What years did Ron Bryant play?

Ron Bryant played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1975.

Was Ron Bryant a pitcher?

Yes. Ron Bryant pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 509 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ron Bryant hit?

Ron Bryant hit 0 career home runs with 48 hits.

What was Ron Bryant's career batting average?

Ron Bryant batted .165 over his career, with 48 hits in 291 at bats.

How many RBI did Ron Bryant have?

Ron Bryant drove in 20 runs in his career.

What was Ron Bryant's career ERA?

Ron Bryant finished with a 4.02 career ERA, going 57-56 with 509 strikeouts.

Ron Bryant

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1967-1975)

Ron Bryant was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1975 for the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 9 seasons. Across 205 career appearances, he went 57-56 with a 4.02 ERA and 509 strikeouts. He also batted .165 with 0 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 57–56

ERA 4.02

WHIP 1.38

SO 509

Pitcher PIV -5795.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: B / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 11/12/1947 in Redlands, CA, USA
Died: 11/17/2023 in Boise, ID, USA
MLB Debut: 1967-09-29
Last Game: 1975-07-29

Full name: Ronald Raymond Bryant

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ron Bryant — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
57	56	205	132	23	6	1	917.0	890	410	80	379	509	4.02	-5795.5

Career ERA 4.02 vs. league average 3.58 across their career seasons — 12.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ron Bryant Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1967	SFN	NL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	2	0	2	4.50	—	0.0
1969	SFN	NL	4	3	16	8	0	0	1	57.2	60	28	25	30	4.37	3.61 (-21%)	-1533.0
1970	SFN	NL	5	8	34	11	1	0	0	96.0	103	51	38	66	4.78	3.89 (-23%)	1039.0
1971	SFN	NL	7	10	27	22	3	2	0	140.0	146	59	49	79	3.79	3.47 (-9%)	706.3
1972	SFN	NL	14	7	35	28	11	4	0	214.0	176	69	77	107	2.90	3.26 (+11%)	-2447.3
1973	SFN	NL	24	12	41	39	8	0	0	270.0	240	106	115	143	3.53	3.75 (+6%)	-1657.6
1974	SFN	NL	3	15	41	23	0	0	0	126.2	142	79	68	75	5.61	3.63 (-55%)	-1902.8
1975	SLN	NL	0	1	10	1	0	0	0	8.2	20	16	7	7	16.62	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			57	56	205	132	23	6	1	917.0	890	410	379	509	4.02	—	-5,796

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Ron Bryant — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
206	291	27	48	4	0	0	20	0	17	89	.165	.210	.179	.389	-1,276

Career AVG .165 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 34.4% below league average.

Career OBP .210 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 34.2% below league average.

Career SLG .179 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — 51.6% below league average.

Career OPS .389 vs. league average .689 across their career seasons — 43.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ron Bryant — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1967	SFN	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	SFN	NL	16	16	3	3	0	0	2	7	.188	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	SFN	NL	34	27	0	3	0	2	1	7	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	SFN	NL	27	50	7	10	1	5	1	13	.200	.249 (-20%)	.316 (-33%)	.365 (-40%)	.682 (-37%)	-290.7
1972	SFN	NL	35	70	5	12	2	3	3	22	.171	.243 (-30%)	.310 (-34%)	.353 (-43%)	.664 (-39%)	-405.9
1973	SFN	NL	42	95	11	16	1	7	9	32	.168	.256 (-34%)	.325 (-26%)	.378 (-53%)	.703 (-40%)	-579.9
1974	SFN	NL	41	31	1	4	0	2	1	8	.129	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	SLN	NL	10	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			206	291	27	48	4	20	17	89	.165	—	—	—	—	-1,276

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ron Bryant — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ron Bryant — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1971	NLCS	SFN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ron Bryant — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	1	0	0	2.0	1	1	1	2	4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ron Bryant — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1971	NLCS	SFN	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	1	1	1	2	4.50

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Ron Bryant — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	105	144	16	27	0	8	.188
Away	101	147	11	21	0	12	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Ron Bryant — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	104	485.1	451	203	203	258	3.76
Away	101	431.2	439	207	176	251	4.32

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ron Bryant — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	RBI
1975-07-29	STL	NYN	L	0	0
1975-07-28	STL	NYN	L	0	0
1975-07-26	STL	PHI	L	0	0
1975-07-24	STL	LAD	L	0	0
1975-07-08	STL	SFG	L	0	0
1975-07-04	STL	WSN	L	0	0
1975-06-27	STL	WSN	W	0	0
1975-06-18	STL	PIT	L	0	0
1975-06-16	STL	PIT	L	1	1
1975-06-12	STL	CIN	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ron Bryant — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1975-07-29	STL	NYN	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1975-07-28	STL	NYN	—	1.0	4	5	4	2	0	0
1975-07-26	STL	PHI	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
1975-07-24	STL	LAD	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	2	0
1975-07-08	STL	SFG	—	0.1	3	1	1	1	0	0
1975-07-04	STL	WSN	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1975-06-27	STL	WSN	—	0.1	1	1	1	0	1	0
1975-06-18	STL	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1975-06-16	STL	PIT	L	1.0	5	5	5	2	1	2
1975-06-12	STL	CIN	—	0.0	3	3	3	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ron Bryant — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	205	132	24	137	8	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ron Bryant — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1967	SFN	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1969	SFN	P	16	8	1	11	1	1
1970	SFN	P	34	11	4	20	0	0
1971	SFN	P	27	22	1	26	2	1
1972	SFN	P	35	28	3	15	3	2
1973	SFN	P	41	39	9	45	1	1
1974	SFN	P	41	23	5	18	1	1
1975	SLN	P	10	1	1	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ron Bryant — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	205

Awards & Honors

Ron Bryant — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1973	TSN All-Star	LHP
1973	TSN Pitcher of the Year

Award Voting History

Ron Bryant — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1973	Cy Young Award	NL	3rd	50.0	120	3
1973	Most Valuable Player	NL	26th	5.0	336	0

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Ron Bryant: the record in brief

The profile opens with Ron Bryant's first major league game on September 29, 1967; the last one listed came on July 29, 1975. The team column moves through the San Francisco Giants (1967 to 1974) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1975). Bryant, a pitcher by primary position, batted from both sides and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 0 inches and 190 pounds. Bryant was born on November 12, 1947, in Redlands, CA, USA. Bryant's death is recorded on November 17, 2023, in Boise, ID, USA. Bryant's full given name, per the bio, is Ronald Raymond Bryant.

Bryant's career pitching line is 57 wins, 56 losses and a 4.02 ERA over 205 appearances. The totals include 509 strikeouts, 23 complete games, and 6 shutouts. The league ERA over Bryant's seasons was 3.58, so the 4.02 figure ran 12.3% worse than average. The best win total was 24, in 1973. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.90 in 1972, when the league's was 3.26.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Bryant

What years did Ron Bryant play?: Ron Bryant played in Major League Baseball from 1967 to 1975.
Was Ron Bryant a pitcher?: Yes. Ron Bryant pitched in the major leagues, recording 57 wins and 509 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ron Bryant hit?: Ron Bryant hit 0 career home runs with 48 hits.
What was Ron Bryant's career batting average?: Ron Bryant batted .165 over his career, with 48 hits in 291 at bats.
How many RBI did Ron Bryant have?: Ron Bryant drove in 20 runs in his career.
What was Ron Bryant's career ERA?: Ron Bryant finished with a 4.02 career ERA, going 57-56 with 509 strikeouts.