Ron
Davis
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 232
 
Born: August 6, 1955 in Usa, TX, HOUSTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1978   
All-Star Selections 1978    1989   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1978 22 WAS NL $ 300,000 5 7 8 7 6 6 6 4 5 5
1979 23 WAS NL $ 300,000 5 7 8 7 6 6 6 4 4 4
1980 24 WAS NL $ 300,000 5 7 8 7 5 6 6 4 4 4
1981 25 WAS NL $ 350,000 5 8 9 9 5 6 6 3 3 3
1982 26 WAS NL $ 350,000 5 9 9 9 5 6 6 3 4 3
1983 27 WAS NL $ 350,000 5 9 9 9 6 6 6 4 4 4
1984 28 MIL NL $ 4,100,000 4 9 9 9 6 7 7 4 4 4
1985 29 MIL NL $ 4,100,000 4 8 9 9 7 7 7 4 4 4
1986 30 MIL NL $ 4,100,000 4 8 9 9 7 7 7 3 4 4
1987 31 PHN NL $ 4,100,000 4 9 9 9 7 7 7 4 4 4
1988 32 PHN NL $ 3,250,000 3 9 9 9 6 7 7 3 3 3
1989 33 PHN NL $ 3,250,000 2 9 9 9 6 6 6 3 4 3
1990 34 PHN NL $ 3,250,000 2 8 8 8 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 2 7 8 7 5 5 5 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,100,000 5 9 9 9 7 7 7 4 5 5
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
1978 22 WAS NL 9 5 .643 69 0 0 0 11 132.7 119 43 8 29 91 2.92 .239 .288 .352 .640 16.9
1979 23 WAS NL 2 4 .333 54 0 0 0 38 63.7 44 27 3 21 37 3.82 .201 .273 .297 .570 10.9
1980 24 WAS NL 6 6 .500 60 0 0 0 32 66.7 73 35 11 28 38 4.73 .284 .352 .502 .854 5.2
1981 25 WAS NL 1 1 .500 12 0 0 0 1 19.7 24 14 3 9 16 6.41 .300 .367 .500 .867 0.0
1982 26 WAS NL 1 0 1.000 9 0 0 0 0 16.3 12 6 0 8 17 3.31 .207 .303 .224 .527 1.2
1983 27 WAS NL 0 1 .000 9 0 0 0 1 17.3 11 3 1 4 11 1.56 .175 .224 .270 .494 2.1
1984 28 MIL NL 10 3 .769 66 0 0 0 15 82.0 72 30 8 21 56 3.29 .235 .287 .391 .678 11.5
1985 29 MIL NL 3 2 .600 53 0 0 0 7 69.7 52 22 4 13 65 2.84 .198 .241 .305 .546 7.7
1986 30 MIL NL 2 4 .333 47 0 0 0 4 55.7 49 16 4 19 66 2.59 .237 .298 .338 .636 5.7
1987 31 MIL NL 3 1 .750 22 0 0 0 2 35.7 21 5 3 3 44 1.26 .171 .189 .309 .498 6.2
  PHN NL 8 2 .800 55 0 0 0 2 88.0 94 42 15 30 87 4.30 .265 .321 .473 .795 5.2
  TOT   11 3 .786 77 0 0 0 4 123.7 115 47 18 33 131 3.42 .241 .289 .431 .720 11.3
1988 32 PHN NL 7 3 .700 77 0 0 0 9 106.3 106 64 15 49 91 5.42 .256 .338 .447 .784 5.3
1989 33 PHN NL 6 3 .667 65 0 0 0 8 87.3 62 26 7 32 67 2.68 .196 .271 .312 .583 11.7
1990 34 PHN NL 5 3 .625 84 0 0 0 6 99.0 85 48 19 51 81 4.36 .234 .327 .445 .772 6.3
13 Years Sim 63 38 .624 682 0 0 0 136 939.9 824 381 101 317 767 3.65 .234 .299 .386 .685 95.7
Season Average 4 2 .667 52 0 0 0 10 72.3 63 29 7 24 59 3.65 .234 .299 .386 .685  
Career Highs 11 6 1.000 84 0 0 0 38 132.7 119 64 19 51 131 6.41 .300 .367 .502 .867  
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   409 186 61 132 440   .227 .280 .400 .681
vs LH   415 195 40 185 327   .241 .314 .372 .686
Home 38 23 .623 360 0 0 0 62 498.6 446 231 57 179 398 4.17 .236 .303 .392 .695
Away 25 15 .625 322 0 0 0 75 441.3 378 150 44 138 369 3.06 .231 .291 .380 .670
