Lee Arthur Smith
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 220 lb.
Born: December 4, 1957 in Jamestown, LA
High School: Castor (Castor, LA)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft.
Signed June 20, 1975.
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Debut: September 1, 1980
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Cardinals/RedSox/Angels/Reds/.. 1980-1997
Agents: Brian David, previously: Bob Gilhooley,Jim Bronner [?]
Final Game: July 2, 1997
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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22 | CHC | NL | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.91 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.2 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 138 | 1.615 | 8.7 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 1.21 | |
| 1981 | 23 | CHC | NL | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.51 | 40 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66.2 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 280 | 106 | 1.320 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 1.61 | |
| 1982 | 24 | CHC | NL | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2.69 | 72 | 5 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 117.0 | 105 | 38 | 35 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 480 | 139 | 1.214 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 7.6 | 2.68 | |
| 1983 | 25 | CHC | NL | 4 | 10 | .286 | 1.65 | 66 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 103.1 | 70 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 41 | 14 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 413 | 229 | 1.074 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 7.9 | 2.22 | AS,CYA-9,MVP-18 |
| 1984 | 26 | CHC | NL | 9 | 7 | .563 | 3.65 | 69 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 101.0 | 98 | 42 | 41 | 6 | 35 | 7 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 428 | 107 | 1.317 | 8.7 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 7.7 | 2.46 | |
| 1985 | 27 | CHC | NL | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.04 | 65 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 97.2 | 87 | 35 | 33 | 9 | 32 | 6 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 397 | 131 | 1.218 | 8.0 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 10.3 | 3.50 | |
| 1986 | 28 | CHC | NL | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.09 | 66 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 90.1 | 69 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 42 | 11 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 372 | 131 | 1.229 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 9.3 | 2.21 | |
| 1987 | 29 | CHC | NL | 4 | 10 | .286 | 3.12 | 62 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 83.2 | 84 | 30 | 29 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 360 | 137 | 1.386 | 9.0 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 3.00 | AS |
| 1988 | 30 | BOS | AL | 4 | 5 | .444 | 2.80 | 64 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 83.2 | 72 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 37 | 6 | 96 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 363 | 148 | 1.303 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 10.3 | 2.59 | MVP-21 |
| 1989 | 31 | BOS | AL | 6 | 1 | .857 | 3.57 | 64 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 70.2 | 53 | 30 | 28 | 6 | 33 | 6 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 290 | 116 | 1.217 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 12.2 | 2.91 | |
| 1990 | 32 | TOT | MLB | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.06 | 64 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 83.0 | 71 | 24 | 19 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 344 | 189 | 1.205 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 9.4 | 3.00 | |
| 1990 | 32 | BOS | AL | 2 | 1 | .667 | 1.88 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14.1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 224 | 1.535 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 10.7 | 1.89 | |
| 1990 | 32 | STL | NL | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2.10 | 53 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 68.2 | 58 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 20 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 280 | 182 | 1.136 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 9.2 | 3.50 | |
| 1991 | 33 | STL | NL | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.34 | 67 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 73.0 | 70 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 300 | 158 | 1.137 | 8.6 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 8.3 | 5.15 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-8 |
