06/03/1985 |
Drafted in the 1985 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Kansas City Royals. |
06/23/1985 |
Wins the 1985 Northwest League Round 1 with the Eugene Emeralds! |
11/27/1985 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $98,000. |
01/01/1986 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 35 (45); Control: 55 (65). |
03/08/1986 |
Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 5 weeks. |
06/29/1986 |
Wins the 1986 Northwest League Round 1 with the Eugene Emeralds! |
08/08/1986 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/23/1986 |
Injured (partially torn UCL),out for 9 months. |
11/26/1986 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $106,000. |
01/01/1987 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 60 (65). |
08/15/1987 |
Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/25/1987 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $112,000. |
01/01/1988 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 60 (65). |
04/30/1988 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the South Bend White Sox with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
05/10/1988 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Springfield Cardinals with 11 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/21/1988 |
Injured (abdominal soreness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/17/1988 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Charlotte Knights with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/18/1988 |
Injured (strained triceps),out for 5 weeks. |
09/20/1988 |
Wins the 1988 Midwest League Round 1 with the Appleton Foxes! |
11/24/1988 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $120,000. |
01/01/1989 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 60 (65). |
05/19/1989 |
Injured (elbow tendinitis),out for 4 weeks. |
06/04/1989 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
08/01/1989 |
Wins the AA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/26/1989 |
Finished 2nd in 1989 AA Pitcher of the Year Award voting. |
11/20/1989 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $126,000. |
01/01/1990 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (65). |
05/11/1990 |
Injured (flu),day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/02/1990 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $3,770,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
01/01/1991 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 60 (65). |
01/01/1992 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 60 (60). |
07/01/1992 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/12/1992 |
Was selected to the 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
01/01/1993 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60). |
08/23/1993 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/12/1993 |
Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days. |
12/28/1993 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $5,000,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
01/01/1994 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (65). |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60). |
04/09/1995 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/09/1995 |
Was selected to the 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
09/23/1995 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cleveland Guardians with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
12/24/1995 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $16,000,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization. |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60). |
04/24/1996 |
Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
04/12/1997 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/06/1997 |
Was selected to the 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
07/06/1997 |
Injured (mild shoulder strain),day-to-day for one week. |
07/30/1997 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/04/1997 |
Wins the 1997 MLB AL Gold Glove Award at P. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65). |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65). |
03/02/1998 |
Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his endurance on the mound at the Kansas City Royals development complex. |
06/01/1998 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/09/1998 |
Injured (rotator cuff tendinitis),out for 3 weeks. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65). |
04/13/2000 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Baltimore Orioles with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/01/2000 |
Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/19/2000 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Anaheim Angels with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/07/2000 |
Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/09/2000 |
Was selected to the 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
08/08/2000 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 3 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
08/30/2000 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/01/2000 |
Declined his contract option. |
11/13/2000 |
Wins the 2000 MLB AL Cy Young Award. |
11/21/2000 |
Rejected the Kansas City Royals qualifying offer. |
11/23/2000 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65). |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1995 |
34 |
9 |
1999 |
36 |
1 |
2000 |
34 |
10 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1991 |
16 |
10 |
1992 |
18 |
4 |
1996 |
14 |
10 |
1999 |
16 |
4 |
2000 |
21 |
1 |
|
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1991 |
.667 |
8 |
1992 |
.720 |
1 |
2000 |
.778 |
2 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1994 |
228.1 |
7 |
1995 |
234.1 |
5 |
1996 |
229.2 |
9 |
1999 |
246.0 |
4 |
2000 |
246.0 |
4 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1994 |
965 |
10 |
1995 |
979 |
9 |
1996 |
1007 |
4 |
1999 |
1065 |
4 |
2000 |
1022 |
6 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1999 |
166 |
6 |
2000 |
168 |
8 |
|
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1990 |
3.46 |
10 |
1991 |
3.25 |
7 |
1995 |
3.92 |
7 |
1997 |
3.30 |
3 |
1998 |
3.81 |
6 |
2000 |
3.59 |
1 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
2000 |
.272 |
7 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1990 |
1.16 |
3 |
1992 |
1.21 |
8 |
1995 |
1.29 |
10 |
1998 |
1.19 |
6 |
2000 |
1.21 |
2 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1990 |
2.72 |
7 |
1998 |
3.05 |
2 |
2000 |
2.27 |
4 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1990 |
10.51 |
3 |
1992 |
11.09 |
7 |
1995 |
11.79 |
8 |
1998 |
11.14 |
6 |
2000 |
11.16 |
2 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1994 |
0.79 |
9 |
1997 |
0.68 |
6 |
2000 |
0.70 |
5 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1998 |
8.32 |
8 |
2000 |
8.16 |
7 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1990 |
1.98 |
3 |
1995 |
2.19 |
5 |
1998 |
2.42 |
5 |
2000 |
2.71 |
4 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1998 |
7.37 |
7 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1995 |
20 |
4 |
1997 |
20 |
7 |
2000 |
19 |
6 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1992 |
.677 |
6 |
1995 |
.588 |
7 |
1997 |
.606 |
7 |
2000 |
.559 |
8 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1994 |
4 |
10 |
1997 |
4 |
10 |
2000 |
7 |
2 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
2000 |
.206 |
2 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1995 |
2 |
1 |
1997 |
2 |
2 |
2000 |
4 |
1 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1997 |
0.55 |
9 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1994 |
5.0 |
6 |
1995 |
4.1 |
7 |
1997 |
4.6 |
8 |
1998 |
4.4 |
9 |
1999 |
4.2 |
6 |
2000 |
6.4 |
1 |
|
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