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Nolan Ryan

Lynn Nolan Ryan (Ryan Express)

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: January 31, 1947 in Refugio, TX
High School: Alvin (Alvin, TX)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 11, 1966
Teams (by GP): Angels/Astros/Rangers/Mets 1966-1993
Agents: Dick Moss [*]
Final Game: September 22, 1993
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by BBWAA as Player in 1999 (491/497 ballots).
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1966 19 NYM NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1968 21 NYM NL 21 47 44 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 29 .114 .152 .114 .266 -19 5 0 0 1 0 0 1
1969 22 NYM NL 25 32 29 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 .103 .103 .103 .207 -42 3 1 0 3 0 0 1
1970 23 NYM NL 27 47 45 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21 .178 .178 .178 .356 -4 8 0 0 2 0 0 1
1971 24 NYM NL 30 53 47 4 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 21 .128 .180 .170 .350 1 8 1 0 3 0 0 1
1972 25 CAL AL 39 99 96 4 13 5 1 0 3 1 0 2 48 .135 .153 .208 .361 10 20 0 0 1 0 0 1 AS,CYA-8,MVP-30
1973 26 CAL AL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-17
1974 27 CAL AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-3,MVP-14
1975 28 CAL AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1976 29 CAL AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 30 CAL AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-24
1978 31 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 32 CAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1980 33 HOU NL 35 83 70 5 6 0 0 1 6 0 1 7 29 .086 .167 .129 .295 -13 9 0 0 5 1 0 1
1981 34 HOU NL 21 60 51 3 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 18 .216 .286 .235 .521 53 12 1 0 4 0 0 1 AS,CYA-4,MVP-16
1982 35 HOU NL 35 94 83 5 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 37 .120 .170 .120 .291 -14 10 1 0 6 0 0 1
1983 36 HOU NL 29 75 69 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 29 .072 .099 .072 .171 -50 5 0 0 4 0 0 1 CYA-9
1984 37 HOU NL 30 68 61 3 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 26 .098 .127 .131 .258 -24 8 1 0 5 0 0 1
1985 38 HOU NL 35 82 63 2 7 2 0 0 4 0 1 4 21 .111 .162 .143 .305 -13 9 1 0 14 1 0 1 AS
1986 39 HOU NL 30 63 59 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 1 1 22 .102 .117 .102 .218 -38 6 2 0 3 0 0 1
1987 40 HOU NL 34 73 65 2 4 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 22 .062 .076 .108 .183 -51 7 2 0 7 0 0 1 CYA-5
1988 41 HOU NL 33 81 70 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 34 .057 .108 .057 .165 -50 4 1 0 7 0 0 1
1989 42 TEX AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-5,MVP-23
1990 43 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-25
1991 44 TEX AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1992 45 TEX AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 46 TEX AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
27 Seasons 807 957 852 40 94 10 2 2 36 3 3 38 371 .110 .148 .134 .282 -18 114 11 0 65 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 192 171 8 19 2 0 0 7 1 1 8 74 .110 .148 .134 .282 -18 23 2 0 13 0 0
