Joe Jackson
1911-1928 Cleveland Indians
1928 Chicago Cubs (traded midseason - 30 at bats)
Hits - 2,746
Triples - 257
Homeruns - 117
Average - .320
OBP - .405
1911(best season) - 214 hits, 49 doubles, 19 triples, 10 homeruns, 110 RBIs, ..354 average, and .441 OBP.
You asked how long it took him to develop....considering his first year was his best year - pretty fast
Never made the postseason
Rookie of the Year
12 time all-star
3 gold gloves
2 time MVP(1911 and 1914)
Amos Rusie
I started in 1903 - Rusie's career ended in 1901 - thus, he's not in the database
Jamie Moyer
1987-1993 Pittsburgh Pirates
1994 Philadelphia Phillies
1995 Cleveland Indians
1996 Philadelphia Athletics
Moyer went 148-106 with a 3.48 ERA.
1991(best season) - 20-6 with a 1.78 ERA in 273 innings pitched
5 time all-star
1 gold glove
In 23 innings of post season pitching he went 1-2 with a 2.73 ERA
Won one pennant with the Cleveland Indians in 1995 - lost series to the Cubs
Nolan Ryan
1969-1974 St. Louis Browns
1974-1979 Cleveland Indians
1981-1982 Philadelphia Athletics
1983-1984 New York Giants
1985 St. Louis Cardinals
From 69 to 76 Ryan was a starting pitcher. Then wasn't a regular starter again until 81 and was also a starter in 82 and 85. It wasn't the career from Nolan Ryan that I would have liked to have seen.
He went 123-152 with a 4.02 ERA. 1,728 K's in 2,459 innings
1969(best season) - 15-10 with a 2.30 ERA in 222 innings.
Rookie of the Year
3 time all-star
Ratings continued to decline throughout career
In 12.1 innings of postseason ball - he went 1-1 with a 7.30 ERA.
Won 3 pennants with Cleveland with championship years bolded (
77, 78,
79)