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Nolan Ryan

Hall of Famer
Eligible Seasons: 1968-1993
Best Season: 1973

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Pitching Stats
Team	GP	GS	W	L	SV	IP	BB	K	ER	ERA	ERC	ERC#	OAV	WHIP	K/BB	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	Salary
1968 New York Mets	21	18	6	9	0	134.0	75	133	46	3.09	3.06	3.49	.200	1.25	1.77	8.93	5.04	0.81	$3.06M
1969 New York Mets	25	10	6	3	1	89.1	53	92	35	3.53	2.59	2.71	.189	1.26	1.74	9.27	5.34	0.30	$2.71M
1970 New York Mets	27	19	7	11	1	131.2	97	125	50	3.42	3.39	3.34	.188	1.39	1.29	8.54	6.63	0.68	$3.37M
1971 New York Mets	30	26	10	14	0	152.0	116	137	67	3.97	4.39	4.61	.219	1.59	1.18	8.11	6.87	0.47	$3.11M
1972 California Angels	39	39	19	16	0	284.0	157	329	72	2.28	2.28	2.57	.171	1.14	2.10	10.43	4.98	0.44	$9.53M
1973 California Angels	41	39	21	16	1	326.0	162	383	104	2.87	2.78	2.76	.203	1.23	2.36	10.57	4.47	0.50	$9.94M
1974 California Angels	42	41	22	16	0	332.2	202	367	107	2.89	2.86	2.94	.190	1.27	1.82	9.93	5.47	0.49	$9.63M
1975 California Angels	28	28	14	12	0	198.0	132	186	76	3.45	3.72	3.73	.213	1.43	1.41	8.45	6.00	0.59	$4.69M
1976 California Angels	39	39	17	18	0	284.1	183	327	106	3.36	2.98	3.14	.195	1.32	1.79	10.35	5.79	0.41	$7.78M
1977 California Angels	37	37	19	16	0	299.0	204	341	92	2.77	3.00	2.91	.193	1.34	1.67	10.26	6.14	0.36	$9.27M
1978 California Angels	31	31	10	13	0	234.2	148	260	97	3.72	3.43	3.46	.220	1.41	1.76	9.97	5.68	0.46	$5.99M
1979 California Angels	34	34	16	14	0	222.2	114	223	89	3.60	3.07	2.93	.212	1.27	1.96	9.01	4.61	0.61	$6.33M
1980 Houston Astros	35	35	11	10	0	233.2	98	200	87	3.35	3.15	3.30	.236	1.30	2.04	7.70	3.77	0.39	$5.85M
1981 Houston Astros	21	21	11	5	0	149.0	68	140	28	1.69	2.02	2.16	.188	1.12	2.06	8.46	4.11	0.12	$8.81M
1982 Houston Astros	35	35	16	12	0	250.1	109	245	88	3.16	2.99	3.14	.213	1.22	2.25	8.81	3.92	0.72	$6.57M
1983 Houston Astros	29	29	14	9	0	196.1	101	183	65	2.98	2.56	2.66	.195	1.20	1.81	8.39	4.63	0.41	$5.90M
1984 Houston Astros	30	30	12	11	0	183.2	69	197	62	3.04	2.63	2.76	.211	1.15	2.86	9.65	3.38	0.59	$5.30M
1985 Houston Astros	35	35	10	12	0	232.0	95	209	98	3.80	3.25	3.40	.239	1.29	2.20	8.11	3.69	0.47	$5.78M
1986 Houston Astros	30	30	12	8	0	178.0	82	194	66	3.34	2.46	2.54	.188	1.13	2.37	9.81	4.15	0.71	$5.52M
1987 Houston Astros	34	34	8	16	0	211.2	87	270	65	2.76	2.50	2.44	.199	1.14	3.10	11.48	3.70	0.60	$7.03M
1988 Houston Astros	33	33	12	11	0	220.0	87	228	86	3.52	3.15	3.42	.227	1.24	2.62	9.33	3.56	0.74	$5.27M
1989 Texas Rangers	32	32	16	10	0	239.1	98	301	85	3.20	2.31	2.32	.187	1.09	3.07	11.32	3.69	0.64	$8.24M
1990 Texas Rangers	30	30	13	9	0	204.0	74	232	78	3.44	2.28	2.26	.188	1.03	3.14	10.24	3.26	0.79	$6.90M
1991 Texas Rangers	27	27	12	6	0	173.0	72	203	56	2.91	1.98	1.94	.172	1.01	2.82	10.56	3.75	0.62	$6.57M
1992 Texas Rangers	27	27	5	9	0	157.1	69	157	65	3.72	3.55	3.53	.238	1.32	2.28	8.98	3.95	0.51	$3.81M
1993 Texas Rangers	13	13	5	5	0	66.1	40	46	36	4.88	3.67	3.47	.220	1.42	1.15	6.24	5.43	0.68	$1.50M

