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Nolan
Ryan		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 220
 
Born: January 31, 1947 in Usa, TX, REFUGIO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1966 19 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 10 10 10 2 2 2 8 8 8
1967 20 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 10 10 10 2 3 2 9 9 9
1968 21 PIT NL $ 300,000 8 10 10 10 2 3 2 8 8 8
1969 22 PIT NL $ 4,907,143 8 10 10 10 3 3 3 7 7 7
1970 23 PIT NL $ 4,907,143 8 10 10 10 2 3 3 7 7 7
1971 24 PIT NL $ 4,907,143 8 10 10 10 3 3 3 6 6 6
1972 25 PIT NL $ 5,500,000 8 10 10 10 3 3 3 5 5 5
1973 26 PIT NL $ 5,500,000 8 10 10 10 2 3 2 4 4 4
1974 27 BOS AL $ 5,500,000 8 10 10 10 2 3 3 4 4 4
1975 28 BOS AL $ 5,500,000 8 10 10 10 2 3 3 5 5 5
1976 29 BOS AL $ 2,610,000 8 10 10 10 2 3 2 4 4 4
1977 30 BOS AL $ 2,610,000 8 10 10 10 2 3 2 4 4 4
1978 31 BOS AL $ 680,000 8 10 10 10 2 3 2 3 3 3
1979 32 BOS AL $ 680,000 8 10 10 10 2 2 2 3 3 3
1980 33 BOS AL $ 680,000 7 10 10 10 1 2 2 3 3 3
1981 34 BOS AL $ 680,000 6 10 10 10 1 2 2 3 3 3
1982 35 OAK AL $ 400,000 6 9 10 10 1 2 1 3 3 3
1983 36 TOR AL $ 300,000 6 9 10 9 1 2 1 3 3 3
1984 37 TOR AL   5 6 6 6 1 2 1 3 3 3
1985 38 BOS AL   4 5 5 5 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   4 5 5 5 1 2 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000 8 10 10 10 3 3 3 9 9 9
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1966 19 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 20 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 21 PIT NL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 22 PIT NL $ 4,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 23 PIT NL $ 4,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 24 PIT NL $ 4,907,143   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 25 PIT NL $ 5,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 26 PIT NL $ 5,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 27 BOS AL $ 5,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 28 BOS AL $ 5,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 29 BOS AL $ 2,610,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 30 BOS AL $ 2,610,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1978 31 BOS AL $ 680,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1979 32 BOS AL $ 680,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1980 33 BOS AL $ 680,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1981 34 BOS AL $ 680,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1982 35 OAK AL $ 400,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1983 36 TOR AL $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1984 37 TOR AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1985 38 BOS AL     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,500,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1966 19 PIT NL 13 20 .394 37 37 7 1 0 263.7 188 113 24 145 295 3.86 .201 .309 .333 .642 16.4
1967 20 PIT NL 13 16 .448 41 41 1 0 0 289.7 191 97 22 175 365 3.01 .186 .305 .301 .606 27.7
1968 21 PIT NL 14 17 .452 43 43 6 0 0 300.0 212 112 25 175 342 3.36 .196 .309 .329 .638 21.1
1969 22 PIT NL 12 13 .480 36 36 2 0 0 251.3 193 105 26 130 301 3.76 .211 .313 .365 .679 18.0
1970 23 PIT NL 14 17 .452 37 37 4 3 0 256.0 182 114 27 153 299 4.01 .198 .311 .351 .662 15.3
1971 24 PIT NL 13 10 .565 36 36 5 1 0 251.3 187 107 31 137 299 3.83 .203 .310 .352 .662 16.8
1972 25 PIT NL 17 12 .586 36 36 1 1 0 253.3 189 119 31 166 302 4.23 .205 .328 .366 .694 16.2
1973 26 PIT NL 9 15 .375 33 33 3 0 0 217.0 165 105 26 150 241 4.35 .213 .342 .373 .716 8.7
1974 27 BOS AL 12 16 .429 34 34 3 0 0 234.7 190 118 32 137 218 4.53 .220 .325 .388 .713 15.2
1975 28 BOS AL 11 7 .611 32 32 2 1 0 213.3 166 87 18 134 235 3.67 .214 .332 .332 .664 16.9
1976 29 BOS AL 4 9 .308 18 18 2 1 0 118.7 102 66 16 86 103 5.01 .230 .355 .402 .757 4.6
1977 30 BOS AL 10 16 .385 32 32 3 0 0 201.0 198 114 23 125 194 5.10 .255 .360 .414 .774 7.2
1978 31 BOS AL 12 7 .632 29 29 0 0 0 202.3 160 89 23 134 154 3.96 .222 .344 .380 .723 12.3
1979 32 BOS AL 3 2 .600 21 0 0 0 1 51.7 31 13 4 31 51 2.26 .168 .288 .288 .576 5.7