G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
HOU (9 yrs) 282 679 591 25 59 5 0 2 28 1 3 31 238 .100 .144 .118 .263 -24 70 9 0 55 2 0
CAL (8 yrs) 291 99 96 4 13 5 1 0 3 1 0 2 48 .135 .153 .208 .361 10 20 0 0 1 0 0
NYM (5 yrs) 105 179 165 11 22 0 1 0 5 1 0 5 85 .133 .159 .145 .304 -13 24 2 0 9 0 0
TEX (5 yrs) 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (14 yrs) 387 858 756 36 81 5 1 2 33 2 3 36 323 .107 .147 .124 .272 -22 94 11 0 64 2 0
AL (13 yrs) 420 99 96 4 13 5 1 0 3 1 0 2 48 .135 .153 .208 .361 10 20 0 0 1 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1968 21 NYM NL 47 -6 -1 0 0 0 3 2 -2 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $ 1
1969 22 NYM NL 32 -5 0 0 0 0 3 1 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $ 1
1970 23 NYM NL 47 -7 0 -1 1 0 4 1 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ 1
1971 24 NYM NL 53 -6 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 -0.1 0 0.0 -0.1 $20,000 1
1972 25 CAL AL 99 -10 0 0 1 0 7 3 1 -0.1 1 0.1 -0.2 $27,000 1 AS,CYA-8,MVP-30
1980 33 HOU NL 83 -11 0 -1 0 0 7 2 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $1,125,000 1
1981 34 HOU NL 60 -3 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 0.3 4 0.4 -0.1 $1,125,000 1 AS,CYA-4,MVP-16
1982 35 HOU NL 94 -13 0 0 0 0 8 3 -2 -0.4 -2 -0.2 -0.2 $1,125,000 1
1983 36 HOU NL 75 -15 0 -1 1 0 7 2 -6 -0.7 -6 -0.6 -0.1 $1,125,000 1 CYA-9
1984 37 HOU NL 68 -10 0 1 0 0 6 2 -1 -0.2 -1 -0.1 -0.1 $1,000,000 1
1985 38 HOU NL 82 -9 -1 0 0 0 6 2 -2 -0.3 -2 -0.2 -0.1 $1,350,000 1 AS
1986 39 HOU NL 63 -11 0 0 0 0 6 2 -3 -0.4 -3 -0.3 -0.1 $1,125,000 1
1987 40 HOU NL 73 -14 -1 -1 0 0 8 2 -6 -0.7 -6 -0.6 -0.1 $1,225,000 1 CYA-5
1988 41 HOU NL 81 -13 0 1 0 0 7 2 -3 -0.5 -3 -0.3 -0.2 $1,000,000 1
14 Seasons 957 -133 -3 -2 3 0 81 28 -26 -4.3 -26 -2.6 -1.7 $10,247,000
HOU (9 yrs) 679 -99 -2 -1 1 0 60 19 -22 -3.3 -22 -2.2 -1.1 $10,200,000
NYM (4 yrs) 179 -24 -1 -1 1 0 14 6 -5 -0.9 -5 -0.5 -0.4 $20,000
CAL (1 yr) 99 -10 0 0 1 0 7 3 1 -0.1 1 0.1 -0.2 $27,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1968 21 NYM NL 47 40 1 0.7 81 .333 .114 .252 .152 .310 .114 .355 .266 .666 -19 .046 -6.5 -0.7 .179 .045 .000
1969 22 NYM NL 32 30 0 0.0 96 .200 .103 .262 .103 .332 .103 .388 .207 .720 -42 .000 -5.6 -0.6 .111 .000 .000
1970 23 NYM NL 47 39 2 1.4 103 .333 .178 .267 .178 .340 .178 .408 .356 .748 -4 .098 -6.8 -0.7 .243 .022 .000 .0
1971 24 NYM NL 53 45 2 1.2 91 .231 .128 .257 .180 .323 .170 .377 .350 .700 1 .096 -6.3 -0.7 .262 .106 .043
1972 25 CAL AL 99 84 3 1.0 78 .271 .135 .240 .153 .308 .208 .346 .361 .654 10 .081 -10.7 -1.2 .277 .104 .073 .0
1980 33 HOU NL 83 71 2 0.8 88 .122 .086 .257 .167 .318 .129 .373 .295 .692 -13 .041 -10.4 -1.1 .231 .129 .043 .0
1981 34 HOU NL 60 45 4 2.4 88 .333 .216 .257 .286 .321 .235 .368 .521 .689 53 .273 -3.0 -0.3 .415 .118 .020
1982 35 HOU NL 94 80 2 0.7 88 .217 .120 .256 .170 .318 .120 .372 .291 .690 -14 .034 -12.3 -1.3 .203 .060 .000
1983 36 HOU NL 75 68 1 0.4 91 .125 .072 .255 .099 .322 .072 .378 .171 .700 -50 .013 -13.8 -1.5 .109 .029 .000
