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	13-8 / in Starts: 13-8
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 60 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	49 (22-16-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 60 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	36 (18-12-6)

Most Driven In
C CedeÃ±o	1
J Pittman	0
D Thon	0
A Ashby	0

Most Driven In By
D Walling	1
C Reynolds	1
T Scott	0

1981 Batting Game Log

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1981 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	181	6 (5)	Apr 15	HOU		ATL	W,2-0	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	.70	-0.033	.42	-0.01%	-0.21	P
2	182	15 (8)	Apr 25	HOU		CIN	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.63	-0.074	.52	-0.01%	-0.52	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
3	183	20 (4)	May 1	HOU	@	PIT	W,5-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.66	-0.006	.26	0.00%	-0.09	P
4	184	25 (4)	May 6	HOU	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	2.25	-0.165	1.25	-0.06%	-1.21	P
5	185	30 (4)	May 11	HOU	@	CIN	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.22	-0.020	.12	-0.01%	-0.14	P
6	186	35 (4)	May 16	HOU		CHC	W,6-1	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.200	.450	9	.96	0.100	.35	0.02%	0.45	P
7	187	39 (3)	May 21	HOU	@	STL	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	1.08	-0.051	.43	-0.01%	-0.41	P
8	188	44 (4)	May 26	HOU		SDP	W,1-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	2.18	-0.138	.65	-0.03%	-1.00	P
9	189	48 (3)	May 31	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.182	.143	.325	9	.81	-0.040	.38	-0.01%	-0.29	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
10	190	52 (3)	Jun 5	HOU		NYM	W,3-0	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.208	.136	.345	9	.93	-0.037	.40	-0.01%	-0.49	P
11	191	57 (4)	Jun 10	HOU	@	PHI	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.185	.120	.305	9	1.34	-0.111	.46	-0.02%	-1.09	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
12	192	62 (4)	Aug 14	HOU	@	SDP	W,5-1	GS-7	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.115	.233	.115	.349	9	.74	0.009	.93	0.01%	0.15	P
13	193	67 (4)	Aug 19	HOU		MON	W,9-1	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.250	.143	.393	9	.63	-0.037	.98	-0.04%	-0.28	P
14	194	71 (3)	Aug 25	HOU	@	NYM	L,1-2	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.265	.167	.431	9	1.41	0.008	1.96	0.01%	-0.20	P
15	195	77 (5)	Aug 30	HOU		PHI	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.243	.152	.395	9	.73	-0.061	1.08	-0.05%	-0.86	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
16	196	82 (4)	Sep 4	HOU	@	MON	W,5-0	GS-8	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.275	.194	.469	9	1.19	0.080	2.66	0.11%	0.45	P
17	197	87 (4)	Sep 9	HOU	@	ATL	L,0-9	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.293	.216	.509	9	.60	0.022	1.66	0.04%	0.37	P
18	198	92 (4)	Sep 15	HOU		CIN	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.279	.205	.484	9	.92	-0.044	2.94	-0.08%	-0.33	P
19	199	97 (4)	Sep 20	HOU	@	SFG	W,7-3	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.250	.182	.432	9	.48	-0.074	1.62	-0.15%	-1.51	P
20	200	102 (4)	Sep 26	HOU		LAD	W,5-0	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.275	.196	.470	9	.57	0.016	2.12	0.04%	0.02	P
21	201	107 (4)	Oct 1	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-1	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.216	.286	.235	.521	9	.74	0.044	8.84	0.31%	-0.46	P
							13-8		60	51	3	11	1	0	0	1	5	0	18	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	.216	.286	.235	.521		.95	-0.612	1.77	0.04%	-7.65

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