Ron Davis

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: August 6, 1955 in Houston, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1976 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from Blinn College (Brenham, TX).

High School: Charles H. Milby HS (Houston, TX)

School: Blinn College (Brenham, TX)

Debut: July 29, 1978 (Age 22-357d, 14,069th in major league history)
vs. MIN 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: September 24, 1988 (Age 33-049d)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Agents: Nick Buoniconti

Full Name: Ronald Gene Davis

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Relatives: Father of Ike Davis

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.8

ERA

4.05

481

130

746.2

597

WHIP

1.386

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 82 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 11 walk-off, 8 tying, 27 go ahead

4 Tms
MIN	47
NYY	20
CHC	11
SFG	4

Platoon
vs RHB	42
vs LHB	40

Home/Road
Away	44
Home	38

Outs
2	33
1	26
0	23

20 Opps
BAL	10
DET	10
OAK	8
SEA	6
TEX	5
BOS	5
CAL	4
NYY	4
PIT	4
CLE	4
CHW	4
KCR	3
MON	3
TOR	3
SFG	2
LAD	2
HOU	2
CIN	1
NYM	1
MIL	1

70 Batters
Lance Parrish	3
Eddie Murray	3
Jim Rice	3
Kirk Gibson	2
Jeff Burroughs	2
Larry Herndon	2
Graig Nettles	2
Don Baylor	2
Richie Hebner	2
Steve Lyons	1
Rusty Staub	1
Joe Carter	1
Fred Lynn	1
Glenn Davis	1
Greg Luzinski	1
R.J. Reynolds	1
Carlton Fisk	1
Ken Singleton	1
Dave Parker	1
Ruppert Jones	1
Dave Bergman	1
Ken Landreaux	1
Buddy Bell	1
Rickey Henderson	1
Randy Hunt	1
Rich Dauer	1
Don Mattingly	1
Pedro Guerrero	1
Tom Paciorek	1
Harold Baines	1
Todd Cruz	1
Cecil Cooper	1
Dwight Evans	1
Chet Lemon	1
Wally Joyner	1
Jorge Orta	1
Phil Bradley	1
Kevin McReynolds	1
Alvin Davis	1
Jamie Quirk	1
George Wright	1
Johnny Grubb	1
John Mayberry	1
Brian Downing	1
Tony Phillips	1
Dave Revering	1
Jim Dwyer	1
Willie Aikens	1
Larry Parrish	1
Dave Kingman	1
Robby Thompson	1
Andy Van Slyke	1
Larry Sheets	1
Ricky Nelson	1
Al Cowens	1
Otto Vélez	1
José Morales	1
Steve Balboni	1
Barry Bonds	1
Bob Brenly	1
Von Hayes	1
Doug DeCinces	1
Mel Hall	1
Tom Nieto	1
Jim Morrison	1
Pete O'Brien	1
Amos Otis	1
Cliff Johnson	1
Mitch Webster	1
Tony Armas	1

21 Parks
Metrodome (MIN)	24
Yankee Stad (NYC)	9
Memor. Stad (BAL)	7
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	6
Tiger Stad (DET)	5
RingCentral Col (OAK)	4
3Com Park (SFO)	4
Kingdome (SEA)	4
ClevelandStd (CLE)	3
KauffmanStad (KAN)	2
Arlington St (ARL)	2
Fenway Pk (BOS)	2
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	2
Astrodome (HOU)	1
3 Rivers Std (PIT)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
County Stad (MIL)	1
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	1
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1

Where Hit
9	23
7	17
8	1
78	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
Unk	77
3	2
6	1
4	1
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	69
2·HR gms	5
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	35
1--	18
-2-	10
12-	6
--3	4
1-3	4
123	3
-23	2