1980 33 BOS AL 3 2 .600 19 0 0 0 2 42.7 34 19 3 28 43 4.01 .214 .330 .327 .657 3.1
1981 34 BOS AL 1 6 .143 16 10 0 0 0 71.7 63 39 6 47 64 4.90 .236 .343 .382 .725 1.2
1982 35 OAK AL 1 2 .333 43 0 0 0 1 12.0 8 5 2 9 14 3.75 .190 .333 .333 .667 1.0
1983 36 TOR AL 1 1 .500 19 0 0 0 1 18.0 15 2 0 12 19 1.00 .259 .380 .276 .656 3.0
1984 37 TOR AL 2 3 .400 32 0 0 0 1 67.0 52 32 5 43 41 4.30 .213 .328 .340 .668 3.1
1985 38 AAA   0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 0 25.3 25 10 4 9 27 3.55 .260 .324 .448 .772  
    AA   0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.7 0 0 0 1 5 0.00 .000 .083 .000 .083  
19 Years Sim 165 191 .463 594 454 39 8 6 3315.3 2526 1456 344 2017 3580 3.95 .210 .324 .355 .679 213.4
1 Years AAA 0 0 .000 12 0 0 0 0 25.3 25 10 4 9 27 3.55 .260 .324 .448 .772  
1 Years AA 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 3.7 0 0 0 1 5 0.00 .000 .083 .000 .083  
2 Years Minors 0 0 .000 14 0 0 0 0 29.0 25 10 4 10 32 3.10 .234 .299 .402 .701  
Season Average 8 10 .444 31 23 2 0 0 174.5 132 76 18 106 188 3.95 .210 .324 .355 .679  
Career Highs 17 20 .632 43 43 7 3 2 300.0 212 119 32 175 365 5.10 .259 .380 .414 .774  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1229 733 179 950 2060   .196 .302 .341 .644
vs LH   1297 723 165 1067 1520   .225 .346 .370 .716
Home 88 93 .486 310 223 12 5 2 1685.6 1258 733 160 1008 1806 3.91 .206 .319 .343 .662
Away 77 98 .440 284 231 27 3 4 1629.6 1268 723 184 1009 1774 3.99 .214 .328 .367 .695
Mar/Apr 25 42 .373 110 79 6 1 2 576.9 479 278 51 350 643 4.34 .225 .335 .361 .696
May 26 34 .433 92 71 8 0 0 525.3 416 239 70 306 573 4.09 .218 .326 .387 .713
June 28 26 .519 98 70 6 1 1 514.3 375 217 48 316 550 3.80 .202 .318 .332 .649
July 28 28 .500 99 76 5 0 1 547.6 423 268 62 357 564 4.40 .211 .331 .361 .692
August 30 26 .536 96 77 9 3 2 558.9 398 212 60 317 638 3.41 .199 .309 .344 .653
Sep/Oct 28 35 .444 99 81 5 3 0 591.9 435 242 53 371 612 3.68 .204 .322 .344 .666
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1966 19 PIT NL 37 78 3 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 24 .115 .125 .141 .266 -0.3 0.0
1967 20 PIT NL 41 92 2 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 .076 .076 .087 .163 -4.0 0.0
1968 21 PIT NL 43 95 5 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 40 .116 .125 .116 .241 -2.0 0.0
3 Years Sim 121 265 10 27 3 0 0 5 0 0 2 104 .102 .108 .113 .221 -6.3 0.0
162 Game Average 354 13 36 4 0 0 6 0 0 2 139 .102 .108 .113 .221 -8.4  
Career Highs 43 95 5 11 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 40 .116 .125 .141 .266 -0.3  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   151 6 16 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 63 .106 .111 .119 .230 -4.2
vs LH   114 4 11 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 41 .096 .104 .105 .210 -3.8
Home 60 118 7 14 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 46 .119 .133 .127 .260 -2.1
Away 61 147 3 13 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 58 .088 .088 .102 .190 -5.9
RISP   47 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 20 .064 .100 .064 .164 -2.0
Close/Late   25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .080 .080 .080 .160 -1.2
Mar/Apr 20 46 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 .087 .087 .130 .217 -1.6
May 19 46 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .087 .087 .087 .174 -2.0
June 20 48 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 .083 .083 .083 .167 -2.2
July 20 41 1 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 .195 .195 .220 .415 1.1
August 23 51 4 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 .118 .115 .118 .233 -1.3
Sep/Oct 19 33 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 .030 .086 .030 .116 -1.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1966 19 PIT NL P 37 37 263.7 9 43 2 0 .963 1.78    
1967 20 PIT NL P 41 41 289.7 7 32 1 1 .975 1.21    
1968 21 PIT NL P 43 43 300.0 14 54 5 3 .932 2.04    
1969 22 PIT NL P 36 36 251.3 18 31 2 2 .961 1.75    
1970 23 PIT NL P 37 37 256.0 20 30 2 3 .962 1.76    
1971 24 PIT NL P 36 36 251.3 11 34 4 4 .918 1.61    
1972 25 PIT NL P 36 36 253.3 15 28 1 2 .977 1.53    
