Nolan Ryan
1966–1993 · bats R / throws R · ALS, California Angels, Houston Astros, NLS, New York Mets, Texas Rangers
678G
.110AVG
.148OBP
.134SLG
More career statistics
94H
2HR
36RBI
3SB
324–292W–L
5,386.0IP
5,714K
3.19ERA
773GS
3SV
60Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 678 | 807 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 22,574 | 22,575 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 678 | 957 | 852 | 40 | 94 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 38 | 371 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 114 | .110 | .148 | .134 | .282 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,386.0 | 807 | 773 | 222 | 324 | 292 | 3 | 3,923 | 2,178 | 1,911 | 321 | 2,795 | 5,714 | 0 | 0 | 3.19 | 1.247 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1970-06-05 to 1970-06-24
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game | 1974-06-14 | 1 in 6,639 games | box score ↗ |
| 82 | No-Hitter With Five Walks | 1974-09-28 | 1 in 5,452 games | box score ↗ |
| 77 | Fifteen K, No Walks | 1990-08-17 | 1 in 3,241 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 425 | 461 | 44 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 185 | .106 | .137 | .128 |
| Away | 382 | 496 | 50 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 186 | .114 | .139 | .140 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 110 | 116 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 49 | .118 | .112 | .155 |
| May | 135 | 179 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 68 | .115 | .184 | .147 |
| June | 130 | 161 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 66 | .121 | .143 | .149 |
| July | 143 | 149 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 67 | .073 | .101 | .080 |
| August | 139 | 179 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 63 | .078 | .117 | .098 |
| September | 139 | 153 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 52 | .145 | .150 | .159 |
| October | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .235 | .200 | .294 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-white-sox | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| kansas-city-royals | 46 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 41 | 93 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 40 | .036 | .065 | .071 |
| atlanta-braves | 39 | 87 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 | .127 | .138 | .165 |
| cincinnati-reds | 39 | 88 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 29 | .147 | .159 | .160 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 39 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 29 | .130 | .147 | .130 |
| minnesota-twins | 38 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| san-francisco-giants | 37 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | .101 | .094 | .101 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 |  New York Mets | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 6 |
| 1968 | New York Mets | 21 | 44 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .114 | 134 | 133 |
| 1969 | New York Mets | 25 | 29 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .103 | 89 | 92 |
| 1970 | New York Mets | 27 | 45 | 8 | – | – | 1 | .178 | 131 | 125 |
| 1971 | New York Mets | 30 | 47 | 6 | – | 1 | – | .128 | 152 | 137 |
| 1972 |  California Angels | 39 | 96 | 13 | – | 3 | 1 | .135 | 284 | 329 |
| 1973 | California Angels | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 326 | 383 |
| 1974 | California Angels | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 332 | 367 |
| 1975 | California Angels | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 198 | 186 |
| 1976 | California Angels | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 284 | 327 |
| 1977 | California Angels | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 299 | 341 |
| 1978 | California Angels | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 234 | 260 |
| 1979 | California Angels | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 222 | 223 |
| 1980 |  Houston Astros | 35 | 70 | 6 | 1 | 6 | – | .086 | 233 | 200 |
| 1981 | Houston Astros | 21 | 51 | 11 | – | 1 | – | .216 | 149 | 140 |
| 1982 | Houston Astros | 35 | 83 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .120 | 250 | 245 |
| 1983 | Houston Astros | 29 | 69 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .072 | 196 | 183 |
| 1984 | Houston Astros | 30 | 61 | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | .098 | 183 | 197 |
| 1985 | Houston Astros | 35 | 63 | 7 | – | 4 | – | .111 | 232 | 209 |
| 1986 | Houston Astros | 30 | 59 | 6 | – | 5 | – | .102 | 178 | 194 |
| 1987 | Houston Astros | 34 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 4 | – | .062 | 211 | 270 |
| 1988 | Houston Astros | 33 | 70 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .057 | 220 | 228 |
| 1989 |  Texas Rangers | 32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 239 | 301 |
| 1990 | Texas Rangers | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 204 | 232 |
| 1991 | Texas Rangers | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 173 | 203 |
| 1992 | Texas Rangers | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 157 | 157 |
| 1993 | Texas Rangers | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 66 | 46 |