Ron Villone

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1995-2009)

W–L 61–65
ERA 4.73
WHIP 1.50
SO 925
Pitcher PIV -9886.9
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 245 lb
Born
1/16/1970 in Englewood, NJ, USA
MLB Debut
1995-04-28
Last Game
2009-10-04

Full name: Ronald Thomas Villone

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
61 65 717 93 2 0 8 1168.0 1,115 614 136 637 925 4.73 -9886.9

Career ERA 4.73 vs. league average 4.46 across their career seasons — 6.2% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1995 SEA AL 0 2 19 0 0 0 0 19.3 20 17 23 26 7.91 4.45 (-78%) -1798.6
1995 SDN NL 2 1 19 0 0 0 1 25.7 24 12 11 37 4.21 4.45 (+5%) 266.2
1996 SDN NL 1 1 21 0 0 0 0 18.3 17 6 7 19 2.95 4.61 (+36%) 361.1
1996 ML4 AL 0 0 23 0 0 0 2 24.7 14 9 18 19 3.28 4.61 (+29%) -1112.4
1997 ML4 AL 1 0 50 0 0 0 0 52.7 54 20 36 40 3.42 4.39 (+22%) -389.4
1998 CLE AL 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 27.0 30 18 22 15 6.00 4.43 (-35%) -1152.6
1999 CIN NL 9 7 29 22 0 0 2 142.7 114 67 73 97 4.23 4.71 (+10%) 2074.9
2000 CIN NL 10 10 35 23 2 0 0 141.0 154 85 78 77 5.43 4.77 (-14%) -4060.3
2001 COL NL 1 3 22 6 0 0 0 46.7 56 33 29 48 6.36 4.42 (-44%) -203.5
2001 HOU NL 5 7 31 6 0 0 0 68.0 77 42 24 65 5.56 4.42 (-26%) -423.7
2002 PIT NL 4 6 45 7 0 0 0 93.0 95 60 34 55 5.81 4.28 (-36%) 290.1
2003 HOU NL 6 6 19 19 0 0 0 106.7 91 49 48 91 4.13 4.40 (+6%) -976.5
2004 SEA AL 8 6 56 10 0 0 0 117.0 102 53 64 86 4.08 4.46 (+9%) -1160.0
2005 SEA AL 2 3 52 0 0 0 1 40.3 33 11 23 41 2.45 4.29 (+43%) 586.3
2005 FLO NL 3 2 27 0 0 0 0 23.7 24 18 12 29 6.85 4.29 (-60%) 504.4
2006 NYA AL 3 3 70 0 0 0 0 80.3 75 45 51 72 5.04 4.53 (-11%) -678.3
2007 NYA AL 0 0 37 0 0 0 0 42.3 36 20 18 25 4.25 4.47 (+5%) -644.6
2008 SLN NL 1 2 74 0 0 0 1 50.0 45 26 37 50 4.68 4.32 (-8%) -235.3
2009 WAS NL 5 6 63 0 0 0 1 48.7 54 23 29 33 4.25 4.32 (+2%) -1135.0
Career · 19 seasons 61 65 717 93 2 0 8 1,168.0 1,115 614 637 925 4.73 — -9,887

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
717 170 7 22 3 1 1 7 0 1 51 .129 .140 .176 .316 0

Career AVG .129 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 51.4% below league average.

Career OBP .140 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 58.5% below league average.

Career SLG .176 vs. league average .424 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.

Career OPS .316 vs. league average .760 across their career seasons — 58.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1995 SEA AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 SDN NL 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 SDN NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 ML4 AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 ML4 AL 50 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1998 CLE AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1999 CIN NL 29 43 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 .070 — — — — 0.0
2000 CIN NL 35 43 2 7 1 0 0 4 0 0 9 .163 — — — — 0.0
2001 COL NL 22 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 HOU NL 31 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 .077 — — — — 0.0
2002 PIT NL 45 16 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 .250 — — — — 0.0
2003 HOU NL 19 42 2 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 17 .167 — — — — 0.0
2004 SEA AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 SEA AL 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2005 FLO NL 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 NYA AL 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 NYA AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 SLN NL 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 WAS NL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 717 170 7 22 3 1 1 7 0 1 51 .129 — — — — 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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2007 ALDS2 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 ALDS1 NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLDS1 HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 3 0 0 2.0 1 0 1 1 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2007 ALDS2 NYA 0 0 1 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0.00
2006 ALDS1 NYA 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 1 1 0.00
2001 NLDS1 HOU 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3628931305.146
Away355814912.111

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home362609.26043323114684.90
Away355558.15112823264574.55

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2009-10-04 WASATL — 1.2100120
2009-10-03 WASATL — 1.2200010
2009-10-02 WASATL — 1.0100020
2009-09-30 WASNYN W 0.2000000
2009-09-26 WASATL — 0.0222001
2009-09-25 WASATL — 0.1000000
2009-09-24 WASLAD L 0.2111001
2009-09-18 WASNYN — 0.2000100
2009-09-17 WASPHI — 0.2011110
2009-09-15 WASPHI — 0.2000100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 717 93 65 184 24 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1995 SEA P 19 0 0 2 1 0
1995 SDN P 19 0 0 2 0 0
1996 SDN P 21 0 1 4 1 0
1996 ML4 P 23 0 2 1 1 0
1997 ML4 P 50 0 3 6 1 2
1998 CLE P 25 0 2 4 0 0
1999 CIN P 29 22 7 28 6 1
2000 CIN P 35 23 4 23 4 1
2001 COL P 22 6 2 3 0 0
2001 HOU P 31 6 2 10 0 1
2002 PIT P 45 7 6 20 2 2
2003 HOU P 19 19 14 16 0 0
2004 SEA P 56 10 6 17 4 2
2005 SEA P 52 0 6 8 0 0
2005 FLO P 27 0 2 2 1 0
2006 NYA P 70 0 2 19 1 1
2007 NYA P 37 0 1 4 0 1
2008 SLN P 74 0 4 8 1 2
2009 WAS P 63 0 1 7 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 717

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2008 SLN NL $600,000
2006 NYA AL $2,250,000
2005 SEA AL $1,950,000
2004 SEA AL $1,000,000
2002 PIT NL $900,000
2001 COL NL $2,800,000
2000 CIN NL $1,600,000
1998 CLE AL $240,000
1997 ML4 AL $205,000
1996 SDN NL $130,000
1995 SEA AL $109,000
Total Career Earnings $11,784,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst MA 1991, 1992

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Jason Grimsley
    42-58, 4.77 ERA
  2. 91
    Kent Mercker
    74-67, 4.16 ERA
  3. 86
    Julian Tavarez
    88-82, 4.46 ERA
  4. 85
    David Weathers
    73-88, 4.25 ERA
  5. 84
    Bruce Ruffin
    60-82, 4.19 ERA
  6. 83
    Dennys Reyes
    35-35, 4.21 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Ron Villone

What years did Ron Villone play?
Ron Villone played in Major League Baseball from 1995 to 2009.
Was Ron Villone a pitcher?
Yes. Ron Villone pitched in the major leagues, recording 61 wins and 925 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ron Villone hit?
Ron Villone hit 1 career home runs with 22 hits.