What years did Ron Guidry play?

Ron Guidry played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1988.

Was Ron Guidry a pitcher?

Yes. Ron Guidry pitched in the major leagues, recording 170 wins and 1778 strikeouts.

What teams did Ron Guidry play for?

Ron Guidry played for one team, the New York Yankees (1975–1988).

How many Cy Young Awards did Ron Guidry win?

Ron Guidry won 1 Cy Young Award, in 1978.

What awards did Ron Guidry win?

Ron Guidry won the Cy Young Award (1978) and 5 Gold Gloves (1982–1986). He was selected to 4 All-Star Games.

What were Ron Guidry's career stats?

In 368 games, Ron Guidry went 170-91 with a 3.29 ERA, 1,778 strikeouts, 2,392.0 innings pitched, and 4 saves.

What was Ron Guidry's salary?

Ron Guidry's last recorded salary was $825,000, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $975,000, in 1986, and his lowest was $825,000, in 1988. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1988.

What position did Ron Guidry play?

Ron Guidry played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Ron Guidry and how much did he weigh?

Ron Guidry was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 161 pounds.

What was Ron Guidry's career ERA?

Ron Guidry finished with a 3.29 career ERA, going 170-91 with 1,778 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ron Guidry have?

Ron Guidry recorded 1,778 career strikeouts.

Is Ron Guidry in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ron Guidry has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Ron Guidry make?

Ron Guidry was selected to 4 All-Star Games.

Ron Guidry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1988)

Ron Guidry was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1988 for the New York Yankees, a span of 14 seasons. Across 368 career appearances, he went 170-91 with a 3.29 ERA and 1,778 strikeouts. Ron Guidry was a 4-time All-Star, a Cy Young, a 5-time Gold Glove, and a Roberto Clemente Award. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 37878.4.

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 15, 2026

W–L 170–91

ERA 3.29

WHIP 1.18

SO 1,778

Pitcher PIV 37878.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 161 lb
Born: 8/28/1950 in Lafayette, LA, USA
MLB Debut: 1975-07-27
Last Game: 1988-09-27
Awards: 4× All-Star · Cy Young · 5× Gold Glove · Roberto Clemente Award

Full name: Ronald Ames Guidry

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ron Guidry — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
170	91	368	323	95	26	4	2392.0	2,198	874	226	633	1,778	3.29	37878.4

Career ERA 3.29 vs. league average 3.85 across their career seasons — 14.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Ron Guidry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1975	NYA	AL	0	1	10	1	0	0	0	15.2	15	6	9	15	3.45	3.71 (+7%)	441.5
1976	NYA	AL	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	16.0	20	10	4	12	5.62	3.51 (-60%)	328.7
1977	NYA	AL	16	7	31	25	9	5	1	210.2	174	66	65	176	2.82	4.00 (+29%)	6952.3
1978	NYA	AL	25	3	35	35	16	9	0	273.2	187	53	72	248	1.74	3.69 (+53%)	10817.0
1979	NYA	AL	18	8	33	30	15	2	2	236.1	203	73	71	201	2.78	4.00 (+31%)	6006.2
1980	NYA	AL	17	10	37	29	5	3	1	219.2	215	87	80	166	3.56	3.84 (+7%)	2124.8
1981	NYA	AL	11	5	23	21	0	0	0	127.0	100	39	26	104	2.76	3.58 (+23%)	2459.5
1982	NYA	AL	14	8	34	33	6	1	0	222.0	216	94	69	162	3.81	3.86 (+1%)	2156.5
1983	NYA	AL	21	9	31	31	21	3	0	250.1	232	95	60	156	3.42	3.87 (+12%)	1779.8
1984	NYA	AL	10	11	29	28	5	1	0	195.2	223	98	44	127	4.51	3.81 (-18%)	209.1
1985	NYA	AL	22	6	34	33	11	2	0	259.0	243	94	42	143	3.27	3.89 (+16%)	2874.7
1986	NYA	AL	9	12	30	30	5	0	0	192.1	202	85	38	140	3.98	3.97 (avg)	781.9
1987	NYA	AL	5	8	22	17	2	0	0	117.2	111	48	38	96	3.67	4.29 (+14%)	1546.0
1988	NYA	AL	2	3	12	10	0	0	0	56.0	57	26	15	32	4.18	3.73 (-12%)	-599.5
Career · 14 seasons			170	91	368	323	95	26	4	2,392.0	2,198	874	633	1,778	3.29	—	37,878

