Ron Guidry stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 1988

Starting Pitcher

Age 76 · 5' 11"

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Ron Guidry played 14 MLB seasons, 1975 to 1988.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
368
W
170
L
91
ERA
3.29
IP
2,392.0
K
1,778
BB
633
WHIP
1.18

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.

Standard by season
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.
1975NYY10013.4515.21591.53
1976NYY7005.6316.01241.50
1977NYY311672.82210.2176651.13
1978NYY352531.74273.2248720.95
1979NYY331882.78236.1201711.16
1980NYY3717103.56219.2166801.34
1981NYY231152.76127.0104260.99
1982NYY341483.81222.0162691.28
1983NYY312193.42250.1156601.17
1984NYY2910114.51195.2127441.36
1985NYY342263.27259.0143421.10
1986NYY309123.98192.1140381.25
1987NYY22583.67117.296381.27
1988NYY12234.1856.032151.29

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
10
W
5
L
2
ERA
3.05
IP
62.0
K
51
BB
25
WHIP
1.24

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
95
SHO
26
K/9
6.7
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
1975NYY0008.60000
1976NYY0006.80000
1977NYY0957.50000
1978NYY01698.20000
1979NYY01527.70000
1980NYY0536.80000
1981NYY0007.40000
1982NYY0616.60000
1983NYY02135.60000
1984NYY0515.80000
1985NYY01125.00000
1986NYY0506.60000
1987NYY0207.30000
1988NYY0005.10000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
76 yearsAug 28, 1950
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1975
Birthplace
Lafayette, LA
College
Louisiana
AL Cy Young
1978
AL Gold Glove
5x

What were Ron Guidry's career stats?

Ron Guidry played 14 seasons for the Yankees. He had 170 wins and 1,778 strikeouts with a 3.29 ERA over 2,392.0 innings. His best season was 1978: 25 wins, a 1.74 ERA and 248 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1975 to 1988

Ron Guidry led MLB in wins (1978) and ERA (1978); finished top 10 in a stat 9 times.

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Awards

All-time career rank

  • 132nd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,778)
  • 182nd in wins (pitching) (170)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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