Nolan Ryan
Hall of Famer
Eligible Seasons: 1968-1993
Best Season: 1973
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 New York Mets | 21 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 134.0 | 75 | 133 | 46 | 3.09 | 3.06 | 3.49 | .200 | 1.25 | 1.77 | 8.93 | 5.04 | 0.81 | $3.06M |
| 1969 New York Mets | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 89.1 | 53 | 92 | 35 | 3.53 | 2.59 | 2.71 | .189 | 1.26 | 1.74 | 9.27 | 5.34 | 0.30 | $2.71M |
| 1970 New York Mets | 27 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 131.2 | 97 | 125 | 50 | 3.42 | 3.39 | 3.34 | .188 | 1.39 | 1.29 | 8.54 | 6.63 | 0.68 | $3.37M |
| 1971 New York Mets | 30 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 152.0 | 116 | 137 | 67 | 3.97 | 4.39 | 4.61 | .219 | 1.59 | 1.18 | 8.11 | 6.87 | 0.47 | $3.11M |
| 1972 California Angels | 39 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 284.0 | 157 | 329 | 72 | 2.28 | 2.28 | 2.57 | .171 | 1.14 | 2.10 | 10.43 | 4.98 | 0.44 | $9.53M |
| 1973 California Angels | 41 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 326.0 | 162 | 383 | 104 | 2.87 | 2.78 | 2.76 | .203 | 1.23 | 2.36 | 10.57 | 4.47 | 0.50 | $9.94M |
| 1974 California Angels | 42 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 332.2 | 202 | 367 | 107 | 2.89 | 2.86 | 2.94 | .190 | 1.27 | 1.82 | 9.93 | 5.47 | 0.49 | $9.63M |
| 1975 California Angels | 28 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 198.0 | 132 | 186 | 76 | 3.45 | 3.72 | 3.73 | .213 | 1.43 | 1.41 | 8.45 | 6.00 | 0.59 | $4.69M |
| 1976 California Angels | 39 | 39 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 284.1 | 183 | 327 | 106 | 3.36 | 2.98 | 3.14 | .195 | 1.32 | 1.79 | 10.35 | 5.79 | 0.41 | $7.78M |
| 1977 California Angels | 37 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 299.0 | 204 | 341 | 92 | 2.77 | 3.00 | 2.91 | .193 | 1.34 | 1.67 | 10.26 | 6.14 | 0.36 | $9.27M |
| 1978 California Angels | 31 | 31 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 234.2 | 148 | 260 | 97 | 3.72 | 3.43 | 3.46 | .220 | 1.41 | 1.76 | 9.97 | 5.68 | 0.46 | $5.99M |
| 1979 California Angels | 34 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 222.2 | 114 | 223 | 89 | 3.60 | 3.07 | 2.93 | .212 | 1.27 | 1.96 | 9.01 | 4.61 | 0.61 | $6.33M |
| 1980 Houston Astros | 35 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 233.2 | 98 | 200 | 87 | 3.35 | 3.15 | 3.30 | .236 | 1.30 | 2.04 | 7.70 | 3.77 | 0.39 | $5.85M |
| 1981 Houston Astros | 21 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 149.0 | 68 | 140 | 28 | 1.69 | 2.02 | 2.16 | .188 | 1.12 | 2.06 | 8.46 | 4.11 | 0.12 | $8.81M |
| 1982 Houston Astros | 35 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 250.1 | 109 | 245 | 88 | 3.16 | 2.99 | 3.14 | .213 | 1.22 | 2.25 | 8.81 | 3.92 | 0.72 | $6.57M |
| 1983 Houston Astros | 29 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 196.1 | 101 | 183 | 65 | 2.98 | 2.56 | 2.66 | .195 | 1.20 | 1.81 | 8.39 | 4.63 | 0.41 | $5.90M |
| 1984 Houston Astros | 30 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 183.2 | 69 | 197 | 62 | 3.04 | 2.63 | 2.76 | .211 | 1.15 | 2.86 | 9.65 | 3.38 | 0.59 | $5.30M |
| 1985 Houston Astros | 35 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 232.0 | 95 | 209 | 98 | 3.80 | 3.25 | 3.40 | .239 | 1.29 | 2.20 | 8.11 | 3.69 | 0.47 | $5.78M |
