Gary Ryerson
Gary Lawrence Ryerson
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: June 17, 1948 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Rolling Hills (Palos Verdes, CA)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 13th round of the 1966 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 28, 1972
Final Game: September 3, 1973
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1972 24 MIL AL 3 8 .273 3.62 20 14 1 4 1 0 102.0 119 48 41 9 21 5 45 0 0 3 442 83 1.373 10.5 0.8 1.9 4.0 2.14
1973 25 MIL AL 0 1 .000 7.83 9 4 2 0 0 0 23.0 32 23 20 0 7 1 10 0 1 0 109 48 1.696 12.5 0.0 2.7 3.9 1.43
2 Seasons 3 9 .250 4.39 29 18 3 4 1 0 125.0 151 71 61 9 28 6 55 0 1 3 551 72 1.432 10.9 0.6 2.0 4.0 1.96
162 Game Avg. 4 13 .250 4.39 42 26 4 6 1 0 181 218 103 88 13 41 9 80 0 1 4 797 72 1.432 10.9 0.6 2.0 4.0 1.96

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1972 24 MIL AL 20 442 411 48 119 12 3 9 4 3 21 45 .290 .323 .399 .722 .307 164 8 0 9 1 5
1973 25 MIL AL 9 108 97 23 32 7 1 0 0 0 7 10 .330 .368 .423 .791 .360 41 2 0 2 2 1
2 Seasons 29 550 508 71 151 19 4 9 4 3 28 55 .297 .332 .404 .736 .318 205 10 0 11 3 6
162 Game Avg. 42 796 735 103 218 27 6 13 6 4 41 80 .297 .332 .404 .736 .318 297 14 0 16 4 9
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1972 24 MIL AL 20 14 3 8 3 0 2 4 10 .286 1 1 4 1 8 57% 49 69 17 8 6 5 6 2.4 1.9 6.5
1973 25 MIL AL 9 4 0 1 3 0 0 2 2 .500 0 1 0 0 0 0% 42 52 23 10 3 2 2 4.6 3.9 3.7
2 Seasons 29 18 3 9 6 0 2 6 12 .333 1 2 4 1 8 44% 47 69 17 18 9 7 8 2.9 2.2 5.9
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1972 24 MIL AL 20 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0% 6 1.201 2 1 3 1 1 4 1 5 4 2 4 0 5.5
1973 25 MIL AL 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57% 6 0.836 1 0 3 0 0 5 4 1 5 0 5 0 5.0
2 Seasons 29 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 4 50% 1.129 3 1 6 1 1 9 5 6 9 2 9 0 5.3

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1972 24 MIL AL 442 79% 2.0% 10.2% 4.8% 5.4% 20% 1.15 81% 100 8 8%
1973 25 MIL AL 108 75% 0.0% 9.3% 6.5% 7.4% 25% 0.59 82% 27 2 7%
2 Seasons 550 78% 1.6% 10.0% 5.1% 5.8% 21% 1.02 81% 127 10 8%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1972 24 MIL AL 442 119 9 0 11 8 1 4 5 22 11 3 50% 13 3 1 173 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
1973 25 MIL AL 108 32 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 11 7 0 64% 3 0 1 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
2 Seasons 550 151 9 0 15 8 1 4 5 33 18 3 55% 16 3 2 220 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1972 24 3 8 .273 3.62 20 14 1 4 1 0 102.0 119 48 41 9 21 5 45 0 0 3 442 83 1.373 10.5 0.8 1.9 4.0 2.14 83
1973 25 3 9 .250 4.39 29 18 3 4 1 0 125.0 151 71 61 9 28 6 55 0 1 3 551 72 1.432 10.9 0.6 2.0 4.0 1.96 72

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1972 24 4 6 .400 5.14 98.0 143 62 56 11 25 43 0 1.714 13.1 2.3 3.9 1.72 1.0 20
1973 25 0 2 .000 9.41 22.0 35 26 23 0 8 10 0 1.955 14.3 3.3 4.1 1.25 0.0 9
2 Seasons 4 8 .333 5.92 120.0 178 88 79 11 33 53 0 1.758 13.4 4.0 1.61 0.8 29

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