06/02/1984 |
Drafted in the 1984 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
07/01/1984 |
Named the #1 prospect in the XFBL |
09/03/1984 |
Wins the 1984 Gulf Coast League Round 1 with the Port Arthur Pirates! |
10/23/1984 |
Named the #2 prospect in the XFBL |
01/01/1985 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (84); Power: 49 (81); Eye: 36 (49). |
04/08/1985 |
Named the #2 prospect in the XFBL |
06/10/1985 |
Wins the CRL Player of the Week Award. |
11/01/1985 |
Named the #1 prospect in the XFBL |
12/02/1985 |
Wins the SOB Player of the Week Award. |
01/01/1986 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 49 (87); Power: 62 (81); Eye: 41 (51). |
01/01/1986 |
Wins the SOB Batter of the Month Award. |
04/07/1986 |
Named the #2 prospect in the XFBL |
08/02/1986 |
Injured (bone bruise (wrist)),out for 3-4 weeks. |
10/02/1986 |
Wins the 1986 IL Platinum Stick Award at 3B. |
01/01/1987 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (92); Power: 77 (81); Eye: 53 (53). |
01/01/1987 |
Wins the SOB Batter of the Month Award. |
04/06/1987 |
Named the #3 prospect in the XFBL |
06/01/1987 |
Wins the XFBL NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/01/1987 |
Wins the XFBL NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
07/12/1987 |
Was selected to the 1987 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/15/1987 |
Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for one week. |
09/01/1987 |
Wins the XFBL NL Rookie of the Month Award. |
11/23/1987 |
Finished 2nd in 1987 XFBL NL Rookie of the Year Award voting. |
11/26/1987 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $29,000. |
01/01/1988 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (91); Power: 76 (83); Eye: 63 (75). |
06/01/1988 |
Wins the XFBL NL Batter of the Month Award. |
07/10/1988 |
Was selected to the 1988 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/12/1988 |
Wins the XFBL NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1988 |
Wins the XFBL NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/22/1988 |
Wins the 1988 XFBL NL Silver Slugger Award at LF. |
11/25/1988 |
Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $29,600. |
01/01/1989 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (89); Power: 76 (81); Eye: 60 (70). |
10/01/1989 |
Wins the XFBL NL Batter of the Month Award. |
11/21/1989 |
Wins the 1989 XFBL NL Silver Slugger Award at LF. |
11/22/1989 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $562,500. |
01/01/1990 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (85); Power: 76 (80); Eye: 58 (66). |
06/11/1990 |
Wins the XFBL NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/08/1990 |
Was selected to the 1990 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/09/1990 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
11/20/1990 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $812,500. |
11/21/1990 |
Finished 3rd in 1990 XFBL NL Most Valuable Player Award voting. |
01/01/1991 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 84 (85); Power: 76 (78); Eye: 58 (63). |
10/12/1991 |
Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 1 day. |
11/28/1991 |
Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,000,000. |
12/27/1991 |
Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $13,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. |
01/01/1992 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 79 (80); Power: 73 (75); Eye: 53 (58). |
07/12/1992 |
Was selected to the 1992 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game. |
08/30/1992 |
Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days. |
01/01/1993 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 79 (80); Power: 73 (74); Eye: 53 (57). |
07/05/1993 |
Wins the XFBL NL Player of the Week Award. |
08/25/1993 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1994 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 82 (83); Power: 74 (76); Eye: 43 (47). |
04/13/1994 |
Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week. |
07/10/1994 |
Was selected to the 1994 X Factor Baseball League All-Star Game. |
09/30/1994 |
Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day. |
01/01/1995 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 80 (80); Power: 73 (74); Eye: 44 (46). |
04/11/1995 |
Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 4 days. |
05/01/1995 |
Wins the XFBL NL Player of the Week Award. |
07/20/1995 |
Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week. |
01/01/1996 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 79 (79); Power: 74 (74); Eye: 45 (47). |