1984 37 HOU NL 68 61 1 0.4 87 .171 .098 .254 .127 .317 .131 .369 .258 .686 -24 .016 -9.8 -1.0 .196 .082 .033 .0
1985 38 HOU NL 82 73 2 0.7 92 .163 .111 .257 .162 .324 .143 .382 .305 .706 -13 .040 -9.4 -1.0 .207 .079 .032
1986 39 HOU NL 63 59 0 0.0 95 .162 .102 .258 .117 .328 .102 .389 .218 .716 -38 .000 -11.2 -1.2 .107 .000 .000
1987 40 HOU NL 73 70 0 0.0 102 .071 .062 .264 .076 .333 .108 .412 .183 .745 -51 .000 -14.2 -1.4 .127 .062 .046 .0
1988 41 HOU NL 81 74 1 0.4 86 .111 .057 .252 .108 .315 .057 .370 .165 .684 -50 .013 -13.5 -1.5 .119 .057 .000
27 Seasons 957 839 21 0.7 90 .191 .110 .255 .148 .321 .134 .376 .282 .697 -18 .035 -133.5 -14.1 .197 .068 .023 2.4
162 Game Avg. 192 168 4 0.7 90 .191 .110 .255 .148 .321 .134 .376 .282 .697 -18 .035 -133.5 -14.1 .197 .068 .023
HOU (9 yrs) 679 601 13 0.6 91 .161 .100 .256 .144 .321 .118 .379 .263 .700 -24 .026 -97.6 -10.2 .182 .068 .019 1.3
NYM (5 yrs) 179 154 5 0.9 93 .275 .133 .259 .159 .326 .145 .382 .304 .707 -13 .056 -25.2 -2.7 .207 .048 .012 .0
CAL (8 yrs) 99 84 3 1.0 78 .271 .135 .240 .153 .308 .208 .346 .361 .654 10 .081 -10.7 -1.2 .277 .104 .073 .0
NL (14 yrs) 858 755 18 0.6 91 .182 .107 .257 .147 .322 .124 .380 .272 .702 -22 .031 -122.8 -12.9 .187 .063 .017 2.0
AL (13 yrs) 99 84 3 1.0 78 .271 .135 .240 .153 .308 .208 .346 .361 .654 10 .081 -10.7 -1.2 .277 .104 .073 .0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1969 22 NYM NL NLCS ATL W 1 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 .500 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 0
1969 22 NYM NL WS BAL W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 33 HOU NL NLCS PHI L 2 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .200 .000 .200 0 0 0 1 0 0
1981 34 HOU NL NLDS LAD L 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 1 0 0 0 0 0
1986 39 HOU NL NLCS NYM L 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons (5 Series) 8 19 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .188 .278 .188 .465 3 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLDS 2 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .400 .250 .650 1 0 0 0 0 0
3 NLCS 5 14 12 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .167 .231 .167 .397 2 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1972 CAL AL 25 DNP
1973 CAL AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 CAL AL 28 DNP
1977 CAL AL 30 DNP
1979 CAL AL 32 as P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1981 HOU NL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 HOU NL 38 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 TEX AL 42
8 Seasons (4 Appearances) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1968 21 NYM NL 47 0.0% 61.7% 4.3% 0.0% 0% 14.50 1.5 22.0 2.00 32%
1969 22 NYM NL 32 0.0% 43.8% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.1 14.5 2.20 47%
1970 23 NYM NL 47 0.0% 44.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.1 3.75 51%
1971 24 NYM NL 53 0.0% 39.6% 5.7% 1.9% 17% 7.00 2.2 47.0 1.00 49%
1972 25 CAL AL 99 0.0% 48.5% 2.0% 6.1% 46% 24.00 2.0 32.0 2.89 48%
1980 33 HOU NL 83 1.2% 34.9% 8.4% 1.2% 17% 4.14 2.4 70.0 11.7 1.93 49%
1981 34 HOU NL 60 0.0% 30.0% 8.3% 1.7% 9% 3.60 2.8 51.0 1.70 55%
