12/20/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. (Round 1, Pick 3, 3rd overall pick). |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 4 (7). |
04/14/1947 |
Named the #5 prospect in the MLB |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 4 (7). |
04/22/1948 |
Injured on 04/21/1948, diagnosed with a torn meniscus, will miss 3 months. |
07/28/1948 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Newark Bears with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/25/1948 |
Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 4 (7). |
07/10/1949 |
Was selected to the 1949 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/30/1949 |
Injured on 07/29/1949, diagnosed with a hamstring strain, will miss 2 months. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (8). |
05/03/1950 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/26/1950 |
Injured on 05/23/1950, diagnosed with a strained hamstring, will miss 7-8 weeks. |
07/06/1950 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (7). |
05/13/1951 |
Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 5 days. |
05/27/1951 |
Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week. |
06/11/1951 |
Injured on 06/10/1951, diagnosed with a sore back, is day-to-day. |
07/08/1951 |
Was selected to the 1951 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/16/1951 |
Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/26/1951 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/01/1951 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/17/1951 |
Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 4 days. |
09/29/1951 |
Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day. |
10/26/1951 |
Finished 2nd in 1951 MLB NL Johnson-Waddell Award voting. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (7). |
04/16/1952 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/05/1952 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
06/11/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 9 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
06/27/1952 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/01/1952 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/06/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/22/1952 |
Finished 3rd in 1952 MLB NL Johnson-Waddell Award voting. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (9); Control: 6 (7). |
05/29/1953 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/10/1953 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/12/1953 |
Was selected to the 1953 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/28/1953 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (7). |
04/18/1954 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/25/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
06/20/1954 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Redlegs with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/10/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 5 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
09/03/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/08/1954 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Redlegs with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/23/1954 |
Wins the 1954 MLB NL Johnson-Waddell Award. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 6 (7). |
07/01/1955 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/10/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 MLB All-Star Game. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
09/26/1956 |
Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 5 days. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/18/1957 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/05/1957 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
05/26/1957 |
Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week. |
06/27/1957 |
Injured (elbow strain),out for 2-3 weeks. |
07/07/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 MLB All-Star Game. |
08/09/1957 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8). |
04/18/1958 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Braves with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/04/1958 |
Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Los Angeles Dodgers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/15/1958 |
Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 4 days. |
07/06/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 MLB All-Star Game. |
09/12/1958 |
Pitches a 8-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/28/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 2 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/03/1958 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
01/13/1959 |
Signed a 7-year contract worth a total of $854,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
04/21/1959 |
Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
05/03/1959 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days. |
06/02/1959 |
Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
06/18/1959 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/12/1959 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/22/1959 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
07/09/1960 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/28/1960 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
07/09/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 MLB All-Star Game. |
07/26/1961 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/01/1961 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/22/1961 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Braves with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/26/1961 |
Finished 3rd in 1961 MLB NL Johnson-Waddell Award voting. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
05/23/1962 |
Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
06/17/1962 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/18/1962 |
Earns his 200th career MLB victory! |
07/23/1962 |
Injured (calf strain),out for 3 weeks. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
04/18/1963 |
Collects his 2000th career MLB strikeout! |
07/04/1963 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the New York Mets with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/04/1963 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 3 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/08/1963 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Houston Colt .45's with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 8 (8). |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
07/03/1965 |
Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 4 days. |
11/07/1965 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
03/29/1966 |
Signed a minor league contract with the California Angels organization. |
04/28/1966 |
Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 1 day. |
05/30/1966 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/03/1966 |
Injured on 07/02/1966, diagnosed with back spasms, will miss 6 weeks. |
07/31/1966 |
Was traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds, along with CF Ken Henderson, in exchange for LF Bob Oliver. |
10/02/1966 |
Injured on 10/01/1966, diagnosed with a finger blister, is day-to-day. |
11/04/1966 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1967 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
04/12/1967 |
Signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Athletics organization. |
10/11/1967 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
11/01/1967 |
Started a coaching career. |
01/01/1975 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1950 |
14 |
7 |
1952 |
20 |
4 |
1954 |
22 |
1 |
1955 |
13 |
8 |
1956 |
13 |
9 |
1957 |
12 |
9 |
1958 |
12 |
10 |
1960 |
15 |
7 |
1962 |
15 |
7 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1947 |
33 |
3 |
1953 |
34 |
2 |
1954 |
34 |
1 |
1955 |
34 |
1 |
1956 |
33 |
5 |
1958 |
33 |
9 |
1960 |
33 |
9 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1951 |
15 |
10 |
1952 |
18 |
2 |
1954 |
20 |
1 |
1955 |
15 |
4 |
1957 |
14 |
6 |
1958 |
15 |
5 |
1960 |
14 |
7 |
1961 |
16 |
3 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1947 |
16 |
4 |
1956 |
14 |
6 |
1960 |
13 |
9 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1949 |
.579 |
8 |
1950 |
.647 |
9 |
1951 |
.625 |
8 |
1952 |
.692 |
4 |
1954 |
.800 |
1 |
1955 |
.577 |
9 |
1957 |
.609 |
9 |
1961 |
.640 |
6 |
|
Year |
HLD |
Rank |
1964 |
3 |
8 |
1965 |
6 |
7 |
1967 |
4 |
