Nolan Ryan
Hall of Fame Inductee
Retired
Nolan Ryan
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Ryan Express
Birthdate:
Jan. 31, 1947 (53 y, 6 m, 14 d)
Born In:
Refugio, TX, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
P
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height/Weight:
6'2"/194
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
Player Popup
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink56
Grey Ink212
Similar Players (SP)
Player Score
Steve Carlton 735
Phil Niekro 730
Don Sutton 696
Gaylord Perry 687
Bert Blyleven 653
Early Wynn 631
Tom Seaver 614
Warren Spahn 572
Fergie Jenkins 566
Tommy John 564
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year SH Rank
1985 14 1
Year GS Rank
1972 39 6
1973 39 10
1974 41 2
1976 39 2
1977 37 5
1980 35 7
1982 35 6
1985 35 8
1987 34 8
1993 35 7
Year W Rank
1972 19 7
1973 21 4
1974 22 3
1976 17 8
1977 19 4
1979 16 8
1981 11 7
1982 16 7
Year L Rank
1971 14 10
1972 16 7
1973 16 8
1974 16 10
1976 18 1
1977 16 8
1979 14 9
1987 16 2
1993 16 2
Year Win % Rank
1983 0.609 8
1991 0.667 6
Year IP Rank
1972 284.0 6
1973 326.0 3
1974 332.2 1
1976 284.1 7
1977 299.0 3
1980 233.2 7
1982 250.1 8
1987 211.2 9
1989 239.1 8
Year BF Rank
1972 1154 5
1973 1355 3
1974 1392 1
1976 1196 6
1977 1272 1
1980 982 7
1982 1050 6
1989 988 6
Year HR Rank
1982 20 8
1993 25 3
Year BB Rank
1968 75 9
1970 97 8
1971 116 3
1972 157 1
1973 162 1
1974 202 1
1975 132 2
1976 183 1
1977 204 1
1978 148 1
1979 114 2
1980 98 1
1981 68 3
1982 109 1
1983 101 4
1985 95 6
1987 87 6
1988 87 4
1989 98 2
1993 104 2
Year K Rank
1972 329 1
1973 383 1
1974 367 1
1975 186 6
1976 327 1
1977 341 1
1978 260 1
1979 223 1
1980 200 2
1981 140 4
1982 245 3
1983 183 5
1984 197 3
1985 209 3
1986 194 6
1987 270 1
1988 228 1
1989 301 1
1990 232 1
1991 203 3
Year WP Rank
1972 18 1
1973 15 2
1974 9 9
1975 12 2
1977 21 1
1978 13 1
1980 10 3
1981 16 1
1982 18 2
1985 14 2
1986 15 1
1987 10 5
1988 10 7
1989 19 1
Year ERA Rank
1972 2.282 6
1973 2.871 4
1974 2.895 6
1977 2.769 3
1983 2.980 7
1987 2.764 1
1991 2.913 5
Year BABIP Rank
1972 0.235 6
1974 0.253 4
1977 0.262 10
1982 0.262 7
1983 0.245 2
1986 0.241 2
1989 0.255 5
1990 0.242 3
1991 0.227 1
Year WHIP Rank
1973 1.227 8
1983 1.197 8
1984 1.154 6
1986 1.129 5
1987 1.139 3
1989 1.086 2
1990 1.034 1
1991 1.006 1
Year H/9 Rank
1972 5.261 1
1973 6.571 2
1974 5.979 1
1975 6.909 2
1976 6.109 1
1977 5.960 1
1978 7.019 2
1979 6.831 1
1980 7.896 7
1982 7.047 1
1983 6.143 1
1984 7.007 4
1986 6.017 3
1987 6.548 1
1989 6.092 1
1990 6.044 1
1991 5.306 1
Year CG Rank
1972 20 3
1973 26 2
1974 26 4
1976 21 4
1977 22 1
1979 17 2
1981 5 9
1982 10 6
Year SHO Rank
1972 9 1
1973 4 4
1975 5 3
1976 7 1
1977 4 5
1978 3 10
1979 5 1
1981 3 4
1982 3 7
1984 2 8
1989 2 7
1990 2 6
1991 2 6
Year Hits (Low) Rank
1972 166 9
1975 152 2
1977 198 10
1979 169 3
1983 134 1
1984 143 1
1986 119 1
1987 154 2
1989 162 2
1990 137 1
1991 102 1
Year HR (Low) Rank
1975 13 4
1977 12 3
1978 12 5
1979 15 4
1980 10 6
1983 9 2
1985 12 5
1986 14 6
1987 14 5
1991 12 3
Year WAR Rank
1972 7.0 2
1973 10.4 2
1974 7.4 3
1976 6.2 4
1977 7.9 2
1978 6.1 5
1979 5.7 5
1980 5.4 2
1981 4.5 5
1982 4.6 10
1984 4.9 6
1985 5.9 6
1987 7.5 1
1989 7.5 2
1990 5.6 3
1991 5.2 8
Year W (Low) Rank
1985 10 9
1987 8 4
1993 6 1
Year L (Low) Rank
1983 9 7
1986 8 6
1990 9 8
1991 6 1