| 1992 | 34 | STL | NL | 4 | 9 | .308 | 3.12 | 70 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 75.0 | 62 | 28 | 26 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 310 | 110 | 1.173 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 2.31 | AS,CYA-4 |
| 1993 | 35 | TOT | MLB | 2 | 4 | .333 | 3.88 | 63 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 58.0 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 239 | 104 | 1.155 | 8.2 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 9.3 | 4.29 | AS |
| 1993 | 35 | STL | NL | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.50 | 55 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 50.0 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 206 | 89 | 1.160 | 8.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 8.8 | 5.44 | |
| 1993 | 35 | NYY | AL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1.125 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 12.4 | 2.20 | |||
| 1994 | 36 | BAL | AL | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.29 | 41 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 38.1 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 153 | 1.174 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 3.82 | AS,CYA-5,MVP-14 |
| 1995 | 37 | CAL | AL | 0 | 5 | .000 | 3.47 | 52 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 49.1 | 42 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 209 | 136 | 1.358 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 7.8 | 1.72 | AS |
| 1996 | 38 | TOT | MLB | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.74 | 54 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55.1 | 57 | 24 | 23 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 245 | 119 | 1.500 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 1.58 | |
| 1996 | 38 | CAL | AL | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 205 | 1.000 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 2.00 | ||
| 1996 | 38 | CIN | NL | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.06 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44.1 | 49 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 201 | 106 | 1.624 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 1.52 | |
| 1997 | 39 | MON | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.82 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21.2 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 73 | 1.662 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 1.88 | |
| 18 Seasons | 71 | 92 | .436 | 3.03 | 1022 | 6 | 802 | 0 | 0 | 478 | 1289.1 | 1133 | 475 | 434 | 89 | 486 | 100 | 1251 | 10 | 4 | 47 | 5387 | 132 | 1.256 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 2.57 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 5 | 6 | .436 | 3.03 | 68 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 85 | 75 | 31 | 29 | 6 | 32 | 7 | 83 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 356 | 132 | 1.256 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 8.7 | 2.57 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | |||||||||||||
| CHC (8 yrs) | 40 | 51 | .440 | 2.92 | 458 | 6 | 342 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 681.1 | 591 | 240 | 221 | 38 | 264 | 61 | 644 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 2827 | 134 | 1.255 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 2.44 | ||||
| STL (4 yrs) | 15 | 20 | .429 | 2.90 | 245 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 266.2 | 239 | 92 | 86 | 23 | 68 | 15 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1096 | 128 | 1.151 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 8.3 | 3.62 | ||||
| BOS (3 yrs) | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.04 | 139 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 168.2 | 138 | 68 | 57 | 13 | 79 | 14 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 717 | 137 | 1.287 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 11.2 | 2.65 | ||||
| CAL (2 yrs) | 0 | 5 | .000 | 3.28 | 63 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 60.1 | 50 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 253 | 145 | 1.293 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 7.3 | 1.75 | ||||
| MON (1 yr) | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5.82 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21.2 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 73 | 1.662 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 1.88 | ||||
| CIN (1 yr) | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.06 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44.1 | 49 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 201 | 106 | 1.624 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 7.1 | 1.52 | ||||
