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Kent
Peterson		  
Nickname: Pete
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 10''
Weight: 190
 
Born: December 21, 1925 in Usa, UT, GOSHEN
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Platinum Arm 1960   
All-Star Selections 1951    1952    1957    1958    1960   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 18 PIT NL   6 6 6 6 5 4 5 8 7 7
1945 19 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 5 4 4 8 7 7
1946 20 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 7 6 6 4 4 4 8 8 8
1947 21 PIT NL $ 300,000 6 8 7 7 4 4 4 9 8 9
1948 22 PIT NL $ 300,000 7 8 7 8 4 4 4 9 8 9
1949 23 PIT NL $ 3,478,571 7 10 9 9 5 4 4 8 8 8
1950 24 PIT NL $ 4,457,143 7 10 10 10 6 5 6 10 10 10
1951 25 PIT NL $ 4,785,714 7 10 10 10 6 5 6 9 9 9
1952 26 PIT NL $ 18,000,000 7 10 10 10 6 5 6 9 9 9
1953 27 PIT NL $ 18,000,000 7 10 10 10 6 5 6 8 8 8
1954 28 NYG NL $ 18,000,000 7 10 10 10 6 5 6 8 8 8
1955 29 NYG NL $ 18,000,000 7 10 10 10 6 5 5 7 7 7
1956 30 MON NL $ 21,730,000 7 10 10 10 6 5 5 7 7 7
1957 31 MON NL $ 21,730,000 7 10 10 10 6 5 5 8 8 8
1958 32 MON NL $ 21,730,000 8 10 10 10 6 5 5 7 7 7
1959 33 MON NL $ 21,730,000 8 10 10 10 6 5 5 8 8 8
1960 34 DET AL $ 16,000,000 8 10 10 10 6 5 5 7 7 7
1961 35 DET AL $ 16,000,000 8 10 10 10 5 4 5 7 7 7
1962 36 WAS NL $ 16,000,000 8 9 9 9 4 3 4 5 5 5
1963 37 WAS NL $ 16,000,000 7 9 9 9 4 3 3 4 4 4
1964 38 WAS NL $ 16,000,000 7 9 8 8 4 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 6 6 6 4 3 3 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 21,730,000 8 10 10 10 6 5 6 10 10 10
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1944 18 PIT NL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1945 19 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1946 20 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1947 21 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1948 22 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1949 23 PIT NL $ 3,478,571   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1950 24 PIT NL $ 4,457,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1951 25 PIT NL $ 4,785,714   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1952 26 PIT NL $ 18,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1953 27 PIT NL $ 18,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1954 28 NYG NL $ 18,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1955 29 NYG NL $ 18,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1956 30 MON NL $ 21,730,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 31 MON NL $ 21,730,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 32 MON NL $ 21,730,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 33 MON NL $ 21,730,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 34 DET AL $ 16,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 35 DET AL $ 16,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 36 WAS NL $ 16,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 37 WAS NL $ 16,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 38 WAS NL $ 16,000,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 21,730,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1944 18 AAA   10 7 .588 49 3 0 0 26 72.7 67 27 5 39 52 3.34 .245 .340 .333 .673  
