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.

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1988 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 8	HOU	@	CIN	W,8-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (2)	Apr 12	HOU	@	ATL	W,8-3	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	11 (4)	Apr 17	HOU		CIN	W,5-3	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	15 (3)	Apr 22	HOU	@	SDP	L,1-3	GS	26	6.0	1	1	1	3	0	P
5	19 (3)	Apr 27	HOU		PHI	W,3-2	GS	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	23 (3)	May 2	HOU	@	PHI	L,1-7	GS	21	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	27 (3)	May 7	HOU	@	MON	L,3-4	GS	32	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
8	32 (4)	May 13	HOU		CHC	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	37 (4)	May 18	HOU		PIT	W,4-2	GS	25	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	42 (4)	May 24	HOU	@	PIT	L,4-5	GS	29	6.1	0	3	0	3	0	P
11	46 (3)	May 29	HOU	@	CHC	W,7-1	GS	27	7.1	0	2	0	2	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	51 (4)	Jun 4	HOU	@	SFG	L,2-8	GS	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	56 (4)	Jun 9	HOU	@	LAD	L,2-4	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	60 (3)	Jun 13	HOU		ATL	W,6-5	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	66 (5)	Jun 18	HOU	@	ATL	W,14-7	GS	22	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	71 (4)	Jun 24	HOU		SFG	L,0-11	GS	23	5.0	0	2	2	4	0	P
17	76 (4)	Jun 29	HOU		LAD	L,0-2	GS	31	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	81 (4)	Jul 3	HOU	@	NYM	L,0-5	GS	35	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
19	86 (4)	Jul 9	HOU		NYM	W,6-3	GS	32	7.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	90 (3)	Jul 16	HOU	@	PHI	L,6-10	GS	27	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	95 (4)	Jul 21	HOU		PHI	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	100 (4)	Jul 27	HOU	@	SDP	W,4-1	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	105 (4)	Aug 1	HOU	@	SFG	L,1-4	GS	32	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
24	109 (3)	Aug 6	HOU		LAD	L,3-5	GS	31	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	P
25	114 (4)	Aug 11	HOU		SFG	L,0-6	GS	29	6.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	118 (3)	Aug 15	HOU		SDP	W,7-3	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
27	123 (4)	Aug 20	HOU	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS	20	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	127 (3)	Aug 24	HOU	@	CHC	L,2-3	GS	25	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
29	131 (3)	Aug 29	HOU		CHC	L,1-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
30	135 (3)	Sep 3	HOU		STL	W,10-1	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
31	140 (4)	Sep 8	HOU	@	LAD	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
32	145 (4)	Sep 14	HOU	@	CIN	W,7-1	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	150 (4)	Sep 19	HOU		LAD	L,0-1	GS	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							33gm		220.0	8	18	4	30	0