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 Guidry — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
379	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Ron Guidry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	R	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1975	NYA	AL	10	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	NYA	AL	7	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	NYA	AL	36	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	NYA	AL	37	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	NYA	AL	34	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	NYA	AL	37	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	NYA	AL	23	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	NYA	AL	34	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	NYA	AL	32	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	NYA	AL	30	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	NYA	AL	34	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	NYA	AL	30	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	NYA	AL	22	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	NYA	AL	13	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 14 seasons			379	4	—	—	—	—	—	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 Guidry — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
11	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ron Guidry — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1981	AEDIV	NYA	2	0	0	.000
1981	WS	NYA	2	5	3	.000
1980	ALCS	NYA	1	0	0	.000
1978	ALCS	NYA	1	0	0	.000
1978	WS	NYA	1	0	0	.000
1977	ALCS	NYA	2	0	0	.000
1977	WS	NYA	1	2	1	.000
1976	ALCS	NYA	1	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ron Guidry — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
5	2	10	10	0	62.2	52	21	25	51	3.02

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ron Guidry — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1981	AEDIV	NYA	0	0	2	2	8.1	11	5	3	8	5.40
1981	WS	NYA	1	1	2	2	14.0	8	3	4	15	1.93
1980	ALCS	NYA	0	1	1	1	3.0	5	4	4	2	12.00
1978	ALCS	NYA	1	0	1	1	8.0	7	1	1	7	1.12
1978	WS	NYA	1	0	1	1	9.0	8	1	7	4	1.00
1977	ALCS	NYA	1	0	2	2	11.1	9	5	3	8	3.97
1977	WS	NYA	1	0	1	1	9.0	4	2	3	7	2.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ron Guidry — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	199	0	4	0	0	0	—
Away	180	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Ron Guidry — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	189	1268.1	1108	409	317	978	2.90
Away	178	1117.1	1084	463	315	795	3.73

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ron Guidry — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1988-09-27	NYY	BAL	W	7.0	6	1	1	1	4	0
1988-09-18	NYY	BOS	L	1.1	6	6	6	1	0	1
1988-09-13	NYY	CLE	—	4.2	6	4	4	0	2	2
1988-09-08	NYY	DET	—	6.1	3	1	1	2	5	0
1988-09-03	NYY	OAK	—	5.0	3	2	2	2	3	0
1988-08-30	NYY	SEA	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0
1988-08-27	NYY	LAA	—	4.2	4	1	1	1	4	1
1988-07-28	NYY	MIL	L	5.2	8	3	3	3	3	0
1988-07-23	NYY	KCR	—	5.1	5	4	3	0	4	2
1988-07-17	NYY	CHW	W	5.0	1	1	1	2	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ron Guidry — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2	0	0	0	0	0
P	368	323	107	307	8	19

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ron Guidry — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1975	NYA	P	10	1	0	0	0	0
1976	NYA	P	7	0	0	4	0	0
1977	NYA	P	31	25	7	27	1	2
1978	NYA	P	35	35	14	44	2	1
1979	NYA	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1979	NYA	P	33	30	11	29	1	1
1980	NYA	P	37	29	16	36	2	4
1981	NYA	P	23	21	13	17	0	1
1982	NYA	P	34	33	7	19	0	1
1983	NYA	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1983	NYA	P	31	31	9	33	0	2
1984	NYA	P	29	28	8	24	0	3
1985	NYA	P	34	33	6	34	1	3
1986	NYA	P	30	30	9	21	1	0
1987	NYA	P	22	17	4	14	0	1
1988	NYA	P	12	10	3	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ron Guidry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	368
Center Field	2

