12/20/1968 |
Drafted in the 1968 first-year player draft by the Houston Astros. (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall pick). |
01/01/1969 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 5 (7). |
04/07/1969 |
Named the #11 prospect in the MLB |
04/16/1969 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
05/17/1969 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/21/1969 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the San Diego Padres with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/01/1969 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
08/09/1969 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
08/15/1969 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 1 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
08/20/1969 |
Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days. |
09/01/1969 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
09/16/1969 |
Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/01/1969 |
Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/02/1969 |
Wins the 1969 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award. |
11/14/1969 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $23,400. |
01/01/1970 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (8); Control: 4 (7). |
04/15/1970 |
Injured (strained oblique),out for 4-5 weeks. |
05/25/1970 |
Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 weeks. |
07/24/1970 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
11/13/1970 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $24,800. |
01/01/1971 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 4 (7). |
06/11/1971 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Ottawa Lynx with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/01/1971 |
Wins the AAA NLAAA Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/30/1971 |
Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Montreal Expos in exchange for 1B Mickey Mantle and 3B Wayne Garrett. |
07/31/1971 |
Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with CL Gene Garber and SP Joe Gibbon, in exchange for SP Dave Roberts, C Milt May, and SP Alan Griffin. |
09/30/1971 |
Wins the 1971 MLB Triple A AAA Championship Series with the Tucson Toros! |
10/16/1971 |
Wins the 1971 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
11/09/1971 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $26,400. |
01/01/1972 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 4 (7). |
06/04/1972 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $102,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
06/17/1972 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Diego Padres with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/04/1972 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Philadelphia Phillies with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/21/1972 |
Wins the 1972 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
01/01/1973 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (8); Control: 4 (7). |
05/07/1973 |
Signed a 10-year contract extension worth a total of $1,985,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
01/01/1974 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 5 (7). |
10/20/1974 |
Wins the 1974 World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
01/01/1975 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 6 (7). |
05/01/1975 |
Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/13/1975 |
Was selected to the 1975 MLB All-Star Game. |
10/31/1975 |
Finished 3rd in 1975 MLB NL Johnson-Waddell Award voting. |
01/01/1976 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
01/01/1977 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (7). |
11/09/1977 |
Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1978 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (7). |
01/01/1979 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7). |
08/20/1979 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1980 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (8). |
04/18/1980 |
Injured (dead arm),out for 3 days. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1969 |
14 |
10 |
1975 |
16 |
10 |
1978 |
18 |
4 |
1980 |
22 |
1 |
|
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1969 |
19 |
4 |
1975 |
15 |
9 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1976 |
16 |
8 |
1978 |
16 |
3 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1969 |
.704 |
6 |
1973 |
.611 |
10 |
1975 |
.625 |
6 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1973 |
11 |
6 |
1977 |
14 |
1 |
1978 |
8 |
7 |
1980 |
10 |
4 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1969 |
2.46 |
2 |
1974 |
2.64 |
6 |
1975 |
2.75 |
3 |
1980 |
2.92 |
7 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1969 |
.237 |
3 |
1974 |
.260 |
8 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1969 |
1.09 |
5 |
1974 |
1.18 |
5 |
1975 |
1.21 |
5 |
1980 |
1.19 |
10 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1980 |
2.26 |
10 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1969 |
10.07 |
6 |
1974 |
10.76 |
5 |
1975 |
10.86 |
5 |
1980 |
10.74 |
9 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1972 |
0.38 |
6 |
1976 |
0.34 |
5 |
1980 |
0.24 |
1 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1969 |
7.01 |
5 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1975 |
2.52 |
10 |
1977 |
2.12 |
6 |
1978 |
2.62 |
9 |
1980 |
1.70 |
1 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1969 |
25 |
5 |
1974 |
26 |
5 |
1975 |
23 |
5 |
1976 |
25 |
10 |
1980 |
22 |
9 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1969 |
.758 |
7 |
1972 |
.760 |
5 |
1974 |
.788 |
3 |
1975 |
.719 |
5 |
1980 |
.667 |
10 |
|
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1969 |
0.56 |
6 |
1972 |
0.63 |
1 |
1974 |
0.56 |
10 |
1976 |
0.62 |
1 |
1977 |
0.56 |
6 |
1978 |
0.55 |
10 |
1980 |
0.55 |
3 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1975 |
5.3 |
8 |
1980 |
6.1 |
5 |
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