| 1986 Houston Astros | 30 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 178.0 | 82 | 194 | 66 | 3.34 | 2.46 | 2.54 | .188 | 1.13 | 2.37 | 9.81 | 4.15 | 0.71 | $5.52M |
| 1987 Houston Astros | 34 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 211.2 | 87 | 270 | 65 | 2.76 | 2.50 | 2.44 | .199 | 1.14 | 3.10 | 11.48 | 3.70 | 0.60 | $7.03M |
| 1988 Houston Astros | 33 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 220.0 | 87 | 228 | 86 | 3.52 | 3.15 | 3.42 | .227 | 1.24 | 2.62 | 9.33 | 3.56 | 0.74 | $5.27M |
| 1989 Texas Rangers | 32 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 239.1 | 98 | 301 | 85 | 3.20 | 2.31 | 2.32 | .187 | 1.09 | 3.07 | 11.32 | 3.69 | 0.64 | $8.24M |
| 1990 Texas Rangers | 30 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 204.0 | 74 | 232 | 78 | 3.44 | 2.28 | 2.26 | .188 | 1.03 | 3.14 | 10.24 | 3.26 | 0.79 | $6.90M |
| 1991 Texas Rangers | 27 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 173.0 | 72 | 203 | 56 | 2.91 | 1.98 | 1.94 | .172 | 1.01 | 2.82 | 10.56 | 3.75 | 0.62 | $6.57M |
| 1992 Texas Rangers | 27 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 157.1 | 69 | 157 | 65 | 3.72 | 3.55 | 3.53 | .238 | 1.32 | 2.28 | 8.98 | 3.95 | 0.51 | $3.81M |
| 1993 Texas Rangers | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 66.1 | 40 | 46 | 36 | 4.88 | 3.67 | 3.47 | .220 | 1.42 | 1.15 | 6.24 | 5.43 | 0.68 | $1.50M |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 New York Mets | P | 21 | 47 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | .9 | .6 | $3.06M |
| 1969 New York Mets | P | 25 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | .3 | .3 | $2.71M |
| 1970 New York Mets | P | 27 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | $3.37M |
| 1971 New York Mets | P | 30 | 53 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | $3.11M |
| 1972 California Angels | P | 39 | 99 | 96 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | $9.53M |
| 1980 Houston Astros | P | 35 | 83 | 70 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2.0 | .8 | $5.85M |
| 1981 Houston Astros | P | 21 | 60 | 51 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 3.8 | 2.5 | $8.81M |
| 1982 Houston Astros | P | 35 | 94 | 83 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 2.1 | .8 | $6.57M |
| 1983 Houston Astros | P | 29 | 75 | 69 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | .7 | .3 | $5.90M |
| 1984 Houston Astros | P | 30 | 68 | 61 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 | .6 | $5.30M |
| 1985 Houston Astros | P | 35 | 82 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | .9 | $5.78M |
| 1986 Houston Astros | P | 30 | 63 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .5 | .2 | $5.52M |
| 1987 Houston Astros | P | 34 | 73 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | .4 | .2 | $7.03M |
| 1988 Houston Astros | P | 33 | 81 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 0 | .8 | .3 | $5.27M |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 New York Mets | P | 21 | 47 | 44 | .114 | 47 | .119 | .152 | 51 | .161 | .114 | 33 | .123 | .266 | 41 | .284 | .000 | $3.06M |
| 1969 New York Mets | P | 25 | 32 | 29 | .103 | 41 | .106 | .103 | 32 | .106 | .103 | 28 | .106 | .207 | 30 | .212 | .000 | $2.71M |
| 1970 New York Mets | P | 27 | 47 | 45 | .178 | 69 | .179 | .178 | 54 | .178 | .178 | 45 | .175 | .356 | 49 | .352 | .000 | $3.37M |
| 1971 New York Mets | P | 30 | 53 | 47 | .128 | 51 | .131 | .180 | 57 | .184 | .170 | 46 | .175 | .350 | 51 | .359 | .000 | $3.11M |
