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Bats B · Throws L · b. 1949, Mansfield, USA · d. 2023 · MLB debut 1969-07-20, final game 1986-10-02
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | OAK | AL | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| 1970 | OAK | AL | 6 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .200 | .250 | .467 |
| 1971 | OAK | AL | 39 | 102 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 63 | .118 | .167 | .127 |
| 1972 | OAK | AL | 27 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | .044 | .140 | .044 |
| 1973 | OAK | AL | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1974 | OAK | AL | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | OAK | AL | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | OAK | AL | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | OAK | AL | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1978 | SFN | NL | 35 | 79 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 51 | .076 | .240 | .127 |
| 1979 | SFN | NL | 37 | 83 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 35 | .120 | .180 | .169 |
| 1980 | SFN | NL | 31 | 68 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | .074 | .111 | .088 |
| 1981 | SFN | NL | 18 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .200 | .263 | .257 |
| 1982 | KCA | AL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | KCA | AL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | SFN | NL | 33 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | .133 | .212 | .167 |
| 1986 | SFN | NL | 28 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 20 | .093 | .204 | .186 |
| 1969–1986 | 508 | 512 | 37 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 49 | 271 | .104 | .186 | .145 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | OAK | AL | 1 | 1 | 6.64 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42.0 | 49 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 24 |
| 1970 | OAK | AL | 2 | 0 | 2.09 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 38.2 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 35 |
| 1971 | OAK | AL | 24 | 8 | 1.82 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 312.0 | 209 | 63 | 19 | 88 | 301 |
| 1972 | OAK | AL | 6 | 10 | 2.80 | 25 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 151.0 | 117 | 47 | 11 | 48 | 111 |
| 1973 | OAK | AL | 20 | 9 | 3.28 | 37 | 37 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 263.2 | 214 | 96 | 26 | 105 | 158 |
| 1974 | OAK | AL | 17 | 15 | 3.25 | 40 | 40 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 282.1 | 246 | 102 | 17 | 98 | 174 |
| 1975 | OAK | AL | 22 | 11 | 3.01 | 39 | 38 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 278.0 | 243 | 93 | 21 | 99 | 189 |
| 1976 | OAK | AL | 18 | 13 | 2.35 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 298.1 | 268 | 78 | 9 | 63 | 166 |
| 1977 | OAK | AL | 14 | 19 | 3.83 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 279.2 | 284 | 119 | 23 | 86 | 157 |
| 1978 | SFN | NL | 18 | 10 | 2.79 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 258.0 | 233 | 80 | 12 | 70 | 171 |
| 1979 | SFN | NL | 14 | 14 | 5.01 | 34 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 237.0 | 246 | 132 | 23 | 111 | 138 |
| 1980 | SFN | NL | 14 | 10 | 2.97 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 224.0 | 202 | 74 | 14 | 61 | 129 |
| 1981 | SFN | NL | 8 | 6 | 2.45 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124.2 | 97 | 34 | 7 | 54 | 63 |
| 1982 | KCA | AL | 13 | 12 | 3.78 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 181.0 | 163 | 76 | 20 | 80 | 103 |
| 1983 | KCA | AL | 0 | 5 | 6.01 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85.1 | 96 | 57 | 12 | 35 | 53 |
| 1985 | SFN | NL | 8 | 8 | 4.47 | 33 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 131.0 | 115 | 65 | 17 | 80 | 103 |
| 1986 | SFN | NL | 10 | 10 | 3.27 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156.2 | 137 | 57 | 19 | 77 | 100 |
| 1969–1986 | 209 | 161 | 3.27 | 502 | 473 | 143 | 37 | 2 | 3343.1 | 2939 | 1213 | 263 | 1185 | 2175 |
Awards
- 1971 Cy Young Award (AL)
- 1971 Most Valuable Player (AL)
- 1971 TSN All-Star (AL)
- 1971 TSN Pitcher of the Year (AL)
- 1976 Player of the Week (AL)
- 1978 Pitcher of the Month (NL)
- 1978 TSN All-Star (NL)
- 1978 TSN Pitcher of the Year (NL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | BBWAA | 23 | 430 | 323 | |
| 1993 | BBWAA | 37 | 423 | 318 | |
| 1994 | BBWAA | 14 | 456 | 342 | |
| 1995 | BBWAA | 26 | 460 | 345 | |
| 2011 | Veterans - Expansion Era | 16 | 12 |