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.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 8	CAL		OAK	L,2-4	GS	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	7 (4)	Apr 13	CAL		MIN	W,1-0	GS	36	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
3	11 (3)	Apr 18	CAL	@	SEA	L,1-6	GS	31	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 24	CAL		SEA	L,5-6	GS	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
5	20 (4)	Apr 29	CAL		TOR	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	24 (3)	May 5	CAL		CLE	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	28 (3)	May 12	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
8	33 (4)	May 17	CAL	@	CHW	L,6-9	CG	40	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
9	38 (4)	May 23	CAL		CHW	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
10	43 (4)	May 28	CAL		MIL	L,3-6	GS	27	6.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
11	47 (3)	Jun 2	CAL		BOS	L,1-6	GS	24	4.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
12	51 (3)	Jun 6	CAL		BAL	L,6-8	GS	28	5.1	2	0	0	2	0	P
13	56 (4)	Jun 10	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	GS	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	81 (24)	Jul 5	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-10	GS	24	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	86 (4)	Jul 9	CAL		SEA	L,7-11	GS	26	5.1	0	1	1	2	0	P
16	88 (1)	Jul 14	CAL		TOR	W,3-2	GS	37	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	P
17	93 (4)	Jul 19	CAL		CLE	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	P
18	98 (4)	Jul 23 (2)	CAL	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
19	102 (3)	Jul 27	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-6	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	107 (4)	Aug 1	CAL		OAK	L,0-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	113 (5)	Aug 6	CAL		MIN	W,4-3	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
22	117 (3)	Aug 11	CAL	@	SEA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
23	122 (4)	Aug 16	CAL		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
24	126 (3)	Aug 20	CAL		BAL	W,1-0	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	138 (11)	Sep 6 (1)	CAL		TEX	L,5-11	GS	33	6.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
26	144 (5)	Sep 10	CAL		KCR	W,13-3	CG	38	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	149 (4)	Sep 15	CAL	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	39	8.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	153 (3)	Sep 19	CAL	@	MIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	156 (2)	Sep 24	CAL	@	CHW	W,7-3	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
30	159 (2)	Sep 28	CAL		CHW	W,11-7	GS	6	0.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
31	162 (2)	Oct 1	CAL		CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	P
							31gm		234.2	13	33	8	54	3