Nolan Ryan was born on Friday, January 31, 1947, in Refugio, Texas. Ryan was 19 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 11, 1966, with the New York Mets. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Nolan Ryan baseball stats page.
"(Nolan) Ryan's the only guy who puts fear in me. Not because he could get me out, but because he could kill me. You just hoped to mix in a walk so you could have a good night and go 0-for-3." - Jackson, Reggie. Hammerin' Hank, George Almighty and the Say Hey Kid. Rosengren, John. Author. Sourcebooks Publishing. 1 April 2008. Page 137. [Nolan Ryan Quotes]
Nolan RyanNolan Ryan Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#57) |
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Nolan RyanNolan Ryan Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1966 | 19 | Mets | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1968 | 21 | Mets | 21 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3.09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134.0 | 559 | 93 | 46 | 50 | 12 | 75 | 4 | 133 | 7 | 4 | 0 | - |
1969 | 22 | Mets | 25 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.53 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89.1 | 375 | 60 | 35 | 38 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
1970 | 23 | Mets | 27 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.42 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 131.2 | 570 | 86 | 50 | 59 | 10 | 97 | 2 | 125 | 8 | 4 | 0 | - |
1971 | 24 | Mets | 30 | 26 | 1 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 3.97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 152.0 | 705 | 125 | 67 | 78 | 8 | 116 | 4 | 137 | 6 | 15 | 1 | - |
1972 | 25 | Angels | 39 | 39 | 0 | 19 | 16 | .543 | 2.28 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 284.0 | 1,154 | 166 | 72 | 80 | 14 | 157 | 4 | 329 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1973 | 26 | Angels | 41 | 39 | 2 | 21 | 16 | .568 | 2.87 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 326.0 | 1,355 | 238 | 104 | 113 | 18 | 162 | 2 | 383 | 15 | 7 | 0 | - |
1974 | 27 | Angels | 42 | 41 | 1 | 22 | 16 | .579 | 2.89 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 332.2 | 1,392 | 221 | 107 | 127 | 18 | 202 | 3 | 367 | 9 | 9 | 0 | - |
1975 | 28 | Angels | 28 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.45 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 198.0 | 864 | 152 | 76 | 90 | 13 | 132 | 0 | 186 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | 29 | Angels | 39 | 39 | 0 | 17 | 18 | .486 | 3.36 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 284.1 | 1,196 | 193 | 106 | 117 | 13 | 183 | 2 | 327 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
1977 | 30 | Angels | 37 | 37 | 0 | 19 | 16 | .543 | 2.77 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 299.0 | 1,272 | 198 | 92 | 110 | 12 | 204 | 7 | 341 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
1978 | 31 | Angels | 31 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 3.72 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 234.2 | 1,008 | 183 | 97 | 106 | 12 | 148 | 7 | 260 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
1979 | 32 | Angels | 34 | 34 | 0 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 3.60 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 222.2 | 937 | 169 | 89 | 104 | 15 | 114 | 3 | 223 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1980 | 33 | Astros | 35 | 35 | 0 | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 233.2 | 982 | 205 | 87 | 100 | 10 | 98 | 1 | 200 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
1981 | 34 | Astros | 21 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.69 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 149.0 | 605 | 99 | 28 | 34 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 140 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
1982 | 35 | Astros | 35 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 250.1 | 1,050 | 196 | 88 | 100 | 20 | 109 | 3 | 245 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
1983 | 36 | Astros | 29 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2.98 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 196.1 | 804 | 134 | 65 | 74 | 9 | 101 | 3 | 183 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
1984 | 37 | Astros | 30 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.04 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 183.2 | 760 | 143 | 62 | 78 | 12 | 69 | 2 | 197 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
1985 | 38 | Astros | 35 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 232.0 | 983 | 205 | 98 | 108 | 12 | 95 | 8 | 209 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
1986 | 39 | Astros | 30 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.0 | 729 | 119 | 66 | 72 | 14 | 82 | 5 | 194 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | 40 | Astros | 34 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211.2 | 873 | 154 | 65 | 75 | 14 | 87 | 2 | 270 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
1988 | 41 | Astros | 33 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 220.0 | 930 | 186 | 86 | 98 | 18 | 87 | 6 | 228 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
1989 | 42 | Rangers | 32 | 32 | 0 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 239.1 | 988 | 162 | 85 | 96 | 17 | 98 | 3 | 301 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
1990 | 43 | Rangers | 30 | 30 | 0 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3.44 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 204.0 | 818 | 137 | 78 | 86 | 18 | 74 | 2 | 232 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
