Ron Guidry Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Ron Guidry played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1988, appearing in 368 games over 14 seasons. He recorded a total of 170 W and 91 L, an ERA of 3.29, 1,778 SO, a WHIP of 1.184, and a WAR of 47.9.

🧾 Basic Profile

Ron Guidry
NameRon Guidry
Date of BirthAugust 28, 1950
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
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MLB Debut1975
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Ron Guidry Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Ron Guidry.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

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📊 Career Summary

Ron Guidry appeared in 368 games over 14 MLB seasons from 1975 to 1988. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS323 (MLB Rank: 286)
GF23 (MLB Rank: 3,147)
W170 (MLB Rank: 192)
L91 (MLB Rank: 697)
SV4 (MLB Rank: 2,159)
ERA3.29 (MLB Rank: 1,959)
IP2392 (MLB Rank: 282)
SHO26 (MLB Rank: 162)
CG95 (MLB Rank: 436)
SO1,778 (MLB Rank: 132)
BB633 (MLB Rank: 488)
H2,198 (MLB Rank: 349)
HR226 (MLB Rank: 188)
SO96.69 (MLB Rank: 3,244)
BB92.38 (MLB Rank: 10,190)
H98.27 (MLB Rank: 9,426)
HR90.85 (MLB Rank: 5,171)
WHIP1.184 (MLB Rank: 10,853)
WAR47.9 (MLB Rank: 117)

📊 Last Season Summary (1988)

In his final season (1988), Ron Guidry recorded the following stats:

GS10
GF1
W2
L3
ERA4.18
IP56
SO32
BB15
H57
HR7
SO95.14
BB92.41
H99.16
HR91.12
WHIP1.286
WAR0.5

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 1978, 25 W
  • Most SO: 1978, 248 SO
  • Most IP: 1978, 273.2 IP
  • Best WAR: 1978, 9.6 WAR
  • Best ERA: 1978, 1.75 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Ron Guidry appeared in 10 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.04, pitched 62.2 IP, struck out 51 batters, with 5 W and 2 L.

Ron Guidry Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
1975
0
1
3.45
0
0
15
15.2
0.2
1.532
0
15
9
6
6
111
2.59
8.6
1.67
1
10
6
0
0
0
8.6
5.2
0
1
0
1
69
1976
0
0
5.63
0
0
12
16
-0.4
1.5
1
20
4
12
10
63
2.7
6.8
3
0
7
1
0
0
0.6
11.3
2.3
0
0
0
0
72
1977
16
7
2.82
0.696
1
176
210.2
4.8
1.134
12
174
65
72
66
140
2.73
7.5
2.71
25
31
4
9
5
0.5
7.4
2.8
0
0
2
6
850
1978
25
3
1.74
0.893
0
248
273.2
9.6
0.946
13
187
72
61
53
208
2.19
8.2
3.44
35
35
0
16
9
0.4
6.1
2.4
1
1
1
7
1057
1979
18
8
2.78
0.692
2
201
236.1
6.5
1.159
20
203
71
83
73
146
3.03
7.7
2.83
30
33
3
15
2
0.8
7.7
2.7
0
0
0
9
946
1980
17
10
3.56
0.63
1
166
219.2
3.2
1.343
19
215
80
97
87
110
3.47
6.8
2.08
29
37
4
5
3
0.8
8.8
3.3
0
1
1
5
929
1981
11
5
2.76
0.688
0
104
127
3.1
0.992
12
100
26
41
39
129
2.83
7.4
4
21
23
1
0
0
0.9
7.1
1.8
0
1
0
6
497
1982
14
8
3.81
0.636
0
162
222
4.1
1.284
22
216
69
104
94
104
3.49
6.6
2.35
33
34
0
6
1
0.9
8.8
2.8
1
1
3
6
935
1983
21
9
3.42
0.7
0
156
250.1
5.3
1.166
26
232
60
99
95
114
3.6
5.6
2.6
31
31
0
21
3
0.9
8.3
2.2
2
2
3
4
1024
1984
10
11
4.51
0.476
0
127
195.2
1.5
1.365
24
223
44
102
98
84
3.77
5.8
2.89
28
29
1
5
1
1.1
10.3
2
0
2
3
1
841
1985
22
6
3.27
0.786
0
143
259
4.5
1.1
28
243
42
104
94
123
3.47
5
3.4
33
34
0
11
2
1
8.4
1.5
1
0
3
3
1033
1986
9
12
3.98
0.429
0
140
192.1
2.5
1.248
28
202
38
94
85
103
3.82
6.6
3.68
30
30
0
5
0
1.3
9.5
1.8
0
1
2
3
809
1987
5
8
3.67
0.385
0
96
117.2
2.5
1.266
14
111
38
50
48
121
3.78
7.3
2.53
17
22
2
2
0
1.1
8.5
2.9
1
1
3
3
493
1988
2
3
4.18
0.4
0
32
56
0.5
1.286
7
57
15
28
26
95
4.16
5.1
2.13
10
12
1
0
0
1.1
9.2
2.4
2
2
3
2
239