Ron Guidry

Ron Guidry

1975–1988 · Bats L · Throws L · 5'11", 161 lb · b. 1950 Lafayette, LA

Career 170–91 · 3.29 ERA · 1,778 SO · 2392.0 IP

Seasons leading his league

12

10 best in baseball 2 league only

33 Top-5 finishes

7 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1978 Best season

Spanning 1978–1985, peaking at 4 titles in 1978.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×3 Sub-2.00 ERA Seasons

Team records #2 Yankees 1978 SO #3 Yankees career SO #3 Yankees 1978 ERA #3 Yankees 1978 WHIP #5 Yankees career W #7 Yankees career IP #9 Yankees career WHIP #9 Yankees 1978 W

Led in Pitcher Fielding Percentage for 4 straight seasons (1981–1984) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

382nd League titles 12
170th Best in baseball 10
806th Top-5 finishes 33

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

53rd Pitcher Fielding Percentage .981
127th Walks + Hits / IP 1.18
133rd Strikeouts 1,778
162nd Shutouts 26
192nd Wins 170
258th Strikeouts / 9 6.69
282nd Innings Pitched 2392.0
298th Earned Run Average 3.29
435th Complete Games 95
492nd Pitcher Putouts 107

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	4	1st	4 yrs (1981–1984)	1981 1.000 1982 1.000 1983 1.000 1984 1.000
Walks + Hits / IP	2	1st	—	1978 0.95 1981 0.99 1979 #2 1985 #2
Wins	2	1st	—	1978 25 1985 AL 22 1983 #3
Earned Run Average	2	1st	2 yrs (1978–1979)	1978 1.74 1979 AL 2.78
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1983 21
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1978 9 1977 #2
Strikeouts / 9	—	#2	—	1977 #3 1978 #2 1979 #2 1980 #3 1981 #2
Strikeouts	—	#2	—	1978 #2 1979 #2 1980 #3

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1985	1	W 22
1984	1	P FPCT 1.000
1983	2	CG 21 P FPCT 1.000
1982	1	P FPCT 1.000
1981	2	WHIP 0.99 P FPCT 1.000
1979	1	ERA 2.78
1978	4	ERA 1.74 W 25 WHIP 0.95 SHO 9

Pitching

led the league 14 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1975	NYA	AL	0	1	3.45	10	1	0	15.2	15	6	0	9	15	1.53
1976	NYA	AL	0	0	5.62	7	0	0	16.0	20	10	1	4	12	1.50
1977	NYA	AL	16	7	2.82	31	25	1	210.2	174	66	12	65	176	1.13
1978	NYA	AL	25	3	1.74	35	35	0	273.2	187	53	13	72	248	0.95
1979	NYA	AL	18	8	2.78	33	30	2	236.1	203	73	20	71	201	1.16
1980	NYA	AL	17	10	3.56	37	29	1	219.2	215	87	19	80	166	1.34
1981	NYA	AL	11	5	2.76	23	21	0	127.0	100	39	12	26	104	0.99
1982	NYA	AL	14	8	3.81	34	33	0	222.0	216	94	22	69	162	1.28
1983	NYA	AL	21	9	3.42	31	31	0	250.1	232	95	26	60	156	1.17
1984	NYA	AL	10	11	4.51	29	28	0	195.2	223	98	24	44	127	1.37
1985	NYA	AL	22	6	3.27	34	33	0	259.0	243	94	28	42	143	1.10
1986	NYA	AL	9	12	3.98	30	30	0	192.1	202	85	28	38	140	1.25
1987	NYA	AL	5	8	3.67	22	17	0	117.2	111	48	14	38	96	1.27
1988	NYA	AL	2	3	4.18	12	10	0	56.0	57	26	7	15	32	1.29
Career	—	—	170	91	3.29	368	323	4	2392.0	2,198	874	226	633	1,778	1.18

Fielding

2 positions

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1975	NYA	AL	P	10	1	15.2	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1976	NYA	AL	P	7	0	16.0	0	4	0	0	4	1.000	0.57
1977	NYA	AL	P	31	25	210.2	7	27	1	2	35	.971	1.10
1978	NYA	AL	P	35	35	273.2	14	44	2	1	60	.967	1.66
1979	NYA	AL	P	33	30	236.1	11	29	1	1	41	.976	1.21
			OF	1	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1980	NYA	AL	P	37	29	219.2	16	36	2	4	54	.963	1.41
1981	NYA	AL	P	23	21	127.0	13	17	0	1	30	1.000	1.30
1982	NYA	AL	P	34	33	222.0	7	19	0	1	26	1.000	0.77
1983	NYA	AL	P	31	31	250.1	9	33	0	2	42	1.000	1.36
			OF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
1984	NYA	AL	P	29	28	195.2	8	24	0	3	32	1.000	1.10
1985	NYA	AL	P	34	33	259.0	6	34	1	3	41	.976	1.18
1986	NYA	AL	P	30	30	192.1	9	21	1	0	31	.968	1.00
1987	NYA	AL	P	22	17	117.2	4	14	0	1	18	1.000	0.82
1988	NYA	AL	P	12	10	56.0	3	5	0	0	8	1.000	0.67
Career	—	—	P	368	323	2392.0	107	307	8	19	422	.981	1.13
	—	—	OF	2	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00