The Resume

(August 25, 1946- )
Threw right, batted right
Pitched for Oakland A's (1968-1976), San Diego Padres (1977-1980), Milwaukee Brewers (1981-1982, 1984-1985)
7-time All-Star (1973-1976, 1978, 1981-1982)
AL MVP (1981)
AL Cy Young (1981)
Rolaid's Relief Man of the Year Award (1977-1978, 1980-1981)
World Series MVP (1974)
114-118, 2.90 ERA, 341 saves and 1,299 strikeouts in 1701.1 innings pitched
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame (1992)

Why he might be annoying:

He was inconsistent as a starting pitcher.
He started only 37 games but relieved over 900.
He lost four more games than he won.
He was 1-6 with a 5.04 ERA in 1985.
He sports a mustache straight from the 90's. the 1890's.

Why he might not be annoying:

He is a three-time world champion with Oakland (1972, 1973, 1974).
He recorded the final out of the 1972 World Series, Oakland's first world championship.
He earned a win or a save in eight of Oakland's 12 World Series victories (1972-1974).
He won both the AL Cy Young and MVP Award in the same season (1981).
He was the first reliever to win both the Cy Young and MVP in the same season.

Credit: Mike Wierzbicki

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AL Cy Young Award Winners (Ranked: 1981)
• AL MVPs (Ranked: 1981)
• AL Rolaids' Relief Man of the Year (Ranked: 1981)
• AL Saves Leaders (Ranked: 1981)
• American Mustache Institute Top Sports Mustaches of All Time [2007] (Ranked: 2)
• Baseball Players
• Baseball's Retired Numbers (Ranked: 34)
• Body Part Names
• KWMU St. Louis' Best Sports Mustaches of All Time [2007]
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Baseball Cap
• Milwaukee Brewers
• Mustaches
• NL Rolaids' Relief Man of the Year (Ranked: 1977)
• NL Rolaids' Relief Man of the Year (Ranked: 1978)
• NL Rolaids' Relief Man of the Year (Ranked: 1980)
• NL Saves Leaders (Ranked: 1977)
• NL Saves Leaders (Ranked: 1978)
• Oakland Athletics
• Profiles 15751-16000 (Ranked: 15988)
• San Diego Padres
• Satirized on the Simpsons
• Sporting News' 100 Greatest Baseball Players (Ranked: 96)
• Sport's Lounge's Top 10 Sports Mustaches of All Time [2008] (Ranked: 1)
• World Series MVPs (Ranked: 1974)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 13 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 98 Votes: 36.73% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 34 Votes: 35.29% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 92 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 129 Votes: 50.39% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 102 Votes: 28.43% Annoying