1945 19 PIT NL 5 3 .625 18 6 0 0 0 49.3 60 35 8 22 25 6.39 .291 .361 .505 .866 0.0
    AAA   1 3 .250 19 4 0 0 2 33.0 40 18 3 11 28 4.91 .294 .347 .419 .766  
1946 20 PIT NL 7 5 .583 47 0 0 0 3 58.3 64 26 6 34 22 4.01 .274 .364 .415 .779 4.7
1947 21 PIT NL 2 6 .250 76 3 0 0 3 98.3 105 63 5 80 39 5.77 .281 .401 .396 .797 2.0
1948 22 PIT NL 9 10 .474 32 32 1 1 0 203.3 180 93 12 129 101 4.12 .243 .354 .347 .701 13.5
1949 23 PIT NL 19 11 .633 40 40 0 0 0 264.3 223 114 19 164 167 3.88 .232 .342 .348 .691 22.5
1950 24 PIT NL 12 15 .444 43 43 1 0 0 289.3 225 133 23 192 214 4.14 .215 .337 .335 .672 17.2
1951 25 PIT NL 20 11 .645 44 44 0 0 0 299.3 224 130 20 140 280 3.91 .207 .299 .323 .622 24.3
1952 26 PIT NL 23 9 .719 44 44 5 3 0 313.7 236 110 19 150 256 3.16 .209 .303 .313 .616 28.0
1953 27 PIT NL 15 12 .556 44 44 3 1 0 297.7 238 109 12 148 265 3.30 .219 .315 .305 .619 24.8
1954 28 NYG NL 19 11 .633 44 44 2 0 0 302.7 220 119 28 142 262 3.54 .199 .291 .340 .631 26.0
1955 29 NYG NL 19 10 .655 44 44 5 2 0 323.3 212 117 29 142 325 3.26 .185 .278 .310 .588 26.9
1956 30 MON NL 10 15 .400 34 34 4 0 0 235.7 178 91 26 112 238 3.48 .208 .302 .347 .649 18.4
1957 31 MON NL 16 11 .593 35 35 6 3 0 263.3 173 90 25 95 246 3.08 .187 .266 .319 .584 24.5
1958 32 MON NL 25 6 .806 40 39 4 0 0 289.7 242 103 22 120 265 3.20 .226 .305 .348 .653 25.7
1959 33 MON NL 18 15 .545 41 41 5 2 0 298.0 213 109 36 137 337 3.29 .197 .290 .339 .629 22.1
1960 34 DET AL 17 6 .739 36 35 5 2 0 263.7 161 60 17 107 286 2.05 .177 .264 .278 .541 31.6
1961 35 DET AL 21 13 .618 44 44 4 0 0 328.3 218 101 24 127 390 2.77 .187 .273 .297 .570 27.5
1962 36 DET AL 7 9 .438 22 22 6 0 0 168.7 105 61 13 65 183 3.26 .177 .261 .293 .554 10.3
1963 37 WAS NL 12 9 .571 29 29 8 2 0 220.3 170 75 25 83 196 3.06 .216 .291 .339 .630 18.2
1964 38 WAS NL 0 5 .000 6 6 0 0 0 35.0 42 32 6 25 31 8.23 .302 .407 .496 .904 0.0
    AA   14 4 .778 23 23 2 2 0 158.7 83 29 7 64 249 1.65 .150 .239 .216 .454  
20 Years Sim 276 192 .590 763 629 59 16 6 4602.3 3489 1771 375 2214 4128 3.46 .210 .304 .330 .634 368.3
2 Years AAA 11 10 .524 68 7 0 0 28 105.7 107 45 8 50 80 3.83 .262 .342 .362 .704  
1 Years AA 14 4 .778 23 23 2 2 0 158.7 83 29 7 64 249 1.65 .150 .239 .216 .454  
3 Years Minors 25 14 .641 91 30 2 2 28 264.3 190 74 15 114 329 2.52 .198 .283 .278 .561  
Season Average 13 9 .591 38 31 2 0 0 230.1 174 88 18 110 206 3.46 .210 .304 .330 .634  
Career Highs 25 15 .806 76 44 8 3 3 328.3 242 133 36 192 390 8.23 .302 .407 .505 .904  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2492 1215 253 1601 2784   .219 .315 .338 .653
vs LH   997 556 122 613 1344   .190 .275 .313 .588
Home 147 89 .623 397 322 27 10 4 2387.3 1783 865 181 1069 2124 3.26 .207 .294 .326 .620
Away 129 103 .556 366 307 32 6 2 2214.9 1706 906 194 1145 2004 3.68 .213 .311 .335 .646
Mar/Apr 49 36 .576 134 120 12 2 1 875.6 637 305 64 430 845 3.13 .204 .301 .313 .614
May 43 25 .632 120 108 11 2 1 781.9 572 299 71 368 736 3.44 .203 .295 .332 .627
June 47 42 .528 141 114 11 3 2 832.6 688 337 73 383 727 3.64 .224 .310 .350 .659
July 42 34 .553 123 94 12 7 1 701.9 544 281 47 323 624 3.60 .213 .301 .326 .627
August 50 32 .610 131 106 7 2 1 768.9 580 305 63 389 662 3.57 .209 .306 .329 .635
Sep/Oct 45 23 .662 114 87 8 1 0 641.0 468 244 57 321 534 3.43 .204 .301 .331 .633