147 Runs
RISP	29
0 on	35
1 on	32
2 on	12
3 on	3
Any on	47

Inning
4	2
5	2
6	9
7	11
8	14
9	37
Extra	7

4-6	13
7-end	69

RelScore
+4..	14
+3	5
+2	3
+1	9
Tied	17
-1	12
-2	7
-3	9
-4..	6

Ahead	31
Tied	17
Behind	34

Before event,
for batter

Count
Unk	77
2-1	1
0-2	1
3-2	1
1-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	15
LF	14
DH	14
RF	12
C	8
CF	6
3B	6
PH	4
SS	2
2B	1

OrderPos
4th	18
3rd	15
5th	14
6th	12
7th	5
1st	5
2nd	5
8th	5
9th	3

Leverage
High Lev	33
Medium Lev	11
Low Lev	38

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1979-06-08	Amos Otis	KCR		NYY	behind 7-10	b 9	0	1--		2	3	8	12%	21%		Home Run (Deep RF); S. Braun Scores
2	2	2	1	1979-06-29	Jim Rice	BOS	@	NYY	ahead 1-0	t 9	0	---		1	4	7	9%	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
3	3	3	1	1979-07-27	Cecil Cooper	MIL		NYY	tied 3-3	b 7	2	1--		2	3	3	32%	87%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Money Scores
4	4	4	1	1979-08-07	Chet Lemon	CHW	@	NYY	tied 3-3	t 6	0	-2-		2	5	8	19%	78%		Home Run (Deep LF); L. Johnson Scores; C. Lemon Scores
5	5	5	1	1979-09-30	Otto Vélez	TOR	@	NYY	behind 1-5	t 6	1	---		1	4	DH	5%	11%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1980-04-11	Rusty Staub	TEX		NYY	behind 5-6	b 5	1	-2-		2	6	PH	26%	69%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Zisk Scores
7	7	2	1	1980-04-23	Eddie Murray	BAL	@	NYY	behind 4-6	t 6	2	---		1	4	3	11%	27%		Home Run (Deep RF)
8	8	3	1	1980-05-20	Richie Hebner	DET		NYY	ahead 8-5	b 6	2	1--		2	6	5	7%	97%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Corcoran Scores
9	9	4	1	1980-05-23	John Mayberry	TOR		NYY	behind 2-7	b 9	2	---		1	6	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep RF)
10	10	5	1	1980-06-20	Dave Revering	OAK	@	NYY	behind 4-15	t 9	1	-2-		2	4	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep RF); M. Page Scores
11	11	6	1	1980-07-11	Johnny Grubb	TEX		NYY	ahead 6-2	b 4	2	-2-		2	6	DH	5%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF); A. Oliver Scores
12	12	7	1	1980-08-14	Rich Dauer	BAL		NYY	ahead 4-1	b 7	1	---		1	2	5	3%	97%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	8	2	1980-08-14	Ken Singleton	BAL		NYY	ahead 5-1	b 7	1	---		1	3	9	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
14	14	9	1	1980-09-28	Lance Parrish	DET		NYY	behind 0-3	b 6	2	12-		3	5	2	36%	52%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Peters Scores; J. Wockenfuss Scores
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	1981-05-01	Cliff Johnson	OAK		NYY	ahead 4-3	b 7	1	-2-		2	3	DH	13%	95%		Home Run (Deep CF); R. Henderson Scores
16	16	2	1	1981-05-09	Tom Paciorek	SEA		NYY	behind 3-5	b 9	2	12-		3	3	7	91%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); D. Meyer Scores; J. Cruz Scores
17	17	3	1	1981-05-27	Doug DeCinces	BAL		NYY	ahead 3-2	b 6	1	1--		2	8	5	16%	92%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Ayala Scores/unER
