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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	12 (11)	Apr 23	NYM	@	CHC	W,7-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	14 (1)	Apr 25	NYM	@	CHC	L,3-9		8	1.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
3	18 (3)	Apr 29	NYM	@	STL	W,7-0	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	23 (4)	May 4	NYM		CHC	W,2-1	GS	31	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	28 (4)	May 11	NYM		HOU	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	P
6	32 (3)	May 16	NYM	@	PIT	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
7	37 (4)	May 21	NYM		ATL	W,6-2	GS	39	8.2	0	1	1	2	0	P
8	43 (5)	May 29 (2)	NYM	@	SDP	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
9	49 (5)	Jun 5	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-3	GS	22	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	53 (3)	Jun 10	NYM		SDP	L,2-4	GS	33	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
11	58 (4)	Jun 15	NYM		LAD	L,0-2	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	62 (3)	Jun 20 (1)	NYM		PHI	W,7-6	GS	31	5.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
13	68 (5)	Jun 25 (1)	NYM	@	MON	W,4-1	CG	39	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	P
14	74 (5)	Jun 30	NYM		PIT	W,4-0	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	79 (4)	Jul 5 (1)	NYM		MON	L,1-2	GS	31	7.2	0	2	0	2	0	P
16	85 (5)	Jul 11 (1)	NYM	@	CIN	L,2-7	GS	24	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	88 (2)	Jul 16	NYM	@	HOU	L,4-9	GS	12	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	95 (6)	Jul 23	NYM		HOU	L,1-5	GS	23	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	P
19	101 (5)	Jul 29	NYM		STL	L,1-3	GS	25	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	106 (4)	Aug 3 (1)	NYM		CIN	L,2-5	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	111 (4)	Aug 7	NYM	@	ATL	W,20-6	GS	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	115 (3)	Aug 12	NYM	@	SDP	L,0-3	GS	8	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	120 (4)	Aug 17	NYM	@	LAD	L,0-4	GS	15	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	125 (4)	Aug 23	NYM		SFG	L,4-5		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	132 (6)	Aug 31	NYM	@	STL	L,1-2	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
26	138 (5)	Sep 5	NYM	@	PHI	L,3-7	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	140 (1)	Sep 7	NYM	@	MON	L,3-9		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	146 (5)	Sep 14 (1)	NYM		MON	L,1-12	GS	13	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	156 (9)	Sep 23	NYM	@	CHC	W,5-4	GS	39	8.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
30	161 (4)	Sep 28	NYM		STL	L,2-5	GS	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							30gm		152.0	5	15	3	23	2