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Career Summary
Years IP W L SV SO ERA WARP
13 2360.3 136 116 0 1590 3.87 15.9
Birth Date8-19-1960
Height6' 3"
Weight195 lbs
BatsR
ThrowsR

Standard

YEAR TEAM AGE G GS IP IP-SP IP-RP W L SV BS QS BQS PA H R ER HR TB BB UBB HBP SO ERA FIP FRA VORP WARP
1983 NYN 22 5 5 35.3 35.3 0.0 1 3 0 0 5 0 148 31 11 11 0 37 17 16 3 23 2.80 3.07 3.51 4.8 0.5
1984 NYN 23 33 33 205.7 205.7 0.0 12 9 0 0 22 2 884 179 97 87 17 272 104 102 5 136 3.81 4.13 4.67 5.5 0.8
1985 NYN 24 36 35 248.0 247.0 1.0 16 6 0 0 23 5 1043 214 93 80 21 327 114 113 3 167 2.90 3.79 4.19 13.6 1.6
1986 NYN 25 34 34 237.0 237.0 0.0 15 6 0 0 26 0 967 203 84 74 21 307 81 79 3 184 2.81 3.41 3.93 21.6 2.5
1987 NYN 26 32 32 207.7 207.7 0.0 12 8 0 0 16 2 891 183 111 99 24 298 96 93 3 167 4.29 4.19 5.44 1.9 0.6
1988 NYN 27 34 34 240.7 240.7 0.0 17 9 0 0 26 1 971 218 97 87 24 340 60 58 5 161 3.25 3.48 4.04 16.6 1.7
1989 NYN 28 33 33 217.3 217.3 0.0 14 14 0 0 24 0 922 214 100 85 19 319 70 63 3 153 3.52 3.40 3.72 23.7 2.8
1990 NYN 29 33 18 126.0 96.7 29.3 7 9 0 0 6 1 554 135 73 63 20 223 44 40 5 99 4.50 4.47 4.51 11.3 1.2
1991 MON 30 3 3 17.0 17.0 0.0 0 2 0 0 1 0 81 25 16 14 6 49 5 5 1 11 7.41 7.15 6.91 -2.1 -0.3
1991 NYN 30 17 17 102.3 102.3 0.0 5 6 0 0 12 0 427 96 50 44 9 151 28 27 6 58 3.87 3.80 4.27 8.5 0.9
1991 OAK 30 12 12 75.0 75.0 0.0 3 7 0 0 8 0 319 64 34 34 7 101 38 36 2 60 4.08 4.12 4.53 4.7 0.5
1992 OAK 31 33 33 206.3 206.3 0.0 15 10 0 0 19 0 866 198 98 84 15 297 72 67 4 99 3.66 3.88 4.41 13.6 1.5
1993 OAK 32 31 29 178.0 171.0 7.0 5 9 0 1 12 2 793 198 107 102 22 311 72 67 5 95 5.16 4.84 5.65 1.2 0.1
1994 OAK 33 25 25 160.0 160.0 0.0 10 11 0 0 13 1 682 162 89 80 18 250 59 56 7 108 4.50 4.55 5.46 8.7 1.0
1995 OAK 34 21 21 104.0 104.0 0.0 4 7 0 0 6 0 484 124 79 72 16 200 46 44 4 69 6.23 5.26 5.58 6.7 0.6
Career3823642360.32323.037.313611601219141003222441139101623934829068665915903.874.014.58140.215.9

