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Ryan Drese

Q: When was Ryan Drese born?

Ryan Drese was born on April 5, 1976.

Q: Where was Ryan Drese born?

Ryan Drese was born in San Francisco, CA .

Q: How tall is Ryan Drese?

Ryan Drese is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Ryan Drese weigh when playing?

Ryan Drese weighed 245 lbs (111 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Ryan Drese in the Hall of Fame?

Ryan Drese has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Ryan Drese drafted?

Ryan Drese was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bishop O'Dowd HS (Oakland, CA) , the Oakland Athletics in the 14th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) and the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Ryan Drese have?

Ryan Drese had 301 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Ryan Drese played for?

Ryan Drese played for 3 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals.

Q: When did Ryan Drese retire?

Ryan Drese last played in 2006.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 245lb (190cm, 111kg)

Born: April 5, 1976 in San Francisco, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bishop O'Dowd HS (Oakland, CA), the Oakland Athletics in the 14th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) and the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA).

High School: Bishop O'Dowd HS (Oakland, CA)

School: University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)

Debut: July 29, 2001 (Age 25-115d, 17,931st in major league history)
vs. DET 4.1 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: April 14, 2006 (Age 30-009d)
vs. FLA 4.2 IP, 4 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

National Team: us USA (College,18U)

Full Name: Ryan Thomas Drese

Pronunciation: \DREES\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.4

ERA

5.31

105

565.2

301

WHIP

1.566

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1998	22	CLE-min	A-	2	5	.286	4.07	9	9	0	0	0	0	42.0	40	21	19	1	14	0	40	3	0	4	179			1.286	8.6	0.2	3.0	8.6	2.86	WTR NYPL
1999	23	CLE-min	A+,A-,A	5	8	.385	4.48	22	22	0	1	0	0	98.1	63	59	49	5	63	0	122	11	2	10	425			1.281	5.8	0.5	5.8	11.2	1.94	KIN,MHV,CBS CARL,NYPL,SALL
2000	24	CLE-min	A+	0	1	.000	3.86	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.1	2	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	9			1.286	7.7	0.0	3.9	15.4	4.00	KIN CARL
2001	25	CLE-min	AA,AAA	10	8	.556	3.62	25	23	1	1	1	0	146.2	124	62	59	11	46	0	125	12	1	5	595			1.159	7.6	0.7	2.8	7.7	2.72	AKR,BFL EL,IL
2001	25	CLE	AL	1	2	.333	3.44	9	4	2	0	0	0	36.2	32	15	14	2	15	2	24	1	0	0	149	132	3.76	1.282	7.9	0.5	3.7	5.9	1.60
2002	26	CLE-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	1.64	3	3	0	0	0	0	22.0	16	4	4	1	4	0	16	0	0	0	86			0.909	6.5	0.4	1.6	6.5	4.00	BFL IL
2002	26	CLE	AL	10	9	.526	6.55	26	26	0	1	0	0	137.1	176	104	100	15	62	1	102	6	0	11	635	67	4.38	1.733	11.5	1.0	4.1	6.7	1.65
2003	27	TEX-min	AAA,AA	9	7	.563	4.60	22	22	0	0	0	0	131.0	153	74	67	9	39	1	76	9	1	5	571			1.466	10.5	0.6	2.7	5.2	1.95	OKC,FRI PCL,TL
2003	27	TEX	AL	2	4	.333	6.85	11	8	0	0	0	0	46.0	61	42	35	8	24	1	26	5	0	2	223	74	6.05	1.848	11.9	1.6	4.7	5.1	1.08
2004	28	TEX-min	AAA	1	0	1.000	1.80	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	6	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20			1.200	10.8	1.8	0.0	0.0		OKC PCL
2004	28	TEX	AL	14	10	.583	4.20	34	33	1	2	0	0	207.2	233	104	97	16	58	6	98	11	0	1	897	119	4.10	1.401	10.1	0.7	2.5	4.2	1.69
2005	29	TOT	MLB	7	12	.368	5.78	23	23	0	1	0	0	129.1	162	90	83	8	46	2	46	8	0	4	583	76	4.37	1.608	11.3	0.6	3.2	3.2	1.00
2005	29	TEX	AL	4	6	.400	6.46	12	12	0	1	0	0	69.2	96	52	50	5	24	1	20	3	0	1	317	71	4.54	1.722	12.4	0.6	3.1	2.6	0.83
2005	29	WSN	NL	3	6	.333	4.98	11	11	0	0	0	0	59.2	66	38	33	3	22	1	26	5	0	3	266	82	4.16	1.475	10.0	0.5	3.3	3.9	1.18
2006	30	WSN-min	AA	0	2	.000	3.86	3	3	0	0	0	0	9.1	11	7	4	1	6	1	4	1	0	1	45			1.821	10.6	1.0	5.8	3.9	0.67	HRB EL
2006	30	WSN	NL	0	2	.000	5.19	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	9	8	5	0	8	0	5	0	0	2	41	86	4.76	1.962	9.3	0.0	8.3	5.2	0.63
2007	31	ATL-min	A+	0	3	.000	6.88	6	6	0	0	0	0	17.0	29	13	13	2	6	0	7	2	0	0	83			2.059	15.4	1.1	3.2	3.7	1.17	MYR CARL
2008	32	PIT-min	AAA,Rk	0	1	.000	11.57	3	3	0	0	0	0	7.0	11	9	9	0	4	0	7	0	0	0	36			2.143	14.1	0.0	5.1	9.0	1.75	INA,BRD IL,GULF
2011	35	BAL-min	AAA	2	3	.400	6.55	9	6	0	0	0	0	44.0	64	35	32	3	14	1	11	3	1	1	202			1.773	13.1	0.6	2.9	2.3	0.79	NFK IL
6 Yrs				34	39	.466	5.31	105	96	3	4	0	0	565.2	673	363	334	49	213	12	301	31	0	20	2528	88	4.38	1.566	10.7	0.8	3.4	4.8	1.41
162 Game Avg.				12	13	.466	5.31	36	32	1	1	0	0	191	228	123	113	17	72	4	102	10	0	7	855	88	4.38	1.566	10.7	0.8	3.4	4.8	1.41

