1988
 Junior College All-American

Golden State Conference Player of the Year

All-State Player

1989
Made Baseball America's All-America team at University of Arizona, where he set a single-season school record for wins (18) and led the NCAA in innings pitched (173)

Named PAC-10's Southern Divison Co-MVP

Twins' Minor League Player of the Week July 3-9

1990
Twins Minor League Player of the Week June 10-16

Twins Minor League June Pitcher of the Month

Named Southern League All-Star and Best Pitching Prospect by managers

Finished 5-0 with 1.35 ERA in September

1991
Named Best Pitching Prospect by Baseball Digest

AL Pitcher of the Month in May

Set Twins club record for consecutive wins at twelve and tied club record for consecutive scoreless innings at 30.1

Would have been named AL All-Star starter if not for elbow injury

Twenty-game winner who tied for AL lead in wins with Detroit's Bill Guillickson and was first in win percentage among AL starters with 15 or more wins

Finished second in AL Cy Young balloting behind Roger Clemens

Named second best AL pitcher behind Roger Clemens by Baseball America

Named The Sporting News All-Star second team right-handed pitcher

1992
Youngest Opening Day starter of the  year in the majors for the Twins

1993
Pitched Minnesota's first complete game of the year, stopping a major league record for the team of not having a starter pitch a complete game 103 games into the season

1994
Tossed the AL's first no-hitter of the year against Milwaukee on April 27

AL Player of the Week April 25-May 1

Career high ten-strikeout game vs. Baltimore May 14

1995
Twins' Opening Day Starter

Participated in the Orioles five consecutive shutouts to finish the season with a three-hitter September 25 at Toronto

Finished September 4-0 with a 1.47 ERA

1996
Led AL in groundball-to-flyball ratio as GIDP ratio

1997
Led the Orioles in wins with 16

Led the AL in groundball-to-flyball ratio

1998
AL leader in innings pitched, complete games, and games started, as well as ground/fly ratio

Led Orioles in wins with 16

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