Ron Guidry was born on Monday, August 28, 1950, in Lafayette, Louisiana. Guidry was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 27, 1975, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ron Guidry baseball stats page.
"He is 5 feet 11 inches tall and he weighs 162 pounds; he looks like an alter boy with a mustache. It is almost impossible to accept that his scrawny body is capable of generating a 92-mile-per-hour fastball, but that is how Guidry's heat comes at a hitter. The bigger pitchers on the Yankees, like Dick Tidrow and Ken Clay , marvel at Guidry's speed. Guidry cannot remember not being fast, and he doesn't attempt to analyze how he does it; just calls it 'a gift' and every so often thanks God for it." - Sports Writer Tony Kornheiser in The Index-Journal (06/20/1978, 'Confidence formula for Guidry's success', Page7)
Ron 'Louisiana Lightning' Guidry Autograph on a 1983 Fleer Baseball Card (#383 | Checklist )
Ron GuidryRon Guidry Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1975 | 25 | Yankees | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 69 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1976 | 26 | Yankees | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 72 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1977 | 27 | Yankees | 31 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 2.82 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 210.2 | 850 | 174 | 66 | 72 | 12 | 65 | 2 | 176 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
1978 | 28 | Yankees | 35 | 35 | 0 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 1.74 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 273.2 | 1,057 | 187 | 53 | 61 | 13 | 72 | 1 | 248 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - |
1979 | 29 | Yankees | 33 | 30 | 3 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 2.78 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 236.1 | 946 | 203 | 73 | 83 | 20 | 71 | 0 | 201 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - |
1980 | 30 | Yankees | 37 | 29 | 4 | 17 | 10 | .630 | 3.56 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 219.2 | 929 | 215 | 87 | 97 | 19 | 80 | 1 | 166 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - |
1981 | 31 | Yankees | 23 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127.0 | 497 | 100 | 39 | 41 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 104 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - |
1982 | 32 | Yankees | 34 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 3.81 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 222.0 | 935 | 216 | 94 | 104 | 22 | 69 | 3 | 162 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
1983 | 33 | Yankees | 31 | 31 | 0 | 21 | 9 | .700 | 3.42 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 250.1 | 1,024 | 232 | 95 | 99 | 26 | 60 | 3 | 156 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
1984 | 34 | Yankees | 29 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.51 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 195.2 | 841 | 223 | 98 | 102 | 24 | 44 | 3 | 127 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
1985 | 35 | Yankees | 34 | 33 | 0 | 22 | 6 | .786 | 3.27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 259.0 | 1,033 | 243 | 94 | 104 | 28 | 42 | 3 | 143 | 3 | 0 | 1 | - |
1986 | 36 | Yankees | 30 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 3.98 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 192.1 | 809 | 202 | 85 | 94 | 28 | 38 | 2 | 140 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
1987 | 37 | Yankees | 22 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 3.67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 117.2 | 493 | 111 | 48 | 50 | 14 | 38 | 3 | 96 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
1988 | 38 | Yankees | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 239 | 57 | 26 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
14 Years | 368 | 323 | 24 | 170 | 91 | .651 | 3.29 | 95 | 26 | 4 | 2,392.0 | 9,794 | 2,198 | 874 | 953 | 226 | 633 | 24 | 1,778 | 56 | 13 | 8 | - |
Ron GuidryRon Guidry Hitting Stats |
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Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1975 | 25 | Yankees | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1976 | 26 | Yankees | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1977 | 27 | Yankees | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1978 | 28 | Yankees | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1979 | 29 | Yankees | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1980 | 30 | Yankees | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1981 | 31 | Yankees | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1982 | 32 | Yankees | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1983 | 33 | Yankees | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1984 | 34 | Yankees | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 35 | Yankees | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1986 | 36 | Yankees | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 37 | Yankees | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 38 | Yankees | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
14 Years | 379 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Ron GuidryRon Guidry Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1975 Yankees | P | 10 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1976 Yankees | P | 7 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1977 Yankees | P | 31 | 25 | 632 | 35 | 1.1 | 34 | 7 | 27 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.45 |
