
1 |
2008 |
4 |
2 |
2010 |
4 |
2 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1999 |
.083 |
9 |
2000 |
.233 |
1 |
2001 |
.171 |
3 |
2002 |
.103 |
4 |
2005 |
.091 |
9 |
2007 |
.152 |
1 |
2008 |
.118 |
4 |
2010 |
.125 |
3 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
2000 |
3 |
3 |
2001 |
1 |
6 |
2002 |
1 |
5 |
2003 |
3 |
4 |
2004 |
1 |
4 |
2005 |
1 |
8 |
2007 |
1 |
2 |
2008 |
1 |
3 |
2009 |
1 |
5 |
2011 |
1 |
4 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
2004 |
0.53 |
9 |
2005 |
0.54 |
8 |
2010 |
0.54 |
9 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1999 |
5.1 |
8 |
2000 |
8.1 |
2 |
2001 |
6.9 |
5 |
2002 |
6.2 |
5 |
2003 |
8.9 |
1 |
2004 |
4.9 |
8 |
2005 |
6.2 |
5 |
2006 |
7.0 |
2 |
2007 |
6.4 |
2 |
2008 |
5.2 |
5 |
|
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