Hitting Stats
Team	Pos	GP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	SO	BB	HBP	RC	RC27	Salary
1968 New York Mets	P	21	47	44	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	29	2	0	.9	.6	$3.06M
1969 New York Mets	P	25	32	29	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	0	0	.3	.3	$2.71M
1970 New York Mets	P	27	47	45	2	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	0	0	1.6	1.1	$3.37M
1971 New York Mets	P	30	53	47	4	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	21	3	0	1.6	1.0	$3.11M
1972 California Angels	P	39	99	96	4	13	5	1	0	3	1	0	48	2	0	3.3	1.0	$9.53M
1980 Houston Astros	P	35	83	70	5	6	0	0	1	6	0	1	29	7	0	2.0	.8	$5.85M
1981 Houston Astros	P	21	60	51	3	11	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	5	0	3.8	2.5	$8.81M
1982 Houston Astros	P	35	94	83	5	10	0	0	0	3	0	0	37	5	0	2.1	.8	$6.57M
1983 Houston Astros	P	29	75	69	3	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	29	2	0	.7	.3	$5.90M
1984 Houston Astros	P	30	68	61	3	6	2	0	0	1	1	0	26	2	0	1.2	.6	$5.30M
1985 Houston Astros	P	35	82	63	2	7	2	0	0	4	0	1	21	4	0	2.0	.9	$5.78M
1986 Houston Astros	P	30	63	59	1	6	0	0	0	5	0	1	22	1	0	.5	.2	$5.52M
1987 Houston Astros	P	34	73	65	2	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	22	1	0	.4	.2	$7.03M
1988 Houston Astros	P	33	81	70	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	34	4	0	.8	.3	$5.27M

Advanced Hitting Stats
Team	Pos	GP	PA	AB	BA	BA+	BA#	OBP	OBP+	OBP#	SLG	SLG+	SLG#	OPS	OPS+	OPS#	HR/AB	Salary
1968 New York Mets	P	21	47	44	.114	47	.119	.152	51	.161	.114	33	.123	.266	41	.284	.000	$3.06M
1969 New York Mets	P	25	32	29	.103	41	.106	.103	32	.106	.103	28	.106	.207	30	.212	.000	$2.71M
1970 New York Mets	P	27	47	45	.178	69	.179	.178	54	.178	.178	45	.175	.356	49	.352	.000	$3.37M
1971 New York Mets	P	30	53	47	.128	51	.131	.180	57	.184	.170	46	.175	.350	51	.359	.000	$3.11M
1972 California Angels	P	39	99	96	.135	57	.143	.153	50	.160	.208	61	.223	.361	56	.382	.000	$9.53M
1980 Houston Astros	P	35	83	70	.086	33	.086	.167	52	.169	.129	34	.130	.295	42	.300	.014	$5.85M
1981 Houston Astros	P	21	60	51	.216	84	.219	.286	89	.290	.235	65	.242	.521	76	.533	.000	$8.81M
1982 Houston Astros	P	35	94	83	.120	47	.122	.170	53	.174	.120	32	.123	.291	42	.296	.000	$6.57M
1983 Houston Astros	P	29	75	69	.072	28	.074	.099	31	.100	.072	19	.073	.171	25	.173	.000	$5.90M
1984 Houston Astros	P	30	68	61	.098	38	.100	.127	40	.130	.131	35	.134	.258	38	.264	.000	$5.30M
1985 Houston Astros	P	35	82	63	.111	44	.114	.162	51	.165	.143	38	.145	.305	44	.310	.000	$5.78M
1986 Houston Astros	P	30	63	59	.102	40	.104	.117	36	.118	.102	27	.102	.218	31	.221	.000	$5.52M
1987 Houston Astros	P	34	73	65	.062	24	.062	.076	23	.076	.108	27	.104	.183	25	.179	.015	$7.03M
1988 Houston Astros	P	33	81	70	.057	23	.059	.108	35	.112	.057	16	.059	.165	25	.172	.000	$5.27M

Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
Team	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF	Salary
1968 New York Mets	D-/D-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$3.06M
1969 New York Mets	D-/D-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$2.71M
1970 New York Mets	D-/C+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$3.37M
1971 New York Mets	D/D	--	--	--	--	--	--	$3.11M
1972 California Angels	D/D	--	--	--	--	--	--	$9.53M
1980 Houston Astros	D/C	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.85M
1981 Houston Astros	B/D	--	--	--	--	--	--	$8.81M
1982 Houston Astros	B/C-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$6.57M
1983 Houston Astros	C/D+	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.90M
1984 Houston Astros	D/D-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.30M
1985 Houston Astros	C/D-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.78M
1986 Houston Astros	C/C-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.52M
1987 Houston Astros	A-/D-	--	--	--	--	--	--	$7.03M
1988 Houston Astros	D/D	--	--	--	--	--	--	$5.27M

Player Awards
Team	All-Star	MVP	Gold Glove	Rookie of the Year	Cy Young	Reliever of the Year	Salary
1968 New York Mets							$3.06M
1969 New York Mets							$2.71M
1970 New York Mets							$3.37M
1971 New York Mets							$3.11M
1972 California Angels	X						$9.53M
1980 Houston Astros							$5.85M
1981 Houston Astros	X						$8.81M
1982 Houston Astros							$6.57M
1983 Houston Astros							$5.90M
1984 Houston Astros							$5.30M
1985 Houston Astros	X						$5.78M
1986 Houston Astros							$5.52M
1987 Houston Astros							$7.03M
1988 Houston Astros							$5.27M

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