Standard Pitching
| 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 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 19 | KCA | AL | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.26 | 32 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 133.0 | 124 | 68 | 63 | 21 | 46 | 5 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 567 | 82 | 4.42 | 1.278 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 1.78 | |
| 1966 | 20 | KCA | AL | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4.02 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 176.2 | 158 | 87 | 79 | 17 | 64 | 4 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 740 | 85 | 3.76 | 1.257 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 1.61 | AS |
| 1967 | 21 | KCA | AL | 13 | 17 | .433 | 2.81 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 259.2 | 209 | 91 | 81 | 16 | 84 | 6 | 196 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1053 | 114 | 2.82 | 1.128 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 2.33 | AS |
| 1968 | 22 | OAK | AL | 13 | 13 | .500 | 3.35 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 234.0 | 210 | 99 | 87 | 29 | 69 | 10 | 172 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 968 | 83 | 3.46 | 1.192 | 8.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 2.49 | |
| 1969 | 23 | OAK | AL | 12 | 15 | .444 | 3.35 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 247.0 | 210 | 99 | 92 | 34 | 85 | 1 | 150 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1002 | 102 | 4.18 | 1.194 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 1.76 | |
| 1970 | 24 | OAK | AL | 18 | 14 | .563 | 3.81 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 262.1 | 253 | 124 | 111 | 32 | 74 | 3 | 178 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1116 | 93 | 3.82 | 1.247 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 2.41 | AS |
| 1971 | 25 | OAK | AL | 21 | 11 | .656 | 2.96 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 273.2 | 225 | 103 | 90 | 27 | 80 | 7 | 181 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1109 | 113 | 3.33 | 1.114 | 7.4 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 2.26 | MVP-28 |
| 1972 | 26 | OAK | AL | 21 | 7 | .750 | 2.04 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 295.1 | 200 | 74 | 67 | 21 | 70 | 6 | 191 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1148 | 140 | 2.77 | 0.914 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 2.73 | AS,CYA-4,MVP-11 |
| 1973 | 27 | OAK | AL | 21 | 5 | .808 | 3.34 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 256.1 | 222 | 105 | 95 | 39 | 69 | 1 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1040 | 107 | 4.40 | 1.135 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 1.80 | AS,CYA-3,MVP-10 |
| 1974 | 28 | OAK | AL | 25 | 12 | .676 | 2.49 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 318.1 | 268 | 97 | 88 | 25 | 46 | 2 | 143 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1240 | 134 | 3.17 | 0.986 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 3.11 | AS,CYA-1,MVP-6 |
| 1975 | 29 | NYY | AL | 23 | 14 | .622 | 2.58 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 328.0 | 248 | 107 | 94 | 25 | 83 | 4 | 177 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1294 | 144 | 3.30 | 1.009 | 6.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 2.13 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-12 |
| 1976 | 30 | NYY | AL | 17 | 15 | .531 | 3.53 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 298.2 | 268 | 126 | 117 | 28 | 68 | 5 | 173 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1210 | 98 | 3.41 | 1.125 | 8.1 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 2.54 | AS |
| 1977 | 31 | NYY | AL | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.71 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 143.1 | 137 | 83 | 75 | 29 | 47 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 608 | 84 | 5.69 | 1.284 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.11 | |
| 1978 | 32 | NYY | AL | 12 | 6 | .667 | 3.58 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 118.0 | 98 | 49 | 47 | 16 | 35 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 477 | 102 | 4.31 | 1.127 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 1.60 | |
| 1979 | 33 | NYY | AL | 2 | 9 | .182 | 5.31 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 105.0 | 128 | 68 | 62 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 460 | 77 | 4.94 | 1.543 | 11.0 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1.00 | |
| 15 Yrs | 224 | 166 | .574 | 3.26 | 500 | 476 | 6 | 181 | 42 | 1 | 3449.1 | 2958 | 1380 | 1248 | 374 | 954 | 57 | 2012 | 49 | 7 | 49 | 14032 | 104 | 3.66 | 1.134 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 2.11 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 16 | 12 | .574 | 3.26 | 35 | 33 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 206 | 96 | 87 | 26 | 66 | 4 | 140 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 978 | 104 | 3.66 | 1.134 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 2.11 | ||||
| OAK (10 yrs) | 161 | 113 | .588 | 3.13 | 363 | 340 | 5 | 116 | 31 | 1 | 2456.1 | 2079 | 947 | 853 | 261 | 687 | 45 | 1520 | 36 | 6 | 30 | 9983 | 105 | 3.54 | 1.126 | 7.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 2.21 | ||||
| NYY (5 yrs) | 63 | 53 | .543 | 3.58 | 137 | 136 | 1 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 993.0 | 879 | 433 | 395 | 113 | 267 | 12 | 492 | 13 | 1 | 19 | 4049 | 103 | 3.97 | 1.154 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 1.84 | ||||
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