Nolan Ryan stats

Last played for the Texas Rangers, 1993

Starting Pitcher

Age 79 · 6' 2"

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Nolan Ryan played 27 MLB seasons, 1966 to 1993.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
807
W
324
L
292
ERA
3.19
IP
5,387.0
K
5,714
BB
2,795
WHIP
1.25

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1966NYM20115.003.0632.67
1968NYM21693.09134.0133751.25
1969NYM25633.5489.092531.27
1970NYM277113.41132.0125971.39
1971NYM3010143.97152.01371161.59
1972LAA3919162.28284.03291571.14
1973LAA4121162.87326.03831621.23
1974LAA4222162.89333.03672021.27
1975LAA2814123.45198.01861321.43
1976LAA3917183.36284.03271831.32
1977LAA3719162.77299.03412041.34
1978LAA3110133.71235.02601481.41
1979LAA3416143.59223.02231141.27
1980HOU3511103.35234.0200981.29
1981HOU211151.69149.0140681.12
1982HOU3516123.16250.12451091.22
1983HOU291492.98196.11831011.20
1984HOU3012113.04183.2197691.15
1985HOU3510123.80232.0209951.29
1986HOU301283.34178.0194821.13
1987HOU348162.76211.2270871.14
1988HOU3312113.52220.0228871.24
1989TEX3216103.20239.1301981.09
1990TEX301393.44204.0232741.03
1991TEX271262.91173.0203721.01
1992TEX27593.72157.1157691.32
1993TEX13554.8866.146401.42

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
9
W
2
L
2
ERA
3.10
IP
58.0
K
63
BB
14
WHIP
0.91

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
481
CG
222
SHO
61
K/9
9.5
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
278

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1966NYM00018.00001
1968NYM13308.90007
1969NYM5209.30001
1970NYM9528.50008
1971NYM12308.10007
1972LAA2620910.400018
1973LAA2726410.600015
1974LAA282639.90009
1975LAA151058.500012
1976LAA2221710.40005
1977LAA2722410.300021
1978LAA1814310.000013
1979LAA191759.00009
1980HOU20427.700010
1981HOU18538.500016
1982HOU221038.800018
1983HOU19528.40005
1984HOU20529.70006
1985HOU23408.100014
1986HOU15109.800015
1987HOU250011.500010
1988HOU22419.300010
1989TEX206211.300019
1990TEX175210.20009
1991TEX162210.60008
1992TEX18209.00009
1993TEX5006.20003

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
79 yearsJan 31, 1947
Height
6' 2"
Debut
1966
Birthplace
Refugio, TX

What were Nolan Ryan's career stats?

Nolan Ryan played 27 seasons for the Mets, the Angels, the Astros and the Rangers. He had 324 wins and 5,714 strikeouts with a 3.19 ERA over 5,387.0 innings. His best season was 1974: 22 wins, a 2.89 ERA and 367 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

27 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1966 to 1993

Nolan Ryan led MLB in strikeouts (pitching) (1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1987, 1989) and WHIP (1990, 1991); finished top 10 in a stat 26 times; sits top 10 all time in strikeouts (pitching).

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 1st in strikeouts (pitching) (5,714)
  • 14th in wins (pitching) (324)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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