12/15/1946 |
Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick). |
01/01/1947 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 4 (6). |
04/01/1947 |
Named the #2 prospect in the FORT |
08/13/1947 |
Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 6 days. |
10/29/1947 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1948 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (9); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 5 (6). |
04/16/1948 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/29/1948 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $555,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1949 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
04/21/1949 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
09/08/1949 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/12/1949 |
Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $4,720,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
01/01/1950 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
04/01/1950 |
Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 3 days. |
05/22/1950 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
06/17/1950 |
Was selected to the 1950 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/02/1950 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $93,300,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
08/14/1950 |
Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for one week. |
09/04/1950 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
01/26/1951 |
Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks (Round 1, Pick 11, 11th overall pick). |
04/01/1951 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 9 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed! |
07/04/1951 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 5 days. |
07/27/1951 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 3 days. |
08/12/1951 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/28/1951 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 4 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
09/03/1951 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Atlanta Braves with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
09/21/1951 |
Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $28,960,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
07/13/1952 |
Was selected to the 1952 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
09/18/1952 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/20/1952 |
Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $216,000,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
04/16/1953 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/26/1953 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/01/1953 |
Injured (Strained oblique), day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
05/07/1953 |
Injured (Strained hamstring), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
06/10/1953 |
Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for 4 weeks. |
09/01/1953 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
09/12/1953 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/15/1953 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Detroit Tigers, along with SP Hiroki Kuroda, CF Dave Moates, in exchange for SP Greg Maddux, SP Brett Cecil, RF Elmer Valo. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
05/19/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/11/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
07/19/1954 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Toronto Blue Jays with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
08/05/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/22/1954 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 5 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/15/1954 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Arizona Diamondbacks with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
11/11/1954 |
Finished 2nd in 1954 FORT NL Cy Young Award voting. |
11/12/1954 |
Finished 3rd in 1954 FORT NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
04/21/1955 |
Injured (Biceps strain), out for 6 weeks. |
06/16/1955 |
Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for 1B Don Mattingly, LF Gene Richards. |
08/22/1955 |
Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (6). |
04/14/1956 |
Injured (Mild oblique strain), day-to-day for 2 days. |
05/07/1956 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/01/1956 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Bronx Yankees with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