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP FRA FRA+ TAv oppAVG oppOBP oppSLG oppTAv BABIP PPF PVORP PWARP VORP WARP
1981 TUL AA 13 13 71.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1982 NOR AAA 26 26 152.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1983 NYN MLB 5 5 35.3 3.51 114 .246 .272 .341 .411 .271 .298 99 4.8 0.5 4.8 0.5
1983 NOR AAA 27 27 159.0 0.00 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1984 NYN MLB 33 33 205.7 4.67 80 .259 .271 .335 .400 .270 .261 96 4.2 0.4 5.5 0.8
1985 NYN MLB 36 35 248.0 4.19 90 .253 .266 .331 .399 .265 .262 94 9.6 1.0 13.6 1.6
1986 NYN MLB 34 34 237.0 3.93 102 .242 .266 .331 .400 .263 .268 96 20.2 2.1 21.6 2.5
1987 NYN MLB 32 32 207.7 5.44 76 .250 .276 .343 .425 .269 .265 97 -1.2 -0.1 1.9 0.6
1988 NYN MLB 34 34 240.7 4.04 88 .249 .262 .323 .389 .265 .269 93 8.6 0.9 16.6 1.7
1989 NYN MLB 33 33 217.3 3.72 103 .269 .261 .327 .387 .268 .288 97 22.7 2.5 23.7 2.8
1990 NYN MLB 33 18 126.0 4.51 91 .291 .268 .330 .398 .267 .298 98 9.2 1.0 11.3 1.2
1991 MON MLB 3 3 17.0 6.91 25 .368 .261 .326 .418 .276 .328 96 -2.5 -0.3 -2.1 -0.3
1991 NYN MLB 17 17 102.3 4.27 93 .263 .266 .331 .404 .271 .267 97 6.6 0.7 8.5 0.9
1991 OAK MLB 12 12 75.0 4.53 93 .267 .271 .336 .410 .274 .269 95 4.7 0.5 4.7 0.5
1992 OAK MLB 33 33 206.3 4.41 95 .256 .268 .332 .399 .272 .271 97 13.6 1.5 13.6 1.5
1993 OAK MLB 31 29 178.0 5.65 77 .284 .276 .345 .426 .272 .294 96 1.2 0.1 1.2 0.1
1994 OAK MLB 25 25 160.0 5.46 90 .259 .280 .352 .449 .273 .294 94 9.1 0.9 8.7 1.0
1995 OAK MLB 21 21 104.0 5.58 87 .301 .276 .350 .440 .271 .309 96 6.7 0.6 6.7 0.6
CareerMLB3642360.34.5889.263.269.335.408.269.27796117.312.4140.215.9

Statistics For All Levels

Year Team Lg W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR GB% BABIP H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 WHIP ERA VORP WARP
1981 TUL AA 4 2 0 13 13 71.0 72 33 53 4 0% .000 9.1 4.2 0.5 6.7 1.48 4.44 0.0 0.0
1982 NOR AAA 7 9 0 26 26 152.0 143 95 114 18 0% .000 8.5 5.6 1.1 6.8 1.57 3.73 0.0 0.0
1983 NOR AAA 10 9 0 27 27 159.0 137 102 107 12 0% .000 7.8 5.8 0.7 6.1 1.50 4.02 0.0 0.0
1983 NYN MLB 1 3 0 5 5 35.3 31 17 23 0 52% .298 7.9 4.3 0.0 5.9 1.36 2.80 4.8 0.5
1984 NYN MLB 12 9 0 33 33 205.7 179 104 136 17 49% .261 7.8 4.6 0.7 6.0 1.38 3.81 5.5 0.8
1985 NYN MLB 16 6 0 36 35 248.0 214 114 167 21 53% .262 7.8 4.1 0.8 6.1 1.32 2.90 13.6 1.6
1986 NYN MLB 15 6 0 34 34 237.0 203 81 184 21 49% .268 7.7 3.1 0.8 7.0 1.20 2.81 21.6 2.5
1987 NYN MLB 12 8 0 32 32 207.7 183 96 167 24 47% .265 7.9 4.2 1.0 7.2 1.34 4.29 1.9 0.6
1988 NYN MLB 17 9 0 34 34 240.7 218 60 161 24 41% .269 8.2 2.2 0.9 6.0 1.16 3.25 16.6 1.7
1989 NYN MLB 14 14 0 33 33 217.3 214 70 153 19 41% .288 8.9 2.9 0.8 6.3 1.31 3.52 23.7 2.8
1990 NYN MLB 7 9 0 33 18 126.0 135 44 99 20 47% .298 9.6 3.1 1.4 7.1 1.42 4.50 11.3 1.2
1991 NYN MLB 5 6 0 17 17 102.3 96 28 58 9 51% .267 8.4 2.5 0.8 5.1 1.21 3.87 8.5 0.9
1991 MON MLB 0 2 0 3 3 17.0 25 5 11 6 45% .328 13.2 2.6 3.2 5.8 1.76 7.41 -2.1 -0.3
1991 OAK MLB 3 7 0 12 12 75.0 64 38 60 7 41% .269 7.7 4.6 0.8 7.2 1.36 4.08 4.7 0.5
1992 OAK MLB 15 10 0 33 33 206.3 198 72 99 15 42% .271 8.6 3.1 0.7 4.3 1.31 3.66 13.6 1.5
1993 OAK MLB 5 9 0 31 29 178.0 198 72 95 22 43% .294 10.0 3.6 1.1 4.8 1.52 5.16 1.2 0.1
1994 OAK MLB 10 11 0 25 25 160.0 162 59 108 18 49% .294 9.1 3.3 1.0 6.1 1.38 4.50 8.7 1.0
1995 OAK MLB 4 7 0 21 21 104.0 124 46 69 16 46% .309 10.7 4.0 1.4 6.0 1.63 6.23 6.7 0.6

