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Ron Davis

Ronald Gene Davis

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: August 6, 1955 in Houston, TX
High School: Milby HS (Houston, TX)
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: July 29, 1978
Teams (by GP): Twins/Yankees/Cubs/Giants/Dodgers 1978-1988
Agents: Nick Buoniconti [*]
Final Game: September 24, 1988
Relatives: Father of Ike Davis
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All-Star

Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1978 22 NYY AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1979 23 NYY AL 44 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 RoY-4
1980 24 NYY AL 53 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 25 NYY AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1982 26 MIN AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 27 MIN AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1984 28 MIN AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1985 29 MIN AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 30 TOT MLB 53 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 30 MIN AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1986 30 CHC NL 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 31 TOT NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 31 CHC NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1987 31 LAD NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1988 32 SFG NL 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
11 Yrs 481 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIN (5 yrs) 286 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYY (4 yrs) 144 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHC (2 yrs) 38 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
SFG (1 yr) 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
LAD (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (9 yrs) 430 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 51 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1978 22 NYY AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1979 23 NYY AL 44 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1 RoY-4
1980 24 NYY AL 53 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $ 1
1981 25 NYY AL 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $200,000 1 AS
1982 26 MIN AL 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1983 27 MIN AL 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $475,000 1
1984 28 MIN AL 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1985 29 MIN AL 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $650,000 1
1986 30 MIN AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $725,000 1
1986 30 CHC NL 17 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1
1987 31 CHC NL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $285,027 1
1987 31 LAD NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1988 32 SFG NL 9 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
11 Seasons 481 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.4 -1 $2,335,027
MIN (5 yrs) 286 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.2 0 $1,850,000
NYY (4 yrs) 144 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 -0 $200,000
CHC (2 yrs) 38 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $285,027
SFG (1 yr) 9 2 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .496 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
LAD (1 yr) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1979 23 NYY AL 1 1 0 0.0 100 .000 .267 .000 .332 .000 .405 .000 .737 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1980 24 NYY AL 1 1 0 0.0 97 .000 .267 .000 .329 .000 .396 .000 .725 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1986 30 TOT MLB 2 2 0 0.0 103 .000 .270 .000 .340 .000 .406 .000 .746 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1986 30 CHC NL 2 2 0 0.0 103 .000 .270 .000 .340 .000 .406 .000 .746 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1988 32 SFG NL 2 2 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .252 .000 .314 .000 .370 .000 .684 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
11 Yrs 6 6 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .263 .000 .328 .000 .392 .000 .720 -100 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 2 2 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .263 .000 .328 .000 .392 .000 .720 -100 .000 -1.6 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
NYY (4 yrs) 2 2 0 0.0 99 .000 .267 .000 .330 .000 .400 .000 .731 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
SFG (1 yr) 2 2 0 0.0 86 .000 .000 .252 .000 .314 .000 .370 .000 .684 -100 .000 -0.5 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
CHC (2 yrs) 2 2 0 0.0 103 .000 .270 .000 .340 .000 .406 .000 .746 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
NL (3 yrs) 4 4 0 0.0 95 .000 .000 .260 .000 .328 .000 .388 .000 .715 -100 .000 -1.1 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
AL (9 yrs) 2 2 0 0.0 99 .000 .267 .000 .330 .000 .400 .000 .731 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 24 NYY AL ALCS KCR L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 25 NYY AL ALDS MIL W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 25 NYY AL ALCS OAK W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 25 NYY AL WS LAD L 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (4 Series) 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 ALDS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1981 NYY AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1979 23 NYY AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1980 24 NYY AL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1986 30 TOT MLB 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1986 30 CHC NL 2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1988 32 SFG NL 2 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.00 1.00 100% 0% 100%
11 Yrs 6 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5 1.00 1.00 33% 0% 100%
MLB Averages 2.1% 13.7% 8.5% 6.7% 29% 1.62 6.5 42.1 8.4 0.80 1.08 74% 20% 8.2% 41%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1978 22 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1979 23 NYY AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 1.32 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.3 0
1980 24 NYY AL -0.3 -0.0 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .02 -0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.38 -0.3 0
1981 25 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1982 26 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
1983 27 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
1984 28 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
1985 29 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
1986 30 TOT MLB -0.6 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.33 -0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 1.01 -0.5 0
1986 30 MIN AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986 30 CHC NL -0.6 -0.1 2 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.33 -0.0 0.0 -0.5 -0.1 1.01 -0.5 0
1987 31 TOT NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987 31 CHC NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1987 31 LAD NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1988 32 SFG NL -0.5 -0.1 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .14 -0.1 0.0 -0.3 -0.0 0.73 -0.5 0
11 Yrs -1.6 -0.2 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .71 -0.2 0.0 -1.1 -0.1 0.71 -1.5 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1979 23 NYY AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 24 NYY AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 30 TOT MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 30 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 32 SFG NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1979 23 NYY AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 24 NYY AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 30 TOT MLB 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1986 30 CHC NL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1988 32 SFG NL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 6 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 58% 79% 11% 35% 15% 51% 55%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 32 SFG NL 2 7 3.50 7 100% 43% 0% 29% 29% 57% 57% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1 Yr 2 7 3.50 7 100% 43% 0% 29% 29% 57% 57% 100% 0% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.58 62% 24% 14% 27% 34% 76% 2% 47% 81% 33% 5% 16% 8% 26%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1979 23 48 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 24 101 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 25 144 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 26 207 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 27 273 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 28 337 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 29 394 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986 30 447 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 31 472 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 32 481 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1979 23 44 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 44
1980 24 53 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 53
1986 30 53 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 53
1988 32 9 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 9
4 Yrs 159 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 159
162 Game Avg. 162 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 159

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
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