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	22-13 / in Starts: 22-13
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	59 (29-22-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (24-17-8)

Most Driven In
G Woods	1
C CedeÃ±o	1
C Reynolds	1
A Howe	1
A Ashby	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
J Morgan	1
Self	1
T Puhl	1
R Landestoy	1
D Walling	1

1980 Batting Game Log

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1980 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	146	3 (2)	Apr 12	HOU		LAD	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	9	3.15	0.268	5.47	0.28%	1.69	P
2	147	7 (3)	Apr 17	HOU	@	LAD	L,4-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	1.000	1.250	9	.88	-0.045	1.55	-0.05%	-0.42	P
3	148	12 (4)	Apr 22	HOU		CIN	W,8-0	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.571	.714	9	.19	-0.014	.40	-0.02%	-0.72	P
4	149	16 (3)	Apr 27	HOU		NYM	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.444	.556	9	.68	-0.044	1.09	-0.04%	-0.49	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
5	150	20 (3)	May 2	HOU	@	STL	L,1-9	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.364	.530	9	1.62	-0.061	3.29	-0.07%	-0.39	P
6	151	25 (4)	May 7	HOU	@	MON	L,0-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.083	.214	.333	.548	9	.61	-0.028	1.29	-0.04%	-0.30	P
7	152	29 (3)	May 13	HOU		MON	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.267	.443	9	1.19	-0.085	2.43	-0.10%	-0.53	P
8	153	33 (3)	May 18	HOU		PHI	W,3-0	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.200	.235	.435	9	.47	0.007	.78	0.01%	-0.07	P
9	154	37 (3)	May 23	HOU	@	PHI	L,0-3	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.190	.222	.413	9	.71	-0.017	1.24	-0.02%	-0.15	P
10	155	42 (4)	May 28	HOU		SDP	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.167	.190	.357	9	.95	-0.071	1.95	-0.09%	-0.78	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
11	156	46 (3)	Jun 2	HOU	@	SDP	L,0-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.192	.182	.374	9	.73	-0.003	1.51	0.00%	-0.05	P
12	157	51 (4)	Jun 8	HOU		SFG	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.172	.160	.332	9	.99	-0.068	2.22	-0.09%	-0.91	P
13	158	56 (4)	Jun 14	HOU	@	PIT	W,7-3	GS-7	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.212	.207	.419	9	.83	0.076	2.02	0.11%	0.69	P
14	159	61 (4)	Jun 19	HOU		STL	W,2-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.200	.194	.394	9	.57	-0.027	1.40	-0.04%	-0.28	P
15	160	66 (4)	Jun 24	HOU		LAD	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.184	.176	.361	9	1.25	-0.130	5.15	-0.32%	-1.03	P
16	161	70 (3)	Jun 29	HOU		CIN	W,12-10	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.194	.394	9	.84	0.018	2.75	0.04%	0.07	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
17	162	75 (4)	Jul 4	HOU	@	CIN	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.195	.189	.384	9	.97	-0.024	3.07	-0.05%	-0.22	P
18	163	79 (3)	Jul 10	HOU	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.178	.171	.349	9	1.02	-0.104	4.49	-0.28%	-1.12	P
19	164	85 (5)	Jul 15	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.093	.170	.163	.333	9	.80	-0.041	2.24	-0.07%	-0.28	P
20	165	91 (5)	Jul 20	HOU		MON	W,4-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.184	.159	.343	9	.33	-0.005	.91	-0.01%	-0.22	P
21	166	95 (3)	Jul 25	HOU	@	MON	W,9-8	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.089	.196	.156	.352	9	1.10	0.006	3.38	0.01%	0.16	P
22	167	100 (4)	Jul 30	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-6	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.106	.208	.170	.378	9	1.11	0.014	3.53	0.03%	-0.01	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
23	168	104 (3)	Aug 4	HOU		SFG	W,4-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.102	.200	.163	.363	9	.63	-0.030	2.21	-0.06%	-0.45	P
24	169	109 (4)	Aug 9	HOU		SDP	W,9-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.098	.193	.157	.350	9	.70	-0.035	2.26	-0.07%	-0.40	P
25	170	114 (4)	Aug 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.186	.151	.337	9	1.27	-0.063	3.66	-0.11%	-0.46	P
26	171	118 (3)	Aug 19	HOU		PIT	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.089	.177	.143	.320	9	.58	-0.041	2.12	-0.09%	-0.50	P
27	172	123 (4)	Aug 24	HOU		CHC	W,2-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.088	.188	.140	.328	9	1.96	-0.031	7.44	-0.07%	-0.21	P
28	173	128 (4)	Aug 29	HOU	@	CHC	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.085	.182	.136	.317	9	.55	-0.027	2.15	-0.06%	-0.25	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
29	174	134 (5)	Sep 5	HOU		STL	L,5-7	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.082	.174	.131	.305	9	1.42	-0.048	5.90	-0.12%	-1.12	P
30	175	139 (4)	Sep 10	HOU		LAD	W,6-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.079	.169	.127	.296	9	.96	-0.046	7.29	-0.21%	-0.28	P
31	176	143 (3)	Sep 15	HOU		SDP	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.164	.123	.287	9	.91	-0.043	4.26	-0.12%	-0.33	P
32	177	148 (4)	Sep 20	HOU	@	SFG	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.076	.162	.121	.283	9	1.29	-0.015	6.30	-0.04%	-0.20	P
33	178	153 (4)	Sep 25	HOU	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS-6	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.090	.173	.134	.308	9	1.35	0.007	8.40	0.03%	0.06	P
34	179	157 (3)	Sep 30	HOU		ATL	W,7-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.169	.130	.299	9	.53	-0.024	2.87	-0.08%	-0.45	P
35	180	161 (3)	Oct 4	HOU	@	LAD	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.086	.167	.129	.295	9	1.22	0.037	15.01	0.27%	0.23	P
							22-13		83	70	5	6	0	0	1	6	7	0	29	0	5	1	0	0	0	1	.086	.167	.129	.295		.99	-0.737	3.44	-1.55%	-9.72

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