Ron Darling
1983–1995 · bats R / throws R · Montreal Expos, NLS, New York Mets, Athletics
402G
.144AVG
.169OBP
.203SLG
More career statistics
76H
2HR
21RBI
1SB
136–116W–L
2,360.1IP
1,590K
3.87ERA
364GS
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 402 | 608 | 526 | 39 | 76 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 107 | .144 | .169 | .203 | .372 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,360.3 | 382 | 364 | 37 | 136 | 116 | 0 | 2,244 | 1,139 | 1,016 | 239 | 906 | 1,590 | 0 | 0 | 3.87 | 1.335 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1989-06-24 to 1989-07-05
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Two Balks | 1983-09-06 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1983-09-12 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1987-04-26 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 197 | 294 | 31 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 84 | .121 | .133 | .184 |
| Away | 205 | 314 | 45 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 91 | .167 | .166 | .222 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 53 | 76 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | .101 | .105 | .159 |
| May | 70 | 105 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 35 | .161 | .181 | .215 |
| June | 71 | 107 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 32 | .170 | .178 | .287 |
| July | 76 | 117 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33 | .122 | .120 | .153 |
| August | 68 | 100 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | .186 | .180 | .233 |
| September | 58 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .076 | .075 | .101 |
| October | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .571 | .600 | .857 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 34 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 | .145 | .143 | .242 |
| chicago-cubs | 32 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 25 | .156 | .158 | .172 |
| montreal-expos | 31 | 70 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .102 | .129 | .153 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 29 | 62 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | .211 | .194 | .281 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 25 | 60 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .185 | .167 | .296 |
| atlanta-braves | 25 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | .098 | .120 | .122 |
| san-francisco-giants | 22 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | .171 | .200 | .195 |
| san-diego-padres | 22 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | .167 | .182 | .200 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  New York Mets | 5 | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | .100 | 35 | 23 |
| 1984 | New York Mets | 39 | 67 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .149 | 205 | 136 |
| 1985 | New York Mets | 42 | 76 | 13 | – | – | 1 | .171 | 248 | 167 |
| 1986 | New York Mets | 34 | 81 | 8 | – | – | – | .099 | 237 | 184 |
| 1987 | New York Mets | 32 | 65 | 8 | – | 4 | – | .123 | 207 | 167 |
| 1988 | New York Mets | 34 | 82 | 18 | – | 4 | – | .220 | 240 | 161 |
| 1989 | New York Mets | 35 | 73 | 9 | 2 | 5 | – | .123 | 217 | 153 |
| 1990 | New York Mets | 34 | 31 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .129 | 126 | 99 |
| 1991 | Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Athletics | 32 | 40 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .125 | 194 | 129 |
| 1992 |  Athletics | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 206 | 99 |
| 1993 | Athletics | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 178 | 95 |
| 1994 | Athletics | 27 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 160 | 108 |
| 1995 | Athletics | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 104 | 69 |