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| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 19 | NYM | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 15.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 28 | 5.89 | 2.667 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | |
| 1968 | 21 | NYM | NL | 6 | 9 | .400 | 3.09 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134.0 | 93 | 50 | 46 | 12 | 75 | 4 | 133 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 559 | 98 | 3.33 | 1.254 | 6.2 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 1.77 | |
| 1969 | 22 | NYM | NL | 6 | 3 | .667 | 3.53 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89.1 | 60 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 53 | 3 | 92 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 375 | 104 | 2.70 | 1.265 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 9.3 | 1.74 | |
| 1970 | 23 | NYM | NL | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.42 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 131.2 | 86 | 59 | 50 | 10 | 97 | 2 | 125 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 570 | 118 | 4.03 | 1.390 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 8.5 | 1.29 | |
| 1971 | 24 | NYM | NL | 10 | 14 | .417 | 3.97 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 152.0 | 125 | 78 | 67 | 8 | 116 | 4 | 137 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 705 | 86 | 3.92 | 1.586 | 7.4 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 8.1 | 1.18 | |
| 1972 | 25 | CAL | AL | 19 | 16 | .543 | 2.28 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 284.0 | 166 | 80 | 72 | 14 | 157 | 4 | 329 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 1154 | 128 | 2.49 | 1.137 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 5.0 | 10.4 | 2.10 | AS,CYA-8,MVP-30 |
| 1973 | 26 | CAL | AL | 21 | 16 | .568 | 2.87 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 326.0 | 238 | 113 | 104 | 18 | 162 | 2 | 383 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 1355 | 123 | 2.49 | 1.227 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 10.6 | 2.36 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-17 |
| 1974 | 27 | CAL | AL | 22 | 16 | .579 | 2.89 | 42 | 41 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 332.2 | 221 | 127 | 107 | 18 | 202 | 3 | 367 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1392 | 118 | 2.98 | 1.272 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 1.82 | CYA-3,MVP-14 |
| 1975 | 28 | CAL | AL | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.45 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 198.0 | 152 | 90 | 76 | 13 | 132 | 0 | 186 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 864 | 102 | 3.67 | 1.434 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 8.5 | 1.41 | AS |
| 1976 | 29 | CAL | AL | 17 | 18 | .486 | 3.36 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 284.1 | 193 | 117 | 106 | 13 | 183 | 2 | 327 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1196 | 99 | 2.91 | 1.322 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 10.4 | 1.79 | |
| 1977 | 30 | CAL | AL | 19 | 16 | .543 | 2.77 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 299.0 | 198 | 110 | 92 | 12 | 204 | 7 | 341 | 9 | 3 | 21 | 1272 | 141 | 3.12 | 1.344 | 6.0 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 1.67 | AS,CYA-3,MVP-24 |
| 1978 | 31 | CAL | AL | 10 | 13 | .435 | 3.72 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 234.2 | 183 | 106 | 97 | 12 | 148 | 7 | 260 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1008 | 98 | 2.96 | 1.411 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 10.0 | 1.76 | |
| 1979 | 32 | CAL | AL | 16 | 14 | .533 | 3.60 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 222.2 | 169 | 104 | 89 | 15 | 114 | 3 | 223 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 937 | 113 | 3.22 | 1.271 | 6.8 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 1.96 | AS |
| 1980 | 33 | HOU | NL | 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 233.2 | 205 | 100 | 87 | 10 | 98 | 1 | 200 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 982 | 98 | 2.89 | 1.297 | 7.9 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 2.04 | |
| 1981 | 34 | HOU | NL | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.69 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 149.0 | 99 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 140 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 605 | 195 | 2.28 | 1.121 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 2.06 | AS,CYA-4,MVP-16 |
| 1982 | 35 | HOU | NL | 16 | 12 | .571 | 3.16 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 250.1 | 196 | 100 | 88 | 20 | 109 | 3 | 245 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 1050 | 105 | 3.20 | 1.218 | 7.0 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 8.8 | 2.25 | |
| 1983 | 36 | HOU | NL | 14 | 9 | .609 | 2.98 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 196.1 | 134 | 74 | 65 | 9 | 101 | 3 | 183 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 804 | 114 | 3.09 | 1.197 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 1.81 | CYA-9 |
| 1984 | 37 | HOU | NL | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.04 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 183.2 | 143 | 78 | 62 | 12 | 69 | 2 | 197 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 760 | 109 | 2.66 | 1.154 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 9.7 | 2.86 | |
| 1985 | 38 | HOU | NL | 10 | 12 | .455 | 3.80 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 232.0 | 205 | 108 | 98 | 12 | 95 | 8 | 209 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 983 | 91 | 2.90 | 1.293 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 8.1 | 2.20 | AS |