1991 | 44 | Rangers | 27 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.91 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 173.0 | 683 | 102 | 56 | 58 | 12 | 72 | 0 | 203 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 45 | Rangers | 27 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .357 | 3.72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 157.1 | 675 | 138 | 65 | 75 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 157 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | 46 | Rangers | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.1 | 291 | 54 | 36 | 47 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
27 Years | 807 | 773 | 13 | 324 | 292 | .526 | 3.19 | 222 | 61 | 3 | 5,386.0 | 22,575 | 3,923 | 1,911 | 2,178 | 321 | 2,795 | 78 | 5,714 | 277 | 158 | 33 | 0 |
Nolan RyanNolan Ryan Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1966 | 19 | Mets | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1968 | 21 | Mets | 21 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .152 | .114 |
1969 | 22 | Mets | 25 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .103 | .103 | .103 |
1970 | 23 | Mets | 27 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .178 | .178 |
1971 | 24 | Mets | 30 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .128 | .180 | .170 |
1972 | 25 | Angels | 39 | 96 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 | .153 | .208 |
1973 | 26 | Angels | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1974 | 27 | Angels | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1975 | 28 | Angels | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1976 | 29 | Angels | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1977 | 30 | Angels | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1978 | 31 | Angels | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1979 | 32 | Angels | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1980 | 33 | Astros | 35 | 70 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .086 | .167 | .129 |
1981 | 34 | Astros | 21 | 51 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 | .286 | .235 |
1982 | 35 | Astros | 35 | 83 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .120 | .170 | .120 |
1983 | 36 | Astros | 29 | 69 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .072 | .099 | .072 |
1984 | 37 | Astros | 30 | 61 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .098 | .127 | .131 |
1985 | 38 | Astros | 35 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .111 | .162 | .143 |
1986 | 39 | Astros | 30 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .102 | .117 | .102 |
1987 | 40 | Astros | 34 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .062 | .076 | .108 |
1988 | 41 | Astros | 33 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .057 | .108 | .057 |
1989 | 42 | Rangers | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1990 | 43 | Rangers | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1991 | 44 | Rangers | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1992 | 45 | Rangers | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1993 | 46 | Rangers | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
27 Years | 807 | 852 | 40 | 94 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 38 | 0 | 371 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .110 | .148 | .134 |
Nolan RyanNolan Ryan Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1966 Mets | P | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1968 Mets | P | 21 | 18 | 402 | 20 | 1.0 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 1.07 |
1969 Mets | P | 25 | 10 | 268 | 5 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .800 | 0.40 |
1970 Mets | P | 27 | 19 | 395 | 25 | 0.9 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .840 | 1.44 |
1971 Mets | P | 30 | 26 | 456 | 23 | 0.8 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .870 | 1.18 |
1972 Angels | P | 39 | 39 | 852 | 41 | 1.1 | 35 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .854 | 1.11 |
1973 Angels | P | 41 | 39 | 978 | 41 | 1.0 | 39 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .951 | 1.08 |
1974 Angels | P | 42 | 41 | 998 | 66 | 1.6 | 60 | 12 | 48 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.62 |
1975 Angels | P | 28 | 28 | 594 | 37 | 1.3 | 30 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .811 | 1.36 |
1976 Angels | P | 39 | 39 | 853 | 55 | 1.4 | 48 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .873 | 1.52 |
1977 Angels | P | 37 | 37 | 897 | 63 | 1.7 | 55 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .873 | 1.66 |
1978 Angels | P | 31 | 31 | 704 | 54 | 1.7 | 46 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .852 | 1.76 |
1979 Angels | P | 34 | 34 | 668 | 41 | 1.2 | 37 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .902 | 1.50 |
1980 Astros | P | 35 | 35 | 701 | 45 | 1.3 | 40 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 1.54 |
1981 Astros | P | 21 | 21 | 447 | 22 | 1.0 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.27 |
1982 Astros | P | 35 | 35 | 751 | 44 | 1.3 | 42 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.51 |
1983 Astros | P | 29 | 29 | 589 | 34 | 1.2 | 32 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 1.47 |
1984 Astros | P | 30 | 30 | 551 | 20 | 0.7 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 0.88 |
1985 Astros | P | 35 | 35 | 696 | 28 | 0.8 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .929 | 1.01 |
1986 Astros | P | 30 | 30 | 534 | 29 | 1.0 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .931 | 1.37 |
1987 Astros | P | 34 | 34 | 635 | 30 | 0.9 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .967 | 1.23 |