1982 35 HOU NL 94 0.0% 39.4% 5.3% 0.0% 0% 7.40 2.2 27.7 2.23 49%
1983 36 HOU NL 75 0.0% 38.7% 2.7% 0.0% 0% 14.50 2.4 34.5 1.22 53%
1984 37 HOU NL 68 0.0% 38.2% 2.9% 2.9% 33% 13.00 2.3 61.0 3.25 51%
1985 38 HOU NL 82 0.0% 25.6% 4.9% 2.4% 29% 5.25 3.0 15.8 1.83 52%
1986 39 HOU NL 63 0.0% 34.9% 1.6% 0.0% 0% 22.00 2.7 11.8 1.69 59%
1987 40 HOU NL 73 1.4% 30.1% 1.4% 1.4% 25% 22.00 3.0 65.0 16.3 3.00 58%
1988 41 HOU NL 81 0.0% 42.0% 4.9% 0.0% 0% 8.50 2.1 35.0 1.13 1.92 44% 5% 0.0% 56%
27 Seasons 957 0.2% 38.8% 4.0% 1.5% 15% 9.76 2.3 426.0 23.7 1.13 2.02 50% 5% 0.0% 56%
MLB Averages 2.0% 14.2% 8.5% 6.4% 28% 1.67 6.3 43.6 8.7 0.80 1.08 74% 20% 6.3% 21%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1966 19 NYM NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1968 21 NYM NL -6.5 -0.7 47 -0.6 0.4 -0.9 1.00 -0.6 0.1 -4.3 -0.5 0.88 -5.8 0
1969 22 NYM NL -5.6 -0.6 32 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 .70 -0.5 0.0 -5.5 -0.6 1.09 -5.4 0
1970 23 NYM NL -6.8 -0.7 48 -0.9 0.1 -1.1 1.03 -0.7 -0.2 -9.8 -1.0 0.99 -8.4 0
1971 24 NYM NL -6.3 -0.7 53 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 .92 -0.6 -0.3 -7.6 -0.8 0.97 -6.2 0
1972 25 CAL AL -10.7 -1.2 103 -1.2 0.7 -1.9 .87 -1.4 0.0 -11.7 -1.4 0.90 -12.5 0
1973 26 CAL AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1974 27 CAL AL 0.0
1975 28 CAL AL 0.0
1976 29 CAL AL 0.0
1977 30 CAL AL 0.0
1978 31 CAL AL 0.0
1979 32 CAL AL 0.0
1980 33 HOU NL -10.4 -1.1 85 -0.7 0.8 -1.5 .99 -1.0 0.3 -9.7 -1.1 0.99 -10.5 0
1981 34 HOU NL -3.0 -0.3 60 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 .95 -0.5 -0.2 -7.6 -0.8 1.06 -5.4 0
1982 35 HOU NL -12.3 -1.3 95 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 .86 -1.3 0.1 -12.5 -1.4 0.94 -13.1 0
1983 36 HOU NL -13.8 -1.5 76 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 .86 -1.4 -0.0 -14.2 -1.6 1.00 -13.8 0
1984 37 HOU NL -9.8 -1.0 69 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 .85 -1.0 0.0 -9.3 -1.0 0.92 -10.1 0
1985 38 HOU NL -9.4 -1.0 83 -1.3 0.4 -1.8 1.03 -1.1 -0.2 -13.1 -1.4 0.99 -12.3 0
1986 39 HOU NL -11.2 -1.2 64 -0.8 0.6 -1.4 1.00 -1.1 0.3 -9.4 -1.0 1.00 -11.1 0
1987 40 HOU NL -14.2 -1.4 73 -1.5 0.1 -1.7 .93 -1.4 -0.2 -13.6 -1.4 0.90 -16.1 0
1988 41 HOU NL -13.5 -1.5 83 -1.2 0.4 -1.6 .93 -1.3 -0.0 -13.5 -1.5 0.98 -13.0 0
1989 42 TEX AL 0.0
1990 43 TEX AL 0.0
1991 44 TEX AL 0.0
1992 45 TEX AL 0.0
1993 46 TEX AL 0.0
27 Seasons -133.5 -14.1 971 -13.1 5.8 -18.9 .93 -13.9 -0.2 -142.0 -15.4 0.97 -143.8 0
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1968 21 NYM NL 0 0 29% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 22 NYM NL 0 0 100% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1970 23 NYM NL 0 0 25% 13 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
1971 24 NYM NL 0 0 44% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1972 25 CAL AL 1 0 27% 14 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 50% 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
1980 33 HOU NL 0 0 33% 13 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 50% 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