18	18	4	1	1981-08-16	Kirk Gibson	DET		NYY	behind 2-4	b 9	1	12-		3	1	7	81%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); R. Leach Scores; M. Kelleher Scores
19	19	5	1	1981-08-27	Greg Luzinski	CHW		NYY	behind 0-1	b 8	1	-23		3	4	DH	41%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. LeFlore Scores; M. Squires Scores
20	20	6	1	1981-09-26	José Morales	BAL	@	NYY	tied 3-3	t 8	1	---		1	5	DH	29%	74%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1982-04-15	Rickey Henderson	OAK	@	MIN	behind 3-11	t 9	0	1--		2	1	7	0%	0%		Home Run; J. Rudi Scores
22	22	2	1	1982-04-24	Todd Cruz	SEA		MIN	tied 2-2	b 7	0	---		1	9	6	20%	79%		Home Run
23	23	3	1	1982-05-12	Jim Rice	BOS	@	MIN	ahead 2-1	t 9	2	1--		2	3	7	15%	96%		Home Run; D. Evans Scores
24	24	4	1	1982-05-18	Jim Dwyer	BAL		MIN	behind 5-8	b 9	0	---		1	9	PH	5%	9%		Home Run (Deep RF)
25	25	5	1	1982-05-23	Graig Nettles	NYY		MIN	ahead 3-2	b 8	0	---		1	6	5	7%	94%		Home Run
26	26	6	1	1982-05-26	Von Hayes	CLE	@	MIN	tied 1-1	t 9	1	---		1	6	9	38%	82%		Home Run
27	27	7	1	1982-05-28	Graig Nettles	NYY	@	MIN	ahead 6-5	t 9	2	123		4	6	5	15%	99%		Home Run; D. Collins Scores; O. Gamble Scores; B. Murcer Scores
28	28	8	1	1982-06-06	Eddie Murray	BAL	@	MIN	tied 5-5	t 11	1	1--		2	4	3	42%	92%		Home Run (Deep RF); D. Ford Scores
29	29	9	1	1982-06-30	Carlton Fisk	CHW	@	MIN	behind 2-4	t 9	0	---		1	6	2	9%	17%		Home Run (Deep RF)
30	30	10	1	1982-07-05	Larry Herndon	DET		MIN	behind 1-5	b 9	2	--3		2	3	7	1%	1%		Home Run; R. Leach Scores
31	31	11	1	1982-07-17	Richie Hebner	DET	@	MIN	ahead 5-4	t 8	0	---		1	5	DH	12%	86%		Home Run
32	32	12	2	1982-07-17	Lance Parrish	DET	@	MIN	ahead 6-4	t 9	2	--3		2	4	2	6%	98%		Home Run; L. Whitaker Scores
33	33	13	1	1982-07-30	Jeff Burroughs	OAK		MIN	behind 2-3	b 9	2	---		1	6	DH	49%	53%		Home Run
34	34	14	1	1982-08-01	Tony Armas	OAK		MIN	behind 5-8	b 9	2	1--		2	4	9	3%	4%		Home Run; M. Heath Scores
35	35	15	1	1982-08-11	Don Baylor	CAL	@	MIN	behind 2-3	t 7	2	123		4	4	DH	52%	88%		Home Run; B. Downing Scores; D. DeCinces Scores; R. Jackson Scores
36	36	16	1	1982-09-17	Willie Aikens	KCR	@	MIN	behind 2-5	t 9	2	--3		2	8	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Deep LF); H. McRae Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
37	37	1	1	1983-04-06	Larry Herndon	DET	@	MIN	ahead 8-5	t 9	1	---		1	3	7	2%	98%		Home Run
38	38	2	1	1983-04-12	Jeff Burroughs	OAK		MIN	behind 1-3	b 8	2	1--		2	5	DH	42%	52%		Home Run; D. Murphy Scores
39	39	3	1	1983-06-12	George Wright	TEX	@	MIN	tied 3-3	t 11	1	---		1	6	8	38%	82%		Home Run
40	40	4	1	1983-06-22	Jorge Orta	TOR		MIN	behind 2-4	b 9	2	---		1	4	DH	3%	5%		Home Run
41	41	5	1	1983-07-20	Don Baylor	NYY		MIN	tied 4-4	b 10	0	-2-		2	5	DH	19%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; S. Kemp Scores
42	42	6	1	1983-08-06	Tony Phillips	OAK	@	MIN	tied 4-4	t 13	2	1--		2	9	6	48%	91%		Home Run; M. Heath Scores