Mar/Apr 12 6 .667 94 0 0 0 21 133.0 109 51 10 44 96 3.45 .223 .287 .342 .629
May 10 7 .588 126 0 0 0 20 171.3 133 71 18 58 158 3.73 .211 .277 .347 .624
June 10 9 .526 124 0 0 0 27 165.3 156 80 21 58 129 4.36 .246 .309 .405 .714
July 8 5 .615 108 0 0 0 24 150.3 140 60 15 54 119 3.59 .243 .307 .388 .696
August 13 6 .684 116 0 0 0 26 161.3 151 68 16 46 136 3.79 .249 .302 .429 .731
Sep/Oct 10 5 .667 114 0 0 0 19 158.6 135 51 21 57 129 2.89 .231 .299 .400 .699
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1978 22 WAS NL P 69 0 132.7 6 17 0 2 1.000 1.56    
1979 23 WAS NL P 54 0 63.7 2 8 0 1 1.000 1.41    
1980 24 WAS NL P 60 0 66.7 4 10 0 0 1.000 1.89    
1981 25 WAS NL P 12 0 19.7 4 1 0 0 1.000 2.29    
1982 26 WAS NL P 9 0 16.3 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1983 27 WAS NL P 9 0 17.3 3 3 0 0 1.000 3.12    
1984 28 MIL NL P 66 0 82.0 6 10 0 0 1.000 1.76    
1985 29 MIL NL P 53 0 69.7 1 6 0 0 1.000 0.90    
1986 30 MIL NL P 47 0 55.7 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.46    
1987 31 MIL NL P 22 0 35.7 1 4 1 0 .833 1.26    
  PHN NL P 55 0 88.0 4 11 1 0 .938 1.53    
  TOT   P 77 0 123.7 5 15 2 0 .909 1.46    
1988 32 PHN NL P 77 0 106.3 9 13 0 0 1.000 1.86    
1989 33 PHN NL P 65 0 87.3 7 8 1 0 .938 1.55    
1990 34 PHN NL P 84 0 99.0 4 15 0 0 1.000 1.73    
Career Totals   682 0 939.9 55 111 3 3 .982 1.59    
Career Highs   84 0 132.7 9 17 2 2 1.000 3.12    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1984 28 MIL NL 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 1 5.0 7 5 0 3 3 9.00 .318 .400 .500 .900
1987 31 PHN NL 0 2 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 4 3 3 1 9.00 .294 .400 .882 1.282
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 3 .000 8 0 0 0 1 9.0 12 9 3 6 4 9.00 .308 .400 .667 1.067
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Winning Pct
CAR-26-.624
Saves
1978-5-11
1979-2-38
1980-2-32
CAR-22-136
Games Pitched
1978-8-69
1984-7-66
1987-3-77
1988-5-77
1990-4-84
CAR-44-682
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 14    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 28th overall pick, by Washington in 1978
Earned first career win on 5/2/1978
Was selected to the 1978 Allstar game
Injured on 9/14/1979 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 7-8 weeks
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1982: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Milwaukee on 2/17/1984 to a 4-year deal worth $4,100,000 per year
Injured on 5/28/1984 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Milwaukee to Philadelphia on 6/1/1987 (Going to MIL: P Steve Burke, P Dennis Lamp, P Dan Schatzeder, 1B Jerry Turner, 2B Wayne Krenchicki. Going to PHN: P Tom Henke, P Dave Geisel, SS Joe Pittman, P Ron Davis)
9/22/1987: Signed a contract extension with Philadelphia, $3,250,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1989 Allstar game