Nolan Ryan played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1993, appearing in 807 games over 27 seasons. He recorded a total of 324 W and 292 L, an ERA of 3.19, 5,714 SO, a WHIP of 1.247, and a WAR of 83.6.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Nolan Ryan |
Date of Birth | January 31, 1947 |
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MLB Debut | 1966 |
📊 Career Summary
Nolan Ryan appeared in 807 games over 27 MLB seasons from 1966 to 1993. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 773 (MLB Rank: 2) |
GF | 13 (MLB Rank: 4,287) |
W | 324 (MLB Rank: 14) |
L | 292 (MLB Rank: 3) |
SV | 3 (MLB Rank: 2,437) |
ERA | 3.19 (MLB Rank: 1,743) |
IP | 5386 (MLB Rank: 5) |
SHO | 61 (MLB Rank: 7) |
CG | 222 (MLB Rank: 113) |
SO | 5,714 (MLB Rank: 1) |
BB | 2795 (MLB Rank: 1) |
H | 3,923 (MLB Rank: 42) |
HR | 321 (MLB Rank: 46) |
SO9 | 9.55 (MLB Rank: 679) |
BB9 | 4.67 (MLB Rank: 3,424) |
H9 | 6.56 (MLB Rank: 11,099) |
HR9 | 0.54 (MLB Rank: 7,055) |
WHIP | 1.247 (MLB Rank: 10,085) |
WAR | 83.6 (MLB Rank: 20) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1993)
In his final season (1993), Nolan Ryan recorded the following stats:
GS | 13 |
W | 5 |
L | 5 |
ERA | 4.88 |
IP | 66.1 |
SO | 46 |
BB | 40 |
H | 54 |
HR | 5 |
SO9 | 6.24 |
BB9 | 5.43 |
H9 | 7.33 |
HR9 | 0.68 |
WHIP | 1.417 |
WAR | −0.6 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1974, 22 W
- Most SO: 1973, 383 SO
- Most IP: 1974, 332.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1977, 7.8 WAR
- Best ERA: 1981, 1.69 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Nolan Ryan appeared in 9 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.09, pitched 58.2 IP, struck out 63 batters, with 2 W and 2 L.
Nolan Ryan Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1966 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | -0.2 | 2.667 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5.89 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
1968 | 6 | 9 | 3.09 | 0.4 | 0 | 133 | 134 | 1.1 | 1.254 | 12 | 93 | 75 | 50 | 46 | 98 | 3.33 | 8.9 | 1.77 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 559 |
1969 | 6 | 3 | 3.53 | 0.667 | 1 | 92 | 89.1 | 0.7 | 1.265 | 3 | 60 | 53 | 38 | 35 | 104 | 2.7 | 9.3 | 1.74 | 10 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 | 6 | 5.3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 375 |
1970 | 7 | 11 | 3.42 | 0.389 | 1 | 125 | 131.2 | 1.5 | 1.39 | 10 | 86 | 97 | 59 | 50 | 118 | 4.03 | 8.5 | 1.29 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.7 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 570 |
1971 | 10 | 14 | 3.97 | 0.417 | 0 | 137 | 152 | -0.2 | 1.586 | 8 | 125 | 116 | 78 | 67 | 86 | 3.92 | 8.1 | 1.18 | 26 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 705 |
1972 | 19 | 16 | 2.28 | 0.543 | 0 | 329 | 284 | 6.2 | 1.137 | 14 | 166 | 157 | 80 | 72 | 128 | 2.49 | 10.4 | 2.1 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 1154 |
1973 | 21 | 16 | 2.87 | 0.568 | 1 | 383 | 326 | 7.7 | 1.227 | 18 | 238 | 162 | 113 | 104 | 123 | 2.49 | 10.6 | 2.36 | 39 | 41 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 0.5 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 1355 |
1974 | 22 | 16 | 2.89 | 0.579 | 0 | 367 | 332.2 | 5.9 | 1.272 | 18 | 221 | 202 | 127 | 107 | 118 | 2.98 | 9.9 | 1.82 | 41 | 42 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 0.5 | 6 | 5.5 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1392 |
1975 | 14 | 12 | 3.45 | 0.538 | 0 | 186 | 198 | 2.6 | 1.434 | 13 | 152 | 132 | 90 | 76 | 102 | 3.67 | 8.5 | 1.41 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 864 |
1976 | 17 | 18 | 3.36 | 0.486 | 0 | 327 | 284.1 | 3.5 | 1.322 | 13 | 193 | 183 | 117 | 106 | 99 | 2.91 | 10.4 | 1.79 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1196 |
1977 | 19 | 16 | 2.77 | 0.543 | 0 | 341 | 299 | 7.8 | 1.344 | 12 | 198 | 204 | 110 | 92 | 141 | 3.12 | 10.3 | 1.67 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0.4 | 6 | 6.1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 1272 |
1978 | 10 | 13 | 3.72 | 0.435 | 0 | 260 | 234.2 | 2.6 | 1.411 | 12 | 183 | 148 | 106 | 97 | 98 | 2.96 | 10 | 1.76 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0.5 | 7 | 5.7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 1008 |
1979 | 16 | 14 | 3.6 | 0.533 | 0 | 223 | 222.2 | 3.8 | 1.271 | 15 | 169 | 114 | 104 | 89 | 113 | 3.22 | 9 | 1.96 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0.6 | 6.8 | 4.6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 937 |
1980 | 11 | 10 | 3.35 | 0.524 | 0 | 200 | 233.2 | 1.7 | 1.297 | 10 | 205 | 98 | 100 | 87 | 98 | 2.89 | 7.7 | 2.04 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0.4 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 982 |
1981 | 11 | 5 | 1.69 | 0.688 | 0 | 140 | 149 | 4.7 | 1.121 | 2 | 99 | 68 | 34 | 28 | 195 | 2.28 | 8.5 | 2.06 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0.1 | 6 | 4.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 605 |
1982 | 16 | 12 | 3.16 | 0.571 | 0 | 245 | 250.1 | 3.2 | 1.218 | 20 | 196 | 109 | 100 | 88 | 105 | 3.2 | 8.8 | 2.25 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0.7 | 7 | 3.9 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 1050 |
1983 | 14 | 9 | 2.98 | 0.609 | 0 | 183 | 196.1 | 2.6 | 1.197 | 9 | 134 | 101 | 74 | 65 | 114 | 3.09 | 8.4 | 1.81 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 804 |
1984 | 12 | 11 | 3.04 | 0.522 | 0 | 197 | 183.2 | 1.8 | 1.154 | 12 | 143 | 69 | 78 | 62 | 109 | 2.66 | 9.7 | 2.86 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.6 | 7 | 3.4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 760 |
1985 | 10 | 12 | 3.8 | 0.455 | 0 | 209 | 232 | 1.7 | 1.293 | 12 | 205 | 95 | 108 | 98 | 91 | 2.9 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 8 | 3.7 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 983 |
1986 | 12 | 8 | 3.34 | 0.6 | 0 | 194 | 178 | 2.3 | 1.129 | 14 | 119 | 82 | 72 | 66 | 107 | 3.06 | 9.8 | 2.37 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 6 | 4.1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 729 |