Ron Davis | Major Leaguer 1978-1988

Full Name: Ronald Gene Davis
Born: August 6,1955 in Houston, Texas
Height: 6-4 Weight: 207 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: -
College: Blinn College

Father of Ike Davis

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Drafted: Selected by Chicago Cubs in 3rd Round (56th overall) of 1976 amateur entry draft (Jan-Reg)

Transactions: [Jun 12,1978] - Traded by Cubs to Yankees for Ken Holtzman. [Apr 10,1982] - Traded by Yankees with Greg Gagne and Paul Boris to Twins for Roy Smalley. [Aug 13,1986] - Traded by Twins with Dewayne Coleman to Cubs for Julius McDougal, Ray Fontenot and George Frazier. [Aug 4,1987] - Released by Cubs. [Aug 13,1987] - Signed as Free Agent by Dodgers. [Mar 19,1988] - Released by Dodgers. [May 11,1988] - Signed as Free Agent by Giants. [Nov 4,1988] - Granted Free Agency.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1976	Pom. Beach	FSL	20	Chc	A+	8	8	3.76	18						115.0	110	62	48		51	78			8.61	---	3.99	6.10	1.40	--
1977	Pom. Beach	FSL	21	Chc	A+	8	7	4.14	21						111.0	119	63	51		59	58			9.65	---	4.78	4.70	1.60	--
1978	Midland	Tex	22	Chc	AA	3	3	6.35	12	11	3	0		0	68.0	80	51	48	8	38	45	6		10.59	1.06	5.03	5.96	1.74	--
	West Haven	East	22	Nyy	AA	9	2	1.50	21	0	0	0		5	60.0	41	14	10	1	27	39	3		6.15	0.15	4.05	5.85	1.13	--
	NY Yankees	AL	22	Nyy	MLB	0	0	11.59	4	0	0	0	2	0	2.1	3	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	11.59	0.00	11.59	0.00	2.58	100%
1979	Columbus	IL	23	Nyy	AAA	0	1	4.26	11	0	0	0		5	19.0	13	9	9	1	15	10	2		6.16	0.47	7.11	4.74	1.47	--
	NY Yankees	AL	23	Nyy	MLB	14	2	2.85	44	0	0	0	21	9	85.1	84	29	27	5	28	43	1	0	8.86	0.53	2.95	4.54	1.31	54%
1980	NY Yankees	AL	24	Nyy	MLB	9	3	2.95	53	0	0	0	29	7	131.0	121	50	43	9	32	65	5	1	8.31	0.62	2.20	4.47	1.17	53%
1981	NY Yankees	AL	25	Nyy	MLB	4	5	2.71	43	0	0	0	22	6	73.0	47	22	22	6	25	83	1	1	5.79	0.74	3.08	10.23	0.99	38%
1982	Minnesota	AL	26	Min	MLB	3	9	4.42	63	0	0	0	53	22	106.0	106	53	52	16	47	89	5	1	9.00	1.36	3.99	7.56	1.44	47%
1983	Minnesota	AL	27	Min	MLB	5	8	3.34	66	0	0	0	61	30	89.0	89	34	33	6	33	84	4	1	9.00	0.61	3.34	8.49	1.37	40%
1984	Minnesota	AL	28	Min	MLB	7	11	4.55	64	0	0	0	56	29	83.0	79	44	42	11	41	74	8	0	8.57	1.19	4.45	8.02	1.45	47%
1985	Minnesota	AL	29	Min	MLB	2	6	3.48	57	0	0	0	50	25	64.2	55	28	25	7	35	72	8	1	7.66	0.97	4.87	10.02	1.39	51%
1986	Minnesota	AL	30	Min	MLB	2	6	9.08	36	0	0	0	28	2	38.2	55	42	39	7	29	30	4	0	12.80	1.63	6.75	6.98	2.17	43%
	Chi Cubs	NL	30	Chc	MLB	0	2	7.65	17	0	0	0	5	0	20.0	31	18	17	3	3	10	0	1	13.95	1.35	1.35	4.50	1.70	56%
1987	Albuqurque	PCL	31	La	AAA	0	1	4.82	7	0	0	0	2	0	9.1	6	6	5	1	7	8	0		5.79	0.96	6.75	7.72	1.39	--
	Iowa	Amer	31	Chc	AAA	0	0	4.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	3	0	0		9.00	0.00	13.50	0.00	2.50	--
	Chi Cubs	NL	31	Chc	MLB	0	0	5.85	21	0	0	0	6	0	32.1	43	23	21	8	12	31	1	2	11.97	2.23	3.34	8.63	1.70	60%
	LA Dodgers	NL	31	La	MLB	0	0	6.75	4	0	0	0	2	0	4.0	7	4	3	0	6	1	2	0	15.75	0.00	13.50	2.25	3.25	37%
1988	Phoenix	PCL	32	Sf	AAA	7	3	2.72	42	0	0	0	25	6	43.0	35	19	13	3	26	38	4		7.33	0.63	5.44	7.95	1.42	--
	SF Giants	NL	32	Sf	MLB	1	1	4.67	9	0	0	0	4	0	17.1	15	10	9	4	6	15	0	0	7.79	2.08	3.12	7.79	1.21	52%
1989	Phoenix	PCL	33	Sf	AAA	0	1	2.96	17	0	0	0	0	0	24.1	18	8	8	0	16	27	1		6.66	0.00	5.92	9.99	1.40	--
1990	Columbus	IL	34	Nyy	AAA	0	1	4.77	10	0	0	0	3	1	11.1	6	6	6	2	6	6	0		4.77	1.59	4.77	4.77	1.06	--

Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)						47	53	4.05	481	0	0	0	339	130	746.2	735	361	336	82	300	597	39	8	8.86	0.99	3.62	7.20	1.39	48%
Minor League Totals - 8 Season(s)						35	27	3.87	160						463.0	430	239	199		248	309			8.36	---	4.82	6.01	1.46	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1978	West Haven	East	22	Nyy	AA	p		1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0		.000	.000	.000	000	--
	NY Yankees	AL	22	Nyy	MLB	p	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1979	NY Yankees	AL	23	Nyy	MLB	p	0	44	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	0%
1980	NY Yankees	AL	24	Nyy	MLB	p	0	53	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	--
1981	NY Yankees	AL	25	Nyy	MLB	p	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1982	Minnesota	AL	26	Min	MLB	p	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1983	Minnesota	AL	27	Min	MLB	p	0	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1984	Minnesota	AL	28	Min	MLB	p	0	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1985	Minnesota	AL	29	Min	MLB	p	0	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1986	Minnesota	AL	30	Min	MLB	p	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Chi Cubs	NL	30	Chc	MLB	p	9	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	0%
1987	LA Dodgers	NL	31	La	MLB	p	9	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Chi Cubs	NL	31	Chc	MLB	p	9	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1988	Phoenix	PCL	32	Sf	AAA	p		42	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0		.000	.250	.000	250	--
	SF Giants	NL	32	Sf	MLB	p	9	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	0%

Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)								481	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	000	0%
Minor League Totals - 2 Season(s)								43	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		1	0		.000	.200	.000	200	--

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1980	NY Yankees	AL	24		Ch	0	0	2.25	1		0			0	4.0	3		1		1	3			6.75	---	2.25	6.75	1.00	--
1981	NY Yankees	AL	25		Div	1	0	0.00	3		0			0	6.0	1		0		2	6			1.50	---	3.00	9.00	0.50	--
	NY Yankees	AL	25		Ch	0	0	0.00	2		0			0	3.1	0		0		2	4			0.00	---	5.41	10.81	0.60	--
	NY Yankees	AL	25		Ws	0	0	23.18	4		0			0	2.1	4		6		5	4			15.45	---	19.31	15.45	3.86	--

Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)						1	0	4.02	10		0			0	15.2	8		7		10	17			4.60	---	5.74	9.77	1.15	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1980	NY Yankees	AL	24	Nyy	Ch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1981	NY Yankees	AL	25	Nyy	Div	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	NY Yankees	AL	25	Nyy	Ch	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	NY Yankees	AL	25	Nyy	Ws	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)						10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1978	Midland	Tex	22	Chc	AA	P	12			3	12	4	19	1	-	-	-	.789	--
1978	West Haven	East	22	Nyy	AA	P	21			6	14	3	23	1	-	-	-	.870	--
1978	NY Yankees	AL	22	Nyy	MLB	P	4		2.1	1	0	0	1	0	-	-	-	1.000	3.86

1979	Columbus	IL	23	Nyy	AAA	P	11			2	5	0	7	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1979	NY Yankees	AL	23	Nyy	MLB	P	44		85.1	5	15	0	20	2	-	-	-	1.000	2.11

1980	NY Yankees	AL	24	Nyy	MLB	P	53		131	4	23	1	28	0	-	-	-	.964	1.85

1981	NY Yankees	AL	25	Nyy	MLB	P	43		73	4	5	0	9	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.11

1982	Minnesota	AL	26	Min	MLB	P	63		106	6	10	0	16	1	-	-	-	1.000	1.36

1983	Minnesota	AL	27	Min	MLB	P	66		89	0	4	1	5	0	-	-	-	.800	.40

1984	Minnesota	AL	28	Min	MLB	P	64		83	4	8	0	12	0	-	-	-	1.000	1.30

1985	Minnesota	AL	29	Min	MLB	P	57		64.2	3	5	0	8	1	-	-	-	1.000	1.11

1986	Chi Cubs	NL	30	Chc	MLB	P	17		20	1	1	1	3	0	-	-	-	.667	.90
1986	Minnesota	AL	30	Min	MLB	P	36		38.2	5	5	0	10	1	-	-	-	1.000	2.33

1987	Iowa	Amer	31	Chc	AAA	P	1			2	1	0	3	1	-	-	-	1.000	--
1987	Chi Cubs	NL	31	Chc	MLB	P	21		32.1	1	1	0	2	1	-	-	-	1.000	.56
1987	LA Dodgers	NL	31	La	MLB	P	4		4	0	2	0	2	1	-	-	-	1.000	4.50

1988	Phoenix	PCL	32	Sf	AAA	P	42			1	5	1	7	1	-	-	-	.857	--
1988	SF Giants	NL	32	Sf	MLB	P	9		17.1	1	4	1	6	0	-	-	-	.833	2.60

1989	Phoenix	PCL	33	Sf	AAA	P	17			0	3	1	4	0	-	-	-	.750	--

1990	Columbus	IL	34	Nyy	AAA	P	10			1	3	0	4	1	-	-	-	1.000	--

Awards

[1979] - AL Rookie of the Year (Voting Rank: #4) [1981] - Played in MLB All-Star Game

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1985	650,000		299,108	16
1986	725,000		325,466	17
1987	*60,000		292,853	80
1988	*62,500		325,305	80

Career:	$1,497,500	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

Notes: Played in 1 all-star game during his career (1981)

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