1988 Astros | P | 33 | 33 | 660 | 30 | 0.9 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .867 | 1.06 |
1989 Rangers | P | 32 | 32 | 718 | 33 | 1.0 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.13 |
1990 Rangers | P | 30 | 30 | 612 | 20 | 0.7 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.88 |
1991 Rangers | P | 27 | 27 | 519 | 21 | 0.8 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.09 |
1992 Rangers | P | 27 | 27 | 472 | 21 | 0.8 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .857 | 1.03 |
1993 Rangers | P | 13 | 13 | 199 | 8 | 0.6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .625 | 0.68 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 807 | 773 | 16,158 | 857 | 1.1 | 767 | 220 | 547 | 90 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 1.28 | |
27 Years | 807 | 773 | 16,158 | 857 | 1.1 | 767 | 220 | 547 | 90 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 1.28 |
Nolan RyanNolan Ryan Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1966 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 18.00 | 9.00 |
1968 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 22.0 | 1.77 | 8.93 | 5.04 |
1969 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 14.5 | 1.74 | 9.27 | 5.34 |
1970 Mets | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1.29 | 8.54 | 6.63 |
1971 Mets | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 47.0 | 1.18 | 8.11 | 6.87 |
1972 Angels | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 32.0 | 2.10 | 10.43 | 4.98 |
1973 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.36 | 10.57 | 4.47 |
1974 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.82 | 9.93 | 5.46 |
1975 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.41 | 8.45 | 6.00 |
1976 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.79 | 10.35 | 5.79 |
1977 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.67 | 10.26 | 6.14 |
1978 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.76 | 9.97 | 5.68 |
1979 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.96 | 9.01 | 4.61 |
1980 Astros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 70.0 | 2.4 | 11.7 | 2.04 | 7.70 | 3.77 |
1981 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 51.0 | 2.06 | 8.46 | 4.11 |
1982 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.2 | 27.7 | 2.25 | 8.81 | 3.92 |
1983 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.4 | 34.5 | 1.81 | 8.39 | 4.63 |
1984 Astros | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 61.0 | 2.86 | 9.65 | 3.38 |
1985 Astros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 15.8 | 2.20 | 8.11 | 3.69 |
1986 Astros | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.7 | 11.8 | 2.37 | 9.81 | 4.15 |
1987 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 65.0 | 3.0 | 16.3 | 3.10 | 11.48 | 3.70 |
1988 Astros | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.1 | 35.0 | 2.62 | 9.33 | 3.56 |
1989 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.07 | 11.32 | 3.69 |
1990 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.14 | 10.24 | 3.26 |
1991 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.82 | 10.56 | 3.75 |
1992 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.28 | 8.98 | 3.95 |
1993 Rangers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.15 | 6.24 | 5.43 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
27 Years | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 426.0 | 2.3 | 23.7 | 2.04 | 9.55 | 4.67 |
Nolan RyanNolan Ryan Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1966 New York Mets | 34 | $3,600.00 | - | - |
1968 New York Mets | 30 | $8,500.00 | - | - |
1969 New York Mets | 30 | $12,000.00 | - | Stats |
1970 New York Mets | 30 | $18,000.00 | - | - |
1971 New York Mets | 30 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
1972 California Angels | 30 | $27,000.00 | Stats | - |
1973 California Angels | 30 | $47,000.00 | Stats | - |
1974 California Angels | 30 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
1975 California Angels | 30 | $125,000.00 | Stats | - |
1976 California Angels | 30 | $170,000.00 | - | - |
1977 California Angels | 30 | $200,000.00 | Stats | - |
1978 California Angels | 30 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
1979 California Angels | 30 | $1,000,000.00 | Stats | - |
1980 Houston Astros | 34 | $1,125,000.00 | - | - |
1981 Houston Astros | 34 | $1,125,000.00 | Stats | - |
1982 Houston Astros | 34 | $1,125,000.00 | - | - |
1983 Houston Astros | 34 | $1,125,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Houston Astros | 34 | $1,000,000.00 | - | - |
1985 Houston Astros | 34 | $1,350,000.00 | Stats | - |
1986 Houston Astros | 34 | $1,125,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Houston Astros | 34 | $1,225,000.00 | - | - |
1988 Houston Astros | 34 | $1,225,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Texas Rangers | 34 | $1,800,000.00 | Stats | - |
1990 Texas Rangers | 34 | $1,400,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Texas Rangers | 34 | $3,300,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Texas Rangers | 34 | $4,200,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Texas Rangers | 34 | $3,757,000.00 | - | - |
Nolan Ryan Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Lynn Nolan Ryan was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the New York Mets (1966, 1968-1971), California Angels (1972-1979), Houston Astros (1980-1988), and Texas Rangers (1989-1993). Did you know that when The Ryan Express, his nickname, made his big league debut on September 11, 1966, he became the first former Alvin High School (Alvin, TX) student to play in the majors?
