Nolan Ryan

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 170lb (188cm, 77kg)

Born: January 31, 1947 in Refugio, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Alvin HS (Alvin, TX).

High School: Alvin HS (Alvin, TX)

Debut: September 11, 1966 (Age 19-223d, 12,516th in major league history)
vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: September 22, 1993 (Age 46-234d)
vs. SEA 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 4 BB, 5 ER, L

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1999. (Voted by BBWAA on 491/497 ballots)
View Nolan Ryan's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: Lynn Nolan Ryan

Nicknames: Ryan Express

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

81.3

324

292

ERA

3.19

807

773

5386.0

5714

WHIP

1.247

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	20-15 / in Starts: 20-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 82 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	58 (30-18-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 82 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (24-16-8)

Most Driven In
M Bailey	1
G Davis	1
P Garner	1
A Ashby	1
D Thon	0
B Doran	0

Most Driven In By
B Doran	1
C Reynolds	1

1985 Batting Game Log

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1985 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	296	1	Apr 9	HOU		LAD	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.41	0.049	2.19	0.05%	0.24	P
2	297	6 (4)	Apr 14	HOU		PHI	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.55	-0.156	1.82	-0.11%	-2.23	P
3	298	10 (3)	Apr 19	HOU	@	ATL	L,5-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.89	-0.044	1.30	-0.04%	-0.38	P
4	299	15 (4)	Apr 24	HOU		CIN	L,3-8	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.25	-0.081	2.39	-0.09%	-0.80	P
5	300	19 (3)	Apr 28	HOU		ATL	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.039	1.29	-0.04%	-0.35	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
6	301	22 (2)	May 3	HOU	@	PHI	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.22	-0.044	1.79	-0.04%	-0.34	P
7	302	26 (3)	May 8	HOU	@	MON	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.09	-0.111	3.31	-0.11%	-0.78	P
8	303	30 (3)	May 13	HOU		MON	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.059	1.18	-0.06%	-0.86	P
9	304	35 (4)	May 18	HOU		STL	W,6-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	.87	0.029	1.48	0.03%	0.75	P
10	305	40 (4)	May 24	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.042	.042	.083	9	.53	-0.045	.91	-0.05%	-0.64	P
11	306	45 (4)	May 29	HOU		PIT	W,8-3	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	1.77	-0.151	2.78	-0.14%	-1.14	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	307	49 (3)	Jun 3	HOU	@	STL	L,5-9	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.107	.074	.181	9	.31	0.008	.51	0.01%	0.03	P
13	308	53 (3)	Jun 8	HOU		SFG	W,4-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.100	.069	.169	9	.40	-0.019	.60	-0.02%	-0.35	P
14	309	57 (3)	Jun 12	HOU		SDP	W,3-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.094	.065	.158	9	1.26	-0.071	3.21	-0.11%	-0.60	P
15	310	61 (3)	Jun 17	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.091	.063	.153	9	1.84	-0.105	2.90	-0.10%	-0.97	P
16	311	66 (4)	Jun 22	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-6	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.091	.063	.153	9	1.57	-0.033	3.02	-0.04%	-0.32	P
17	312	71 (4)	Jun 27	HOU		ATL	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.114	.061	.175	9	1.13	0.013	1.21	0.01%	0.02	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
18	313	76 (4)	Jul 1	HOU	@	SDP	L,5-6	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	.72	-0.071	1.22	-0.07%	-0.87	P
19	314	80 (3)	Jul 6	HOU		MON	W,8-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.100	.053	.153	9	.58	-0.029	.69	-0.02%	-0.30	P
20	315	85 (4)	Jul 11	HOU		NYM	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.050	.095	.050	.145	9	1.21	-0.076	1.15	-0.04%	-0.56	P
21	316	91 (5)	Jul 20	HOU	@	MON	L,1-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.091	.048	.139	9	.87	-0.041	.29	-0.01%	-0.27	P
22	317	95 (3)	Jul 24	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-3	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.068	.109	.068	.177	9	1.22	0.002	.34	0.00%	-0.05	P
23	318	100 (4)	Jul 30	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.067	.104	.067	.171	9	1.52	-0.042	.20	0.00%	-0.28	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
24	319	104 (3)	Aug 3	HOU		SDP	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.120	.106	.226	9	.82	-0.007	.08	0.00%	0.00	P
25	320	108 (3)	Aug 9 (1)	HOU	@	SDP	L,4-6	GS-6	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.135	.143	.277	9	1.13	-0.030	.13	0.00%	-0.29	P
26	321	112 (3)	Aug 14	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.132	.140	.272	9	.29	-0.007	.01	0.00%	-0.09	P
27	322	116 (3)	Aug 18	HOU		CIN	L,3-8	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.096	.143	.135	.277	9	.90	-0.001	.02	0.00%	0.07	P
28	323	120 (3)	Aug 23	HOU	@	PIT	W,2-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.136	.127	.263	9	1.36	-0.105	.01	0.00%	-0.63	P
29	324	125 (4)	Aug 28	HOU		CHC	W,3-0	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.089	.133	.125	.258	9	.90	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.38	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	325	129 (3)	Sep 2	HOU	@	CHC	W,7-2	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.089	.133	.125	.258	9						P
31	326	142 (12)	Sep 15	HOU		SDP	W,2-1	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.131	.123	.254	9	.76	-0.018	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
32	327	147 (4)	Sep 20	HOU		CIN	L,3-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.143	.121	.264	9	1.77	0.023	.08	0.00%	-0.04	P
33	328	152 (4)	Sep 25	HOU		LAD	W,6-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.141	.119	.259	9	.59	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
34	329	156 (3)	Sep 30	HOU		ATL	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.082	.136	.115	.251	9	.48	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
35	330	161 (4)	Oct 5	HOU	@	SDP	W,9-3	GS-8	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.162	.143	.305	9	.22	-0.007	.00	0.00%	0.01	P
							20-15		82	63	2	7	2	0	0	4	4	0	21	0	14	1	1	1	0	1	.111	.162	.143	.305		1.04	-1.340	1.12	-0.99%	-13.08

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