1960
Born August 19, 1960
Honolulu, HI, USA
Ron Darling Notable
Ron Darling played for three clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Mets in 1983 and closing with the Oakland Athletics in 1995.
He went 136 and 116 with a 3.87 earned run average, pitching 2,360.3 innings in 382 games. He struck out 1,590, completed 37 of his 364 starts and threw 13 shutouts. Across 402 games he batted .144, with 76 hits and 39 runs. He finished with 2 home runs, 21 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1985.
He was born in Honolulu, HI, USA on August 19, 1960. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1985 |
| Gold Glove | 1 | 1989 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1984 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NYM | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .100 |
| 1984 | NYM | 39 | 67 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .149 |
| 1985 | NYM | 42 | 76 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 1 | .171 |
| 1986 | NYM | 34 | 81 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | .099 |
| 1987 | NYM | 32 | 65 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 0 | .123 |
| 1988 | NYM | 34 | 82 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .220 |
| 1989 | NYM | 35 | 73 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 0 | .123 |
| 1990 | NYM | 34 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .129 |
| 1991 | MON/NYM/OAK | 32 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | .125 |
| 1992 | OAK | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | OAK | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | OAK | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | OAK | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 402 | 526 | 39 | 76 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 175 | 1 | .144 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NYM | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 35.1 | 31 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 2.80 |
| 1984 | NYM | 12 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 205.2 | 179 | 87 | 104 | 136 | 3.81 |
| 1985 | NYM | 16 | 6 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 248.0 | 214 | 80 | 114 | 167 | 2.90 |
| 1986 | NYM | 15 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 237.0 | 203 | 74 | 81 | 184 | 2.81 |
| 1987 | NYM | 12 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 207.2 | 183 | 99 | 96 | 167 | 4.29 |
| 1988 | NYM | 17 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 240.2 | 218 | 87 | 60 | 161 | 3.25 |
| 1989 | NYM | 14 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 217.1 | 214 | 85 | 70 | 153 | 3.52 |
| 1990 | NYM | 7 | 9 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 126.0 | 135 | 63 | 44 | 99 | 4.50 |
| 1991 | MON/NYM/OAK | 8 | 15 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 194.1 | 185 | 92 | 71 | 129 | 4.26 |
| 1992 | OAK | 15 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 206.1 | 198 | 84 | 72 | 99 | 3.66 |
| 1993 | OAK | 5 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 0 | 178.0 | 198 | 102 | 72 | 95 | 5.16 |
| 1994 | OAK | 10 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 160.0 | 162 | 80 | 59 | 108 | 4.50 |
| 1995 | OAK | 4 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 104.0 | 124 | 72 | 46 | 69 | 6.23 |
| Career | — | 136 | 116 | 382 | 364 | 0 | 2360.1 | 2244 | 1016 | 906 | 1590 | 3.87 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Major-league debut: Ron Darling
Ron Darling made a major-league debut on September 6, 1983.
1995
Final major-league game: Ron Darling
Ron Darling played a final major-league game on August 15, 1995.