| NYY (1 yr) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1.125 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 12.4 | 2.20 | ||||||
| BAL (1 yr) | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.29 | 41 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 38.1 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 153 | 1.174 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 3.82 | ||||
| NL (14 yrs) | 58 | 76 | .433 | 3.03 | 771 | 6 | 581 | 0 | 0 | 347 | 1014.0 | 907 | 368 | 341 | 67 | 363 | 80 | 940 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 4224 | 128 | 1.252 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 8.3 | 2.59 | ||||
| AL (7 yrs) | 13 | 16 | .448 | 3.04 | 251 | 0 | 221 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 275.1 | 226 | 107 | 93 | 22 | 123 | 20 | 311 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1163 | 145 | 1.268 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 10.2 | 2.53 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | IP | GS | R | Rrep | Rdef | RAR | WAR | Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22 | CHC | NL | 21.2 | 0 | 9 | 14 | -1 | .8 | 5 | 0.3 | ||
| 1981 | 23 | CHC | NL | 66.2 | 1 | 31 | 42 | -4 | 1.5 | 11 | 0.8 | ||
| 1982 | 24 | CHC | NL | 117.0 | 5 | 38 | 69 | -2 | 1.3 | 31 | 3.0 | ||
| 1983 | 25 | CHC | NL | 103.1 | 0 | 23 | 60 | -1 | 1.8 | 37 | 4.5 | AS,CYA-9,MVP-18 | |
| 1984 | 26 | CHC | NL | 101.0 | 0 | 42 | 59 | -1 | 1.9 | 17 | 1.5 | ||
| 1985 | 27 | CHC | NL | 97.2 | 0 | 35 | 59 | -1 | 2.1 | 24 | 2.6 | $670,000 | |
| 1986 | 28 | CHC | NL | 90.1 | 0 | 32 | 58 | -3 | 2.2 | 26 | 3.0 | $720,000 | |
| 1987 | 29 | CHC | NL | 83.2 | 0 | 30 | 57 | -4 | 2.0 | 27 | 3.0 | $840,000 | AS |
| 1988 | 30 | BOS | AL | 83.2 | 0 | 34 | 50 | 0 | 1.9 | 16 | 1.4 | $850,000 | MVP-21 |
| 1989 | 31 | BOS | AL | 70.2 | 0 | 30 | 43 | 0 | 1.6 | 13 | 1.0 | $1,425,000 | |
| 1990 | 32 | BOS | AL | 14.1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.6 | $1,200,000 | |
| 1990 | 32 | STL | NL | 68.2 | 0 | 20 | 37 | 1 | 2.1 | 17 | 2.1 | ||
| 1991 | 33 | STL | NL | 73.0 | 0 | 19 | 38 | 1 | 2.3 | 19 | 2.6 | $2,791,666 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-8 |
| 1992 | 34 | STL | NL | 75.0 | 0 | 28 | 37 | 0 | 2.2 | 9 | 0.8 | $2,791,667 | AS,CYA-4 |
| 1993 | 35 | STL | NL | 50.0 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 0 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.0 | $2,691,667 | AS |
| 1993 | 35 | NYY | AL | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.4 | AS | |
| 1994 | 36 | BAL | AL | 38.1 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 2.3 | 10 | 1.0 | $2,025,000 | AS,CYA-5,MVP-14 |
| 1995 | 37 | CAL | AL | 49.1 | 0 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 2.1 | 14 | 1.4 | $2,561,113 | AS |
| 1996 | 38 | CAL | AL | 11.0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .8 | 4 | 0.3 | $2,100,000 | |
| 1996 | 38 | CIN | NL | 44.1 | 0 | 20 | 29 | -1 | 1.1 | 9 | 0.5 | ||
| 1997 | 39 | MON | NL | 21.2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1.1 | -3 | -0.5 | $400,000 | |
| 18 Seasons | 1289.4 | 6 | 475 | 775 | -13 | 1.8 | 300 | 30.3 | $21,066,113 | ||||
| IP | GS | R | Rrep | Rdef | RAR | WAR | Awards | ||||||
| CHC (8 yrs) | 681.4 | 6 | 240 | 418 | -17 | 1.8 | 178 | 18.7 | $2,230,000 | ||||
| STL (4 yrs) | 266.2 | 0 | 92 | 141 | 2 | 2.2 | 49 | 5.5 | $8,275,000 | ||||
| BOS (3 yrs) | 168.2 | 0 | 68 | 102 | 0 | 1.8 | 34 | 3.0 | $3,475,000 | ||||
| CAL (2 yrs) | 60.1 | 0 | 23 | 41 | 1 | 1.9 | 18 | 1.7 | $4,661,113 | ||||
| MON (1 yr) | 21.2 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 1.1 | -3 | -0.5 | $400,000 | ||||
| CIN (1 yr) | 44.1 | 0 | 20 | 29 | -1 | 1.1 | 9 | 0.5 | |||||
| NYY (1 yr) | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.4 | |||||
| BAL (1 yr) | 38.1 | 0 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 2.3 | 10 | 1.0 | $2,025,000 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Series | Rslt | Opp | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 26 | CHC | NL | NLCS | L | SDP | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.500 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 13.5 | |
| 1988 | 30 | BOS | AL | ALCS | L | OAK | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.100 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 10.8 | 4.00 |
| 2 Seasons (2 Series) | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.44 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1.875 | 15.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 11.8 | 7.00 | ||||||
| 1 NLCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.500 | 13.5 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 13.5 | |||||||
