Ron Davis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1988)

Ron Davis was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1988 for 5 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 11 seasons. Across 481 career appearances, he went 47-53 with a 4.05 ERA, 597 strikeouts, and 130 saves. Ron Davis was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 916.5.

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

W–L 47–53
ERA 4.05
WHIP 1.39
SO 597
Pitcher PIV 916.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 205 lb
Born
8/6/1955 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1978-07-29
Last Game
1988-09-24
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Ronald Gene Davis

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ron Davis — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
47 53 481 0 0 0 130 746.2 735 336 82 300 597 4.05 916.5

Career ERA 4.05 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ron Davis (b. 1955) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1978 NYA AL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2.1 3 3 3 0 11.57 — 0.0
1979 NYA AL 14 2 44 0 0 0 9 85.1 84 27 28 43 2.85 4.00 (+29%) 1077.6
1980 NYA AL 9 3 53 0 0 0 7 131.0 121 43 32 65 2.95 3.84 (+23%) 1148.1
1981 NYA AL 4 5 43 0 0 0 6 73.0 47 22 25 83 2.71 3.58 (+24%) 2151.3
1982 MIN AL 3 9 63 0 0 0 22 106.0 106 52 47 89 4.42 3.86 (-14%) -1312.2
1983 MIN AL 5 8 66 0 0 0 30 89.0 89 33 33 84 3.34 3.87 (+14%) 2073.3
1984 MIN AL 7 11 64 0 0 0 29 83.0 79 42 41 74 4.55 3.81 (-20%) -936.2
1985 MIN AL 2 6 57 0 0 0 25 64.2 55 25 35 72 3.48 3.89 (+11%) 359.5
1986 MIN AL 2 6 36 0 0 0 2 38.2 55 39 29 30 9.08 3.97 (-129%) -2088.6
1986 CHN NL 0 2 17 0 0 0 0 20.0 31 17 3 10 7.65 3.97 (-93%) -99.3
1987 CHN NL 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 32.1 43 21 12 31 5.85 4.29 (-36%) -800.2
1987 LAN NL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4.0 7 3 6 1 6.75 — 0.0
1988 SFN NL 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 17.1 15 9 6 15 4.67 3.73 (-25%) -657.0
Career · 13 seasons 47 53 481 0 0 0 130 746.2 735 336 300 597 4.05 — 916

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 Davis — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
481 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ron Davis (b. 1955) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1978 NYA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 NYA AL 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 NYA AL 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 NYA AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 MIN AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 MIN AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 MIN AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 MIN AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 MIN AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 CHN NL 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 CHN NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 LAN NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 SFN NL 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 481 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0

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 Davis — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ron Davis — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1981 AEDIV NYA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 ALCS NYA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1981 WS NYA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1980 ALCS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ron Davis — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 10 0 0 15.2 8 7 10 17 4.02

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ron Davis — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1981 AEDIV NYA 1 0 3 0 0 6.0 1 0 2 6 0.00
1981 ALCS NYA 0 0 2 0 0 3.1 0 0 2 4 0.00
1981 WS NYA 0 0 4 0 0 2.1 4 6 5 4 23.14
1980 ALCS NYA 0 0 1 0 0 4.0 3 1 1 3 2.25

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ron Davis — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home23530000.000
Away24630000.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Ron Davis — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home235369.23791611433123.92
Away246377.03561751572854.18

Last 10 Games — Batting

Ron Davis — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1988-09-24 SFGLADL 000000000
1988-09-18 SFGHOUW 000000000
1988-09-07 SFGATLL 000000000
1988-08-16 SFGNYNL 100000000
1988-08-12 SFGLADL 000000000
1988-08-08 SFGATLW 100000000
1988-08-06 SFGATLL 000000000
1988-08-05 SFGATLL 000000000
1988-08-02 SFGHOUL 000000000
1987-09-28 LADHOUL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ron Davis — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1988-09-24 SFGLAD — 1.0000010
1988-09-18 SFGHOU — 1.0122101
1988-09-07 SFGATL — 1.1300200
1988-08-16 SFGNYN — 4.0322241
1988-08-12 SFGLAD — 1.2221031
1988-08-08 SFGATL W 2.0000020
1988-08-06 SFGATL — 2.1100010
1988-08-05 SFGATL — 2.0000100
1988-08-02 SFGHOU L 2.0544041
1987-09-28 LADHOU — 2.0200210

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ron Davis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 481 0 35 83 4 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ron Davis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1978 NYA P 4 0 1 0 0 0
1979 NYA P 44 0 5 15 0 2
1980 NYA P 53 0 4 23 1 0
1981 NYA P 43 0 4 5 0 0
1982 MIN P 63 0 6 10 0 1
1983 MIN P 66 0 0 4 1 0
1984 MIN P 64 0 4 8 0 0
1985 MIN P 57 0 3 5 0 1
1986 MIN P 36 0 5 5 0 1
1986 CHN P 17 0 1 1 1 0
1987 CHN P 21 0 1 1 0 1
1987 LAN P 4 0 0 2 0 1
1988 SFN P 9 0 1 4 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Ron Davis (b. 1955) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 481

Awards & Honors

Ron Davis — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1980 Player of the Week Week of 1980-09-12

Salary History

Ron Davis — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1986 MIN AL $725,000
1985 MIN AL $650,000
Total Career Earnings $1,375,000

College History

Ron Davis — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Blinn College Brenham TX 1976

Award Voting History

Ron Davis — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1979 Rookie of the Year AL 4th 3.0 28 3

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Ron Davis (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Danys Baez
    40-57, 4.25 ERA
  2. 81
    Kevin Gregg
    30-46, 4.24 ERA
  3. 80
    Jack Baldschun
    48-41, 3.69 ERA
  4. 79
    Joe Borowski
    22-34, 4.18 ERA
  5. 78
    Ricky Bottalico
    33-42, 3.99 ERA
  6. 78
    Darren Holmes
    35-33, 4.25 ERA

Ron Davis: the record in brief

The profile opens with Ron Davis's first major league game on July 29, 1978; the last one listed came on September 24, 1988. Club by club, the record runs the New York Yankees (1978 through 1981), the Minnesota Twins (1982 through 1986), the Chicago Cubs (1986 through 1987), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1987), and the San Francisco Giants (1988). The bio lists Davis as a pitcher who both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 6 feet, 4 inches and 205 pounds. Davis was born on August 6, 1955, in Houston, TX, USA. Ron Davis was the playing name; the full given name is Ronald Gene.

Across 481 games (0 starts), Davis recorded 47 wins against 53 losses with a 4.05 ERA. Davis had 597 strikeouts and 130 saves. Davis's 4.05 ERA was close to the 3.88 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 14, in 1979. Davis struck out 89 batters in 1982, a career high. Davis saved 30 games in 1983, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Davis

What years did Ron Davis play?
Ron Davis played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1988.
Was Ron Davis a pitcher?
Yes. Ron Davis pitched in the major leagues, recording 47 wins and 597 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ron Davis hit?
Ron Davis hit 0 career home runs.
What was Ron Davis's career batting average?
Ron Davis batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 6 at bats.
What was Ron Davis's career ERA?
Ron Davis finished with a 4.05 career ERA, going 47-53 with 597 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ron Davis have?
Ron Davis recorded 597 career strikeouts.