08/24/1979 |
Drafted in the 1979 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Balmain Tigers. |
10/02/1979 |
Named the #8 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1980 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 2 (7). |
10/07/1980 |
Named the #5 prospect in the SBC |
11/09/1980 |
Injured (Bone chips (elbow)), out for 5 weeks. |
01/01/1981 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 3 (7). |
10/06/1981 |
Named the #2 prospect in the SBC |
10/07/1981 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Mosman Cubs with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
11/01/1981 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 3 days. |
12/06/1981 |
Injured (Strained forearm), day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
01/01/1982 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (10); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 4 (7). |
02/02/1982 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for one week. |
04/21/1982 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $17,828 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1983 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (7). |
04/26/1983 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,327 through automatic renewal. |
12/26/1983 |
Was selected to the 1983 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1984 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (7). |
04/23/1984 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $18,327 through automatic renewal. |
11/11/1984 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for one week. |
11/17/1984 |
Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 days. |
12/23/1984 |
Was selected to the 1984 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1985 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (7). |
03/07/1985 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. George Dragons with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
04/19/1985 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $53,750 through arbitration. |
10/06/1985 |
Strikes out 15 against the Western Suburbs Magpies. |
11/28/1985 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for one week. |
12/22/1985 |
Was selected to the 1985 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1986 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7). |
04/15/1986 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $75,000 through arbitration. |
12/28/1986 |
Was selected to the 1986 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1987 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (7). |
02/27/1987 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Penrith Panthers with 12 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
03/01/1987 |
Wins the SBC SBC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
05/07/1987 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $110,502 through arbitration. |
07/17/1987 |
Was traded by the Balmain Tigers to the Essendon Knights, along with RF Kevin Berry, RP Anaru Webster, in exchange for SP Colin Nesbit, RF Ben O'Hara, RF Robbie Scrooby, 3B John Dumbell. |
12/01/1987 |
Wins the VBL VBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
12/27/1987 |
Was selected to the 1987 Victorian Baseball League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1988 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (7). |
01/01/1988 |
Wins the VBL VBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
03/21/1988 |
Injured (Herniated disc (neck)), out for 4-5 weeks. |
03/28/1988 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $450,000 with the Essendon Knights organization. |
04/20/1988 |
Wins the 1987 VBL VBL Platinum Arm Award. |
01/01/1989 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
04/03/1989 |
Wins the 1988 Grand Final with the Essendon Knights. |
04/18/1989 |
Won the 1989 Australian Baseball Association The Championship with the Essendon Knights! |
01/01/1990 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
01/07/1990 |
Strikes out 15 against the North Melbourne Kangaroos. |
03/01/1990 |
Wins the VBL VBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
04/19/1990 |
Wins the 1989 VBL VBL Platinum Arm Award. |
10/02/1990 |
Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Carlton Blues with 12 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed! |
12/23/1990 |
Was selected to the 1990 Victorian Baseball League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1991 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7). |
01/30/1991 |
Strikes out 15 against the Carlton Blues. |
03/27/1991 |
Wins the 1990 Grand Final with the Essendon Knights. |
04/08/1991 |
Won the 1991 Australian Baseball Association The Championship with the Essendon Knights! |
04/30/1991 |
Became a free agent. |
08/04/1991 |
Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $2,000,000 with the North Melbourne Kangaroos organization. |
12/22/1991 |
Was selected to the 1991 Victorian Baseball League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1992 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (7). |
01/14/1992 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 5 days. |
10/14/1992 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Collingwood Magpies with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
10/31/1992 |
Injured (Recurring back spasms), out for 6 weeks. |
11/01/1992 |
Wins the VBL VBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
12/13/1992 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 3 weeks. |
01/01/1993 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
03/01/1993 |
Wins the VBL VBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
03/19/1993 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Essendon Knights with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
01/01/1994 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6). |
