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Nolan Ryan

Birthdate:

1/31/1947

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 195 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Refugio, TX, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Nolan Ryan with his blazing fastball struck-out more batters, 5,717, than anyone in baseball history. He pitched a record seven no-hitters during his 27 year career that spanned from 1967-1993. Ryan pitched for the N. Y. Mets from 1967-1971 and appeared in his only World Series as a reliever, pitching 2 2/3 innings of scoreless ball. He was traded to the California Angels on December 10, 1971. Nolan Ryan blossomed into one of baseball's top right-handed pitchers and in his 8 seasons with the Angels he led the league in strikeouts seven times. And five times during this period he fanned over 300 batters in a single season.

In 1973, Nolan Ryan struck-out a major league record 383, beating Sandy Koufax old mark of 382. Twice in his long career, Ryan won over 20 games, including going 22-16 in 1974. He signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros in 1980 and helped them win two consecutive Division Titles. In 1989, he signed with the Texas Rangers and ranked near the top in the league in ERA, in innings pitched and again led the league in K's.

Here's an amazing stat: Nolan Ryan retired with the lowest opponents batting average in baseball history, .204. He walked 2,795 batters in 5,386 innings which raised his on-base-pct up to .309. Nolan Ryan's career stats: 324 Wins, 292 Loses, .526 pct, 3.19 ERA, He pitched in 807 games, starting 773, completed 222, with 61 shutouts, allowed 321 lifetime home runs, struck-out 5,714, more than one per/inning. Nolan Ryan received the most votes from baseball's fans as the top 'Pitcher of the Century'. We salute your record achievements.

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Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1966	NYM (NL)	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	5	5	5	1	3	1	6	1	0	0	15.00
1968	NYM (NL)	21	18	6	9	0	3	0	134.0	93	50	46	12	75	4	133	7	4	0	3.09
1969	NYM (NL)	25	10	6	3	1	2	0	89.1	60	38	35	3	53	3	92	1	1	3	3.53
1970	NYM (NL)	27	19	7	11	1	5	2	131.2	86	59	50	10	97	2	125	8	4	0	3.42
1971	NYM (NL)	30	26	10	14	0	3	0	152.0	125	78	67	8	116	4	137	6	15	1	3.97
1972	CAL (AL)	39	39	19	16	0	20	9	284.0	166	80	72	14	157	4	329	18	10	0	2.28
1973	CAL (AL)	41	39	21	16	1	26	4	326.0	238	113	104	18	162	2	383	15	7	0	2.87
1974	CAL (AL)	42	41	22	16	0	26	3	332.2	221	127	107	18	202	3	367	9	9	0	2.89
1975	CAL (AL)	28	28	14	12	0	10	5	198.0	152	90	76	13	132	0	186	12	7	0	3.45
1976	CAL (AL)	39	39	17	18	0	21	7	284.1	193	117	106	13	183	2	327	5	5	2	3.36
1977	CAL (AL)	37	37	19	16	0	22	4	299.0	198	110	92	12	204	7	341	21	9	3	2.77
1978	CAL (AL)	31	31	10	13	0	14	3	234.2	183	106	97	12	148	7	260	13	3	2	3.72
1979	CAL (AL)	34	34	16	14	0	17	5	222.2	169	104	89	15	114	3	223	9	6	0	3.60
1980	HOU (NL)	35	35	11	10	0	4	2	233.2	205	100	87	10	98	1	200	10	3	1	3.35
1981	HOU (NL)	21	21	11	5	0	5	3	149.0	99	34	28	2	68	1	140	16	1	2	1.69
1982	HOU (NL)	35	35	16	12	0	10	3	250.1	196	100	88	20	109	3	245	18	8	2	3.16
1983	HOU (NL)	29	29	14	9	0	5	2	196.1	134	74	65	9	101	3	183	5	4	1	2.98
1984	HOU (NL)	30	30	12	11	0	5	2	183.2	143	78	62	12	69	2	197	6	4	3	3.04
1985	HOU (NL)	35	35	10	12	0	4	0	232.0	205	108	98	12	95	8	209	14	9	2	3.80
1986	HOU (NL)	30	30	12	8	0	1	0	178.0	119	72	66	14	82	5	194	15	4	0	3.34
1987	HOU (NL)	34	34	8	16	0	0	0	211.2	154	75	65	14	87	2	270	10	4	2	2.76
1988	HOU (NL)	33	33	12	11	0	4	1	220.0	186	98	86	18	87	6	228	10	7	7	3.52
1989	TEX (AL)	32	32	16	10	0	6	2	239.1	162	96	85	17	98	3	301	19	9	1	3.20
1990	TEX (AL)	30	30	13	9	0	5	2	204.0	137	86	78	18	74	2	232	9	7	1	3.44
1991	TEX (AL)	27	27	12	6	0	2	2	173.0	102	58	56	12	72	0	203	8	5	0	2.91
1992	TEX (AL)	27	27	5	9	0	2	0	157.1	138	75	65	9	69	0	157	9	12	0	3.72
1993	TEX (AL)	13	13	5	5	0	0	0	66.1	54	47	36	5	40	0	46	3	1	0	4.88
27 years		807	773	324	292	3	222	61	5386.0	3923	2178	1911	321	2795	78	5714	277	158	33	3.19

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1966	NYM (NL)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1968	NYM (NL)	21	44	2	5	0	0	0	2	2	29	0	0	0	0	1	0	.114	.152	SLG
1969	NYM (NL)	25	29	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	14	0	0	0	0	3	0	.103	.103	SLG
1970	NYM (NL)	27	45	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	2	0	.178	.178	SLG
1971	NYM (NL)	30	47	4	6	0	1	0	1	3	21	0	0	0	0	3	0	.128	.180	SLG
1972	CAL (AL)	39	96	4	13	5	1	0	3	2	48	1	0	0	0	1	0	.135	.153	SLG
1973	CAL (AL)	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1974	CAL (AL)	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1975	CAL (AL)	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1976	CAL (AL)	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1977	CAL (AL)	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1978	CAL (AL)	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1979	CAL (AL)	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1980	HOU (NL)	35	70	5	6	0	0	1	6	7	29	0	1	0	0	5	1	.86	.167	SLG
1981	HOU (NL)	21	51	3	11	1	0	0	1	5	18	0	0	0	0	4	0	.216	.286	SLG
1982	HOU (NL)	35	83	5	10	0	0	0	3	5	37	0	0	0	0	6	0	.120	.170	SLG
1983	HOU (NL)	29	69	3	5	0	0	0	2	2	29	0	0	0	0	4	0	.72	.99	SLG
1984	HOU (NL)	30	61	3	6	2	0	0	1	2	26	1	0	0	0	5	0	.98	.127	SLG
1985	HOU (NL)	35	63	2	7	2	0	0	4	4	21	0	1	0	0	14	1	.111	.162	SLG
1986	HOU (NL)	30	59	1	6	0	0	0	5	1	22	0	1	0	0	3	0	.102	.117	SLG
1987	HOU (NL)	34	65	2	4	0	0	1	4	1	22	0	0	0	0	7	0	.62	.76	SLG
1988	HOU (NL)	33	70	1	4	0	0	0	2	4	34	0	0	0	0	7	0	.57	.108	SLG
1989	TEX (AL)	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1990	TEX (AL)	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1991	TEX (AL)	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1992	TEX (AL)	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1993	TEX (AL)	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
27 years		807	852	40	94	10	2	2	36	38	371	3	3	0	0	65	2	.110	.148	.SLG

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