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1945 19 PIT NL 18 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .083 .000 .083 -0.6 0.0
1946 20 PIT NL 47 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1947 21 PIT NL 76 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 .000 .286 .000 .286 0.2 0.0
1948 22 PIT NL 32 61 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 17 .066 .081 .066 .146 -2.5 0.0
1949 23 PIT NL 40 84 5 4 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 26 .048 .100 .048 .148 -2.9 0.0
1950 24 PIT NL 43 91 4 7 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 29 .077 .106 .088 .194 -2.5 0.0
1951 25 PIT NL 44 93 4 7 0 0 1 6 0 0 4 26 .075 .122 .108 .230 -1.4 0.0
1952 26 PIT NL 44 102 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 28 .069 .078 .078 .156 -4.8 0.0
1953 27 PIT NL 44 98 4 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 27 .061 .069 .061 .131 -4.5 0.0
1954 28 NYG NL 44 100 2 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 26 .030 .049 .040 .089 -5.9 0.0
1955 29 NYG NL 44 115 3 7 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 39 .061 .061 .078 .139 -6.0 0.0
1956 30 MON NL 34 71 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 28 .042 .081 .056 .137 -4.0 0.0
1957 31 MON NL 35 91 2 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 28 .055 .055 .077 .132 -5.1 0.0
1958 32 MON NL 40 97 5 8 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 33 .082 .092 .113 .205 -2.7 0.0
1959 33 MON NL 41 106 2 8 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 37 .075 .101 .094 .195 -3.3 0.0
1960 34 DET AL 35 90 1 9 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 33 .100 .110 .122 .232 -1.7 0.0
1961 35 DET AL 44 117 7 12 4 1 0 3 0 0 3 40 .103 .132 .154 .286 -0.5 0.0
1962 36 DET AL 22 55 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 .055 .071 .055 .126 -3.1 0.0
1963 37 WAS NL 29 59 1 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 1 19 .085 .098 .153 .251 -0.1 0.0
1964 38 WAS NL 6 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .091 .091 .091 .182 -0.4 0.0
20 Years Sim 762 1458 49 99 20 1 2 59 0 0 33 463 .068 .090 .087 .177 -51.7 0.0
162 Game Average 309 10 21 4 0 0 12 0 0 7 98 .068 .090 .087 .177 -11.0  
Career Highs 76 117 7 12 4 1 1 6 0 0 5 40 .103 .286 .154 .286 0.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   874 25 57 12 0 0 32 0 0 16 256 .065 .084 .079 .163 -41.9
vs LH   584 24 42 8 1 2 27 0 0 17 207 .072 .098 .099 .197 -21.1
Home 397 698 23 53 11 1 1 28 0 0 14 228 .076 .094 .099 .192 -26.8
Away 344 760 26 46 9 0 1 31 0 0 19 235 .061 .086 .076 .162 -36.2
RISP   356 0 29 7 0 2 58 0 0 11 131 .081 .108 .118 .226 -9.7
Close/Late   92 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 27 .054 .084 .065 .149 -5.0
Mar/Apr 134 286 8 18 4 0 1 9 0 0 5 94 .063 .079 .087 .166 -13.2
May 108 253 11 18 2 0 0 7 0 0 3 73 .071 .082 .079 .161 -12.1
June 114 261 9 20 7 1 0 10 0 0 8 87 .077 .107 .111 .219 -8.3
July 122 214 5 11 2 0 0 6 0 0 8 66 .051 .086 .061 .146 -10.8
August 114 230 11 17 1 0 0 14 0 0 7 71 .074 .100 .078 .178 -9.3
Sep/Oct 88 214 5 15 4 0 1 13 0 0 2 72 .070 .083 .103 .186 -9.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1945 19 PIT NL P 18 6 49.3 4 11 0 0 1.000 2.74    
1946 20 PIT NL P 47 0 58.3 3 12 1 0 .938 2.31    
1947 21 PIT NL P 76 3 98.3 9 13 1 2 .957 2.01    
1948 22 PIT NL P 32 32 203.3 14 44 1 5 .983 2.57    
