Ferguson Arthur Jenkins

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right,Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 205 lb.

Born:December 13, 1942 in Chatham, Ontario CAN
High School: Vocational (Chatham, ON)
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1962.
Debut: September 10, 1965
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Rangers/RedSox/Phillies 1965-1983
Final Game: September 26, 1983
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1991

Career statistics
Win–Loss record 284–226
Earned run average 3.34
Strikeouts 3,192

Career highlights and awards
• 3× All-Star selection (1967, 1971, 1972)
• 1971 NL Cy Young Award
• 1971 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
• 1974 AL Comeback Player of the Year
• Chicago Cubs #31 retired
• Black Ace qualified 7 times (20 wins in a season).

Jenkins had his best season in 1971, playing in the All-Star Game, finishing seventh in MVP voting and winning the National League Cy Young Award. It is generally conceded that Jenkins's accolades for 1971 were not only in recognition of his amazing pitching performances that year, but the previous four seasons as well.

Jenkins won 20 games or more and struck out more than 200 batters each of these seasons, while averaging 305 innings pitched and throwing 87 complete games (16 of them being shutouts). Jenkins was the first Cubs pitcher and the first Canadian ever to win the Cy Young Award.

He received 17 of 24 first place votes. Jenkins also posted a .478 slugging percentage, hitting six home runs and driving in twenty runs in just 115 at-bats.

On April 6, 1971, Jenkins started the Cubs' opening-day game. The Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 2–1 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field. Jenkins pitched a complete game for the Cubs. On September 1, 1971, Jenkins threw another complete game against the Montreal Expos and had two home runs. The Cubs won the game 5–2.

That season, Jenkins threw a complete game in 30 of 39 starts and received a decision in 37 of them, finishing with a 24–13 record (.649). He walked only 37 batters versus 263 strikeouts across 325 innings.