1981 34 HOU NL 0 0 19% 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1982 35 HOU NL 1 0 33% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20% 3 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
1983 36 HOU NL 0 0 43% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1984 37 HOU NL 2 0 38% 16 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1985 38 HOU NL 1 0 18% 21 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 25% 5 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 2
1986 39 HOU NL 1 0 14% 4 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 1
1987 40 HOU NL 0 0 25% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20% 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1988 41 HOU NL 2 0 13% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 Seasons 8 0 29% 180 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 9 10 21% 38 30 5 10 8 2 8 3 5

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1968 21 NYM NL 47 30% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 5 0 0% 4 0 0% 23 2 9% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
1969 22 NYM NL 32 19% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 7 1 14% 7 2 29% 28 2 7% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1970 23 NYM NL 47 19% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 10 0 0% 8 1 13% 34 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1971 24 NYM NL 53 28% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 11 1 9% 14 1 7% 32 2 6% 3 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1972 25 CAL AL 99 28% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 11 0 0% 15 0 0% 59 3 5% 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 0
1980 33 HOU NL 83 37% 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6 5 83% 13 0 0% 13 5 38% 59 5 8% 3 2 67% 3 2 67% 0
1981 34 HOU NL 60 32% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 80% 12 1 8% 15 2 13% 49 1 2% 6 0 0% 4 3 75% 0
1982 35 HOU NL 94 43% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 100% 16 1 6% 21 1 5% 54 3 6% 4 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1983 36 HOU NL 75 20% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 13 0 0% 16 4 25% 53 2 4% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
1984 37 HOU NL 68 38% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 14 1 7% 17 1 6% 38 1 3% 3 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1985 38 HOU NL 82 37% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 100% 18 1 6% 24 8 33% 58 5 9% 5 2 40% 4 2 50% 0
1986 39 HOU NL 63 54% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 9 2 22% 11 2 18% 48 6 13% 4 1 25% 1 1 100% 0
1987 40 HOU NL 73 40% 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 11 7 64% 16 2 13% 16 4 25% 41 3 7% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
1988 41 HOU NL 81 36% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 78% 13 1 8% 17 4 24% 53 2 4% 3 1 33% 2 1 50% 0
27 Seasons 957 34% 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 2 0 1 1 0 84 65 77% 168 11 7% 198 35 18% 629 37 6% 45 10 22% 30 13 43% 0
