04/07/1980 |
Named the #88 prospect in the MLB |
09/19/1980 |
Wins the 1980 Florida State League Championship Series with the Florida Fire Frogs! |
01/01/1981 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (75); Movement: 40 (50); Control: 35 (45). |
04/06/1981 |
Named the #76 prospect in the MLB |
06/15/1981 |
Was selected to the 1981 Southern League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1982 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 40 (45). |
04/05/1982 |
Named the #64 prospect in the MLB |
04/13/1982 |
Injured on 04/11/1982, diagnosed with a mild abdominal strain, is day-to-day. |
11/09/1982 |
Wins the 1982 Skyline Series with the Atlanta Braves. |
12/03/1982 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1983 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 35 (40); Control: 40 (40). |
11/27/1983 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1984 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 40 (45); Control: 40 (40). |
03/26/1984 |
Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days. |
07/21/1984 |
Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/23/1984 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $500,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1985 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 40 (40). |
11/02/1985 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $810,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization. |
01/01/1986 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 40 (40). |
05/23/1986 |
Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $60,760,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization. |
01/01/1987 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40). |
06/20/1987 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Oakland Athletics with 12 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
07/17/1987 |
Was selected to the 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
01/01/1988 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40). |
04/15/1988 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Tampa Bay Rays with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/13/1988 |
Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl. |
01/01/1989 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (40). |
11/04/1989 |
Declined his contract option. |
11/27/1989 |
Became a free agent. |
12/16/1989 |
Signed a 6-year contract worth a total of $138,800,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization. |
01/01/1990 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (45). |
07/13/1990 |
Was selected to the 1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
10/31/1990 |
Wins the 1990 Skyline Series with the Chicago White Sox. |
11/14/1990 |
Finished 2nd in 1990 MLB MLB Pitcher of the Year voting. |
01/01/1991 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
05/31/1991 |
Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1992 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
07/26/1992 |
Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 6 days. |
08/29/1992 |
Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball strikeout! |
01/01/1993 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 80 (80); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
11/14/1993 |
Finished 3rd in 1993 MLB MLB Pitcher of the Year voting. |
01/01/1994 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (80); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50). |
11/03/1994 |
Chicago White Sox voided the team option year for a buyout of $3,800,000. |
11/26/1994 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45). |
01/29/1995 |
Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $24,800,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
05/28/1995 |
Collects his 2500th career Major League Baseball strikeout! |
08/08/1995 |
Released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
11/27/1995 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins organization. |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (65); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 45 (45). |
09/09/1996 |
Wins the 1996 South Atlantic League Championship Series with the Greensboro Grasshoppers! |
09/10/1996 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1984 |
12 |
8 |
1986 |
13 |
4 |
1991 |
18 |
1 |
1993 |
12 |
5 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1985 |
32 |
8 |
1986 |
32 |
5 |
1989 |
33 |
1 |
1992 |
32 |
6 |
1994 |
32 |
6 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1988 |
13 |
8 |
1990 |
16 |
1 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1985 |
13 |
10 |
1986 |
12 |
10 |
1987 |
12 |
8 |
1994 |
14 |
5 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1988 |
.684 |
6 |
1992 |
.632 |
10 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1987 |
191.2 |
8 |
1993 |
195.0 |
5 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1984 |
83 |
2 |
1985 |
77 |
6 |
1986 |
87 |
2 |
1987 |
79 |
4 |
1988 |
76 |
2 |
1991 |
72 |
6 |
1993 |
60 |
8 |
1994 |
78 |
2 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1984 |
192 |
6 |
1985 |
195 |
10 |
1986 |
208 |
5 |
1987 |
252 |
1 |
1988 |
232 |
3 |
1989 |
218 |
6 |
1990 |
229 |
2 |
1991 |
222 |
4 |
1992 |
223 |
4 |
1993 |
244 |
1 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1986 |
7 |
8 |
1991 |
9 |
5 |
1993 |
8 |
5 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1989 |
3.06 |
8 |
1990 |
3.01 |
6 |
1993 |
2.86 |
4 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1993 |
.266 |
2 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1990 |
1.06 |
6 |
1993 |
0.98 |
3 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1990 |
4.40 |
9 |
1992 |
4.21 |
10 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1990 |
9.89 |
7 |
1993 |
9.32 |
1 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1986 |
0.62 |
5 |
1993 |
0.69 |
10 |
1994 |
0.65 |
7 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1987 |
6.48 |
2 |
1989 |
7.44 |
8 |
1990 |
7.02 |
6 |
1991 |
7.55 |
7 |
1993 |
6.09 |
2 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1984 |
10.62 |
3 |
1985 |
10.64 |
6 |
1986 |
10.82 |
4 |
1987 |
11.83 |
2 |
1988 |
11.29 |
3 |
1989 |
10.61 |
6 |
1990 |
10.94 |
5 |
1991 |
11.33 |
3 |
1992 |
10.89 |
3 |
1993 |
11.26 |
4 |
1994 |
8.77 |
10 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1989 |
19 |
6 |
1993 |
22 |
2 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1993 |
.710 |
2 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1986 |
1 |
8 |
1987 |
2 |
5 |
1988 |
2 |
9 |
1990 |
1 |
10 |
1992 |
1 |
9 |
1993 |
1 |
9 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1984 |
.033 |
9 |
1987 |
.065 |
7 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1987 |
1 |
3 |
1988 |
1 |
7 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1984 |
0.60 |
2 |
1985 |
0.62 |
3 |
1986 |
0.62 |
1 |
1987 |
0.57 |
10 |
1989 |
0.60 |
3 |
1990 |
0.63 |
2 |
1991 |
0.59 |
6 |
1992 |
0.58 |
7 |
1993 |
0.60 |
2 |
1994 |
0.61 |
2 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1986 |
3.9 |
9 |
1987 |
5.0 |
7 |
1989 |
5.1 |
3 |
1990 |
4.6 |
7 |
1992 |
4.6 |
6 |
1993 |
5.9 |
2 |
|
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