11/20/1998 |
Drafted in the 1998 first-year player draft (Supplemental Round 1, Pick 13, 44th overall pick) by the Florida Marlins. |
12/20/1998 |
Failed to sign with the Florida Marlins and joined Wichita State. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 25 (40); Control: 20 (45). |
11/24/1999 |
Drafted in the 1999 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 4, 57th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals, out of college Wichita State |
12/08/1999 |
Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization with a signing bonus of $212,500. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (65); Movement: 30 (40); Control: 20 (35). |
06/18/2000 |
Was selected to the 2000 Texas League All-Star Game. |
09/17/2000 |
Wins the 2000 Texas League Round 1 with the Arkansas Travelers! |
01/01/2001 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (65); Control: 25 (35). |
05/29/2001 |
Strikes out 15 against the Bowie BaySox. |
06/29/2001 |
Named the #74 prospect in the MLB |
07/01/2001 |
Wins the EL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/13/2001 |
Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/28/2001 |
Wins the 2001 Pacific Coast League Round 1 with the Memphis Redbirds! |
12/17/2001 |
Strikes out 17 against the Rivera Maya Mayans. |
12/24/2001 |
Wins the WDL WL Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/2002 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 30 (40). |
04/04/2002 |
Named the #12 prospect in the MLB |
05/01/2002 |
Wins the PCL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
06/24/2002 |
Was selected to the 2002 Pacific Coast League All-Star Game. |
11/25/2002 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $162,000. |
01/01/2003 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (70); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 30 (50). |
10/01/2003 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
11/21/2003 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $168,000. |
01/01/2004 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 35 (45). |
05/29/2004 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/03/2004 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 7 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
11/22/2004 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $174,000. |
01/01/2005 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 40 (45). |
09/27/2005 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Chicago Cubs with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/21/2005 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,448,600. |
11/22/2005 |
Wins the 2005 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at P. |
11/22/2005 |
Wins the 2005 MLB NL Cy Young Award. |
01/01/2006 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45). |
07/15/2006 |
Was selected to the 2006 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
10/16/2006 |
Injured (heat exhaustion),day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/18/2006 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $6,000,000. |
11/19/2006 |
Finished 3rd in 2006 MLB NL Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/2007 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 45 (45). |
11/04/2007 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $8,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
11/22/2007 |
Wins the 2007 MLB NL Gold Glove Award at P. |
01/01/2008 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 45 (45). |
06/14/2008 |
Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $71,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. |
07/01/2008 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/20/2008 |
Was selected to the 2008 BALCO-92 All-Star Game. |
08/09/2008 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/2009 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45). |
07/12/2009 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the Florida Marlins with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
2005 |
35 |
4 |
2006 |
33 |
10 |
2007 |
35 |
2 |
2008 |
37 |
1 |
2009 |
33 |
7 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
2005 |
17 |
5 |
2006 |
14 |
10 |
2007 |
18 |
4 |
2008 |
20 |
2 |
2009 |
15 |
6 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
2004 |
.615 |
10 |
2006 |
.667 |
5 |
2007 |
.720 |
4 |
2008 |
.645 |
7 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
2007 |
231.2 |
4 |
2008 |
243.2 |
1 |
2009 |
202.2 |
6 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
2007 |
912 |
4 |
2008 |
1004 |
1 |
2009 |
887 |
3 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
2003 |
88 |
10 |
2004 |
124 |
2 |
2007 |
91 |
7 |
2008 |
93 |
10 |
2009 |
80 |
10 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
2003 |
164 |
8 |
2004 |
183 |
6 |
2005 |
280 |
1 |
2006 |
180 |
3 |
2007 |
268 |
1 |
2008 |
214 |
3 |
2009 |
193 |
4 |
|
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
2003 |
3.62 |
6 |
2005 |
3.14 |
7 |
2006 |
3.23 |
2 |
2007 |
2.45 |
3 |
2008 |
3.44 |
4 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
2004 |
.269 |
6 |
2006 |
.271 |
2 |
2008 |
.276 |
4 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
2005 |
1.22 |
10 |
2006 |
1.12 |
2 |
2007 |
1.08 |
8 |
2008 |
1.22 |
3 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
2006 |
2.90 |
4 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
2005 |
11.20 |
8 |
2006 |
10.45 |
2 |
2007 |
10.14 |
9 |
2008 |
11.34 |
2 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
2003 |
0.68 |
7 |
2004 |
0.68 |
10 |
2005 |
0.24 |
1 |
2006 |
0.77 |
10 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
2003 |
7.88 |
3 |
2004 |
7.49 |
2 |
2005 |
7.09 |
1 |
2006 |
7.27 |
1 |
2007 |
6.18 |
5 |
2008 |
7.53 |
2 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
2003 |
8.61 |
1 |
2004 |
7.83 |
4 |
2005 |
11.28 |
2 |
2006 |
8.18 |
3 |
2007 |
10.41 |
5 |
2008 |
7.90 |
10 |
2009 |
8.57 |
5 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
2007 |
29 |
1 |
2008 |
27 |
1 |
2009 |
18 |
10 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
2003 |
.667 |
2 |
2007 |
.829 |
3 |
2008 |
.730 |
1 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
2004 |
3 |
10 |
2008 |
1 |
8 |
2009 |
2 |
1 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
2004 |
.091 |
10 |
2009 |
.061 |
5 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
2004 |
2 |
2 |
2005 |
1 |
8 |
2008 |
1 |
2 |
2009 |
1 |
2 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
2007 |
0.57 |
9 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
2005 |
8.6 |
1 |
2006 |
4.9 |
4 |
2007 |
5.6 |
6 |
2008 |
5.0 |
4 |
2009 |
4.4 |
7 |
|
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