1949 23 PIT NL P 40 40 264.3 14 52 1 4 .985 2.25    
1950 24 PIT NL P 43 43 289.3 13 40 0 4 1.000 1.65    
1951 25 PIT NL P 44 44 299.3 20 43 0 2 1.000 1.89    
1952 26 PIT NL P 44 44 313.7 11 54 0 6 1.000 1.87    
1953 27 PIT NL P 44 44 297.7 18 53 1 3 .986 2.15    
1954 28 NYG NL P 44 44 302.7 16 42 3 5 .951 1.72    
1955 29 NYG NL P 44 44 323.3 13 52 2 3 .970 1.81    
1956 30 MON NL P 34 34 235.7 9 32 2 0 .953 1.57    
1957 31 MON NL P 35 35 263.3 19 28 1 5 .979 1.61    
1958 32 MON NL P 40 39 289.7 12 33 1 6 .978 1.40    
1959 33 MON NL P 41 41 298.0 9 39 0 3 1.000 1.45    
1960 34 DET AL P 35 35 263.7 8 34 1 2 .977 1.43    
1961 35 DET AL P 44 44 328.3 12 44 0 3 1.000 1.54    
1962 36 DET AL P 22 22 168.7 12 22 0 1 1.000 1.81    
1963 37 WAS NL P 29 29 220.3 6 29 0 4 1.000 1.43    
1964 38 WAS NL P 6 6 35.0 3 6 0 0 1.000 2.31    
Career Totals   762 629 4602.3 225 683 15 58 .984 1.78    
Career Highs   76 44 328.3 20 54 3 6 1.000 2.74    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1952 26 PIT NL 3 0 1.000 4 4 0 0 0 24.0 10 7 0 28 15 2.63 .135 .373 .189 .562
1958 32 MON NL 0 2 .000 2 2 1 0 0 16.7 18 12 6 5 10 6.48 .277 .329 .615 .944
1959 33 MON NL 3 1 .750 4 4 1 1 0 29.7 13 8 3 10 38 2.43 .133 .213 .265 .478
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 3 .667 10 10 2 1 0 70.3 41 27 9 43 63 3.46 .173 .300 .338 .638
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1952 26 PIT NL 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1958 32 MON NL 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
1959 33 MON NL 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 10 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1951-9-3.91
1952-5-3.16
1953-4-3.30
1954-6-3.54
1955-4-3.26
1956-7-3.48
1957-4-3.08
1958-6-3.20
1959-6-3.29
1960-1-2.05
1961-7-2.77
1963-10-3.06
 Wins
1951-9-20
1952-4-23
1954-4-19
1955-6-19
1958-1-25
1959-10-18
1960-8-17
1961-5-21
CAR-12-276
 Losses
1956-8-15
CAR-38-192
 Winning Pct
1951-9-.645
1952-3-.719
1954-5-.633
1955-7-.655
1958-2-.806
1960-2-.739
1961-9-.618
1963-10-.571
 Games Pitched
1947-4-76
CAR-15-763
 Games Started
1949-10-40
1950-5-43
1951-1-44
1952-1-44
1953-1-44
1954-1-44
1955-1-44
1959-9-41
1961-1-44
CAR-11-629
Shutouts
1952-5-3
1955-5-2
1957-4-3
1959-6-2
1960-7-2
1963-7-2
 Innings Pitched
1952-9-313.7
1954-7-302.7
1955-6-323.3
1959-8-298.0
1961-3-328.3
CAR-14-4602.3
 Homeruns Allowed
1959-9-36
CAR-30-375
 Strikeouts
1949-5-167
1950-2-214
1951-2-280
1952-2-256
1953-3-265
1954-2-262
1955-1-325
1956-7-238
1957-5-246
1958-5-265
1959-3-337
1960-9-286
1961-1-390
CAR-6-4128
 Walks Allowed
1948-9-129
1949-4-164
1950-2-192
1951-6-140
1952-3-150
1953-5-148
1954-6-142
1955-7-142
1958-4-120
1959-1-137
1960-8-107
1961-5-127
CAR-3-2214
 Hits per 9IP
1948-4-8.0
1949-4-7.6
1950-2-7.0
1951-2-6.7
1952-1-6.8
1953-4-7.2
1954-1-6.5
1955-2-5.9
1956-5-6.8
1957-1-5.9
1958-7-7.5
1959-3-6.4
1960-2-5.5
1961-3-6.0
1962-2-5.6
1963-5-6.9
CAR-5-6.8
Strikeouts per 9IP
1949-4-5.7
1950-3-6.7
1951-1-8.4
1952-3-7.3
1953-3-8.0
1954-4-7.8
1955-2-9.0
1956-4-9.1
1957-2-8.4
1958-5-8.2
1959-2-10.2
1960-4-9.8
1961-3-10.7
1962-2-9.8
1963-4-8.0
CAR-17-8.1
 WHiP
1951-4-1.22
1952-6-1.23
1953-8-1.30
1954-4-1.20
1955-3-1.09
1956-7-1.23
1957-2-1.02
1958-9-1.25
1959-8-1.17
1960-3-1.02
1961-3-1.05
1962-1-1.01
 OAVG
1948-6-.243
1949-4-.232
1950-2-.215
1951-2-.207
1952-1-.209