Injury History beta

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
1987-09-12 1987-10-05 23 22 Right Thumb Surgery Ligaments From Bunting Drill 1987-09-13 -

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  Title Author Date
This article requires BP Premium accessPebble Hunting: Matt Harvey vs. Bryce HarperSam Miller2013-04-22
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: NLCS Game 1 Recap: Cardinals 6, Giants 4Sam Miller2012-10-15
Western Front: Pick the Collie, or Maybe the WeimaranerGeoff Young2012-08-14
What the Contenders Need: AL CentralJason Wojciechowski2012-07-02
What the Contenders Need: AL CentralKevin Goldstein2012-07-02
What the Contenders Need: AL CentralJeff Euston2012-07-02
Future Shock Blog: Draft Day Dream CrushingKevin Goldstein2012-06-04
The Week In Quotes: May 28-June 3Hudson Belinsky2012-06-04
The Week In Quotes: May 28-June 3Andrew Koo2012-06-04
The Week In Quotes: May 28-June 3Jonah Birenbaum2012-06-04
The Week In Quotes: May 28-June 3Matthew Rocco2012-06-04
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Game of the Week: The Accounts and Descriptions of this GameR.J. Anderson2012-04-24
The BP Broadside: The Kid's Biggest MomentSteven Goldman2012-02-17
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Boston Red Sox Top 11 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2012-02-14
The BP Wayback Machine: Roger AbramsDavid Laurila2012-01-19
The Lineup Card: 9 Memories of Frank ViolaBaseball Prospectus2011-12-14
Wezen-Ball: The Muppet ShowLarry Granillo2011-11-23
The Week In Quotes: May 2-8Alex Carnevale2011-05-09
This article requires BP Premium accessFuture Shock: Arizona Diamondbacks Top 11 ProspectsKevin Goldstein2010-11-12
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: LDS Day Seven RoundupChristina Kahrl2010-10-13
This article requires BP Premium accessTransaction Action: Getting a ComeSuppance?Christina Kahrl2010-06-15
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: He Should Have Picked LeeSteven Goldman2009-11-01
This article requires BP Premium accessChecking the Numbers: Anatomy of a Good ProblemEric Seidman2009-08-14
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: Inglorious BastardsSteven Goldman2009-06-19
Prospectus Preview: Wednesday's Games to WatchCaleb Peiffer2008-05-14
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Q&A: Roger AbramsDavid Laurila2008-04-13
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Today: Division Series, Day TwoJoe Sheehan2007-10-05
This article requires BP Premium accessPlayoff Prospectus: The Best and Worst of Mets and Cardinals Postseason PitchingJim Baker2006-10-14
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Game of the Week: Washington Nationals @ Milwaukee Brewers, 7/17/05Jonah Keri2005-07-19
This article requires BP Premium accessProspectus Matchups: Ivy PrideJim Baker2005-05-27
This article requires BP Premium accessDoctoring The Numbers: The DraftRany Jazayerli2005-05-13
Prospectus Triple Play: Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas RangersBaseball Prospectus2004-07-15
Marginal Payroll/Marginal Wins: 1980-1984Doug Pappas2004-03-16
This article requires BP Premium accessYou Could Look It Up: 1984 Part II: The Universe of BattleSteven Goldman2004-02-18
Transaction Analysis: The CentralsChristina Kahrl2003-01-30
Aim For The Head: More on Lengthy Plate AppearancesKeith Woolner2002-06-26


BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2011-08-17 13:00:00Who are your favorite broadcasters to listen to/watch on TV? Let's say top three.
(Staufferinthetrunk from San Jose, CA)		1. Jon Miller
2. Mike Krukow
3. Duane Kuiper

and that's not to slight Dave Flemming, the fourth member of the Giants crew. I'm a Giants fan, so that's an easily discounted opinion, but the Giants have had such great broadcasters for the past two decades (Hank Greenwald before them) that I can hardly listen to other broadcasts.

Of course, I do listen to other broadcasts, five or six some days, and my favorites outside of those guys are probably Ron Darling (Mets) as a color guy and Len Casper (Cubs) as a play-by-play guy. Among announcers without jobs, I really liked Josh Lewin before the Rangers fired him, and I thought Dennis Eckersley did an tremendous job filling in for Jerry Remy earlier this year. Dennis Eckersley should have a full-time job.

