Ron
Darling
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 200
 
Born: August 19, 1960 in Usa, HI, HONOLULU
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 22 BOS AL   8 5 6 5 5 6 6 6 6 6
1984 23 BOS AL   7 5 6 5 6 7 6 3 4 3
1985 24 BOS AL   7 5 6 5 6 7 6 3 4 3
1986 25 BOS AL   7 5 6 5 6 7 6 3 3 3
1987 26 BOS AL   7 5 6 5 6 7 7 3 4 4
1988 27 BOS AL $ 300,000 7 4 5 5 6 8 7 5 5 5
1989 28 BOS AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 8 9 8 5 5 5
1990 29 BOS AL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 8 9 9 5 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 4 5 5 5 6 6 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 8 9 9 6 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1983 22 AAA   11 2 .846 15 15 0 0 0 109.0 89 24 5 36 79 1.98 .218 .282 .292 .573  
1984 23 AAA   13 6 .684 30 30 1 0 0 205.3 198 93 27 87 167 4.08 .250 .325 .408 .733  
1985 24 AAA   10 10 .500 27 27 3 1 0 182.7 187 74 13 51 179 3.65 .260 .309 .358 .667  
1986 25 AAA   5 16 .238 30 30 2 1 0 203.7 207 91 29 71 163 4.02 .263 .324 .417 .742  
1987 26 AAA   8 8 .500 23 23 2 2 0 139.3 131 48 14 47 133 3.10 .250 .311 .371 .683  
1988 27 BOS AL 1 1 .500 12 2 0 0 1 46.7 49 12 4 13 27 2.31 .271 .320 .414 .734 3.6
    AAA   4 11 .267 17 17 1 0 0 107.7 107 46 12 40 74 3.85 .263 .329 .398 .727  
1989 28 BOS AL 10 15 .400 34 34 1 1 0 222.3 234 102 21 41 129 4.13 .267 .300 .419 .719 9.9
1990 29 BOS AL 11 11 .500 34 34 1 1 0 204.7 208 82 24 32 104 3.61 .260 .287 .412 .699 12.4
3 Years Sim 22 27 .449 80 70 2 2 1 473.7 491 196 49 86 260 3.72 .264 .297 .416 .712 26.0
6 Years AAA 51 53 .490 142 142 9 4 0 947.6 919 376 100 332 795 3.57 .253 .315 .381 .696  
Season Average 7 9 .438 26 23 0 0 0 157.9 163 65 16 28 86 3.72 .264 .297 .416 .712  
Career Highs 11 15 .500 34 34 1 1 1 222.3 234 102 24 41 129 4.13 .271 .320 .419 .734  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   178 66 19 32 147   .235 .265 .374 .640
vs LH   313 130 30 54 113   .285 .318 .444 .762
Home 10 16 .385 42 38 1 1 1 252.0 275 114 27 48 144 4.07 .274 .307 .440 .747
Away 12 11 .522 38 32 1 1 0 221.7 216 82 22 38 116 3.33 .253 .285 .387 .672
Mar/Apr 2 4 .333 10 10 1 1 0 56.3 75 40 11 14 32 6.39 .322 .360 .567 .927
May 5 5 .500 12 12 0 0 0 78.7 77 27 3 8 31 3.09 .251 .270 .345 .615
June 4 3 .571 12 12 0 0 0 78.3 75 30 10 17 45 3.45 .249 .289 .412 .701
July 2 5 .286 14 10 0 0 0 75.7 82 36 7 16 42 4.28 .267 .303 .430 .733
August 5 4 .556 15 12 0 0 0 89.0 87 28 8 12 54 2.83 .252 .277 .374 .651
Sep/Oct 4 6 .400 17 14 1 1 1 95.7 95 35 10 19 56 3.29 .260 .297 .408 .705
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1988 27 BOS AL P 12 2 46.7 4 6 1 0 .909 1.93    
1989 28 BOS AL P 34 34 222.3 11 24 1 1 .972 1.42    
1990 29 BOS AL P 34 34 204.7 19 29 1 0 .980 2.11    
Career Totals   80 70 473.7 34 59 3 1 .969 1.77    
Career Highs   34 34 222.3 19 29 1 1 .980 2.11    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1989-4-15
Games Started
1989-10-34
Complete Games
1990-4-1
Shutouts
1990-2-1
Innings Pitched
1990-7-204.7
Hits Allowed
1989-3-234
1990-8-208
Homeruns Allowed
1990-5-24
Walks per 9IP
1989-6-1.7
1990-4-1.4
WHiP
1990-6-1.17
OOBP
1990-6-.287
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Boston (N) in 1964
Had first career hit (double) on 4/2/1964, off Dean Chance (SEM)
Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1964, off Al Jackson (SDP)
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1964, hitting .520 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Had 6 hits with 4 RBI against New York (N) on 7/23/1966