1978 Yankees | P | 35 | 35 | 821 | 60 | 1.7 | 58 | 14 | 44 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.91 |
1979 Yankees | CF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1979 Yankees | P | 33 | 30 | 709 | 41 | 1.2 | 40 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.52 |
1980 Yankees | P | 37 | 29 | 659 | 54 | 1.5 | 52 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.13 |
1981 Yankees | P | 23 | 21 | 381 | 30 | 1.3 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.13 |
1982 Yankees | P | 34 | 33 | 666 | 26 | 0.8 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.05 |
1983 Yankees | CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1983 Yankees | P | 31 | 31 | 751 | 42 | 1.4 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.51 |
1984 Yankees | P | 29 | 28 | 587 | 32 | 1.1 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.47 |
1985 Yankees | P | 34 | 33 | 777 | 41 | 1.2 | 40 | 6 | 34 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 1.39 |
1986 Yankees | P | 30 | 30 | 577 | 31 | 1.0 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .968 | 1.40 |
1987 Yankees | P | 22 | 17 | 353 | 18 | 0.8 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
1988 Yankees | P | 12 | 10 | 168 | 8 | 0.7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.29 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 368 | 323 | 7,176 | 422 | 1.1 | 414 | 107 | 307 | 8 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.56 | |
CF Totals | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
14 Years | 370 | 323 | 7,180 | 422 | 1.1 | 414 | 107 | 307 | 8 | 19 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 1.56 |
Ron GuidryRon Guidry Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1975 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.67 | 8.62 | 5.17 |
1976 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.00 | 6.75 | 2.25 |
1977 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.71 | 7.52 | 2.78 |
1978 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.44 | 8.16 | 2.37 |
1979 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.83 | 7.65 | 2.70 |
1980 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.08 | 6.80 | 3.28 |
1981 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.00 | 7.37 | 1.84 |
1982 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.35 | 6.57 | 2.80 |
1983 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.60 | 5.61 | 2.16 |
1984 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.89 | 5.84 | 2.02 |
1985 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.40 | 4.97 | 1.46 |
1986 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.68 | 6.55 | 1.78 |
1987 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.53 | 7.34 | 2.91 |
1988 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.13 | 5.14 | 2.41 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
14 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.81 | 6.69 | 2.38 |
Ron GuidryRon Guidry Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1975 New York Yankees | 49 | $19,500.00 | - | - |
1976 New York Yankees | 49 | $29,000.00 | - | - |
1977 New York Yankees | 49 | $37,000.00 | - | Stats |
1978 New York Yankees | 49 | $47,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1979 New York Yankees | 49 | $233,791.00 | Stats | - |
1980 New York Yankees | 49 | $233,791.00 | - | - |
1981 New York Yankees | 49 | $233,791.00 | - | Stats |
1982 New York Yankees | 49 | $987,500.00 | Stats | - |
1983 New York Yankees | 49 | $987,500.00 | Stats | - |
1984 New York Yankees | 49 | $925,000.00 | - | - |
1985 New York Yankees | 49 | $900,000.00 | - | - |
1986 New York Yankees | 49 | $975,000.00 | - | - |
1987 New York Yankees | 49 | $850,000.00 | - | - |
1988 New York Yankees | 49 | $825,000.00 | - | - |
Ron Guidry Stats by Baseball Almanac |
On
June 17, 1978
, Ron Guidry mowed down eighteen
California Angels
' hitters, a still-standing
New York Yankees
team record for strikeouts in a game, once held by
Bob Shawkey
(15 strikeouts on
September 27, 1919
) &
Whitey Ford
(15 strikeouts on
April 22, 1959
). A few more Louisiana Lightning "did you knows":
Ron Guidry 18 Strikeouts | New York Daily News Front Page | June 18, 1978
Did you know Ron Guidry went 25-3 in 1978, finishing with a .893 winning percentage - one of the ten best single season winning percentages in Major League history?
Did you know Ron Guidry, during the three games he lost in 1978 (see the fact up above), lost each one of them to a left-handed pitcher whose first name was Mike? They were Mike Caldwell ( July 7, 1978 ), Mike Flanagan ( August 4, 1978 ), and Mike Willis ( September 20, 1978 ).
Did you know Ron Guidry was one of the few New York Yankee Team Captains ? From 1986 through 1989 Guidry, along with Willie Randolph shared the responsibility.
Did you know Ron Guidry won five Gold Gloves , all consecutively (1982 through 1986), and no other Yankee pitcher has ever won more ( Bobby Shantz is second all-time, with four, 1957-1960)?
Ron Guidry threw exactly three pitches to Carlton Fisk , all strikes, in the ninth inning of a game played on August 7, 1984 . The next batter, Tom Paciorek , saw exactly three pitches, all strikes as well. The final batter of the inning, Greg Luzinski , saw exactly three pitches also, and all three were also strikes. The first (discovered) immaculate inning to occur in the American League during the ninth inning.
Ron Guidry #49 | New York Yankees Retired Numbers Plaque
The New York Yankees retired
#49
- the only number Ron Guidry wore during his entire Major League / Bronx Bombers career - on August 23, 2003. Prior to that date, the Yankees had retired sixteen numbers, but only one other pitcher,
Whitey Ford
, who had his
#16
retired on August 3, 1974.