07/01/1956 |
Wins the FORT AL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
07/08/1956 |
Was selected to the 1956 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
11/07/1956 |
Wins the 1956 FORT AL Cy Young Award. |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/23/1957 |
Injured (Elbow strain), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
05/09/1957 |
Injured (Torn back muscle), out for 4-5 months. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/07/1958 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Kansas City Royals with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
05/25/1958 |
Injured (Dead arm), out for one week. |
07/13/1958 |
Was selected to the 1958 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
08/01/1958 |
Wins the FORT NL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
08/11/1958 |
Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
11/15/1958 |
Finished 2nd in 1958 FORT NL Cy Young Award voting. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/11/1959 |
Injured (Strained shoulder), out for 4-5 weeks. |
06/29/1959 |
Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 3 days. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
03/28/1960 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 3 days. |
06/01/1960 |
Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for SP Lefty Williams, RP Joe Thatcher, RP Johnny Humphries, SP Miguel A Gonzalez, SP Jordan Montgomery. |
06/30/1960 |
Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for one week. |
07/15/1960 |
Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers with 3 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/06/1960 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
10/27/1960 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/08/1961 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 2 days. |
04/24/1961 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed! |
06/21/1961 |
Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Colorado Rockies with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/09/1961 |
Was selected to the 1961 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game. |
09/08/1961 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
09/14/1961 |
Injured (Strained hamstring), out for 6 weeks. |
10/09/1961 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3-4 weeks. |
11/22/1961 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
01/31/1962 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $75,000,000 with the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. |
06/23/1962 |
Injured (Dead arm), out for 2-3 weeks. |
10/03/1962 |
Injured (Partially torn labrum), out for 4 months. |
10/29/1962 |
Wins the 1962 World Series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/14/1963 |
Injured (Torn rotator cuff), out for 4 months. |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5). |
01/01/1964 |
Was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with SP Dean Stone, in exchange for SP Jeremy Bonderman. |
01/01/1964 |
Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Milwaukee Brewers, along with LF Glenn Davis, 3B Phil Garner, in exchange for LF Brian Jordan, LF Mike Vail. |
04/17/1964 |
Injured (Strained back), out for 2-3 weeks. |
05/12/1964 |
Injured (Dead arm), out for one week. |
05/25/1964 |
Injured (Flu), day-to-day for 1 day. |
06/06/1964 |
Injured (Strained back), out for 4 weeks. |
11/06/1964 |
Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Brooklyn Dodgers, along with CF George Altman, in exchange for SP Steve D Barber, RF Mel Almada. |
11/27/1964 |
Was traded by the Brooklyn Dodgers to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for $1. |
01/01/1965 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (5); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5). |
03/08/1965 |
Injured (Strained back), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks. |
06/04/1965 |
Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Montreal Expos with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
07/15/1965 |
Earns his 200th career Fellowship of Respect and Trust victory! |
07/20/1965 |
Injured (Strained back), out for 2 weeks. |
08/11/1965 |
Injured (Mild hamstring strain), day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/27/1965 |
Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl. |
01/01/1966 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (4); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 3 (5). |