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1967, hitting .560 with 2 HR, 5 RBI
2/1/1968: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,628,571 through salary arbitration
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,850,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from Boston (N) to San Diego on 2/1/1969 (Going to SDP: RF Tony Conigliaro, C Bob Tillman. Going to BSN: LF Jim Hickman, C Harry Chiti)
Drove in 7 runs against Boston (N) on 4/19/1969
Drove in 6 runs against Los Angeles on 8/17/1969
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1969, hitting .435 with 3 HR, 10 RBI
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,400,000 through salary arbitration
Traded from San Diego to Kansas City on 3/3/1970 (Going to SDP: P Gary Kroll, 2B Johnny Goryl, P Dick Lemay, P Jim Roland. Going to KCR: RF Tony Conigliaro, LF Chuck Hinton, P Seth Morehead)
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against New York (A) on 5/23/1970
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1970, hitting .464 with 5 HR, 12 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 6/1/1970, hitting .343 with 9 HR, 26 RBI
6/1/1970: Signed a contract extension with Kansas City, $7,830,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1970, hitting .583 with 3 HR, 13 RBI
Was selected to the 1970 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/8/1970, hitting .429 with 3 HR, 7 RBI
Injured on 7/23/1971 with a Stiff Knee, out for one week
Traded from Kansas City to Tampa Bay on 6/1/1972 (Going to KCR: P Jack Aker, LF Cliff Cook, 1B Bob Robertson, P Tom Walker, LF Joe Lis. Going to TAM: RF Tony Conigliaro)
Won Player of the Week award on 9/1/1972, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 4 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/2/1973, hitting .500 with 4 HR, 12 RBI
Was selected to the 1973 Allstar game
Drove in 6 runs against Oakland on 8/13/1973
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/2/1974 to a 4-year deal worth $7,505,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1974, hitting .458 with 2 HR, 9 RBI
Won Player of the Week award on 6/16/1974, hitting .500 with 3 HR, 12 RBI
Was selected to the 1974 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 8/18/1975, hitting .529 with 4 HR, 10 RBI
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Washington on 5/12/1976
Was selected to the 1976 Allstar game
Had 2000th career hit on 9/1/1976, off Don Demola (WAS)
Signed as a free agent by Kansas City on 2/17/1978 to a 4-year deal worth $4,000,100 per year
Drove in 7 runs against New York (A) on 9/8/1978
Traded from Kansas City to Tampa Bay on 7/31/1979 (Going to KCR: DH Reggie Jackson, C Duffy Dyer, RF Larry Hisle. Going to TAM: 3B Kevin Bell, 1B John Mayberry, RF Tony Conigliaro)
Injured on 9/28/1979 with a Inflamed Thigh Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 8/28/1980 with a Strained Rib Cage Muscle, out for one week
Won Gold Glove at Rightfield in 1981
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/14/1982 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Drafted in 1st round, 24th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1983
Injured on 6/8/1985 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 8/20/1985 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 2-3 weeks
Injured on 6/5/1987 with a Tight Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/26/1987 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks
Earned first career win on 9/23/1988