06/26/1996 |
Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
07/05/1996 |
Collects his 1000th career X Factor Baseball League RBI! |
08/06/1996 |
Injured (concussion),day-to-day for 2 weeks. |
09/06/1996 |
Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-4 against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with 4 RBI and 2 runs scored. |
09/09/1996 |
Wins the XFBL NL Player of the Week Award. |
09/23/1996 |
Wins the XFBL NL Player of the Week Award. |
10/01/1996 |
Wins the XFBL NL Batter of the Month Award. |
10/29/1996 |
Exercised his contract opt-out. |
11/20/1996 |
Rejected the Pittsburgh Pirates qualifying offer. |
11/21/1996 |
Became a free agent. |
01/01/1997 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 79 (79); Power: 73 (73); Eye: 45 (45). |
01/22/1997 |
Signed a 5-year contract worth a total of $13,400,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization. |
04/06/1997 |
Hits his 300th career X Factor Baseball League home run! |
05/06/1997 |
Scores his 1000th career X Factor Baseball League run! |
10/08/1997 |
Wins the 1997 XFBL NL Divisional Series MVP Award. |
01/01/1998 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 61 (61); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 43 (43). |
04/07/1998 |
Collects his 2000th career X Factor Baseball League hit! |
05/07/1998 |
Injured (foot contusion),out for 2 weeks. |
07/18/1998 |
Goes 5-5 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 2 R. |
07/23/1998 |
Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-6 against the San Diego Padres, with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
01/01/1999 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 63 (63); Power: 75 (75); Eye: 44 (44). |
11/03/1999 |
Executed his contract year option. |
01/01/2000 |
OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 66 (66); Power: 67 (67); Eye: 42 (42). |
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES |
Year |
GS |
Rank |
1989 |
151 |
7 |
1991 |
153 |
5 |
1997 |
149 |
7 |
|
Year |
PA |
Rank |
1988 |
683 |
6 |
1989 |
675 |
10 |
1997 |
688 |
9 |
|
Year |
AB |
Rank |
1988 |
623 |
6 |
1989 |
605 |
10 |
1995 |
617 |
8 |
|
Year |
H |
Rank |
1988 |
191 |
4 |
1989 |
188 |
4 |
1990 |
177 |
5 |
1992 |
181 |
9 |
1995 |
199 |
5 |
|
Year |
K |
Rank |
1987 |
146 |
2 |
1988 |
118 |
6 |
|
Year |
TB |
Rank |
1987 |
325 |
7 |
1988 |
332 |
1 |
1989 |
313 |
3 |
1990 |
313 |
3 |
1992 |
317 |
2 |
1994 |
327 |
8 |
1995 |
348 |
3 |
1996 |
359 |
3 |
|
|
Year |
3B |
Rank |
1987 |
11 |
3 |
1988 |
10 |
3 |
1991 |
9 |
6 |
1992 |
12 |
3 |
1993 |
9 |
9 |
1998 |
6 |
9 |
|
Year |
HR |
Rank |
1987 |
39 |
5 |
1988 |
30 |
3 |
1989 |
29 |
2 |
1990 |
32 |
7 |
1992 |
28 |
1 |
1995 |
36 |
6 |
1996 |
38 |
7 |
|
|
Year |
RBI |
Rank |
1988 |
119 |
1 |
1989 |
90 |
10 |
1990 |
100 |
5 |
1992 |
104 |
4 |
1993 |
105 |
10 |
1994 |
117 |
10 |
1996 |
120 |
6 |
|
Year |
R |
Rank |
1987 |
108 |
10 |
1988 |
115 |
2 |
1989 |
102 |
1 |
1992 |
103 |
6 |
|
Year |
IBB |
Rank |
1989 |
9 |
5 |
1990 |
8 |
9 |
1991 |
13 |
2 |
1992 |
10 |
2 |
1994 |
15 |
1 |
1995 |
9 |
7 |
1997 |
9 |
3 |
1998 |
8 |
5 |
|
Year |
HP |
Rank |
1987 |
10 |
3 |
1988 |
9 |
3 |
1989 |
6 |
5 |
1990 |
10 |
10 |
1992 |
8 |
4 |
1995 |
10 |
9 |
1997 |
12 |
5 |
|
|
Year |
EBH |
Rank |
1987 |
72 |
7 |
1988 |
71 |
1 |
1989 |
63 |
3 |
1990 |
63 |
4 |
1992 |
68 |
2 |
1994 |
71 |
9 |
1995 |
75 |
6 |
1996 |
88 |
2 |
1998 |
73 |
7 |
|
Year |
AVG |
Rank |
1988 |
.307 |
7 |
1989 |
.311 |
5 |
1990 |
.299 |
5 |
1995 |
.323 |
9 |
1996 |
.356 |
1 |
|
Year |
OBP |
Rank |
1989 |
.375 |
7 |
1990 |
.367 |
10 |
1996 |
.404 |
3 |
|
Year |
SLG |
Rank |
1987 |
.579 |
7 |
1988 |
.533 |
1 |
1989 |
.517 |
3 |
1990 |
.530 |
4 |
1992 |
.528 |
2 |
1995 |
.564 |
6 |
1996 |
.669 |
2 |
|
Year |
RC |
Rank |
1987 |
123.37 |
5 |
1988 |
122.64 |
2 |
1989 |
120.85 |
3 |
1990 |
114.56 |
3 |
1992 |
118.37 |
3 |
1994 |
125.33 |
10 |
1995 |
127.18 |
5 |
1996 |
142.85 |
4 |
|
Year |
RC/27 |
Rank |
1987 |
8.10 |
4 |
1988 |
7.39 |
2 |
1989 |
7.45 |
3 |
1990 |
6.98 |
4 |
1992 |
7.26 |
4 |
1995 |
7.72 |
8 |
1996 |
10.63 |
2 |
|
Year |
ISO |
Rank |
1987 |
.287 |
4 |
1988 |
.226 |
2 |
1989 |
.207 |
3 |
1990 |
.230 |
9 |
1992 |
.227 |
2 |
1995 |
.241 |
9 |
1996 |
.313 |
3 |
|
Year |
wOBA |
Rank |
1987 |
.403 |
4 |
1988 |
.390 |
2 |
1989 |
.387 |
4 |
1990 |
.383 |
3 |
1992 |
.384 |
7 |
1995 |
.395 |
10 |
1996 |
.447 |
2 |
|
Year |
OPS |
Rank |
1987 |
.947 |
6 |
1988 |
.895 |
2 |
1989 |
.893 |
3 |
1990 |
.896 |
2 |
1992 |
.893 |
3 |
1995 |
.936 |
7 |
1996 |
1.073 |
2 |
|
Year |
WAR |
Rank |
1988 |
5.6 |
6 |
1989 |
6.1 |
4 |
1990 |
6.5 |
3 |
1992 |
5.0 |
9 |
1996 |
5.9 |
9 |
|