| 1 ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8.10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2.100 | 16.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 10.8 | 4.00 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22 | CHC | NL | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1981 | 23 | CHC | NL | 40 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1982 | 24 | CHC | NL | 72 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .063 | .118 | .250 | .368 | -0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1983 | 25 | CHC | NL | 66 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .111 | .200 | .111 | .311 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AS,CYA-9,MVP-18 |
| 1984 | 26 | CHC | NL | 69 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 | -58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1985 | 27 | CHC | NL | 65 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .143 | .000 | .143 | -58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 28 | CHC | NL | 66 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 29 | CHC | NL | 63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AS |
| 1990 | 32 | STL | NL | 53 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 33 | STL | NL | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-8 | |||||
| 1992 | 34 | STL | NL | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AS,CYA-4 | |||||
| 1993 | 35 | STL | NL | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | AS |
| 1996 | 38 | CIN | NL | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1997 | 39 | MON | NL | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 21 Seasons | 770 | 71 | 64 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | .047 | .090 | .094 | .183 | -50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .047 | .090 | .094 | .183 | -50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| CHC (8 yrs) | 459 | 67 | 60 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | .050 | .095 | .100 | .195 | -46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| STL (4 yrs) | 245 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| MON (1 yr) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| CIN (1 yr) | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | PA | Rbat | Rbaser | Rroe | Rdp | Rfield | Rpos | Rrep | RAR | WAR | Pos | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 23 | CHC | NL | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | 1 | ||
| 1982 | 24 | CHC | NL | 18 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| 1983 | 25 | CHC | NL | 11 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | AS,CYA-9,MVP-18 | |
| 1984 | 26 | CHC | NL | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -0.2 | 1 | ||
| 1985 | 27 | CHC | NL | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $670,000 | 1 | |
| 1986 | 28 | CHC | NL | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $720,000 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 29 | CHC | NL | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | $840,000 | 1 | AS |
| 1990 | 32 | STL | NL | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | 1 | ||
| 1993 | 35 | STL | NL | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | $2,691,667 | 1 | AS |
| 9 Seasons | 71 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -5 | -0.6 | $4,921,667 | |||||
| CHC (7 yrs) | 67 | -11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -3 | -0.4 | $2,230,000 | |||||
| STL (2 yrs) | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.2 | $2,691,667 | |||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CHC | NL | 22 | P | 18 | 0 | 21.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.25 | 0.17 | .933 | 1.91 | 1.91 | |
| 1981 | CHC | NL | 23 | P | 40 | 1 | 66.2 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.62 | 0.30 | .958 | 1.97 | 1.98 | |
| 1982 | CHC | NL | 24 | P | 72 | 5 | 117.0 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | .950 | 1.46 | 0.26 | .950 | 1.96 | 1.97 | |
| 1983 | CHC | NL | 25 | P | 66 | 0 | 103.1 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.48 | 0.26 | .947 | 1.92 | 1.91 | AS,CYA-9,MVP-18 |
| 1984 | CHC | NL | 26 | P | 69 | 0 | 101.0 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.69 | 0.28 | .953 | 1.88 | 1.87 | |
| 1985 | CHC | NL | 27 | P | 65 | 0 | 97.2 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.11 | 0.18 | .950 | 1.92 | 1.92 | |
| 1986 | CHC | NL | 28 | P | 66 | 0 | 90.1 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.30 | 0.20 | .954 | 1.94 | 1.94 | |
| 1987 | CHC | NL | 29 | P | 62 | 0 | 83.2 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.18 | 0.18 | .955 | 1.91 | 1.90 | AS |
| 1988 | BOS | AL | 30 | P | 64 | 0 | 83.2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 0.97 | 0.14 | .960 | 1.79 | 1.77 | MVP-21 |
| 1989 | BOS | AL | 31 | P | 64 | 0 | 70.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.25 | 0.03 | .950 | 1.87 | 1.85 | |
