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Ron
Guidry		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 167
 
Born: August 28, 1950 in Usa, LA, LAFAYETTE
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 24 KCR AL $ 300,000 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
1976 25 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
1977 26 CLE AL $ 300,000 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
1978 27 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1979 28 PIT NL $ 2,492,857 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1980 29 BSN NL $ 2,492,857 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1981 30 BSN NL $ 2,492,857 8 7 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
1982 31 DET AL $ 1,000,000 8 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1983 32 PIT NL $ 1,000,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1984 33 PIT NL $ 1,000,000 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
1985 34 PIT NL $ 1,000,000 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,492,857 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1975 24 KCR AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1976 25 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1977 26 CLE AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1978 27 PIT NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1979 28 PIT NL $ 2,492,857   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1980 29 BSN NL $ 2,492,857   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1981 30 BSN NL $ 2,492,857   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1982 31 DET AL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1983 32 PIT NL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1984 33 PIT NL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1985 34 PIT NL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,492,857   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
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
1975 24 KCR AL 5 6 .455 21 14 0 0 1 111.0 126 57 10 37 96 4.62 .283 .338 .434 .772 5.5
    AAA   4 4 .500 12 12 2 1 0 76.0 79 31 10 23 62 3.67 .264 .317 .411 .728  
1976 25 CLE AL 8 17 .320 27 27 6 1 0 201.3 217 111 22 75 144 4.96 .271 .331 .438 .768 7.6
1977 26 CLE AL 12 16 .429 34 34 6 0 0 263.7 265 120 34 92 184 4.10 .260 .322 .422 .744 15.8
1978 27 PIT NL 11 18 .379 35 35 17 1 0 277.7 258 113 32 79 157 3.66 .245 .297 .382 .679 16.8
1979 28 PIT NL 5 8 .385 31 13 0 0 0 120.3 129 70 18 33 55 5.24 .271 .319 .456 .775 1.7
1980 29 PIT NL 3 3 .500 24 0 0 0 1 39.0 52 25 5 19 15 5.77 .323 .392 .460 .852 0.0
  BSN NL 0 1 .000 10 0 0 0 1 12.0 10 3 1 3 8 2.25 .227 .277 .318 .595 1.4
  TOT   3 4 .429 34 0 0 0 2 51.0 62 28 6 22 23 4.94 .302 .368 .429 .798 1.4
    AAA   1 0 1.000 11 0 0 0 1 9.3 9 2 0 1 6 1.93 .250 .270 .278 .548  
1981 30 BSN NL 2 3 .400 34 0 0 0 1 36.7 37 20 4 13 22 4.91 .266 .325 .410 .735 1.4
1982 31 DET AL 3 3 .500 36 0 0 0 2 49.3 55 33 12 23 29 6.02 .281 .357 .546 .903 0.0
1983 32 PIT NL 8 18 .308 29 29 9 0 0 190.0 225 108 25 56 128 5.12 .293 .339 .466 .804 3.9
1984 33 PIT NL 4 3 .571 33 0 0 0 1 75.0 64 29 8 16 41 3.48 .227 .268 .394 .662 5.5
1985 34 AAA   4 1 .800 60 5 0 0 6 84.3 72 15 6 37 85 1.60 .228 .309 .342 .651  
10 Years Sim 61 96 .389 314 152 38 2 7 1376.0 1438 689 171 446 879 4.51 .267 .322 .430 .752 59.6
3 Years AAA 9 5 .643 83 17 2 1 7 169.7 160 48 16 61 153 2.55 .246 .310 .370 .681  
Season Average 6 9 .400 31 15 3 0 0 137.6 143 68 17 44 87 4.51 .267 .322 .430 .752  
Career Highs 12 18 .571 36 35 17 1 2 277.7 265 120 34 92 184 6.02 .302 .368 .546 .903  
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   1057 479 122 317 619   .272 .327 .430 .758
vs LH   381 210 49 129 260   .254 .313 .428 .741
Home 33 42 .440 161 73 13 1 5 701.0 711 316 83 222 448 4.06 .261 .316 .421 .737
Away 28 54 .341 153 79 25 1 2 675.0 727 373 88 224 431 4.97 .274 .330 .439 .769
Mar/Apr 9 11 .450 36 21 7 1 1 184.6 190 96 25 52 98 4.68 .268 .318 .439 .757
May 11 13 .458 50 27 6 0 2 234.3 242 116 30 75 131 4.46 .265 .321 .426 .747