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	1984-04-13	Alvin Davis	SEA	@	MIN	behind 1-2	t 9	0	---		1	6	3	33%	50%		Home Run
44	44	2	2	1984-04-13	Ricky Nelson	SEA	@	MIN	tied 2-2	t 9	0	---		1	7	9	33%	83%		Home Run
45	45	3	1	1984-04-20	Eddie Murray	BAL		MIN	tied 2-2	b 10	0	1--		2	4	3	29%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; C. Ripken Scores
46	46	4	1	1984-05-01	Al Cowens	SEA		MIN	ahead 9-8	b 8	1	---		1	5	9	8%	94%		Home Run
47	47	5	1	1984-05-04	Dave Kingman	OAK	@	MIN	behind 0-3	t 9	1	---		1	4	DH	2%	4%		Home Run
48	48	6	1	1984-06-22	Harold Baines	CHW	@	MIN	behind 5-6	t 9	0	1--		2	3	9	55%	83%		Home Run; S. Fletcher Scores
49	49	7	1	1984-06-27	Mel Hall	CLE		MIN	behind 3-4	b 10	2	1-3		3	5	7	80%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; B. Butler Scores; P. Tabler Scores
50	50	8	1	1984-07-14	Dave Bergman	DET	@	MIN	behind 3-4	t 9	1	---		1	7	PH	35%	44%		Home Run
51	51	9	1	1984-08-16	Jim Rice	BOS		MIN	tied 5-5	b 7	2	1--		2	3	7	33%	87%		Home Run; W. Boggs Scores
52	52	10	1	1984-09-27	Jamie Quirk	CLE		MIN	tied 3-3	b 9	2	---		1	8	2	46%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
53	53	11	1	1984-09-28	Joe Carter	CLE		MIN	behind 9-10	b 8	2	---		1	3	7	33%	53%		Home Run
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
54	54	1	1	1985-04-13	Phil Bradley	SEA		MIN	behind 4-7	b 9	2	123		4	2	7	90%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; A. Cowens Scores; B. Bonnell Scores; I. Calderón Scores
55	55	2	1	1985-05-10	Fred Lynn	BAL		MIN	tied 5-5	b 9	1	---		1	5	8	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
56	56	3	1	1985-05-13	Don Mattingly	NYY		MIN	behind 6-8	b 9	2	12-		3	3	3	91%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF); R. Hudler Scores; K. Griffey Scores
57	57	4	1	1985-05-27	Steve Lyons	BOS		MIN	ahead 5-2	b 8	1	1-3		3	1	8	2%	100%		Home Run; M. Barrett Scores/unER; G. Hoffman Scores
58	58	5	1	1985-08-31 (2)	Dwight Evans	BOS	@	MIN	behind 2-5	t 9	2	-2-		2	1	9	2%	4%		Home Run; S. Lyons Scores
59	59	6	1	1985-09-16	Larry Parrish	TEX	@	MIN	tied 4-4	t 9	1	-2-		2	4	DH	36%	91%		Home Run; C. Wilkerson Scores
60	60	7	1	1985-09-21	Steve Balboni	KCR		MIN	behind 4-5	b 8	1	---		1	5	3	32%	56%		Home Run
1986	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
61	61	1	1	1986-04-20	Brian Downing	CAL		MIN	tied 5-5	b 9	1	1-3		3	4	7	18%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run; R. Jones Scores; W. Joyner Scores
62	62	2	1	1986-04-26	Ruppert Jones	CAL	@	MIN	behind 3-6	t 9	0	1--		2	7	PH	9%	17%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Wilfong Scores
63	63	3	2	1986-04-26	Wally Joyner	CAL	@	MIN	behind 5-6	t 9	2	1--		2	2	3	72%	80%		Home Run (Deep RF); R. Jackson Scores
64	64	4	1	1986-06-10	Pete O'Brien	TEX	@	MIN	behind 8-9	t 7	0	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	3	3	19%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
