Drafted by the Montreal Expos in 1975, but signed with the Baltimore Orioles, which drafted him in the 1978 amateur draft out of the University of Iowa. Posted a 134-116 record with 1330 K's and a 3.80 ERA for the Orioles (1980-1988), Red Sox (1988-1990), Royals (1991-1992) and Brewers (1993).