| 1986 | 39 | HOU | NL | 12 | 8 | .600 | 3.34 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 178.0 | 119 | 72 | 66 | 14 | 82 | 5 | 194 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 729 | 107 | 3.06 | 1.129 | 6.0 | 0.7 | 4.1 | 9.8 | 2.37 | |
| 1987 | 40 | HOU | NL | 8 | 16 | .333 | 2.76 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211.2 | 154 | 75 | 65 | 14 | 87 | 2 | 270 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 873 | 142 | 2.47 | 1.139 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 11.5 | 3.10 | CYA-5 |
| 1988 | 41 | HOU | NL | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.52 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 220.0 | 186 | 98 | 86 | 18 | 87 | 6 | 228 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 930 | 94 | 3.04 | 1.241 | 7.6 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 9.3 | 2.62 | |
| 1989 | 42 | TEX | AL | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.20 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 239.1 | 162 | 96 | 85 | 17 | 98 | 3 | 301 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 988 | 124 | 2.51 | 1.086 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 11.3 | 3.07 | AS,CYA-5,MVP-23 |
| 1990 | 43 | TEX | AL | 13 | 9 | .591 | 3.44 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 204.0 | 137 | 86 | 78 | 18 | 74 | 2 | 232 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 818 | 114 | 2.87 | 1.034 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 10.2 | 3.14 | MVP-25 |
| 1991 | 44 | TEX | AL | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.91 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 173.0 | 102 | 58 | 56 | 12 | 72 | 0 | 203 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 683 | 140 | 2.75 | 1.006 | 5.3 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 10.6 | 2.82 | |
| 1992 | 45 | TEX | AL | 5 | 9 | .357 | 3.72 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 157.1 | 138 | 75 | 65 | 9 | 69 | 0 | 157 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 675 | 103 | 3.08 | 1.316 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 9.0 | 2.28 | |
| 1993 | 46 | TEX | AL | 5 | 5 | .500 | 4.88 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.1 | 54 | 47 | 36 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 291 | 86 | 4.44 | 1.417 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 1.15 | |
| 27 Yrs | 324 | 292 | .526 | 3.19 | 807 | 773 | 13 | 222 | 61 | 3 | 5386.0 | 3923 | 2178 | 1911 | 321 | 2795 | 78 | 5714 | 158 | 33 | 277 | 22575 | 112 | 2.97 | 1.247 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 2.04 | ||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 14 | 13 | .526 | 3.19 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 169 | 94 | 82 | 14 | 120 | 3 | 246 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 972 | 112 | 2.97 | 1.247 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 4.7 | 9.5 | 2.04 | ||||
| W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||||||
| HOU (9 yrs) | 106 | 94 | .530 | 3.13 | 282 | 282 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 0 | 1854.2 | 1441 | 739 | 645 | 111 | 796 | 31 | 1866 | 44 | 20 | 104 | 7716 | 110 | 2.87 | 1.206 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 9.1 | 2.34 | ||||
| CAL (8 yrs) | 138 | 121 | .533 | 3.07 | 291 | 288 | 3 | 156 | 40 | 1 | 2181.1 | 1520 | 847 | 743 | 115 | 1302 | 28 | 2416 | 56 | 7 | 102 | 9178 | 115 | 2.94 | 1.294 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 10.0 | 1.86 | ||||
| NYM (5 yrs) | 29 | 38 | .433 | 3.58 | 105 | 74 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 510.0 | 369 | 230 | 203 | 34 | 344 | 14 | 493 | 24 | 4 | 23 | 2226 | 98 | 3.59 | 1.398 | 6.5 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 8.7 | 1.43 | ||||
| TEX (5 yrs) | 51 | 39 | .567 | 3.43 | 129 | 129 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 840.0 | 593 | 362 | 320 | 61 | 353 | 5 | 939 | 34 | 2 | 48 | 3455 | 116 | 2.91 | 1.126 | 6.4 | 0.7 | 3.8 | 10.1 | 2.66 | ||||
| NL (14 yrs) | 135 | 132 | .506 | 3.23 | 387 | 356 | 10 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 2364.2 | 1810 | 969 | 848 | 145 | 1140 | 45 | 2359 | 68 | 24 | 127 | 9942 | 107 | 3.03 | 1.248 | 6.9 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 2.07 | ||||
| AL (13 yrs) | 189 | 160 | .542 | 3.17 | 420 | 417 | 3 | 171 | 46 | 1 | 3021.1 | 2113 | 1209 | 1063 | 176 | 1655 | 33 | 3355 | 90 | 9 | 150 | 12633 | 115 | 2.93 | 1.247 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 10.0 | 2.03 | ||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Nolan Ryan?
Nolan Ryan is 77 years old.
When was Nolan Ryan born?
Nolan Ryan was born on January 31, 1947.
Where was Nolan Ryan born?
Nolan Ryan was born in Refugio, TX.
How tall is Nolan Ryan?
Nolan Ryan is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.
How much did Nolan Ryan weigh when playing?
Nolan Ryan weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing.
How many seasons did Nolan Ryan play?
Nolan Ryan played 27 seasons.
Is Nolan Ryan in the Hall of Fame?
Nolan Ryan was elected into the Hall of Fame in 1999.
When was Nolan Ryan drafted?
Nolan Ryan was drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Alvin HS (Alvin, TX).
What position did Nolan Ryan play?
Nolan Ryan was a Pitcher.
How many strikeouts did Nolan Ryan have?
Nolan Ryan had 5,714 strikeouts over his career.
How many teams has Nolan Ryan played for?
Nolan Ryan played for 4 teams; the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers.
How many World Series has Nolan Ryan won?
Nolan Ryan has won 1 World Series.
When did Nolan Ryan retire?
Nolan Ryan last played in 1993.
What are Nolan Ryan's nicknames?
Ryan Express is a nickname for Nolan Ryan.
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