| 01/01/1985 | Retired from retirement. |
| 01/01/1985 | Drafted in the 1985 inaugural draft (Round 26, Pick 16, 666th overall pick) by the New York Mets. |
| 03/31/1985 | Injured (torn quadriceps), out for 6 weeks. |
| 08/28/1985 | Injured (torn ankle ligaments), out for 5 months. |
| 11/26/1985 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal. |
| 01/01/1986 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (52); Power: 58 (58); Eye: 76 (76). |
| 10/06/1986 | Wins the ML NL Player of the Week Award. |
| 11/06/1986 | Released by the New York Mets. |
| 12/28/1986 | Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $29,300,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization. |
| 01/01/1987 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 59 (59); Power: 63 (63); Eye: 80 (80). |
| 06/14/1987 | Injured (oblique strain), out for 3 weeks. |
| 10/28/1987 | Was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for 1B Pat Dodson, MR Charlie Leibrandt, MR Don Aase, MR Bert Roberge, MR Derek Lilliquist, a 2nd draft pick. |
| 01/01/1988 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 74 (74); Power: 71 (71); Eye: 80 (80). |
| 04/14/1988 | Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 4 days. |
| 05/01/1988 | Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the Cleveland Indians, along with 3B Kevin Seitzer, MR Brent Gaff, MR Steve Peters, a 4th draft pick, a 5th draft pick, a 7th draft pick, a 8th draft pick, a 9th draft pick, in exchange for 3B Howard Johnson, SP Chris Bosio, SP Dave Schmidt. |
| 06/20/1988 | Wins the ML AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 07/10/1988 | Was selected to the 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 01/01/1989 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (72); Power: 68 (68); Eye: 78 (78). |
| 03/18/1989 | Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $22,000,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization. |
| 01/01/1990 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 69 (72); Power: 67 (66); Eye: 78 (79). |
| 06/17/1990 | Goes 0-3 against the Milwaukee Brewers, ending his hitting streak at 34 games. |
| 07/08/1990 | Was selected to the 1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 08/28/1990 | Hits for the CYCLE, going 5-6 against the Boston Red Sox, with 5 RBI and 3 runs scored. |
| 08/28/1990 | Goes 5-6 against the Boston Red Sox, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 RBI and 3 R. |
| 09/17/1990 | Injured on 09/14/1990, diagnosed with a sore back, is day-to-day. |
| 01/01/1991 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (71); Power: 69 (66); Eye: 81 (82). |
| 05/22/1991 | Hits three home runs against the New York Yankees, going 4-6 with 8 RBI and 4 runs scored! |
| 09/24/1991 | Injured (dislocated finger), day-to-day for 2 days. |
| 11/28/1991 | Became a free agent. |
| 01/01/1992 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 67 (69); Power: 67 (66); Eye: 86 (84). |
| 03/15/1992 | Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $31,400,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization. |
| 06/18/1992 | Injured (sore groin), day-to-day for 5 days. |
| 01/01/1993 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 68 (69); Power: 69 (66); Eye: 85 (86). |
| 04/15/1993 | Injured on 04/12/1993, diagnosed with a strained back muscle, is day-to-day. |
| 06/14/1993 | Injured (hip soreness), day-to-day for one week. |
| 07/18/1993 | Was selected to the 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 09/04/1993 | Hits his 300th career Major League Baseball home run! |
| 01/01/1994 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 69 (69); Power: 68 (66); Eye: 83 (88). |
| 04/14/1994 | Collects his 1000th career Major League Baseball RBI! |