06/08/1966 |
Injured (Flu), day-to-day for 4 days. |
08/01/1966 |
Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for 1B Al Gallagher, SS Dib Williams, SP Kent Peterson. |
08/01/1966 |
Released by the Chicago Cubs. |
11/04/1966 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1948 |
34 |
1 |
1949 |
34 |
1 |
1950 |
33 |
6 |
1951 |
32 |
2 |
1954 |
33 |
5 |
1956 |
33 |
2 |
1961 |
32 |
4 |
1965 |
30 |
10 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1950 |
17 |
8 |
1951 |
15 |
5 |
1952 |
17 |
3 |
1953 |
18 |
5 |
1954 |
17 |
4 |
1956 |
16 |
4 |
1961 |
16 |
2 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1948 |
14 |
9 |
1949 |
17 |
2 |
1961 |
11 |
8 |
1965 |
12 |
7 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1951 |
.652 |
3 |
1952 |
.607 |
8 |
1953 |
.720 |
2 |
1956 |
.696 |
1 |
1960 |
.667 |
8 |
1961 |
.593 |
8 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1949 |
257.0 |
6 |
1950 |
245.0 |
10 |
1951 |
230.2 |
10 |
1952 |
241.2 |
9 |
1954 |
271.1 |
4 |
1956 |
237.0 |
2 |
1961 |
247.2 |
1 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1948 |
1053 |
10 |
1949 |
1129 |
3 |
1952 |
1025 |
10 |
1954 |
1084 |
9 |
1956 |
981 |
3 |
1961 |
1033 |
1 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1947 |
96 |
9 |
1948 |
113 |
4 |
1949 |
112 |
3 |
1951 |
100 |
4 |
1965 |
92 |
4 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1948 |
122 |
6 |
1949 |
113 |
10 |
1950 |
162 |
5 |
1951 |
133 |
3 |
1952 |
153 |
3 |
1953 |
139 |
6 |
1954 |
128 |
6 |
1956 |
139 |
4 |
1958 |
134 |
4 |
1961 |
124 |
3 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1947 |
5 |
7 |
1949 |
6 |
3 |
1950 |
5 |
9 |
1951 |
10 |
1 |
1953 |
8 |
5 |
1954 |
8 |
1 |
1955 |
5 |
7 |
1956 |
5 |
9 |
1961 |
11 |
2 |
1965 |
9 |
3 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1950 |
3.34 |
3 |
1951 |
2.85 |
1 |
1952 |
3.61 |
10 |
1953 |
2.93 |
3 |
1954 |
2.82 |
3 |
1956 |
3.08 |
2 |
1958 |
3.60 |
5 |
1960 |
3.32 |
9 |
1961 |
3.23 |
4 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1949 |
.265 |
10 |
1950 |
.244 |
4 |
1951 |
.252 |
2 |
1953 |
.258 |
7 |
1954 |
.228 |
1 |
1956 |
.259 |
10 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1950 |
1.19 |
2 |
1951 |
1.28 |
8 |
1953 |
1.23 |
7 |
1954 |
1.07 |
4 |
1956 |
1.16 |
3 |
1958 |
1.32 |
7 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1950 |
1.71 |
7 |
1951 |
1.33 |
10 |
1952 |
1.70 |
5 |
1953 |
1.54 |
7 |
1954 |
1.47 |
10 |
1956 |
2.01 |
5 |
1958 |
2.53 |
2 |
1961 |
1.91 |
10 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
10.95 |
2 |
1951 |
11.82 |
9 |
1953 |
11.29 |
7 |
1954 |
9.88 |
4 |
1956 |
10.67 |
4 |
1958 |
12.23 |
9 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
0.66 |
7 |
1952 |
0.45 |
7 |
1953 |
0.43 |
4 |
1954 |
0.33 |
3 |
1956 |
0.42 |
3 |
1958 |
0.62 |
4 |
1961 |
0.87 |
6 |
1965 |
0.70 |
9 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
7.24 |
2 |
1951 |
7.65 |
1 |
1952 |
8.34 |
6 |
1953 |
7.82 |
3 |
1954 |
6.73 |
1 |
1956 |
7.82 |
3 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1956 |
2.62 |
7 |
1958 |
2.54 |
4 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1947 |
4.39 |
7 |
1948 |
4.71 |
6 |
1950 |
5.95 |
5 |
1951 |
5.19 |
3 |
1952 |
5.70 |
3 |
1953 |
5.03 |
5 |
1956 |
5.28 |
6 |
1958 |
6.43 |
4 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1949 |
18 |
9 |
1950 |
18 |
4 |
1951 |
20 |
3 |
1952 |
21 |
5 |
1953 |
17 |
9 |
1954 |
24 |
1 |
1956 |
21 |
2 |
1958 |
14 |
9 |
1961 |
19 |
4 |
1962 |
15 |
10 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1950 |
.545 |
7 |
1951 |
.625 |
4 |
1952 |
.656 |
4 |
1953 |
.586 |
10 |
1954 |
.727 |
1 |
1956 |
.636 |
4 |
1958 |
.519 |
8 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1951 |
12 |
6 |
1953 |
18 |
8 |
1954 |
19 |
3 |
1956 |
5 |
9 |
1961 |
16 |
1 |
1965 |
2 |
6 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1951 |
.375 |
9 |
1953 |
.621 |
7 |
1954 |
.576 |
4 |
1956 |
.152 |
10 |
1958 |
.074 |
8 |
1961 |
.500 |
1 |
1965 |
.067 |
4 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1948 |
1 |
9 |
1949 |
2 |
7 |
1950 |
2 |
5 |
1951 |
4 |
1 |
1952 |
1 |
10 |
1953 |
3 |
4 |
1954 |
4 |
2 |
1956 |
1 |
8 |
1958 |
1 |
5 |
1960 |
2 |
2 |
1961 |
3 |
1 |
1965 |
1 |
2 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1950 |
0.49 |
8 |
1951 |
0.49 |
10 |
1953 |
0.52 |
8 |
1954 |
0.52 |
4 |
1956 |
0.49 |
7 |
1961 |
0.51 |
6 |
1965 |
0.53 |
5 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1950 |
6.2 |
6 |
1951 |
4.2 |
10 |
1952 |
5.7 |
5 |
1953 |
6.1 |
5 |
1954 |
6.3 |
2 |
1956 |
7.0 |
1 |
1958 |
5.0 |
2 |
1961 |
4.1 |
3 |
|