Major League Baseball Awards:
• 3 x National League All Star (1967, 1971, 1972)
• 1971 National League CY YOUNG AWARD Winner
• 1971 The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year Award Winner
• 1974 American League Comeback Player of the Year Award
• 1991 National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee
• 2009 #31 Retired by the Chicago Cubs in his honour

Canadian Honors & Awards:
• 4 x Canadian Press Male Athlete of the Year (1967, 1968, 1971, 1974)
• 1974 Lou Marsh Trophy winner for Canada’s Top Athlete
• 1987 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee
• 1987 Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Inductee
• 2001 Enshrined on Canada’s Walk of Fame
• 2004 Honorary Doctorate of Law from McMaster University
• 2007 Order of Canada Recipient – Canada’s highest Civilian honour
• 2010 Immortalized on a Canadian Postage Stamp (Released in 2011)