9 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1952 |
239.0 |
8 |
1953 |
242.1 |
6 |
1954 |
271.2 |
2 |
1955 |
252.2 |
4 |
1956 |
234.0 |
8 |
1958 |
252.1 |
6 |
1960 |
247.1 |
7 |
1961 |
247.0 |
6 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1953 |
1037 |
5 |
1954 |
1118 |
1 |
1955 |
1060 |
5 |
1956 |
1041 |
4 |
1958 |
1050 |
6 |
1960 |
1065 |
5 |
1961 |
1034 |
8 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1947 |
126 |
2 |
1953 |
93 |
8 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1947 |
138 |
2 |
1950 |
109 |
9 |
1951 |
157 |
1 |
1952 |
189 |
1 |
1953 |
147 |
4 |
1954 |
167 |
2 |
1955 |
136 |
7 |
1956 |
135 |
9 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1950 |
6 |
8 |
1953 |
6 |
7 |
1955 |
5 |
9 |
1958 |
7 |
7 |
1960 |
8 |
4 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1949 |
2.70 |
3 |
1950 |
3.68 |
4 |
1951 |
2.86 |
1 |
1952 |
2.86 |
3 |
1953 |
3.60 |
6 |
1954 |
3.38 |
5 |
1955 |
3.21 |
5 |
1957 |
3.41 |
5 |
1958 |
3.17 |
6 |
1959 |
3.59 |
9 |
1961 |
3.13 |
5 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1949 |
.240 |
1 |
1953 |
.270 |
4 |
1954 |
.260 |
1 |
1957 |
.262 |
8 |
1958 |
.244 |
2 |
1959 |
.250 |
5 |
1962 |
.249 |
2 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1949 |
1.26 |
5 |
1951 |
1.25 |
3 |
1952 |
1.17 |
4 |
1953 |
1.28 |
5 |
1954 |
1.16 |
2 |
1955 |
1.22 |
6 |
1957 |
1.22 |
10 |
1958 |
1.17 |
4 |
1959 |
1.15 |
3 |
1961 |
1.24 |
8 |
1962 |
1.17 |
7 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1949 |
1.35 |
10 |
1950 |
1.79 |
4 |
1951 |
2.04 |
2 |
1952 |
2.36 |
2 |
1953 |
1.58 |
7 |
1954 |
2.14 |
4 |
1955 |
1.94 |
5 |
1956 |
1.99 |
7 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1949 |
11.41 |
5 |
1951 |
11.39 |
3 |
1952 |
10.62 |
4 |
1953 |
11.77 |
5 |
1954 |
10.53 |
2 |
1955 |
11.11 |
6 |
1957 |
11.19 |
10 |
1958 |
10.59 |
3 |
1959 |
10.40 |
3 |
1961 |
11.26 |
8 |
1962 |
10.70 |
4 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1949 |
0.44 |
3 |
1951 |
0.64 |
7 |
1952 |
0.64 |
10 |
1953 |
0.52 |
3 |
1954 |
0.70 |
6 |
1955 |
0.89 |
10 |
1956 |
1.00 |
10 |
1957 |
0.71 |
9 |
1958 |
0.57 |
3 |
1959 |
0.81 |
10 |
1961 |
0.80 |
8 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1947 |
8.52 |
10 |
1949 |
6.78 |
1 |
1951 |
8.17 |
3 |
1952 |
7.53 |
3 |
1953 |
8.10 |
2 |
1954 |
7.85 |
1 |
1957 |
8.49 |
10 |
1958 |
7.81 |
4 |
1959 |
7.96 |
7 |
1962 |
8.40 |
10 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1952 |
3.01 |
7 |
1954 |
2.58 |
4 |
1955 |
2.49 |
8 |
1956 |
2.62 |
7 |
1959 |
2.40 |
10 |
1961 |
2.59 |
10 |
1962 |
2.17 |
9 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1947 |
5.73 |
3 |
1949 |
6.17 |
2 |
1950 |
6.37 |
1 |
1951 |
6.32 |
1 |
1952 |
7.12 |
1 |
1953 |
5.46 |
4 |
1954 |
5.53 |
7 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1951 |
17 |
8 |
1952 |
24 |
3 |
1953 |
24 |
1 |
1954 |
20 |
2 |
1955 |
23 |
1 |
1957 |
18 |
9 |
1958 |
22 |
7 |
1960 |
19 |
9 |
1961 |
19 |
10 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1949 |
.773 |
1 |
1950 |
.667 |
2 |
1952 |
.774 |
2 |
1953 |
.706 |
2 |
1954 |
.588 |
6 |
1955 |
.676 |
1 |
1957 |
.600 |
10 |
1959 |
.571 |
10 |
1961 |
.613 |
10 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1951 |
10 |
6 |
1952 |
12 |
4 |
1953 |
8 |
8 |
1954 |
15 |
2 |
1955 |
7 |
7 |
1956 |
7 |
6 |
1957 |
8 |
2 |
1958 |
9 |
7 |
1959 |
10 |
4 |
1960 |
10 |
6 |
1961 |
10 |
3 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1951 |
.312 |
7 |
1952 |
.387 |
4 |
1954 |
.441 |
2 |
1955 |
.206 |
9 |
1956 |
.212 |
8 |
1957 |
.267 |
3 |
1958 |
.273 |
10 |
1959 |
.357 |
3 |
1960 |
.303 |
8 |
1961 |
.323 |
2 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1950 |
1 |
8 |
1952 |
4 |
1 |
1953 |
3 |
2 |
1954 |
6 |
1 |
1957 |
3 |
1 |
1958 |
4 |
1 |
1959 |
3 |
1 |
1960 |
2 |
6 |
1961 |
2 |
8 |
1963 |
3 |
8 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1947 |
0.50 |
7 |
1950 |
0.49 |
9 |
1953 |
0.51 |
1 |
1955 |
0.47 |
8 |
1956 |
0.49 |
3 |
1958 |
0.54 |
2 |
1960 |
0.53 |
4 |
1961 |
0.53 |
3 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1951 |
5.8 |
2 |
1952 |
6.5 |
2 |
1953 |
5.7 |
2 |
1954 |
6.5 |
1 |
1955 |
4.7 |
3 |
1956 |
4.2 |
10 |
1957 |
3.7 |
10 |
1958 |
5.2 |
4 |
1959 |
3.8 |
10 |
1961 |
4.5 |
7 |
|
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