| 1990 | TOT | MLB | 32 | P | 64 | 0 | 83.0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.54 | 0.08 | .960 | 1.79 | 1.79 | |
| 1990 | BOS | AL | 32 | P | 11 | 0 | 14.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.26 | 0.18 | .950 | 1.76 | 1.76 | |
| 1990 | STL | NL | 32 | P | 53 | 0 | 68.2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.39 | 0.06 | .967 | 1.80 | 1.79 | |
| 1991 | STL | NL | 33 | P | 67 | 0 | 73.0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.11 | 0.13 | .956 | 1.86 | 1.85 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-8 |
| 1992 | STL | NL | 34 | P | 70 | 0 | 75.0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 0.96 | 0.11 | .956 | 1.94 | 1.94 | AS,CYA-4 |
| 1993 | TOT | MLB | 35 | P | 63 | 0 | 58.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.31 | 0.03 | 1.000 | 1.83 | 1.82 | AS |
| 1993 | STL | NL | 35 | P | 55 | 0 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 1.000 | 1.84 | 1.83 | |
| 1993 | NYY | AL | 35 | P | 8 | 0 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.12 | 0.13 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 1.78 | |
| 1994 | BAL | AL | 36 | P | 41 | 0 | 38.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 0.94 | 0.10 | .960 | 1.71 | 1.71 | AS,CYA-5,MVP-14 |
| 1995 | CAL | AL | 37 | P | 52 | 0 | 49.1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.91 | 0.10 | .960 | 1.79 | 1.77 | AS |
| 1996 | TOT | MLB | 38 | P | 54 | 0 | 55.1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.30 | 0.15 | .962 | 1.84 | 1.82 | |
| 1996 | CAL | AL | 38 | P | 11 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.82 | 0.09 | 1.000 | 1.80 | 1.76 | |
| 1996 | CIN | NL | 38 | P | 43 | 0 | 44.1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.42 | 0.16 | .957 | 1.85 | 1.83 | |
| 1997 | MON | NL | 39 | P | 25 | 0 | 21.2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.08 | 0.20 | .960 | 1.87 | 1.84 | |
| 18 Seasons | P | 1022 | 6 | 1289.1 | 167 | 52 | 111 | 4 | 9 | .976 | 1.14 | 0.16 | .954 | 1.88 | 1.87 | ||||
| 18 Seasons | TOT | 1022 | 6 | 1289.1 | 167 | 52 | 111 | 4 | 9 | .976 | 1.14 | 0.16 | .954 | 1.88 | 1.87 | ||||
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| Black Ink | Pitching - 12 (186), Average HOFer ≈ 40 |
| Gray Ink | Pitching - 48 (525), Average HOFer ≈ 185 |
| Hall of Fame Monitor | Pitching - 135 (52), Likely HOFer ≈ 100 |
| Hall of Fame Standards | Pitching - 13 (607), Average HOFer ≈ 50 |
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June 3, 1975: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1975 amateur draft. Player signed June 20, 1975.
December 8, 1987: Traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Boston Red Sox for Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi.
May 4, 1990: Traded by the Boston Red Sox to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Brunansky.
August 31, 1993: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Yankees for Rich Batchelor.
October 25, 1993: Granted Free Agency.
January 20, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
October 24, 1994: Granted Free Agency.
December 14, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.
May 27, 1996: Traded by the California Angels to the Cincinnati Reds for Chuck McElroy.
October 29, 1996: Granted Free Agency.
January 21, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Montreal Expos.
September 25, 1997: Released by the Montreal Expos.
January 20, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
| Year | Age | Team | Salary | Sources | Notes |
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| 1985 | 27 | Chicago Cubs | $670,000 | 3/3/86 TSN | |
| 1986 | 28 | Chicago Cubs | $720,000 | 1986 USA Today survey | |
| 1987 | 29 | Chicago Cubs | $840,000 | 1987 USA Today survey | |
| 1988 | 30 | Boston Red Sox | $850,000 | USA Today, 4/1/88 | |
| 1989 | 31 | Boston Red Sox | $1,425,000 | 1989 USA Today survey | |
| 1990 | 32 | Boston Red Sox | $1,200,000 | USA Today | |
| 1991 | 33 | St. Louis Cardinals | $2,791,666 | 1994 Joint Exhibit 1 | Includes $266,666 signing bonus, $125K earned |
| 1992 | 34 | St. Louis Cardinals | $2,791,667 | 1994 Joint Exhibit 1 | Includes $266,667 signing bonus, $125K earned |
| 1993 | 35 | St. Louis Cardinals | $2,691,667 | 1996 Joint Exhibit 1 | Incl $266,667 signing bonus, $25,000 earned bonus |
| 1994 | 36 | Baltimore Orioles | $2,025,000 | 1996 Joint Exhibit 1 | Includes $525,000 earned bonus |
| 1995 | 37 | California Angels | $2,561,113 | 1996 Joint Exhibit 1 | Incl $400,000 signing bonus, $661,113 earned bonus |
| 1996 | 38 | California Angels | $2,100,000 | 1996 Joint Exhibit 1 | Incl $400,000 signing bonus |
| 1997 | 39 | Montreal Expos | $400,000 | 1997 AP survey | |
| Career to date (may be incomplete) | $21,066,113 | ||||
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