TEX (3 yrs)				20	20	.500	5.07	57	53	1	3	0	0	323.1	390	198	182	29	106	8	144	19	0	4	1437	97	4.48	1.534	10.9	0.8	3.0	4.0	1.36
WSN (2 yrs)				3	8	.273	5.00	13	13	0	0	0	0	68.1	75	46	38	3	30	1	31	5	0	5	307	83	4.24	1.537	9.9	0.4	4.0	4.1	1.03
CLE (2 yrs)				11	11	.500	5.90	35	30	2	1	0	0	174.0	208	119	114	17	77	3	126	7	0	11	784	75	4.25	1.638	10.8	0.9	4.0	6.5	1.64

AL (5 yrs)				31	31	.500	5.36	92	83	3	4	0	0	497.1	598	317	296	46	183	11	270	26	0	15	2221	89	4.40	1.570	10.8	0.8	3.3	4.9	1.48
NL (2 yrs)				3	8	.273	5.00	13	13	0	0	0	0	68.1	75	46	38	3	30	1	31	5	0	5	307	83	4.24	1.537	9.9	0.4	4.0	4.1	1.03

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Ryan Drese?

Ryan Drese is 48 years old.

When was Ryan Drese born?

Ryan Drese was born on April 5, 1976.

Where was Ryan Drese born?

Ryan Drese was born in San Francisco, CA.

How tall is Ryan Drese?

Ryan Drese is 6-3 (190 cm) tall.

How much did Ryan Drese weigh when playing?

Ryan Drese weighed 245 lbs (111 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Ryan Drese play?

Ryan Drese played 6 seasons.

Is Ryan Drese in the Hall of Fame?

Ryan Drese has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Ryan Drese drafted?

Ryan Drese was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 5th round of the 1994 MLB June Amateur Draft from Bishop O'Dowd HS (Oakland, CA), the Oakland Athletics in the 14th round of the 1997 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA) and the Cleveland Indians in the 5th round of the 1998 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA).

What position did Ryan Drese play?

Ryan Drese was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Ryan Drese have?

Ryan Drese had 301 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Ryan Drese played for?

Ryan Drese played for 3 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals.

When did Ryan Drese retire?

Ryan Drese last played in 2006.

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