| 1972 California Angels | P | 39 | 99 | 96 | .135 | 57 | .143 | .153 | 50 | .160 | .208 | 61 | .223 | .361 | 56 | .382 | .000 | $9.53M |
| 1980 Houston Astros | P | 35 | 83 | 70 | .086 | 33 | .086 | .167 | 52 | .169 | .129 | 34 | .130 | .295 | 42 | .300 | .014 | $5.85M |
| 1981 Houston Astros | P | 21 | 60 | 51 | .216 | 84 | .219 | .286 | 89 | .290 | .235 | 65 | .242 | .521 | 76 | .533 | .000 | $8.81M |
| 1982 Houston Astros | P | 35 | 94 | 83 | .120 | 47 | .122 | .170 | 53 | .174 | .120 | 32 | .123 | .291 | 42 | .296 | .000 | $6.57M |
| 1983 Houston Astros | P | 29 | 75 | 69 | .072 | 28 | .074 | .099 | 31 | .100 | .072 | 19 | .073 | .171 | 25 | .173 | .000 | $5.90M |
| 1984 Houston Astros | P | 30 | 68 | 61 | .098 | 38 | .100 | .127 | 40 | .130 | .131 | 35 | .134 | .258 | 38 | .264 | .000 | $5.30M |
| 1985 Houston Astros | P | 35 | 82 | 63 | .111 | 44 | .114 | .162 | 51 | .165 | .143 | 38 | .145 | .305 | 44 | .310 | .000 | $5.78M |
| 1986 Houston Astros | P | 30 | 63 | 59 | .102 | 40 | .104 | .117 | 36 | .118 | .102 | 27 | .102 | .218 | 31 | .221 | .000 | $5.52M |
| 1987 Houston Astros | P | 34 | 73 | 65 | .062 | 24 | .062 | .076 | 23 | .076 | .108 | 27 | .104 | .183 | 25 | .179 | .015 | $7.03M |
| 1988 Houston Astros | P | 33 | 81 | 70 | .057 | 23 | .059 | .108 | 35 | .112 | .057 | 16 | .059 | .165 | 25 | .172 | .000 | $5.27M |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 New York Mets | D-/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.06M |
| 1969 New York Mets | D-/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.71M |
| 1970 New York Mets | D-/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.37M |
| 1971 New York Mets | D/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.11M |
| 1972 California Angels | D/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $9.53M |
| 1980 Houston Astros | D/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.85M |
| 1981 Houston Astros | B/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $8.81M |
| 1982 Houston Astros | B/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.57M |
| 1983 Houston Astros | C/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.90M |
| 1984 Houston Astros | D/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.30M |
| 1985 Houston Astros | C/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.78M |
| 1986 Houston Astros | C/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.52M |
| 1987 Houston Astros | A-/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.03M |
| 1988 Houston Astros | D/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.27M |
Player Awards
| Team | All-Star | MVP | Gold Glove | Rookie of the Year | Cy Young | Reliever of the Year | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 New York Mets | $3.06M | ||||||
| 1969 New York Mets | $2.71M | ||||||
| 1970 New York Mets | $3.37M | ||||||
| 1971 New York Mets | $3.11M | ||||||
| 1972 California Angels | X | $9.53M | |||||
| 1980 Houston Astros | $5.85M | ||||||
| 1981 Houston Astros | X | $8.81M | |||||
| 1982 Houston Astros | $6.57M | ||||||
| 1983 Houston Astros | $5.90M | ||||||
| 1984 Houston Astros | $5.30M | ||||||
| 1985 Houston Astros | X | $5.78M | |||||
| 1986 Houston Astros | $5.52M | ||||||
| 1987 Houston Astros | $7.03M | ||||||
| 1988 Houston Astros | $5.27M |
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