Ron Guidry

Positions: Starting Pitcher and Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-11, 161lb (180cm, 73kg)

Born: August 28, 1950 in Lafayette, LA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 3rd round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA).

School: University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA)

Last Game: September 27, 1988 (Age 38-030d)
vs. BAL 7.0 IP, 6 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Agents: Reggie Ringuet • Previously: John Schneider, Ron Shapiro

Full Name: Ronald Ames Guidry

Nicknames: Louisiana Lightning or Gator

Pronunciation: \GID-ree\

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Cy Young
4x All-Star
2x World Series
5x Gold Glove
2x ERA Title
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

47.8

170

ERA

3.29

368

323

2392.0

1778

WHIP

1.184

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1971	20	0.8	Johnson City	APPY	Rk	NYY	2	2	.500	2.11	2.49	7	7		2	2	0	47.0	34	13	11	1	27	0	61	0	0	2		1.298	6.5	0.2	5.2	11.7	2.26
1972	21	0.2	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	2	4	.333	3.82	4.77	15	13		1	1	0	66.0	53	35	28	2	50	2	61	0	0	4		1.561	7.2	0.3	6.8	8.3	1.22
1973	22	0.0	Kinston	CARL	A		7	6	.538	3.21	4.72	20	16		2	1	1	101.0	85	53	36	4	70	2	97	2	1	10		1.535	7.6	0.4	6.2	8.6	1.39
1974	23	0.6	West Haven	EL	AA	NYY	2	4	.333	5.26	5.61	37	8		1	0	3	77.0	80	48	45	5	53	3	79	0	0	7		1.727	9.4	0.6	6.2	9.2	1.49
1975	24	-0.6	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	6	5	.545	2.90	3.48	42	0		0	0	14	62.0	46	24	20	0	37	5	76	0	0	3		1.339	6.7	0.0	5.4	11.0	2.05
1975	24	-4.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	1	.000	3.45	3.45	10	1	6	0	0	0	15.2	15	6	6	0	9	0	15	1	0	1	69	1.532	8.6	0.0	5.2	8.6	1.67
1976	25	0.7	Syracuse	IL	AAA	NYY	5	1	.833	0.68	1.13	22	0		0	0	9	40.0	16	5	3	0	13	3	50	0	0	0		0.725	3.6	0.0	2.9	11.3	3.85
1976	25	-2.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	0		5.63	6.75	7	0	1	0	0	0	16.0	20	12	10	1	4	0	12	0	0	0	72	1.500	11.3	0.6	2.3	6.8	3.00
1977	26	-1.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	16	7	.696	2.82	3.08	31	25	4	9	5	1	210.2	174	72	66	12	65	2	176	0	0	6	850	1.134	7.4	0.5	2.8	7.5	2.71
1978	27	-0.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	25	3	.893	1.74	2.01	35	35	0	16	9	0	273.2	187	61	53	13	72	1	248	1	1	7	1057	0.946	6.1	0.4	2.4	8.2	3.44
1979	28	0.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	18	8	.692	2.78	3.16	33	30	3	15	2	2	236.1	203	83	73	20	71	0	201	0	0	9	946	1.159	7.7	0.8	2.7	7.7	2.83
1980	29	1.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	17	10	.630	3.56	3.97	37	29	4	5	3	1	219.2	215	97	87	19	80	1	166	1	0	5	929	1.343	8.8	0.8	3.3	6.8	2.08
1981	30	2.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	11	5	.688	2.76	2.91	23	21	1	0	0	0	127.0	100	41	39	12	26	0	104	1	0	6	497	0.992	7.1	0.9	1.8	7.4	4.00
1982	31	2.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	14	8	.636	3.81	4.22	34	33	0	6	1	0	222.0	216	104	94	22	69	3	162	1	1	6	935	1.284	8.8	0.9	2.8	6.6	2.35
