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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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 22 | CHC | NL | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.34 | 36 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 169.2 | 171 | 68 | 63 | 15 | 32 | 7 | 77 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 706 | 106 | 3.38 | 1.196 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 2.41 | |
| 1968 | 23 | CHC | NL | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4.31 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 177.1 | 204 | 93 | 85 | 18 | 59 | 8 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 769 | 74 | 4.02 | 1.483 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.10 | |
| 1969 | 24 | TOT | NL | 8 | 18 | .308 | 3.70 | 41 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 221.1 | 237 | 100 | 91 | 18 | 51 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 928 | 97 | 3.70 | 1.301 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.22 | |
| 1969 | 24 | CHC | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.72 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 110 | 4.73 | 1.552 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 1.17 | |
| 1969 | 24 | SDP | NL | 8 | 17 | .320 | 3.70 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 202.0 | 213 | 91 | 83 | 15 | 45 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 842 | 96 | 3.60 | 1.277 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.22 | |
| 1970 | 25 | DET | AL | 12 | 13 | .480 | 4.06 | 38 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 213.0 | 221 | 107 | 96 | 28 | 72 | 4 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 914 | 93 | 4.46 | 1.376 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 1.40 | |
| 1971 | 26 | DET | AL | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.49 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 122.1 | 136 | 62 | 61 | 13 | 49 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 540 | 81 | 4.38 | 1.512 | 10.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.88 | |
| 1972 | 27 | DET | AL | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.83 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47.0 | 62 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 83 | 2.78 | 1.489 | 11.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 3.00 | |
| 1973 | 28 | ATL | NL | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.13 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24.0 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 98 | 4.02 | 1.417 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 1.09 | |
| 1974 | 29 | ATL | NL | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.56 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.0 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 107 | 4.04 | 1.256 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 1.72 | |
| 1975 | 30 | HOU | NL | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.07 | 40 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 88.0 | 79 | 32 | 30 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 378 | 111 | 3.20 | 1.341 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 1.38 | |
| 1976 | 31 | HOU | NL | 4 | 8 | .333 | 3.36 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118.0 | 107 | 60 | 44 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 77 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 515 | 95 | 3.66 | 1.381 | 8.2 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 1.38 | |
| 1977 | 32 | HOU | NL | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.04 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 180.2 | 155 | 66 | 61 | 14 | 64 | 3 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 737 | 117 | 3.71 | 1.212 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 1.58 | |
| 1978 | 33 | HOU | NL | 14 | 14 | .500 | 3.86 | 35 | 29 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 202.2 | 190 | 97 | 87 | 13 | 73 | 1 | 97 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 861 | 85 | 3.68 | 1.298 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 1.33 | |
| 1979 | 34 | HOU | NL | 21 | 11 | .656 | 3.00 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 263.2 | 221 | 102 | 88 | 17 | 107 | 1 | 119 | 7 | 0 | 19 | 1095 | 117 | 3.96 | 1.244 | 7.5 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 1.11 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-6 |
| 1980 | 35 | HOU | NL | 20 | 12 | .625 | 3.55 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 256.0 | 268 | 119 | 101 | 12 | 79 | 3 | 127 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1096 | 93 | 3.34 | 1.355 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 1.61 | CYA-4,MVP-19 |
| 1981 | 36 | HOU | NL | 9 | 9 | .500 | 2.82 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 166.0 | 150 | 60 | 52 | 8 | 47 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 676 | 117 | 3.15 | 1.187 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.64 | |
| 1982 | 37 | HOU | NL | 17 | 12 | .586 | 2.47 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 270.0 | 224 | 79 | 74 | 12 | 64 | 1 | 130 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 1067 | 135 | 3.10 | 1.067 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 4.3 | 2.03 | |
| 1983 | 38 | HOU | NL | 15 | 14 | .517 | 3.48 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 263.2 | 238 | 115 | 102 | 15 | 101 | 5 | 152 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1113 | 97 | 3.52 | 1.286 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 1.51 | |