1953-4-.219
1954-1-.199
1955-2-.185
1956-4-.208
1957-1-.187
1958-8-.226
1959-2-.197
1960-2-.177
1961-3-.187
1962-2-.177
1963-7-.216
CAR-5-.210
 OOBP
1951-5-.299
1952-6-.303
1953-8-.315
1954-4-.291
1955-3-.278
1956-8-.302
1957-3-.266
1958-9-.305
1959-8-.290
1960-3-.264
1961-4-.273
1962-1-.261
 OSLG
1948-5-.347
1949-7-.348
1950-5-.335
1951-4-.323
1952-2-.313
1953-3-.305
1954-3-.340
1955-4-.310
1956-7-.347
1957-3-.319
1958-5-.348
1959-4-.339
1960-2-.278
1961-5-.297
1962-4-.293
CAR-21-.330
 OOPS
1949-9-.691
1950-6-.672
1951-3-.622
1952-3-.616
1953-3-.619
1954-3-.631
1955-3-.588
1956-6-.649
1957-3-.584
1958-6-.653
1959-5-.629
1960-2-.541
1961-5-.570
1962-3-.554
CAR-25-.634
 
   Black Ink Test: 30    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 249    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 58    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 8th overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1944
Earned first career win on 6/1/1945
Injured on 3/23/1946 with a Fractured Elbow, out for 8-9 weeks
Had first career hit on 8/3/1948, off Joe Haynes (BSN)
2/1/1949: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,478,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1950: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,457,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,785,714 through salary arbitration
7/1/1951: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $18,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1951 Allstar game
Hit first career homerun on 9/29/1951, off Windy Mccall (CIN)
Was selected to the 1952 Allstar game
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1952, going 6-1, 1.25
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1952, going 5-0, 1.95
Won World Series with Pittsburgh in 1952
Traded from Pittsburgh to New York (N) on 2/1/1954 (Going to PIT: P Frank Sullivan, CF Rip Repulski. Going to NYG: P Kent Peterson)
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1954, going 4-1, 2.57
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/15/1956 to a 4-year deal worth $21,730,000 per year
Pitched NO-HITTER against Minnesota on 4/25/1957, striking out 6
Was selected to the 1957 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game
Injured on 8/2/1959 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Won World Series with Montreal in 1959
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/7/1960 to a 5-year deal worth $16,000,000 per year
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1960, going 4-1, 1.44
Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game
Injured on 7/5/1960 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 6 weeks
Struck out 17 batters against Boston (A) on 4/18/1961
Struck out 15 batters against Boston (N) on 4/26/1961
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1961, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Struck out 15 batters against Montreal on 4/2/1962
Injured on 6/27/1962 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for full season
Traded from Detroit to Washington on 7/1/1962 (Going to DET: P Jerry Casale. Going to WAS: P Kent Peterson)
Injured on 5/27/1964 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/16/1964 with a Bruised Hand, out for 4 days
 
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