The Rangers have the best reporter-in-the-stands guy. The Red Sox have the on-field microphone most likely to pick up profanity. Minnesota has the best center-field camera. The Giants don't use a pitch-tracker, ever, which is obnoxious, but they have a particularly good Coors Light Freeze Cam. The Angels' announcers are the best in a blow-out, because they get silly. The Rays have the best announcing crew if you want to pretend that Mark McGrath is describing a baseball game to you. The Phillies have the most fans who wave at the camera from behind home plate. The Marlins have the lowest production values -- I wish I'd recorded the time that they interviewed John Dewan in the middle of an inning to talk about the Marlins' defense, but it was a phone interview so he had no idea what was going on in the game. It was about unfollowable as a pre-taped call-in talk show.
(which is a reference to this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrlS9_n8GX4) (Sam Miller)
2010-10-07 13:00:00On TBS, Smoltz was pretty good, right? He's no Ron Darling, but he seemed pretty natural.
(Matt from Malone, NY)		John Smoltz was one of the most articulate and intelligent players I've ever encountered. He has a chance to be a star-quality analyst as he gains experience. (John Perrotto)
2010-07-23 13:00:00Sometimes love takes unusual and unexpected turns. Certainly it was nothing I had planned, although the fact that the age difference between them is kind of minimal didn't hurt. It started because she's not into baseball but SHE is, we both have the same favorite player (Ronnie Belliard), and that's just too good for me to pass up. Don't judge me, man.
(The VORPal Sword from Minniehaha, MN)		Was watching Mets-Dodgers last night and Ron Darling said something about the way Ronnie Belliard keeps resurfacing; my reponse was something to the effect that with that gut, he's quite buoyant. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-12-15 14:00:00Last season Brad Bergesen succeeded in his first major league season despite a low strikeout rate. One of your writers (I think it was Sheehan) cited the low strikeout rate as a reason to believe that Bergesen will decline this season. Do you agree with this writer's analysis?
(TGisriel from Baltimore)		I do, but that doesn't mean I think Bergesen can't be an asset at the back end of a rotation, especially one that might wind up as jam-packed with talent as the Orioles' figures to be over the next several seasons. I'd like his lot to Walt Terrell's coming up with the Mets in the mid-'80s: no, he's not Doc Gooden or Ron Darling or Sid Fernandez, but yes, he can pitch in this league. (Christina Kahrl)
2009-03-06 14:00:00Re: Rangers pitching track record ... April 1, 1982: Rangers trade Walt Terrell and Ron Darling to the New York Mets for Lee Mazzilli.
(dianagramr from NYC)		It begins! (Jay Jaffe)
2008-06-24 13:00:00The old park was just fine to pitch in. Plenty of pitchers were fine there. Ryan, Fergie Jenkins, Gaylor Perry, Ron Darling, Kevin Brown, Kenny Rogers, Charlie Hough, and many others. The new park opened in 1995.
(Ira from North Texas)		Yeah, but they didn't bake any of those guys. They came in as vets (and Ron Darling left as a minor leaguer). Kevin Brown and Kenny Rogers are the only homegrown pitchers of significance in team history. Heck, I'm still waiting for Ed Correa's comeback. (Steven Goldman)


BP Roundtables

DateRoundtable NameComment
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneI imagine Seaver would have bumped Berenyi. The top four in '84 would have been Dwight Gooden, Ron Darling, Walt Terell, and Seaver, with Sid Fernandez in there somewhere... I know, I know... Your willing suspension of disbelief can't get past Terrell either. (Steven Goldman)
2010-10-06 10:00:002010 Playoffs Day OneWhether near to Lee or far, it's no matter, Ron Darling, where you are... (Ben Lindbergh)
2009-10-15 17:00:002009 NLCS Game One (Phillies/Dodgers)Mike (NY): What do you think of Ron Darling in the booth? I've always liked him on SNY but am curious what others think of him.

I like him, more or less. He's at his best discussing things from the pitcher's point of view, but overall, I think he's better in the context of SNY. Not sure if that's because Gary Cohen >>> Chip Caray or if he's dumbing it down for the national audience or what. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-10-15 17:00:002009 NLCS Game One (Phillies/Dodgers)Lost the strike zone and as Ron Darling points out, lost his tempo. Walking the pitcher is never a good sign.

(Jayton Jaffe)
2009-10-12 15:00:00Phillies/Rockies Playoffs RoundtableWere any of you as disgusted as I was at seeing TBS run a productive outs leader board towards the end of last night's Yankees game? For me, that was the last strike on a series in which Chip Caray and Ron Darling often seemed to be making up "facts" as they went along.

...And there it goes. Hard to believe Werth was once a busted catching prospect. (Steven Goldman)
2008-10-10 13:30:00Friday LCSRon Darling:this crew::Brian Roberts:Orioles infield (Joe Sheehan)