02/01/1994 |
Wins the VBL VBL Pitcher of the Month Award. |
02/02/1994 |
Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 1 day. |
02/24/1994 |
Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 2-3 weeks. |
04/04/1994 |
Wins the 1993 Grand Final with the North Melbourne Kangaroos. |
04/18/1994 |
Injured (Strained oblique), out for 4-5 weeks. |
11/25/1994 |
Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $690,000 with the North Melbourne Kangaroos organization. |
12/25/1994 |
Was selected to the 1994 Victorian Baseball League All-Star Game. |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6). |
01/15/1995 |
Collects his 1500th career Victorian Baseball League strikeout! |
08/16/1995 |
Was traded by the North Melbourne Kangaroos to the North Sydney Bears in exchange for SP Steve Gimson, SS Kain Anesi, CF Matt Dayman. |
11/01/1995 |
Wins the SBC SBC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
11/05/1995 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 4 days. |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (10); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 5 (6). |
10/05/1996 |
Injured (Recurring back spasms), out for 7 weeks. |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (10); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 3 (6). |
01/29/1997 |
Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 2 days. |
04/04/1997 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
11/29/2000 |
Was inducted to the Hall of Fame! |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1983 |
14 |
2 |
1985 |
11 |
5 |
1986 |
11 |
10 |
1987 |
15 |
1 |
1988 |
10 |
5 |
1989 |
13 |
1 |
1990 |
10 |
8 |
1993 |
10 |
8 |
1995 |
12 |
3 |
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1985 |
27 |
6 |
1986 |
27 |
8 |
1987 |
27 |
5 |
1988 |
27 |
9 |
1989 |
27 |
9 |
1990 |
26 |
10 |
1991 |
27 |
3 |
1994 |
26 |
6 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1983 |
12 |
6 |
1984 |
13 |
8 |
1986 |
15 |
3 |
1987 |
16 |
2 |
1989 |
17 |
1 |
1990 |
11 |
7 |
1993 |
11 |
7 |
1995 |
13 |
5 |
|
Year |
L |
Rank |
1990 |
10 |
9 |
1994 |
10 |
6 |
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1983 |
.750 |
5 |
1984 |
.722 |
5 |
1986 |
.682 |
6 |
1987 |
.762 |
3 |
1988 |
.600 |
7 |
1989 |
.739 |
3 |
1993 |
.647 |
7 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1984 |
177.2 |
7 |
1985 |
185.0 |
2 |
1986 |
188.0 |
4 |
1987 |
181.1 |
2 |
1988 |
173.0 |
10 |
1989 |
184.2 |
6 |
1990 |
170.1 |
5 |
1991 |
166.2 |
4 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1984 |
715 |
8 |
1985 |
718 |
7 |
1986 |
742 |
5 |
1987 |
709 |
7 |
1990 |
669 |
9 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1988 |
28 |
3 |
1989 |
24 |
6 |
1990 |
25 |
6 |
1991 |
25 |
5 |
1993 |
21 |
5 |
1995 |
24 |
5 |
|
Year |
BB |
Rank |
1983 |
73 |
4 |
1984 |
67 |
5 |
1995 |
61 |
6 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1982 |
162 |
6 |
1983 |
166 |
3 |
1984 |
205 |
2 |
1985 |
228 |
2 |
1986 |
203 |
3 |
1987 |
222 |
1 |
1988 |
216 |
1 |
1989 |
242 |
1 |
1990 |
208 |
2 |
1991 |
197 |
1 |
1992 |
128 |
8 |
1993 |
172 |
3 |
1994 |
157 |
4 |
|
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1983 |
2.30 |
2 |
1984 |
2.63 |
5 |
1985 |
2.68 |
5 |
1986 |
2.78 |
4 |
1987 |
2.38 |
1 |
1989 |
2.78 |
7 |
1990 |
3.17 |
4 |
1991 |
3.02 |
4 |
1993 |
2.77 |
3 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1985 |
.254 |
7 |
1987 |
.252 |
8 |
1990 |
.240 |
1 |
1991 |
.268 |
5 |
1995 |
.244 |
2 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1985 |
0.89 |
2 |
1986 |
1.02 |
4 |
1987 |
0.93 |
1 |
1988 |
1.12 |
10 |
1989 |
0.97 |
2 |
1990 |
0.97 |
1 |
1991 |
0.98 |
2 |
1993 |
1.08 |
4 |
1994 |
1.18 |
10 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1985 |
5.70 |
3 |
1986 |
4.41 |
5 |
1987 |
4.44 |
3 |
1988 |
4.15 |
2 |
1989 |
5.50 |
3 |
1990 |
4.16 |
5 |
1991 |
5.63 |
2 |
1993 |
4.10 |
5 |
1994 |
3.49 |
5 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1984 |
10.03 |
9 |
1985 |
8.22 |
1 |
1986 |
9.38 |
4 |
1987 |
8.74 |
1 |
1988 |
10.14 |
5 |
1989 |
9.11 |
2 |
1990 |
8.98 |
1 |
1991 |
9.18 |
2 |
1993 |
9.99 |
3 |
1994 |
10.78 |
8 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1984 |
0.71 |
6 |
1987 |
0.79 |
7 |
1994 |
0.87 |
10 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1983 |
6.72 |
4 |
1984 |
6.48 |
2 |
1985 |
6.03 |
2 |
1986 |
6.99 |
4 |
1987 |
5.86 |
1 |
1988 |
7.39 |
7 |
1989 |
6.63 |
1 |
1990 |
6.08 |
1 |
1991 |
6.91 |
2 |
1993 |
7.09 |
3 |
1995 |
7.96 |
7 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1985 |
1.95 |
7 |
1987 |
2.48 |
8 |
1989 |
2.14 |
9 |
1991 |
1.89 |
7 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1982 |
9.47 |
3 |
1983 |
9.30 |
5 |
1984 |
10.38 |
2 |
1985 |
11.09 |
2 |
1986 |
9.72 |
3 |
1987 |
11.02 |
1 |
1988 |
11.24 |
1 |
1989 |
11.79 |
1 |
1990 |
10.99 |
2 |
1991 |
10.64 |
1 |
1993 |
10.60 |
2 |
1994 |
9.10 |
4 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1983 |
18 |
4 |
1984 |
19 |
8 |
1985 |
18 |
5 |
1986 |
21 |
2 |
1987 |
20 |
2 |
1989 |
18 |
7 |
1990 |
17 |
4 |
1991 |
18 |
2 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1983 |
.720 |
5 |
1985 |
.667 |
7 |
1986 |
.778 |
2 |
1987 |
.741 |
5 |
1989 |
.667 |
6 |
1990 |
.654 |
6 |
1991 |
.667 |
3 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1982 |
2 |
9 |
1984 |
2 |
3 |
1989 |
1 |
7 |
1990 |
2 |
1 |
1992 |
1 |
5 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1984 |
.077 |
10 |
1990 |
.077 |
2 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1984 |
1 |
6 |
1986 |
1 |
3 |
1990 |
1 |
2 |
1992 |
1 |
4 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1984 |
0.55 |
9 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1984 |
5.5 |
4 |
1985 |
7.0 |
2 |
1986 |
5.6 |
3 |
1987 |
6.5 |
1 |
1988 |
3.6 |
7 |
1989 |
5.8 |
2 |
1990 |
4.2 |
4 |
1991 |
4.4 |
3 |
1992 |
3.1 |
9 |
1994 |
4.2 |
3 |
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