Ron Guidry stood five feet nine inches. This exceptional for most major league pitchers.
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Ron Guidry had 248 strikeouts in the 1978 season. This broke the single season record set by New York Yankee Jack Chesbro who had 439 in 1906.
According to Baseball Almanac, Guidry played two games in center field for the Yankees, one in 1979 and one in 1983.
Ron Guidry played in 35 games at pitcher for the New York Yankees in 1978, starting in all of them. He played for a total of 821 outs, equivalent to 30.41 9-inning games. He made 14 putouts, had 44 assists, and committed 2 errors, equivalent to .066 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.
Ron Guidry played in 31 games at pitcher for the New York Yankees in 1983, starting in all of them. He played for a total of 751 outs, equivalent to 27.81 9-inning games. He made 9 putouts, had 33 assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had 2 double plays.
Ron Guidry played in 34 games at pitcher for the New York Yankees in 1982, starting in 33 of them. He played for a total of 666 outs, equivalent to 24.67 9-inning games. He made 7 putouts, had 19 assists, and committed no errors, equivalent to 0 errors per 9-inning game. He had one double play.