1983	32	3.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	21	9	.700	3.42	3.56	31	31	0	21	3	0	250.1	232	99	95	26	60	3	156	2	2	4	1024	1.166	8.3	0.9	2.2	5.6	2.60
1984	33	4.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	10	11	.476	4.51	4.69	29	28	1	5	1	0	195.2	223	102	98	24	44	3	127	2	0	1	841	1.365	10.3	1.1	2.0	5.8	2.89
1985	34	5.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	22	6	.786	3.27	3.61	34	33	0	11	2	0	259.0	243	104	94	28	42	3	143	0	1	3	1033	1.100	8.4	1.0	1.5	5.0	3.40
1986	35	11.6	Albany-Colonie	EL	AA	NYY	0	0		3.00	3.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3.0	1	1	1	0	2	0	3	0	0	0		1.000	3.0	0.0	6.0	9.0	1.50
1986	35	6.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	12	.429	3.98	4.40	30	30	0	5	0	0	192.1	202	94	85	28	38	2	140	1	0	3	809	1.248	9.5	1.3	1.8	6.6	3.68
1987	36		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	NYY	1	0	1.000	0.00	1.64	3	3	0	0	0	0	11.0	7	2	0	0	3	0	10	0	0	0		0.909	5.7	0.0	2.5	8.2	3.33
1987	36	9.7	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	1	0	1.000	0.00	3.60	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	3	2	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0		1.000	5.4	0.0	3.6	5.4	1.50
1987	36	13.3	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	6.0	4	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	0		0.833	6.0	0.0	1.5	10.5	7.00
1987	36	7.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	5	8	.385	3.67	3.82	22	17	2	2	0	0	117.2	111	50	48	14	38	3	96	1	1	3	493	1.266	8.5	1.1	2.9	7.3	2.53
1988	37	14.4	Fort Lauderdale	FLOR	A	NYY	0	0		1.23	1.23	4	4	0	0	0	0	14.2	7	2	2	1	2	0	17	0	0	0		0.614	4.3	0.6	1.2	10.4	8.50
1988	37	8.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	3	.400	4.18	4.50	12	10	1	0	0	0	56.0	57	28	26	7	15	3	32	2	2	2	239	1.286	9.2	1.1	2.4	5.1	2.13
1989	38	12.4	Columbus	IL	AAA	NYY	1	5	.167	4.18	5.85	7	7	0	1	0	0	32.1	30	21	15	6	14	0	20	1	2	1		1.361	8.4	1.7	3.9	5.6	1.43
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		170	91	.651	3.29	3.59	368	323	23	95	26	4	2392.0	2198	953	874	226	633	24	1778	13	8	56	9794	1.184	8.3	0.9	2.4	6.7	2.81
Minors (10 seasons)					Minors		26	27	.491	3.19	4.04	158	59	0	7	4	27	454.0	359	204	161	19	271	15	474	3	3	27		1.388	7.1	0.4	5.4	9.4	1.75
All Levels (19 Seasons)							196	118	.624	3.27	3.66	526	382	23	102	30	31	2846.0	2557	1157	1035	245	904	39	2252	16	11	83	9794	1.216	8.1	0.8	2.9	7.1	2.49

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		13	11	.542	2.45	3.36	72	8	0	1	0	23	139.1	95	52	38	6	66	8	149	1	2	4		1.156	6.1	0.4	4.3	9.6	2.26
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		2	4	.333	5.18	5.51	38	9	0	1	0	3	80.0	81	49	46	5	55	3	82	0	0	7		1.700	9.1	0.6	6.2	9.2	1.49
A (4 seasons)					Minors		9	10	.474	3.17	4.32	41	35	0	3	2	1	187.2	149	90	66	7	123	4	182	2	1	14		1.449	7.1	0.3	5.9	8.7	1.48
Rk (1 season)					Minors		2	2	.500	2.11	2.49	7	7		2	2	0	47.0	34	13	11	1	27	0	61	0	0	2		1.298	6.5	0.2	5.2	11.7	2.26