Career
Notes
Over all
5 time Cy Young
Award Winner ( 86, 87, 91, 97, 98 )
1 American League MVP ( 86 )
1 All-Star GAME MVP ( 86 )
20 strikeouts in 1 game ( April 29, 1986 vs Seattle Mariners )
( September 18, 1996 vs Detroit Tigers )
Only person to ever win Cy Young, MVP, and All-Star MVP in the same year ( 1986 )
Has 5 years with at least 20 wins
Led American League in strikeout 5 times
Led American League in ERA 6 times which is second most next to Lefty Grove ( 9
times )
2 time Triple Crown ( wins, ERA, and strikeouts ) winner in 1997 and 1998
Currently 5th on all-time strikeout list
Voted best strikeout pitcher of the 80's by ESPN
Only active pitcher on the All-Century Team
Cy Young
Winners
MVP Winners
1984
Began the year at Class AAA Pawtucket
Called up to Boston May 11, and debuted May 15, in a no-decision start
Won his first game May 20, at Minnesota
Went 4-0 with a 2.89 ERA in August and was named AL Pitcher-of-the-Month
Struck out 15 and walked none against the Royals Aug. 21
Went 6-0 with a 2.63 ERA in his last eight starts to the end of August
Injured his right forearm Aug. 31 and missed the rest of the season
Named Red Sox Co-Rookie-of-the-Year along with Al Nipper
1985
Was 6-4 with a 3.44 ERA through May 27.
Appeared only 15 times because of shoulder problems
Didn't play after Aug. 11, and underwent shoulder surgery Aug. 30
Final record was 7-5 with a 3.29 ERA in 15 appearances
1986
His finest major league season
Went 24-4 with a 2.48 ERA
Won the AL MVP and Cy Young Award
Was named The Sporting News Major League Player-of-the-Year
All-Star Game MVP
Began the season 14-0 in his first 15 starts, the fifth-best start in major-league history
Was 15-2 with a 2.48 ERA at the All-Star break
Started the All-Star Game and pitched three perfect innings, throwing 21 strikes in 25
pitches
Set a major league record by striking out 20 batters vs Seattle on April 29
Went 4-0 with a 1.62 ERA in April, and 6-0, 1.44 in June
AL Pitcher-of-the-Month both times ( April and June )
Led the AL in wins, ERA, and winning percentage
Held opponents to a .195 batting average
Least losses by a Red Sox 20-game winner
Is the only player to win MVP, Cy Young, and All-Star MVP honors in the same season
1987
Skipped most of training camp in a contract dispute
Returned the day before Opening Day and went 4-6 with a 3.51 ERA through June 12
Went 16-3, 2.68 ERA the rest of the season to win his second straight Cy Young Award
Became the third major league pitcher to win the award two years in a row
Led the majors in complete games with 18
Won his last four starts with a 0.50 ERA
Notched the first consecutive 20-win seasons in the AL since 1979-80
Walked 2 or fewer 24 times
Named to the AP Major League All-Star Team and The Sporting News and UPI AL squads
Was 12-1 following a Red Sox loss
1988
Led the major leagues in strikeouts with 291, a Red Sox
record
Was 15-5 with a 2.24 ERA through the end of July
Went 0-5, 7.33 in August
Finished the year 18-12 with a 2.93 ERA
Threw eight shutouts to tie for the major league lead
Struck out ten or more 12 times, a personal best
Tossed a one-hitter Sept. 10 vs. Cleveland
AL Pitcher-of-the-Month for July after going 4-0 with a 1.64 ERA
Walked two or fewer in 27 of his 35 starts
Struck out the side 16 times
Held opponents to a .220 average
Struck out 16 batters in a game twice and 15 once
Named to The Sporting News and UPI AL All-Star Teams
1989
Total for his first eight and last eight starts: 10-3,
2.24 ERA
Total for his middle 19 starts: 7-8, 4.00 ERA
Ended the year 17-11 with a 3.13 ERA
Pitched seven or more innings in 32 of his 35 starts
Struck out ten or more in five games
His 230 strikeouts were second-best in the major leagues
Struck out three in an inning nine times
1990
Posted a 21-6 record in a season limited to 31 starts by
shoulder problems
1.93 ERA was his career-low and led the major leagues
First AL sub-2.00 ERA since 1978
At Fenway, he went 11-2 with a 1.53 ERA
Allowed three or fewer earned runs in 29 of his 31 games
Won eight straight starts July 30-Aug. 30
Allowed no home runs after July 8, and none all season to right-handers
Won the AL Pitcher-of-the-Month for August, when he went 6-0 with a 0.73 ERA
Became the all-time Red Sox strikeout leader, passing Cy Young with 1,341