June 10 24 .294 61 32 4 0 0 255.6 320 164 40 95 178 5.77 .304 .361 .499 .860
July 8 16 .333 43 19 7 1 1 196.0 194 75 20 60 129 3.44 .255 .309 .388 .697
August 11 16 .407 59 27 8 0 2 258.0 249 121 26 86 181 4.22 .253 .313 .401 .713
Sep/Oct 12 16 .429 65 26 6 0 1 247.3 243 117 30 78 162 4.26 .253 .309 .414 .723
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1977 26 CLE AL 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1981 30 BSN NL 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1985 34 AAA   9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2 Years Sim 11 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1 Years AAA 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 29 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.8  
Career Highs 7 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
vs LH   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Away 8 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Close/Late   1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
July 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
August 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1975 24 KCR AL P 21 14 111.0 8 18 1 2 .963 2.11    
1976 25 CLE AL P 27 27 201.3 7 36 1 1 .977 1.92    
1977 26 CLE AL P 34 34 263.7 12 37 0 5 1.000 1.67    
1978 27 PIT NL P 35 35 277.7 18 47 1 4 .985 2.11    
1979 28 PIT NL P 31 13 120.3 4 22 1 0 .963 1.94    
1980 29 PIT NL P 24 0 39.0 2 6 1 0 .889 1.85    
  BSN NL P 10 0 12.0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1.50    
  TOT   P 34 0 51.0 2 8 1 0 .909 1.76    
1981 30 BSN NL P 34 0 36.7 3 8 0 1 1.000 2.70    
    CF 1 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 5.42   0.0
    SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1982 31 DET AL P 36 0 49.3 4 7 0 0 1.000 2.01    
1983 32 PIT NL P 29 29 190.0 7 26 0 2 1.000 1.56    
1984 33 PIT NL P 33 0 75.0 3 12 1 1 .938 1.80    
  P 314 152 1376.0 68 221 6 16 .980 1.89    
  CF 1 0 1.7 1 0 0 0 1.000 5.42   0.0
  SS 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
Career Totals   316 152 1378.6 69 221 6 16 .980 1.89    
Career Highs   36 35 277.7 18 47 1 5 1.000 2.75    
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
1980 29 BSN NL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 4 1 0 1 0 3.86 .444 .500 .556 1.056
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.3 4 1 0 1 0 3.86 .444 .500 .556 1.056
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1976-5-17
1977-9-16
1978-4-18
1983-6-18
 Games Started
1978-6-35
 Complete Games
1978-2-17
 Innings Pitched
1977-6-263.7
1978-5-277.7
 Hits Allowed
1978-7-258
 Homeruns Allowed
1977-2-34
1978-3-32
Strikeouts
1977-5-184
1978-9-157
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1977-9-6.3
 WHiP
1978-10-1.21
 OOBP
1978-9-.297
    
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 19    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by Kansas City in 1975
Earned first career win on 6/15/1975
Injured on 7/18/1975 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 9/5/1975 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 9/30/1975 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Traded from Kansas City to Cleveland (A) on 3/3/1976 (Going to CLE: 3B Tucker Ashford, P Ron Guidry, RF Otto Velez. Going to KCR: C Bill Sudakis)
Traded from Cleveland (A) to Pittsburgh on 4/3/1978 (Going to CLE: 1B Cecil Cooper. Going to PIT: P Ron Guidry)
Pitched PERFECT GAME against Tampa Bay on 7/6/1978, striking out 6
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 5/20/1979 with a Fractured Hand, out for 3 weeks
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration
Traded from Pittsburgh to Boston (N) on 7/31/1980 (Going to PIT: P Steve Busby, P Sam Mcdowell. Going to BSN: P John Montefusco P Ron Guidry)
2/2/1981: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,492,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/26/1981 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 3-4 weeks
 
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