Awards & Honors

Ron Guidry — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1986	Gold Glove	P
1985	Gold Glove	P
1985	Player of the Week	Week of 1985-06-21
1985	TSN All-Star	LHP
1984	Gold Glove	P
1984	Roberto Clemente Award
1983	Gold Glove	P
1983	TSN All-Star	LHP
1982	Gold Glove	P
1981	Pitcher of the Month	August
1981	TSN All-Star	LHP
1978	Cy Young Award
1978	Player of the Month	June
1978	Player of the Month	September
1978	Player of the Week	Week of 1978-06-16
1978	Player of the Week	Week of 1978-09-08
1978	TSN All-Star	LHP
1978	TSN Major League Player of the Year
1978	TSN Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Ron Guidry's recorded salaries total $3,550,000 over 4 seasons, 1985 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Guidry's career ran from 1975 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Ron Guidry — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1988	NYA	AL	$825,000
1987	NYA	AL	$850,000
1986	NYA	AL	$975,000
1985	NYA	AL	$900,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$3,550,000

College History

Ron Guidry — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lafayette	LA	1969, 1970

Award Voting History

Ron Guidry — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1985	Cy Young Award	AL	2nd	88.0	140	4
1985	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	15.0	392	0
1983	Cy Young Award	AL	5th	5.0	140	0
1983	Most Valuable Player	AL	21th	2.0	392	0
1981	Cy Young Award	AL	7th	2.0	140	0
1979	Cy Young Award	AL	3rd	26.0	140	1
1979	Most Valuable Player	AL	26th	1.0	392	0
1978	Cy Young Award	AL	1st	140.0	140	28
1978	Most Valuable Player	AL	2nd	291.0	392	8
1977	Cy Young Award	AL	7th	5.0	140	0
1977	Most Valuable Player	AL	18th	11.0	392	0

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Ron Guidry: the record in brief

The profile opens with Ron Guidry's first major league game on July 27, 1975; the last one listed came on September 27, 1988. All of the seasons listed were played for the New York Yankees. Guidry is listed as a pitcher at 5-foot-11 and 161 pounds. Guidry both batted and threw left-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is August 28, 1950, in Lafayette, LA, USA. Guidry's full given name, per the bio, is Ronald Ames Guidry.

The pitching table credits Guidry with a 170-91 record and a 3.29 ERA in 368 games. The same table counts 1,778 strikeouts, 95 complete games, and 26 shutouts. The leagues Guidry pitched in allowed 3.85 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 14.6% better than average. 1978 brought Guidry a season-high 25 wins. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 1.74 in 1978, when the league's was 3.69. By Pitcher PIV, Baseball Data Hub's measure of run prevention relative to each season's league, Guidry's career adds up to 37,878.4.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Guidry

What years did Ron Guidry play?: Ron Guidry played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1988.
Was Ron Guidry a pitcher?: Yes. Ron Guidry pitched in the major leagues, recording 170 wins and 1778 strikeouts.
What teams did Ron Guidry play for?: Ron Guidry played for one team, the New York Yankees (1975–1988).
How many Cy Young Awards did Ron Guidry win?: Ron Guidry won 1 Cy Young Award, in 1978.
What awards did Ron Guidry win?: Ron Guidry won the Cy Young Award (1978) and 5 Gold Gloves (1982–1986). He was selected to 4 All-Star Games.
What were Ron Guidry's career stats?: In 368 games, Ron Guidry went 170-91 with a 3.29 ERA, 1,778 strikeouts, 2,392.0 innings pitched, and 4 saves.
How much did Ron Guidry earn in his career?: Ron Guidry's recorded salaries total $3,550,000 over 4 seasons, 1985 to 1988. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Guidry's career ran from 1975 to 1988. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Ron Guidry's salary?: Ron Guidry's last recorded salary was $825,000, in 1988. His highest recorded salary was $975,000, in 1986, and his lowest was $825,000, in 1988. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1988.
What position did Ron Guidry play?: Ron Guidry played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ron Guidry and how much did he weigh?: Ron Guidry was listed at 5 feet 11 inches and 161 pounds.
What was Ron Guidry's career ERA?: Ron Guidry finished with a 3.29 career ERA, going 170-91 with 1,778 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ron Guidry have?: Ron Guidry recorded 1,778 career strikeouts.
Is Ron Guidry in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ron Guidry has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Ron Guidry make?: Ron Guidry was selected to 4 All-Star Games.