| 06/21/1994 | Goes 0-4 against the New York Yankees, ending his hitting streak at 20 games. |
| 07/01/1994 | Injured (bruised knee), day-to-day for one week. |
| 09/10/1994 | Scores his 1000th career Major League Baseball run! |
| 01/01/1995 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (69); Power: 68 (66); Eye: 83 (88). |
| 04/04/1995 | Injured (back tightness), day-to-day for 5 days. |
| 04/08/1995 | Injured on 04/07/1995, diagnosed with a tight hamstring, is day-to-day. |
| 05/05/1995 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $25,730,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization. |
| 07/05/1995 | Injured (bruised elbow), day-to-day for 1 day. |
| 07/28/1995 | Injured (sore hamstring), day-to-day for 5 days. |
| 01/01/1996 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (69); Power: 68 (66); Eye: 82 (88). |
| 06/20/1996 | Was selected to the 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. |
| 07/16/1996 | Injured (knee contusion), out for 3 days. |
| 07/21/1996 | Hits his 400th career Major League Baseball home run! |
| 01/01/1997 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 72 (69); Power: 69 (66); Eye: 82 (89). |
| 04/08/1997 | Injured (bruised toe), day-to-day for 2 days. |
| 04/30/1997 | Collects his 2000th career Major League Baseball hit! |
| 09/22/1997 | Wins the ML AL Player of the Week Award. |
| 10/01/1997 | Wins the ML AL Batter of the Month Award. |
| Year | GS | Rank | | 1988 | 158 | 5 | | 1989 | 162 | 1 | | 1990 | 160 | 3 | | 1992 | 162 | 1 | | 1993 | 160 | 3 | | 1994 | 162 | 1 | | 1995 | 162 | 1 | | 1996 | 160 | 5 | | | Year | PA | Rank | | 1989 | 743 | 8 | | 1990 | 742 | 4 | | 1991 | 731 | 9 | | 1992 | 726 | 4 | | 1993 | 729 | 6 | | 1994 | 737 | 3 | | 1995 | 712 | 7 | | 1996 | 719 | 8 | | 1997 | 689 | 10 | | | Year | H | Rank | | 1990 | 203 | 7 | | 1994 | 187 | 6 | | 1997 | 175 | 9 | | | Year | TB | Rank | | 1989 | 338 | 5 | | 1990 | 357 | 4 | | 1994 | 323 | 10 | | | Year | 2B | Rank | | 1989 | 40 | 9 | | 1993 | 49 | 1 | | 1994 | 38 | 3 | | 1995 | 37 | 5 | | 1996 | 43 | 2 | | 1997 | 35 | 8 | |
| Year | HR | Rank | | 1988 | 33 | 3 | | 1989 | 40 | 7 | | 1990 | 38 | 8 | | | Year | RBI | Rank | | 1988 | 125 | 4 | | 1993 | 135 | 8 | | 1996 | 150 | 2 | | | Year | R | Rank | | 1988 | 104 | 10 | | 1993 | 118 | 10 | | 1995 | 115 | 10 | | 1997 | 119 | 8 | | | Year | BB | Rank | | 1988 | 111 | 4 | | 1990 | 113 | 6 | | 1991 | 128 | 6 | | 1992 | 128 | 4 | | 1993 | 120 | 7 | | 1994 | 115 | 5 | | 1995 | 124 | 5 | | 1996 | 124 | 4 | | 1997 | 111 | 9 | | | Year | IBB | Rank | | 1988 | 9 | 6 | | 1989 | 7 | 10 | | 1991 | 8 | 10 | | 1992 | 11 | 1 | | 1993 | 9 | 4 | | 1997 | 8 | 6 | |
| | | Year | SF | Rank | | 1988 | 11 | 2 | | 1989 | 12 | 1 | | 1996 | 10 | 1 | | 1997 | 7 | 6 | | | Year | EBH | Rank | | 1988 | 69 | 4 | | 1989 | 82 | 3 | | 1990 | 75 | 7 | | 1993 | 92 | 2 | | 1994 | 72 | 9 | | 1996 | 87 | 3 | | 1997 | 75 | 9 | | | Year | AVG | Rank | | 1990 | .327 | 9 | | 1994 | .306 | 9 | | 1997 | .310 | 9 | | | Year | OBP | Rank | | 1990 | .429 | 6 | | 1994 | .421 | 9 | | 1996 | .433 | 10 | | 1997 | .424 | 9 | |
| Year | SLG | Rank | | 1988 | .503 | 7 | | 1990 | .576 | 8 | | | Year | RC | Rank | | 1988 | 123.46 | 5 | | 1989 | 138.45 | 9 | | 1990 | 162.36 | 2 | | 1993 | 149.27 | 9 | | 1994 | 140.54 | 7 | | 1996 | 155.84 | 9 | | 1997 | 142.12 | 9 | | | Year | RC/27 | Rank | | 1990 | 10.08 | 7 | | 1994 | 8.51 | 10 | | 1996 | 9.67 | 10 | | 1997 | 9.16 | 9 | | | | Year | WOBA | Rank | | 1990 | .425 | 7 | | 1994 | .409 | 9 | | 1996 | .438 | 10 | | 1997 | .419 | 8 | |
| Year | OPS | Rank | | 1990 | 1.005 | 8 | | 1996 | 1.042 | 10 | | 1997 | 1.003 | 9 | | | Year | VORP | Rank | | 1990 | 71.8 | 9 | | 1994 | 70.2 | 10 | | 1996 | 76.3 | 9 | | 1997 | 68.0 | 10 | | | Year | WAR | Rank | | 1990 | 7.2 | 9 | | 1994 | 7.0 | 10 | | 1996 | 7.4 | 10 | | | |