Nolan Ryan
Lynn Nolan (Jr.) Ryan
(Ryan Express)
 
Born: January 31, 1947 in Refugio, TX
66 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'2" Wt: 170
(legend)
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Notes:
- Inducted into the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1999
- Drafted by the New York Mets in 1965 - (Round 12)
- High School: Alvin (Alvin, TX)

Pitching Leaderboards

Actual Wins
Year W Rnk
19
7
21
4
22
3
17
8
19
4
16
8
11
7
16
7
14
15
12
18
16
12
13
15
Career
324
14
Adjusted Wins
Year aW Rnk
19
8
23
3
21
5
16
11
21
2
14
20
13
12
12
4
14
10
16
5
16
7
13
12
14
20
Career
328
14
Runs
Year R Rnk
14.7
12
35.3
5
16.8
15
35.1
4
22.8
3
28.0
3
19.7
16
29.6
7
Career
182.7
115
Baserunners
Year BsRn Rnk
33.9
14
19.5
17
30.4
14
42.4
5
65.3
2
66.5
2
60.9
3
Career
230.2
223
Batters Faced
Year BF Rnk
26.6
18
27.3
12
38.1
10
55.5
2
56.4
5
Hits
Year H Rnk
30.1
4
23.3
10
44.3
1
32.0
4
72.5
1
69.6
1
93.7
1
41.4
2
74.8
1
99.1
1
48.4
2
51.5
1
17.8
13
33.8
1
41.3
1
42.5
2
25.9
5
12.7
17
43.2
3
45.2
1
17.0
14
70.5
1
52.2
1
55.4
2
16.0
15
Career
1,167.0
1
           
Walks
Year BB Rnk
Strikeouts
Year K Rnk
45.9
5
33.1
14
38.6
6
36.1
9
159.3
1
205.7
1
189.1
1
74.6
3
180.0
1
177.1
1
141.7
1
113.3
1
69.0
3
61.3
3
99.0
3
65.0
3
83.7
2
66.9
3
79.4
2
133.9
1
88.0
1
162.4
1
112.9
1
102.2
1
62.3
5
Career
2,586.5
1
K/BB
Year K/BB Rnk
37.3
13
138.9
2
42.8
13
46.0
11
50.5
8
63.6
4
33.3
14
29.9
6
51.6
12
69.9
4
47.1
11
46.2
9
113.1
1
58.7
6
138.9
1
110.2
2
82.1
3
46.6
14
Career
1,054.8
24
Homeruns
Year HR Rnk
4.7
18
4.9
11
7.7
6
5.1
8
15.5
1
6.3
11
4.9
14
4.6
7
4.6
19
Career
71.3
20
HBP
Year HBP Rnk
2.1
20
1.2
14
Complete Games
Year CG Rnk
9.7
3
14.0
2
12.6
4
9.3
6
12.6
1
5.2
12
8.8
2
2.2
10
4.9
6
1.4
18
2.3
14
2.0
14
Career
68.0
27
           
Shutouts
Year SHO Rnk
1.0
14
5.8
1
1.7
10
3.4
3
4.5
1
2.5
6
1.2
15
3.7
2
2.0
5
1.6
7
0.9
13
1.0
12
1.2
12
1.3
6
Career
23.6
13
Power
Year Pow Rnk
83.8
1
51.6
8
85.2
1
122.1
1
227.0
1
244.0
1
281.6
1
139.5
1
268.2
1
281.2
1
207.1
1
147.9
1
90.7
3
76.8
1
130.3
1
96.5
1
91.1
2
86.0
2
93.6
2
138.6
1
109.0
1
171.2
1
103.4
2
101.4
2
81.0
2
Career
3,531.9
1
Finesse
Year Fin Rnk
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Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James