Nolan Ryan Rookie Card | 1968 Topps Baseball Card (#75 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know Nolan Ryan never won a Cy Young Award? Did you know his name appears on more than 1,700 pages here at Baseball Almanac and we could effortlessly write an entire book about his accomplishments, effortlessly? Here are a mere sampling of his notable accomplishments and items of interests:
Nolan Ryan had 5,714 career strikeouts (Top 1,000), more than any other pitcher in baseball history, 839 more strikeouts than #2 all-time — Randy Johnson).
Nolan Ryan was the second pitcher inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame who had more career strikeouts, than innings pitched. Do you know who preceded The Ryan Express? [Answer]
Nolan Ryan is the only Major League Baseball player to have his number retired by at least three different teams: the Angels, Astros, and Rangers (not counting Jackie Robinson whose number was retired by Major League Baseball for every team).
Nolan Ryan is the all-time leader in no-hitter with seven, three more than any other pitcher. He is tied with Bob Feller for most one-hitters, with twelve. Ryan also pitched eighteen two-hitters.
Nolan Ryan held several additional less commonly quoted records upon his retirement including Most Seasons Pitched with a Win (26), Most Bases on Balls in a Career (2,795), Grand slams Allowed in a Career (10), Most Wild Pitches in a Career (277), Fewest Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings in a Season (5.26 in 1972), and Fewest Hits Per 9 Innings in a Career (6.56 / 1,500 IP Minimum).
Nolan Ryan was forty-four years young — the oldest player in the game at the time — on May 1, 1991, when he threw no-hitter number seven, a year he also allowed the fewest hits per 9-innings pitched (5.306) in the American League, a year he also had the most strikeouts per 9-innings pitched (10.561) in the American League, and a year his fielding percentage was a league leading 1.000. A 300 Wins Club / 3,000 Strikeouts Club member who cannot be discussed without mentioning the truly Magnificent Seven "Ryan Express" no-hitters:
The Magnificent Seven No-Hitters |
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# | Date | Ballpark | Fans | Time | Catcher | Umpire | Age | SO/BB |
#1 | 05-15-1973 | Royals Stadium | 12,205 | 2:20 | Jeff Torborg | Jim Evans | 26 | 12/3 |
#2 | 07-15-1973 | Tiger Stadium | 41,411 | 2:21 | Art Kusnyer | Ron Luciano | 26 | 17/4 |
#3 | 09-28-1974 | Anaheim Stadium | 10,872 | 2:22 | Tom Egan | Art Frantz | 27 | 15/8 |
#4 | 06-01-1975 | Anaheim Stadium | 18,492 | 2:01 | Ellie Rodriguez | Hank Morgenweck | 28 | 9/4 |
#5 | 09-26-1981 | Astrodome | 32,115 | 2:46 | Alan Ashby | Bruce Froemming | 34 | 11/3 |
#6 | 06-11-1990 | Oakland Coliseum | 33,436 | 2:49 | John Russell | Don Denkinger | 43 | 14/2 |
#7 | 05-01-1991 | Arlington Stadium | 33,439 | 2:25 | Mike Stanley | Tim Tschida | 44 | 16/2 |
Nolan Ryan | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque | Class of 1999 (HOF)
When Nolan Ryan was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999, he received 491 of 497 possible votes, 98.79% — the second highest in history at that time, behind Tom Seaver (98.84%). [Voting Percentages]