65	65	5	1	1986-07-09	Lance Parrish	DET	@	MIN	ahead 4-0	t 8	2	---		1	4	2	2%	98%		Home Run (Deep RF)
66	66	6	1	1986-07-20	Larry Sheets	BAL		MIN	ahead 6-1	b 8	0	-2-		2	7	DH	0%	100%		Home Run; J. Traber Scores
67	67	7	1	1986-07-23	Kirk Gibson	DET		MIN	ahead 9-1	b 8	1	12-		3	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); T. Brookens Scores; A. Trammell Scores
68	68	8	1	1986-08-14	Tom Nieto	MON		CHC	tied 4-4	b 10	2	---		1	8	2	47%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
69	69	9	1	1986-09-05	Dave Parker	CIN		CHC	ahead 7-2	b 6	2	1-3		3	3	9	2%	100%		Home Run; B. Larkin Scores; B. Bell Scores
70	70	10	1	1986-09-23	Randy Hunt	MON	@	CHC	ahead 6-4	t 8	0	---		1	8	2	6%	93%		Home Run
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
71	71	1	1	1987-06-20	Barry Bonds	PIT	@	CHC	ahead 4-1	t 9	0	---		1	1	7	2%	98%		Home Run (LF-CF)
72	72	2	2	1987-06-20	R.J. Reynolds	PIT	@	CHC	ahead 5-1	t 9	2	1--		2	5	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Ray Scores
73	73	3	3	1987-06-20	Jim Morrison	PIT	@	CHC	ahead 7-1	t 9	2	---		1	6	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
74	74	4	1	1987-07-12	Ken Landreaux	LAD	@	CHC	ahead 8-0	t 6	1	12-		3	4	9	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); J. Shelby Scores; P. Guerrero Scores
75	75	5	1	1987-07-18	Robby Thompson	SFG		CHC	ahead 6-0	b 5	2	-2-		2	7	4	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Brenly Scores
76	76	6	2	1987-07-18	Bob Brenly	SFG		CHC	ahead 8-2	b 7	1	---		1	5	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
77	77	7	1	1987-07-29	Mitch Webster	MON	@	CHC	ahead 7-0	t 6	0	--3		2	2	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Candaele Scores
78	78	8	1	1987-08-03	Andy Van Slyke	PIT		CHC	ahead 5-0	b 7	0	---		1	2	8	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
79	79	1	1	1988-08-02	Buddy Bell	HOU	@	SFG	ahead 9-8	t 8	2	-23	6,(3-2) BBCBCX	3	5	3	19%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Doran Scores; T. Puhl Scores
80	80	2	1	1988-08-12	Pedro Guerrero	LAD		SFG	ahead 5-3	b 7	0	---	3,(2-0) ..BBX	1	4	3	5%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
81	81	3	1	1988-08-16	Kevin McReynolds	NYM	@	SFG	ahead 9-1	t 4	0	1--	3,(0-2) CFX	2	5	7	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Strawberry Scores
82	82	4	1	1988-09-18	Glenn Davis	HOU		SFG	behind 1-10	b 9	1	1--	5,(1-2) CFFBX	2	4	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Puhl Scores

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BAL	10
DET	10
OAK	8
SEA	6
TEX	5
BOS	5
CAL	4
NYY	4
PIT	4
CLE	4
CHW	4
KCR	3
MON	3
TOR	3
SFG	2
LAD	2
HOU	2
CIN	1
NYM	1
MIL	1

BAL	10
DET	10
OAK	8
SEA	6
TEX	5
BOS	5
CAL	4
NYY	4
PIT	4
CLE	4
CHW	4
KCR	3
MON	3
TOR	3
SFG	2
LAD	2
HOU	2
CIN	1
NYM	1
MIL	1

BAL	10
DET	10
OAK	8
SEA	6
TEX	5
BOS	5
CAL	4
NYY	4
PIT	4
CLE	4
CHW	4
KCR	3
MON	3
TOR	3
SFG	2
LAD	2
HOU	2
CIN	1
NYM	1
MIL	1