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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 6	CAL	@	SEA	L,6-14	GS	12	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 11	CAL		MIN	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 17	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 21	CAL		OAK	W,13-1	GS	32	7.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	19 (3)	Apr 26	CAL		BAL	L,2-4	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	25 (5)	May 2	CAL		NYY	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (2)	May 7	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-9	GS	9	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	35 (6)	May 15	CAL		MIL	W,2-1	GS	23	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
9	40 (4)	May 20	CAL		CHW	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	44 (3)	May 25	CAL	@	CHW	L,1-6	GS	25	5.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	49 (4)	May 30	CAL	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	58 (8)	Jun 9	CAL		DET	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	64 (5)	Jun 14	CAL	@	TOR	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
14	68 (3)	Jun 18	CAL		TEX	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	72 (3)	Jun 22	CAL		KCR	L,5-9	GS	32	6.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	76 (3)	Jun 27	CAL	@	TEX	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	80 (3)	Jul 1	CAL	@	KCR	W,14-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	84 (3)	Jul 5	CAL		OAK	L,0-3	CG	36	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	P
19	88 (3)	Jul 9	CAL		BOS	W,6-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	91 (2)	Jul 13	CAL		NYY	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
21	97 (5)	Jul 21	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-10	GS	23	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
22	101 (3)	Jul 25	CAL	@	NYY	W,9-5	GS	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	119 (17)	Aug 13	CAL		DET	L,3-5	GS	27	5.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	123 (3)	Aug 18	CAL		TOR	W,7-5	GS	34	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	127 (3)	Aug 22	CAL		CLE	L,3-13	GS	19	3.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	130 (2)	Aug 26	CAL	@	TOR	L,3-9	GS	24	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
27	134 (3)	Aug 30	CAL	@	CLE	L,1-7	GS	26	4.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	138 (3)	Sep 3	CAL		CHW	W,6-5	GS	30	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	142 (3)	Sep 7	CAL		MIL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
30	145 (2)	Sep 11	CAL	@	CHW	L,7-8	GS	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	148 (2)	Sep 15	CAL	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
32	152 (3)	Sep 19	CAL	@	KCR	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	P
33	157 (4)	Sep 24	CAL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
34	160 (2)	Sep 28	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-5	GS	20	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
							34gm		222.2	8	29	4	41	1