1973 26 PIT NL P 33 33 217.0 16 18 2 1 .944 1.41    
1974 27 BOS AL P 34 34 234.7 10 28 3 1 .927 1.46    
1975 28 BOS AL P 32 32 213.3 9 19 1 2 .966 1.18    
1976 29 BOS AL P 18 18 118.7 4 15 0 0 1.000 1.44    
1977 30 BOS AL P 32 32 201.0 7 35 1 4 .977 1.88    
1978 31 BOS AL P 29 29 202.3 14 28 0 2 1.000 1.87    
1979 32 BOS AL P 21 0 51.7 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.39    
1980 33 BOS AL P 19 0 42.7 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.27    
1981 34 BOS AL P 16 10 71.7 1 6 0 0 1.000 0.88    
1982 35 OAK AL P 43 0 12.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1983 36 TOR AL P 19 0 18.0 0 6 0 2 1.000 3.00    
1984 37 TOR AL P 32 0 67.0 5 12 1 0 .944 2.28    
Career Totals   594 454 3315.3 164 432 25 27 .960 1.62    
Career Highs   43 43 300.0 20 54 5 4 1.000 3.00    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Wins
1972-9-17
 Losses
1966-3-20
1967-10-16
1968-9-17
1970-7-17
1974-5-16
1977-9-16
CAR-39-191
 Winning Pct
1978-9-.632
 Games Started
1967-10-41
1968-8-43
1969-2-36
1970-1-37
1971-1-36
1972-4-36
1974-6-34
 Shutouts
1970-2-3
1971-10-1
1975-7-1
 Innings Pitched
1970-9-256.0
1971-7-251.3
1972-10-253.3
Homeruns Allowed
1971-8-31
1972-8-31
1974-4-32
CAR-46-344
 Strikeouts
1966-3-295
1967-1-365
1968-1-342
1969-1-301
1970-1-299
1971-1-299
1972-1-302
1973-2-241
1974-1-218
1975-1-235
1977-1-194
1978-10-154
CAR-15-3580
 Walks Allowed
1966-1-145
1967-1-175
1968-1-175
1969-2-130
1970-1-153
1971-1-137
1972-1-166
1973-1-150
1974-2-137
1975-2-134
1977-3-125
1978-1-134
CAR-6-2017
 Hits per 9IP
1966-2-6.4
1967-1-5.9
1968-2-6.4
1969-2-6.9
1970-1-6.4
1971-3-6.7
1972-2-6.7
1973-3-6.8
1974-4-7.3
1975-4-7.0
1978-1-7.1
CAR-6-6.9
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1966-1-10.1
1967-1-11.3
1968-1-10.3
1969-1-10.8
1970-1-10.5
1971-1-10.7
1972-1-10.7
1973-1-10.0
1974-1-8.4
1975-1-9.9
1977-1-8.7
1978-2-6.9
CAR-4-9.7
 OAVG
1966-2-.201
1967-1-.186
1968-2-.196
1969-2-.211
1970-1-.198
1971-1-.203
1972-2-.205
1973-3-.213
1974-4-.220
1975-3-.214
1978-1-.222
CAR-6-.210
OSLG
1967-2-.301
1968-5-.329
1970-7-.351
1975-4-.332
 OOPS
1967-6-.606
1975-10-.664
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 66    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 120    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 32    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Ted Gray (884)
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  3. Jim Maloney (843)
  4. Howie Pollet (839)
  5. Frank Baumann (823)
  6. Bob Gibson (820)
  7. Tommy Hughes (817)
  8. Dick Drott (812)
  9. Bill Singer (810)
  10. Johnny Sain (810)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Pittsburgh in 1966
Had first career hit on 4/7/1966, off Gene Conley (KCR)
Earned first career win on 5/5/1966
Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 349 on 9/20/1967
Struck out 16 batters against Kansas City on 4/2/1968
Won Player of the Week award on 4/7/1968, winning 2 games with a 1.69 ERA
2/1/1969: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,907,143 through salary arbitration
Struck out 15 batters against St. Louis on 9/9/1969
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,907,143 through salary arbitration
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,907,143 through salary arbitration
10/13/1971: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $5,500,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 9/22/1973 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 4-5 weeks
Traded from Pittsburgh to Boston (A) on 2/1/1974 (Going to PIT: 1B Ossie Blanco. Going to BOS: P Nolan Ryan)
6/1/1975: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $2,610,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 8/17/1975 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1975, going 2-0, 1.04
Injured on 4/10/1976 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 7 weeks
9/1/1977: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $680,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 3/29/1980 with a Sore Elbow, out for one week
 
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