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Nolan Ryan

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1966–1993 BORN: REFUGIO, USA
All-Star ×8 Hall of Fame
Career
324 W · 3.19 ERA · 5714 K
5386.0 IP · 1.25 WHIP · 807 G
1993 Season
5-5 · 4.88 ERA
66.1 IP · 46 K · 1.42 WHIP
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Nolan Ryan was a pitcher in MLB. Across 807 career appearances, with a 3.19 ERA and 5714 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

Deep Data

Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching
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Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO WHIP
1966 NYM 0 1 15.00 2 1 0 3.0 5 5 3 6 2.67
1968 NYM 6 9 3.09 21 18 0 134.0 93 46 75 133 1.25
1969 NYM 6 3 3.53 25 10 1 89.1 60 35 53 92 1.26
1970 NYM 7 11 3.42 27 19 1 131.2 86 50 97 125 1.39
1971 NYM 10 14 3.97 30 26 0 152.0 125 67 116 137 1.59
1972 CAL 19 16 2.28 39 39 0 284.0 166 72 157 329 1.14
1973 CAL 21 16 2.87 41 39 1 326.0 238 104 162 383 1.23
1974 CAL 22 16 2.89 42 41 0 332.2 221 107 202 367 1.27
1975 CAL 14 12 3.45 28 28 0 198.0 152 76 132 186 1.43
1976 CAL 17 18 3.36 39 39 0 284.1 193 106 183 327 1.32
1977 CAL 19 16 2.77 37 37 0 299.0 198 92 204 341 1.34
1978 CAL 10 13 3.72 31 31 0 234.2 183 97 148 260 1.41
1979 CAL 16 14 3.60 34 34 0 222.2 169 89 114 223 1.27
1980 HOU 11 10 3.35 35 35 0 233.2 205 87 98 200 1.30
1981 HOU 11 5 1.69 21 21 0 149.0 99 28 68 140 1.12
1982 HOU 16 12 3.16 35 35 0 250.1 196 88 109 245 1.22
1983 HOU 14 9 2.98 29 29 0 196.1 134 65 101 183 1.20
1984 HOU 12 11 3.04 30 30 0 183.2 143 62 69 197 1.15
1985 HOU 10 12 3.80 35 35 0 232.0 205 98 95 209 1.29
1986 HOU 12 8 3.34 30 30 0 178.0 119 66 82 194 1.13
1987 HOU 8 16 2.76 34 34 0 211.2 154 65 87 270 1.14
1988 HOU 12 11 3.52 33 33 0 220.0 186 86 87 228 1.24
1989 TEX 16 10 3.20 32 32 0 239.1 162 85 98 301 1.09
1990 TEX 13 9 3.44 30 30 0 204.0 137 78 74 232 1.03
1991 TEX 12 6 2.91 27 27 0 173.0 102 56 72 203 1.01
1992 TEX 5 9 3.72 27 27 0 157.1 138 65 69 157 1.32
1993 TEX 5 5 4.88 13 13 0 66.1 54 36 40 46 1.42
Career Totals — 324 292 3.19 807 773 3 5386.0 3923 1911 2795 5714 1.25
Season-by-Season Batting
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Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1966 NYM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 NYM 21 44 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 29 .114 .152 .114 .266
1969 NYM 25 29 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 .103 .103 .103 .207
1970 NYM 27 45 2 8 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 .178 .178 .178 .356
1971 NYM 30 47 4 6 0 1 0 1 0 3 21 .128 .180 .170 .350
1972 CAL 39 96 4 13 5 1 0 3 1 2 48 .135 .153 .208 .361
1973 CAL 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1974 CAL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 CAL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976 CAL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 CAL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1978 CAL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1979 CAL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1980 HOU 35 70 5 6 0 0 1 6 0 7 29 .086 .167 .129 .295
1981 HOU 21 51 3 11 1 0 0 1 0 5 18 .216 .286 .235 .521
1982 HOU 35 83 5 10 0 0 0 3 0 5 37 .120 .170 .120 .291
1983 HOU 29 69 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 29 .072 .099 .072 .171
1984 HOU 30 61 3 6 2 0 0 1 1 2 26 .098 .127 .131 .258
1985 HOU 35 63 2 7 2 0 0 4 0 4 21 .111 .162 .143 .305
1986 HOU 30 59 1 6 0 0 0 5 0 1 22 .102 .117 .102 .218
1987 HOU 34 65 2 4 0 0 1 4 0 1 22 .062 .076 .108 .183
1988 HOU 33 70 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 4 34 .057 .108 .057 .165
1989 TEX 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 TEX 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 TEX 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 TEX 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 TEX 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Totals — 807 852 40 94 10 2 2 36 3 38 371 .110 .148 .134 .282
Awards & Achievements
  • Pitcher of the Month (2): 1982, 1984
  • Player of the Month (2): 1974, 1976
  • Player of the Week (13): 1974, 1974, 1975, 1975, 1975, 1979, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1990, 1991
  • TSN All-Star (1): 1977
  • TSN Pitcher of the Year (1): 1977
All-Star Selections

1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1989

Salary & Contract
Year Salary
1985$1,350,000
1986$1,125,000
1987$1,225,000
1988$1,000,000
1989$1,800,000
1990$1,400,000
1991$3,300,000
1992$4,200,000
1993$3,757,000

Career Total: $19,157,000 (9 seasons)

Average: $2,128,556

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.