Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- Yale
- NL Gold Glove
- 1989
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1983
- College
- Yale
- NL Gold Glove
- 1989
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 382
- W
- 136
- L
- 116
- ERA
- 3.87
- IP
- 2360.1
- K
- 1,590
- BB
- 906
- WHIP
- 1.33
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | 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. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NYM | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2.80 | 35.1 | 23 | 17 | 1.36 |
| 1984 | NYM | 33 | 12 | 9 | 3.81 | 205.2 | 136 | 104 | 1.38 |
| 1985 | NYM | 36 | 16 | 6 | 2.90 | 248.0 | 167 | 114 | 1.32 |
| 1986 | NYM | 34 | 15 | 6 | 2.81 | 237.0 | 184 | 81 | 1.20 |
| 1987 | NYM | 32 | 12 | 8 | 4.29 | 207.2 | 167 | 96 | 1.34 |
| 1988 | NYM | 34 | 17 | 9 | 3.25 | 240.2 | 161 | 60 | 1.16 |
| 1989 | NYM | 33 | 14 | 14 | 3.52 | 217.1 | 153 | 70 | 1.31 |
| 1990 | NYM | 33 | 7 | 9 | 4.50 | 126.0 | 99 | 44 | 1.42 |
| 1991 |  NYM/WSH/ATH | 32 | 8 | 15 | 4.26 | 194.1 | 129 | 71 | 1.32 |
| 1992 | ATH | 33 | 15 | 10 | 3.66 | 206.1 | 99 | 72 | 1.31 |
| 1993 | ATH | 31 | 5 | 9 | 5.16 | 178.0 | 95 | 72 | 1.52 |
| 1994 | ATH | 25 | 10 | 11 | 4.50 | 160.0 | 108 | 59 | 1.38 |
| 1995 | ATH | 21 | 4 | 7 | 6.23 | 104.0 | 69 | 46 | 1.63 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 7
- W
- 1
- L
- 3
- ERA
- 3.86
- IP
- 35.0
- K
- 27
- BB
- 18
- WHIP
- 1.49
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 220
- CG
- 37
- SHO
- 13
- K/9
- 6.1
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 97
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NYM | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1984 | NYM | 22 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1985 | NYM | 23 | 4 | 2 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1986 | NYM | 26 | 4 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1987 | NYM | 16 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1988 | NYM | 26 | 7 | 4 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 1989 | NYM | 24 | 4 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 1990 | NYM | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | NYM/WSH/ATH | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1992 | ATH | 19 | 4 | 3 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1993 | ATH | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | ATH | 13 | 4 | 0 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1995 | ATH | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
What were Ron Darling's career stats?
Ron Darling played 13 seasons for the Mets and the Athletics. He had 136 wins and 1,590 strikeouts with a 3.87 ERA over 2,360.1 innings. His best season was 1988: 17 wins, a 3.25 ERA and 161 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1983 to 1995
Championships
- 1986 World Series with the New York Mets
Awards
All-time career rank
- 203rd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,590)
Among the 8,943 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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