01/01/1950 |
Drafted in the 1950 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Canterbury Bulldogs. |
01/01/1950 |
Named the #5 prospect in the SBC |
10/01/1950 |
Named the #5 prospect in the SBC |
01/01/1951 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
04/26/1951 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $7,900 through automatic renewal. |
10/25/1951 |
Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Parramatta Giants with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1952 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 7 (7). |
04/22/1952 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $8,000 through automatic renewal. |
01/01/1953 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (8); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (7). |
03/30/1953 |
Finished 2nd in 1952 SBC SBC Most Valuable Pitcher Award voting. |
04/20/1953 |
Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $25,000 through arbitration. |
12/24/1953 |
Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $220,000 with the Canterbury Bulldogs organization. |
01/01/1954 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 7 (7); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (6). |
12/19/1954 |
Was selected to the 1954 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1955 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 6 (7). |
12/01/1955 |
Wins the SBC SBC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
12/18/1955 |
Was selected to the 1955 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1956 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 7 (9). |
12/18/1956 |
Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Western Suburbs Magpies with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
01/01/1957 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8). |
02/01/1957 |
Wins the SBC SBC Pitcher of the Month Award. |
03/08/1957 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Parramatta Giants with 9 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
10/07/1957 |
Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Western Suburbs Magpies with 11 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed! |
12/22/1957 |
Was selected to the 1957 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1958 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 9 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8). |
02/08/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Eastern Suburbs Roosters with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed! |
03/16/1958 |
Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles with 12 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
04/23/1958 |
Wins the 1957 SBC SBC Most Valuable Pitcher Award. |
05/28/1958 |
Was traded by the Canterbury Bulldogs to the North Sydney Bears, along with MR Scott Hillman, MR Finlay Siddorn, 2B Luke Soward, in exchange for C Ietepere Boyle, RF J.T. Burroughs, SP Marten Gardner, SS Luke Spalding. |
09/28/1958 |
Signed a 8-year contract extension worth a total of $434,800 with the North Sydney Bears organization. |
10/28/1958 |
Strikes out 16 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles. |
01/01/1959 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8). |
02/12/1959 |
Collects his 1500th career Sydney Baseball Championship strikeout! |
12/20/1959 |
Was selected to the 1959 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1960 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 8 (8); Control: 8 (8). |
04/23/1960 |
Wins the 1959 SBC SBC Most Valuable Pitcher Award. |
05/08/1960 |
Was elected to the SBC 1950-1959 Team of the Decade at SP representing the Canterbury Bulldogs. |
12/23/1960 |
Was selected to the 1960 Sydney Baseball Championship All-Star Game. |
01/01/1961 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 8 (8). |
01/01/1962 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (8); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 6 (8). |
03/28/1962 |
Wins the 1961 Grand Final with the North Sydney Bears. |
01/01/1963 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (8); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 4 (8). |
01/01/1964 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (8); Movement: 6 (7); Control: 3 (8). |
03/30/1964 |
Retired from professional baseball. |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
SH |
Rank |
1950 |
12 |
2 |
1951 |
12 |
5 |
1956 |
9 |
7 |
1957 |
12 |
4 |
1958 |
10 |
8 |
1960 |
13 |
2 |
|
|
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1950 |
31 |
1 |
1952 |
27 |
5 |
1953 |
27 |
10 |
1957 |
28 |
5 |
|
Year |
W |
Rank |
1950 |
12 |
10 |
1951 |
11 |
9 |
1952 |
16 |
2 |
1954 |
13 |
6 |
1955 |
16 |
2 |
1957 |
16 |
2 |
1959 |
15 |
2 |
1960 |
11 |
10 |
|
|
Year |
Win. % |
Rank |
1951 |
.647 |
3 |
1952 |
.800 |
2 |
1954 |
.650 |
7 |
1955 |
.727 |
8 |
1957 |
.800 |
3 |
1959 |
.714 |
5 |
|
Year |
IP |
Rank |
1950 |
201.0 |
2 |
1951 |
183.1 |
4 |
1952 |
173.0 |
6 |
1953 |
174.1 |
9 |
1955 |
171.1 |
10 |
1956 |
174.1 |
8 |
1957 |
185.1 |
4 |
1959 |
179.0 |
3 |
1960 |
174.2 |
6 |
|
Year |
BF |
Rank |
1950 |
843 |
1 |
1951 |
751 |
5 |
1952 |
716 |
10 |
1953 |
740 |
9 |
1957 |
740 |
7 |
1959 |
712 |
10 |
1960 |
712 |
8 |
|
Year |
HRA |
Rank |
1950 |
23 |
7 |
1958 |
20 |
8 |
|
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1950 |
175 |
1 |
1951 |
155 |
2 |
1952 |
146 |
3 |
1953 |
169 |
4 |
1954 |
172 |
3 |
1955 |
193 |
1 |
1956 |
173 |
3 |
1957 |
184 |
1 |
1958 |
181 |
4 |
1959 |
169 |
1 |
|
Year |
WP |
Rank |
1951 |
7 |
4 |
1953 |
10 |
1 |
|
Year |
ERA |
Rank |
1951 |
2.95 |
2 |
1952 |
2.45 |
2 |
1954 |
2.83 |
4 |
1955 |
2.68 |
2 |
1956 |
2.07 |
2 |
1957 |
2.62 |
1 |
1958 |
3.15 |
9 |
1959 |
1.96 |
1 |
1960 |
2.63 |
5 |
|
Year |
BABIP |
Rank |
1956 |
.265 |
6 |
|
Year |
WHIP |
Rank |
1951 |
1.15 |
5 |
1952 |
1.24 |
9 |
1954 |
1.13 |
5 |
1955 |
1.13 |
1 |
1956 |
0.95 |
2 |
1957 |
1.04 |
1 |
1958 |
1.07 |
2 |
1959 |
1.05 |
3 |
1960 |
1.09 |
8 |
|
Year |
K/BB |
Rank |
1950 |
2.82 |
10 |
1951 |
3.30 |
5 |
1952 |
2.81 |
8 |
1953 |
3.07 |
7 |
1954 |
3.31 |
5 |
1955 |
4.11 |
5 |
1956 |
5.09 |
4 |
1957 |
4.09 |
2 |
1958 |
5.03 |
2 |
1959 |
5.45 |
1 |
1960 |
4.40 |
5 |
|
Year |
RA/9 |
Rank |
1951 |
10.70 |
7 |
1952 |
11.76 |
10 |
1954 |
10.51 |
6 |
1955 |
10.56 |
2 |
1956 |
8.83 |
2 |
1957 |
9.76 |
1 |
1958 |
10.30 |
3 |
1959 |
9.91 |
3 |
1960 |
10.25 |
8 |
|
Year |
HR/9 |
Rank |
1951 |
0.64 |
4 |
1952 |
0.47 |
2 |
1954 |
0.75 |
9 |
1955 |
0.63 |
5 |
1956 |
0.57 |
6 |
1957 |
0.44 |
2 |
1959 |
0.45 |
2 |
|
Year |
H/9 |
Rank |
1951 |
8.00 |
4 |
1952 |
8.48 |
10 |
1954 |
7.36 |
3 |
1955 |
7.72 |
2 |
1956 |
6.81 |
3 |
1957 |
7.14 |
1 |
1958 |
7.68 |
5 |
1959 |
7.89 |
10 |
|
Year |
BB/9 |
Rank |
1951 |
2.31 |
9 |
1956 |
1.76 |
7 |
1958 |
1.92 |
5 |
1959 |
1.56 |
2 |
1960 |
1.29 |
3 |
|
Year |
K/9 |
Rank |
1950 |
7.84 |
3 |
1951 |
7.61 |
6 |
1952 |
7.60 |
5 |
1953 |
8.72 |
2 |
1954 |
9.18 |
2 |
1955 |
10.14 |
1 |
1956 |
8.93 |
3 |
1957 |
8.94 |
1 |
1958 |
9.66 |
1 |
1959 |
8.50 |
3 |
|
Year |
QS |
Rank |
1950 |
18 |
5 |
1951 |
19 |
2 |
1953 |
17 |
9 |
1954 |
19 |
3 |
1955 |
19 |
2 |
1956 |
21 |
1 |
1957 |
20 |
2 |
1959 |
20 |
3 |
1960 |
21 |
1 |
|
Year |
QSP |
Rank |
1951 |
.731 |
2 |
1954 |
.731 |
3 |
1955 |
.731 |
2 |
1956 |
.808 |
1 |
1957 |
.714 |
4 |
1959 |
.769 |
3 |
1960 |
.840 |
1 |
|
Year |
CG |
Rank |
1951 |
2 |
4 |
1954 |
1 |
9 |
1955 |
1 |
6 |
1956 |
2 |
6 |
1957 |
3 |
3 |
1958 |
2 |
3 |
|
Year |
CGP |
Rank |
1951 |
.077 |
4 |
1955 |
.038 |
9 |
1956 |
.077 |
6 |
1957 |
.107 |
6 |
1958 |
.077 |
8 |
|
Year |
SHO |
Rank |
1950 |
0 |
7 |
1951 |
1 |
1 |
1952 |
0 |
5 |
1953 |
0 |
7 |
1955 |
0 |
8 |
1956 |
2 |
1 |
1957 |
3 |
1 |
|
Year |
GB% |
Rank |
1950 |
0.66 |
2 |
1951 |
0.61 |
9 |
1952 |
0.64 |
5 |
1954 |
0.62 |
8 |
1958 |
0.61 |
7 |
1959 |
0.64 |
5 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1950 |
4.3 |
6 |
1951 |
5.3 |
3 |
1952 |
5.3 |
3 |
1953 |
4.7 |
4 |
1954 |
5.0 |
4 |
1955 |
6.3 |
2 |
1956 |
6.6 |
1 |
1957 |
6.9 |
1 |
1958 |
4.5 |
9 |
1959 |
6.9 |
1 |
1960 |
4.1 |
6 |
|
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