Named Red Sox MVP for the first of three years in a row by Boston writers
Maintained an 11-1 record and a 1.78 ERA vs. Eastern Division rivals
Allowed just two hits on 0-2 counts ( in 46 chances )
1991
Won his third Cy Young Award
Led the American League in shutouts and ERA ( 2.62 )
Led the majors in innings pitched and tied for the lead in strikeouts
Started the year 6-0 with a 0.73 ERA
Pitched eight or more innings in 24 of his 35 starts
11-5, 2.22 ERA going into the All-Star break
AL Pitcher-of-the-Month for April and September
Named to AP major league All-Star Team and UPI AL All-Star Team
Named AL Pitcher-of-the-Year by The Sporting News
Held opponents to a .059 batting average on 0-2 counts
Notched 30 consecutive scoreless innings April 9-April 23
1992
His 2.41 ERA led the American League, as did his five
shutouts
Tied the American League record with his seventh straight season with 200 or more
strikeouts
Second pitcher to lead the league in ERA and shutouts three years in a row
Final record was 18-11, but he left his three no-decisions with the lead
Went 5-1, 1.76, in May and 5-1, 1.90, in August
AL Pitcher-of-the-Month Award both times ( May and Aug )
Finished third in Cy Young balloting and was named to The Sporting News All-Star Team
1993
Finished 11-14, his first ever losing season, with a
4.46 ERA
On the disabled list, from June 21 to July 16 with a strained groin muscle
On disabled list for the final 13 days of the season with an elbow problem
Started strongly, at 4-1 with a 1.55 ERA in his first six games
Won back-to-back games only twice
Held under 30 starts and 200 innings for the first time since 1985
Allowed first grand slam in the majors Sept. 5 to Gary Gaetti of the Royals
Red Sox scored two runs or fewer while he was pitching in 15 of his starts
Pitched seven or more innings 19 times
1994
He led the major leagues by holding opposing batters to
a .204 average
Ranked second in the American League and fifth overall in ERA
Second in the AL and fourth overall in strikeouts
Posted five 10-strikeout performances during the season
The Sox scored more than three runs while he was pitching just eight times
and only three times in his final 14 starts
1995
Started season on the disabled list from April 17-June
2,
with a strained muscle on the back of his right shoulder
Rehabbed for on May 23 at Single A Sarasota and on May 28 at Triple A Pawtucket
Slow start after return, 2-2 in nine starts and 3-4 after 13 starts
Regained his spot as the No. 1 starter as the season progressed
Moved ahead of Rube Waddell to the 29th on MLB all-time strikeout list ( 2,333 K's )
Moved up on Red Sox all-time list in games ( third with 349 )
Extended the Red Sox all-time record of strikeouts ( 2,333 ) and 10-strikeout games ( 60 )
1996
Became the first AL pitcher since 1993 to get a
regular-season base hit
( off Norm Charlton ) on May 23 vs. Seattle
Suffered 13 losses despite the league's seventh best ERA ( 3.63 )
Lost first four decisions
Won three straight decision over next five starts
1-7 over next 13 starts
Ended the season winning six of eight decisions
Tied his own Major League record by striking out 20 batters on Sept. 18 vs. Detroit
257 strikeouts were tops in the American League
Led Boston with 242.2 innings pitched
Only 2nd losing season ever
Signed by the Toronto Blue Jays as a free agent on Dec. 13
1997
Named American League Player of the Week for May 5-11
Led AL in wins ( 21-7 ), strikeouts ( 292 ), and ERA ( 2.05 )
Led AL in inning pitched ( 264 )
Tied with Pat Hentgen for shutout ( 3 ) and complete games ( 9 )
First person to win Triple Crown since Dwight Gooden in 1985
First person in the American League to win the Triple Crown since Hal Newhouser in 1945
Won 4th Cy Young Award
Moved to 11th on the all-time strikeout list
1998
Started off 5-6, then won 15 in a row
Went 20 games without a loss
Didn't lose a game after May 29
Won 5th Cy Young award
Only person in history to have won 5 Cy Young award
Tied for wins ( 20 ) with Rick Helling and David Cone
Led league in strikeouts ( 271 ) and ERA ( 2.65 )
Triple Crown winner 2nd year in a row
First person since to lead league in win, ERA, and strikeout 2 years in a row since
Lefty Grove
Moved to 9th place on the all-time strikeout list |