MLB Averages 57% 77% 11% 34% 14% 50% 54%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1988 41 HOU NL 81 282 3.48 187 66% 22% 30% 25% 23% 78% 0% 52% 62% 46% 5% 4 0 16% 13 6 7% 6 3 35% 0 0 0
1 Season 81 282 3.48 187 66% 22% 30% 25% 23% 78% 0% 52% 62% 46% 5% 4 0 16% 13 6 7% 6 3 35% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.63 62% 25% 14% 27% 34% 75% 2% 46% 81% 31% 6% 16% 9% 26%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1968 21 23 47 44 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 29 .114 .152 .114 .266 -19 5 0 0 1 0 0
1969 22 48 79 73 5 8 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 43 .110 .133 .110 .243 -28 8 1 0 4 0 0
1970 23 75 126 118 7 16 0 0 0 4 1 0 2 64 .136 .150 .136 .286 -19 16 1 0 6 0 0
1971 24 105 179 165 11 22 0 1 0 5 1 0 5 85 .133 .159 .145 .304 -13 24 2 0 9 0 0
1972 25 144 278 261 15 35 5 2 0 8 2 0 7 133 .134 .157 .169 .325 -5 44 2 0 10 0 0
1973 26 185 278 261 15 35 5 2 0 8 2 0 7 133 .134 .157 .169 .325 -5 44 2 0 10 0 0
1974 27 227 278 261 15 35 5 2 0 8 2 0 7 133 .134 .157 .169 .325 -5 44 2 0 10 0 0
1975 28 255 278 261 15 35 5 2 0 8 2 0 7 133 .134 .157 .169 .325 -5 44 2 0 10 0 0
1976 29 294 278 261 15 35 5 2 0 8 2 0 7 133 .134 .157 .169 .325 -5 44 2 0 10 0 0
1977 30 331 278 261 15 35 5 2 0 8 2 0 7 133 .134 .157 .169 .325 -5 44 2 0 10 0 0
1978 31 362 278 261 15 35 5 2 0 8 2 0 7 133 .134 .157 .169 .325 -5 44 2 0 10 0 0
1979 32 396 278 261 15 35 5 2 0 8 2 0 7 133 .134 .157 .169 .325 -5 44 2 0 10 0 0
1980 33 431 361 331 20 41 5 2 1 14 2 1 14 162 .124 .159 .160 .319 -7 53 2 0 15 1 0
1981 34 452 421 382 23 52 6 2 1 15 2 1 19 180 .136 .177 .170 .347 1 65 3 0 19 1 0
1982 35 487 515 465 28 62 6 2 1 18 2 1 24 217 .133 .176 .161 .337 -1 75 4 0 25 1 0
1983 36 516 590 534 31 67 6 2 1 20 2 1 26 246 .125 .166 .150 .316 -8 80 4 0 29 1 0
1984 37 546 658 595 34 73 8 2 1 21 3 1 28 272 .123 .162 .148 .310 -9 88 5 0 34 1 0
1985 38 581 740 658 36 80 10 2 1 25 3 2 32 293 .122 .162 .147 .309 -10 97 6 0 48 2 0
1986 39 611 803 717 37 86 10 2 1 30 3 3 33 315 .120 .158 .144 .302 -12 103 8 0 51 2 0
1987 40 645 876 782 39 90 10 2 2 34 3 3 34 337 .115 .152 .141 .292 -15 110 10 0 58 2 0
1988 41 678 957 852 40 94 10 2 2 36 3 3 38 371 .110 .148 .134 .282 -18 114 11 0 65 2 0
1989 42 710 957 852 40 94 10 2 2 36 3 3 38 371 .110 .148 .134 .282 -18 114 11 0 65 2 0
1990 43 740 957 852 40 94 10 2 2 36 3 3 38 371 .110 .148 .134 .282 -18 114 11 0 65 2 0
1991 44 767 957 852 40 94 10 2 2 36 3 3 38 371 .110 .148 .134 .282 -18 114 11 0 65 2 0
1992 45 794 957 852 40 94 10 2 2 36 3 3 38 371 .110 .148 .134 .282 -18 114 11 0 65 2 0
1993 46 807 957 852 40 94 10 2 2 36 3 3 38 371 .110 .148 .134 .282 -18 114 11 0 65 2 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1968 21 21 47 45 3 6 0 0 0 3 0 2 29 .133 .170 .133 .304 1 21
1969 22 25 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 25
1970 23 27 44 44 1 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 .159 .159 .159 .318 1 27
1971 24 30 52 48 6 7 0 1 0 1 0 4 21 .146 .212 .188 .399 2 30
1972 25 41 105 103 5 16 6 1 0 4 1 2 50 .155 .171 .233 .404 4 39
1980 33 35 80 71 7 7 0 0 1 8 0 8 29 .099 .188 .141 .328 2 35
1981 34 32 87 79 5 18 2 0 0 2 0 8 27 .228 .299 .253 .552 6 21