| 1984 | 39 | HOU | NL | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.04 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 248.1 | 223 | 104 | 84 | 16 | 89 | 4 | 127 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 1027 | 109 | 3.71 | 1.256 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 1.43 | |
| 1985 | 40 | TOT | MLB | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.83 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 225.1 | 211 | 108 | 96 | 24 | 107 | 6 | 121 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 983 | 91 | 4.49 | 1.411 | 8.4 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 1.13 | |
| 1985 | 40 | HOU | NL | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.72 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 213.0 | 197 | 100 | 88 | 21 | 99 | 6 | 117 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 925 | 93 | 4.33 | 1.390 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 1.18 | |
| 1985 | 40 | NYY | AL | 2 | 1 | .667 | 5.84 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 71 | 7.14 | 1.784 | 10.2 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.50 | |
| 1986 | 41 | NYY | AL | 9 | 10 | .474 | 4.87 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125.2 | 139 | 84 | 68 | 15 | 63 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 571 | 84 | 4.91 | 1.607 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.94 | |
| 1987 | 42 | TOT | AL | 7 | 13 | .350 | 5.33 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147.0 | 155 | 101 | 87 | 15 | 64 | 0 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 655 | 86 | 4.56 | 1.490 | 9.5 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 1.31 | |
| 1987 | 42 | NYY | AL | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3.55 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.2 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 125 | 4.07 | 1.164 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 1.58 | |
| 1987 | 42 | MIN | AL | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.26 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96.1 | 115 | 76 | 67 | 11 | 45 | 0 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 444 | 74 | 4.82 | 1.661 | 10.7 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 1.20 | |
| 1988 | 43 | MIN | AL | 1 | 1 | .500 | 10.03 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 42 | 6.11 | 2.143 | 12.3 | 1.5 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 0.78 | |
| 22 Yrs | 221 | 204 | .520 | 3.59 | 702 | 500 | 93 | 107 | 29 | 16 | 3584.1 | 3466 | 1620 | 1431 | 276 | 1262 | 71 | 1747 | 65 | 8 | 172 | 15166 | 98 | 3.79 | 1.319 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.38 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.59 | 40 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 203 | 196 | 92 | 81 | 16 | 71 | 4 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 858 | 98 | 3.79 | 1.319 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 1.38 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| HOU (11 yrs) | 144 | 116 | .554 | 3.22 | 397 | 301 | 41 | 82 | 21 | 9 | 2270.0 | 2052 | 934 | 811 | 139 | 818 | 33 | 1178 | 41 | 4 | 128 | 9490 | 105 | 3.60 | 1.264 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 1.44 | ||||
| CHC (3 yrs) | 24 | 18 | .571 | 3.83 | 74 | 54 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 366.1 | 399 | 170 | 156 | 36 | 97 | 15 | 149 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1561 | 89 | 3.76 | 1.354 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 1.54 | ||||
| NYY (3 yrs) | 14 | 15 | .483 | 4.58 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 188.2 | 193 | 117 | 96 | 22 | 90 | 3 | 93 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 840 | 92 | 4.83 | 1.500 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 1.03 | ||||
| DET (3 yrs) | 21 | 22 | .488 | 4.17 | 87 | 56 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 382.1 | 419 | 189 | 177 | 44 | 129 | 8 | 168 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1653 | 88 | 4.23 | 1.433 | 9.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.30 | ||||
| MIN (2 yrs) | 5 | 10 | .333 | 6.67 | 24 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108.0 | 131 | 89 | 80 | 13 | 54 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 503 | 69 | 4.96 | 1.713 | 10.9 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 1.13 | ||||
| ATL (2 yrs) | 5 | 6 | .455 | 3.76 | 47 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67.0 | 59 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 29 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 277 | 103 | 4.04 | 1.313 | 7.9 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 1.48 | ||||
| SDP (1 yr) | 8 | 17 | .320 | 3.70 | 37 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 202.0 | 213 | 91 | 83 | 15 | 45 | 9 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 842 | 96 | 3.60 | 1.277 | 9.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.22 | ||||
| NL (16 yrs) | 181 | 157 | .536 | 3.34 | 555 | 388 | 80 | 99 | 27 | 14 | 2905.1 | 2723 | 1225 | 1078 | 197 | 989 | 60 | 1425 | 48 | 4 | 142 | 12170 | 102 | 3.63 | 1.278 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 1.44 | ||||
| AL (7 yrs) | 40 | 47 | .460 | 4.68 | 147 | 112 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 679.0 | 743 | 395 | 353 | 79 | 273 | 11 | 322 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 2996 | 84 | 4.51 | 1.496 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 1.18 | ||||
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