| Player History |
| 06-01-1991 | Selected in the amateur draft (Round 8, 215th overall) by the Seattle Mariners |
| 03-01-1993 | Named the #70 prospect in the MLB |
| 03-01-1994 | Named the #63 prospect in the MLB |
| 07-31-1997 | Traded by the Seattle Mariners. along with Jason Varitek to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Heathcliff Slocumb. |
| 07-11-2000 | Was selected to the 2000 ML All-Star game. |
| 04-30-2002 | AL Pitcher of the Month (April 2002) |
| 07-09-2002 | Was selected to the 2002 ML All-Star game. |
| 11-01-2002 | Baseball America Second-Team Major League All-Star SP |
| 11-01-2002 | AL MVP (Voting Rank: #19) |
| 11-01-2002 | AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #3) |
| 11-01-2004 | Became a free agent |
| 01-11-2005 | Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers |
| 01-15-2009 | Signed by the Atlanta Braves to a 4-year deal valued at $60,000,000 |
| 05-16-2009 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the San Francisco Giants with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 07-05-2009 | Was selected to the 2009 Major League All-Star Game. |
| 07-07-2009 | Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 11-02-2009 | Wins the 2009 MLB NL Cy Young Award. |
| 01-01-2010 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (8). |
| 06-27-2010 | Injured (dead arm), out for 4 days. |
| 09-17-2010 | Injured (shoulder inflammation), out for 4 weeks. |
| 10-05-2010 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
| 10-06-2010 | Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks. |
| 01-01-2011 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (8). |
| 01-01-2012 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (8). |
| 07-05-2012 | Was selected to the 2012 Major League All-Star Game. |
| 09-28-2012 | Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Nationals with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed! |
| 10-15-2012 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $37,080,000 with the Atlanta Braves organization. |
| 01-01-2013 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 8 (8). |
| 06-24-2013 | Injured (mild shoulder inflammation), out for 1-2 weeks. |
| 07-09-2013 | Earns his 200th career Major League victory! |
| 08-05-2013 | Injured (sprained ankle), out for 2 weeks. |