1982 35 35 90 84 6 11 0 0 0 4 0 6 37 .131 .189 .131 .320 2 35
1983 36 29 74 71 6 7 0 0 0 4 0 3 29 .099 .135 .099 .234 1 29
1984 37 30 63 61 3 6 2 0 0 1 1 2 26 .098 .127 .131 .258 1 30
1985 38 35 70 64 3 8 2 0 0 5 0 5 21 .125 .186 .156 .342 2 35
1986 39 30 61 60 1 7 0 0 0 7 0 1 22 .117 .131 .117 .248 1 30
1987 40 34 69 67 4 6 0 0 2 8 0 2 22 .090 .116 .179 .295 1 34
1988 41 33 78 72 2 6 0 0 0 5 0 6 34 .083 .154 .083 .237 1 33
14 Seasons 437 949 898 52 112 12 2 3 52 3 49 382 .125 .170 .153 .322 25 424
162 Game Avg. 162 352 333 19 42 4 1 1 19 1 18 142 .125 .170 .153 .322 9 424

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1919 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1999 BBWAA (98.8%)
Selected to HOF in 1999 by BBWAA

All-Star Games
1972
1973 *
1975
1977
1979 (P)
1981 *
1985 *
1989 *

Awards (yr lg award)
1977 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1972 AL (30, 1%)
1973 AL (17, 6%)
1974 AL (14, 7%)
1977 AL (24, 1%)
1981 NL (16, 7%)
1989 AL (23, 1%)
1990 AL (25, 0%)
0.23 Career Shares (693rd)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1972 AL (8, 2%)
1973 AL (2, 52%)
1974 AL (3, 23%)
1977 AL (3, 33%)
1981 NL (4, 23%)
1983 NL (9, 1%)
1987 NL (5, 10%)
1989 AL (5, 4%)
1.48 Career Shares (28th)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1972 AL  6.2 (7th)
1973 AL  7.9 (3rd)
1974 AL  6.2 (10th)
1977 AL  8.3 (2nd)
1981 NL  4.8 (5th)
Career  80.5 (56th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1985 NL  14 (1st)

Salary s c a p y
1991 AL  $3,300,000 (9th)
1992 AL  $4,200,000 (9th)

Oldest s c a p y
1986 NL  born 1947-01-31 (6th)
1987 NL  born 1947-01-31 (4th)
1988 NL  born 1947-01-31 (3rd)
1989 AL  born 1947-01-31 (2nd)
1990 AL  born 1947-01-31 (1st)
1991 AL  born 1947-01-31 (1st)
1992 AL  born 1947-01-31 (1st)
1993 AL  born 1947-01-31 (1st)

Youngest s c a p y
1966 NL  born 1947-01-31 (2nd)

                           

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
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  1. Terry Mulholland (977)
  2. Mickey Lolich (973)
  3. Jerry Koosman (973)
  4. Jack Billingham (965)
  5. Bob Veale (962)
  6. Bob Friend (961)
  7. Gerry Staley (961)
  8. Si Johnson (961)
  9. Vida Blue (960)
  10. Tully Sparks (959)
Most Similar by Ages 
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  1. Ed Whitson (990)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Jerry Koosman (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Jerry Koosman (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jerry Koosman (987)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Terry Mulholland (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Terry Mulholland (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Terry Mulholland (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Terry Mulholland (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  9. Randy Johnson (953)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  10. Randy Johnson (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  11. Tommy John (914)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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