Bret Saberhagen vs Ron Guidry

Bret Saberhagen and Ron Guidry compared on their MLB careers: Bret Saberhagen played 16 seasons, 1984 to 2001, Ron Guidry 14 seasons, 1975 to 1988. Bret Saberhagen has 167 wins to Ron Guidry's 170. Bret Saberhagen won 1 title, Ron Guidry won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bret Saberhagen and Ron Guidry career totals
399GP368
167W170
117L91
3.3ERA3.3
2562.2IP2,392
1,715K1,778
471BB633
1.1WHIP1.2
1SV4

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bret Saberhagen and Ron Guidry postseason
10GP10
23R0
54H52

Where each stands all time

Bret Saberhagen and Ron Guidry all-time places
153rd (1,715)Strikeouts (pitching)132nd (1,778)
192nd (167)Wins (pitching)182nd (170)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Bret Saberhagen: 1 championship; AL Cy Young ×2, World Series MVP, AL Gold Glove
  • Ron Guidry: 2 championships; AL Cy Young, AL Gold Glove ×5

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bret Saberhagen and Ron Guidry season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st198410113.481975013.45
2nd19852062.871976005.63
3rd19867124.1519771672.82
4th198718103.3619782531.74
5th198814163.8019791882.78
6th19892362.16198017103.56
7th1990593.2719811152.76
8th19911383.0719821483.81
9th1992353.5019832193.42
10th1993773.29198410114.51
11th19941442.7419852263.27
12th1995764.1819869123.98
13th1997016.581987583.67
14th19981583.961988234.18
15th19991062.95
16th2001126.00

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA