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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Team Record in Appearances: 13-12 / in Starts: 5-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 22, Entered with runners on base: 6

1969 Pitching Game Log

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1969 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	24	2	Apr 9	NYM		MON	W,9-5	8-GF	S(1)	99	1.2	2	1	1	2	2	1	0	5.40	11.51	8	2	1	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	.41	0.072	.63	0.07%	0.82	8t -23 1 out a4	9t end a 4
2	25	7	Apr 14	NYM	@	PHI	L,1-5	7-GF(8)		4	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.45	7.69	7	3	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.08	0.007	.09	0.01%	0.89	7b --- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
3	26	9	Apr 16	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-11	3-4		1	1.0	4	4	4	2	2	0	0	9.64	7.01	9	2	0	0	0	3		1	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	.45	-0.162	.60	-0.13%	-3.93	3b 1-- 1 out d4	4b 12- 1 out d6
4	27	12	Apr 20	NYM	@	STL	W,11-3	4-8	W(1-0)	3	4.2	1	0	0	4	4	0	0	4.82	5.19	19	3	7	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	.55	0.131	.60	0.09%	1.53	4b --- 0 out d2	8b 123 2 out a5
5	28	19	Apr 29	NYM	@	MON	W,2-0	5-GF	W(2-0)	8	4.2	4	0	0	0	7	0	0	3.21	3.29	18	3	7	1	1	1		0	0	1	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.71	0.344	1.60	0.19%	2.05	5b --- 1 out a1	9b end a 2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	29	23	May 3	NYM	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS-7		3	6.1	4	1	0	2	4	0	0	2.21	2.95	26	10	7	0	1	3	65			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.46	0.033	1.77	0.02%	1.17	1b start tie	7b -23 1 out a1
7	30	30	May 11(2)	NYM		HOU	W,11-7	5-5		7	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.18	2.94	1	0	1	0	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.11	0.078	3.33	0.05%	0.74	5t 123 2 out a3	5t 3 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	31	53	Jun 11	NYM	@	SFG	L,2-7	6-6		30	0.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.14	2.99	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.04	0.001	.05	0.00%	0.47	6b 1-3 2 out d7	6b 3 out d7
9	32	58	Jun 17(2)	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-7	5-6		5	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1.96	2.60	6	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.013	.10	0.01%	0.89	5b --- 0 out d5	6b 3 out d4
10	33	61	Jun 20	NYM		STL	W,4-3	GS-6	W(3-0)	2	6.0	6	2	1	3	3	0	0	1.86	2.68	26	8	7	1	0	5	54			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	1	0	.89	0.127	1.43	0.12%	0.77	1t start tie	6t 3 out a2
11	34	67	Jun 25	NYM		PHI	L,5-6	GS-7		4	6.1	3	4	3	1	10	0	1	2.29	2.25	25	2	8	2	3	3	62			0	0	0	23	0	1	0	0	0	1	.81	-0.009	1.46	-0.01%	-1.26	1t start tie	7t 1-- 1 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	35	73	Jul 1(1)	NYM	@	STL	L,1-4	GS-6	L(3-1)	5	5.2	3	3	3	7	4	0	0	2.63	2.61	26	7	6	1	0	2	48			0	0	0	19	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.00	-0.111	1.37	-0.09%	-0.69	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out d2
13	36	79	Jul 6	NYM	@	PIT	W,8-7	1-2		4	0.2	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	3.02	2.82	5	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.48	-0.041	.71	-0.04%	-0.97	1b --- 2 out d3	2b 123 1 out d3
14	37	85	Jul 13(2)	NYM		MON	W,9-7	GS-4		6	3.1	6	6	6	3	3	1	0	4.00	3.15	19	1	7	1	0	5	24			1	0	0	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.465	2.07	-0.56%	-5.02	1t start tie	4t 12- 1 out d4
15	38	96	Jul 27	NYM		CIN	L,3-6	4-6		13	2.2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3.78	2.95	8	3	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.15	0.033	.30	0.04%	1.57	4t -2- 1 out d5	6t 3 out d5
16	39	98	Jul 30(2)	NYM		HOU	L,5-11	3-7		2	4.1	4	3	3	2	7	1	0	3.98	3.01	18	1	4	1	0	4		1	1	0	0	0	15	2	0	0	1	1	0	.03	-0.026	.05	-0.03%	-1.94	3t 1-- 2 out d7	7t 3 out d9
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	40	105	Aug 5(2)	NYM	@	CIN	W,10-1	CG	W(4-1)	5	9.0	7	1	1	2	7	0	0	3.54	2.80	35	7	12	2	5	7	74			0	1	0	33	2	0	0	0	0	0	.26	0.113	.26	0.07%	3.28	1b start tie	9b 3 out a9
18	41	110	Aug 10	NYM	@	ATL	W,3-0	GS-3		4	2.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.41	2.84	8	3	4	1	0	0	56			0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.81	0.120	.70	0.06%	1.13	1b start tie	3b --- 1 out tie
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	42	133	Sep 3	NYM	@	LAD	L,4-5	8-8		23	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	3.36	2.87	5	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.35	0.096	4.90	0.12%	0.42	8b --- 0 out tie	8b 3 out tie
20	43	137	Sep 7	NYM		PHI	W,9-3	7-GF	W(5-1)	3	3.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.21	2.81	11	4	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.72	0.156	2.11	0.28%	1.39	7t --- 0 out tie	9t end a 6
21	44	141	Sep 10(2)	NYM		MON	W,7-1	CG	W(6-1)	2	9.0	3	1	1	4	11	0	0	2.95	2.64	34	8	9	0	1	2	84			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	1	.62	0.107	3.06	0.32%	3.16	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
22	45	146	Sep 14	NYM	@	PIT	L,3-5	GS-7	L(6-2)	3	7.0	6	5	5	2	7	0	0	3.24	2.53	29	6	8	0	1	6	50			0	0	0	26	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.19	-0.335	3.59	-0.61%	-1.89	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
23	46	150	Sep 19(1)	NYM		PIT	L,2-8	GS-2	L(6-3)	4	1.2	3	3	3	3	2	0	0	3.49	2.59	10	1	2	0	0	2	36			0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	-0.248	1.69	-0.16%	-2.55	1t start tie	2t 1-3 2 out d3
24	47	160	Sep 28	NYM	@	PHI	W,2-0	6-8	H(1)	8	3.0	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	3.38	2.66	13	3	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.84	0.221	.00	0.00%	1.33	6b --- 0 out a2	8b 3 out a2
25	48	161	Oct 1	NYM	@	CHC	W,6-5	8-9		2	1.1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	3.53	2.70	7	0	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.10	-0.260	.00	0.00%	-1.17	8b --- 0 out tie	9b 1-3 1 out a1
							13-12		W-L:6-3,Sv:1,Hld:1	4.0	89.1	60	38	35	53	92	3	1	3.53	2.70	375	0.80		6%	9%	47	55	10	10%	3	3	0	317	9	3	3	5	2	4	.88	-0.005	1.46	-0.18%	2.18

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