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Nolan Ryan
Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr. (Ryan Express)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 11, 1966
  vs. ATL 2.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER
Final Game September 22, 1993
Born January 31, 1947 in Refugio, TX

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.

Drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1965 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1966 19 NYM NL   0   1   2   1   0   0   0  0    3.0    5    5    5   1    3    6   0   1    17   1   0 15.00  3.61   24 2.667
 1968 21 NYM NL   6   9  21  18   3   0   1  0  134.0   93   50   46  12   75  133   4   7   559   4   0  3.09  3.02   98 1.254
 1969 22 NYM NL   6   3  25  10   2   0   4  1   89.3   60   38   35   3   53   92   1   1   375   3   3  3.53  3.63  103 1.265
 1970 23 NYM NL   7  11  27  19   5   2   4  1  131.7   86   59   50  10   97  125   4   8   570   2   0  3.42  4.01  117 1.390
 1971 24 NYM NL  10  14  30  26   3   0   1  0  152.0  125   78   67   8  116  137  15   6   705   4   1  3.97  3.40   86 1.586
 1972 25 CAL AL  19  16  39  39  20   9   0  0  284.0  166   80   72  14  157  329  10  18  1154   4   0  2.28  2.92  128 1.137 MVP-30,CYA-8,AS
 1973 26 CAL AL  21  16  41  39  26   4   2  1  326.0  238  113  104  18  162  383   7  15  1355   2   0  2.87  3.52  122 1.227 MVP-17,CYA-2,AS
 1974 27 CAL AL  22  16  42  41  26   3   1  0  332.7  221  127  107  18  202  367   9   9  1392   3   0  2.89  3.41  118 1.272 MVP-14,CYA-3
 1975 28 CAL AL  14  12  28  28  10   5   0  0  198.0  152   90   76  13  132  186   7  12   864   0   0  3.45  3.52  102 1.434 AS
 1976 29 CAL AL  17  18  39  39  21   7   0  0  284.3  193  117  106  13  183  327   5   5  1196   2   2  3.36  3.31   99 1.322
 1977 30 CAL AL  19  16  37  37  22   4   0  0  299.0  198  110   92  12  204  341   9  21  1272   7   3  2.77  3.91  141 1.344 MVP-24,CYA-3,AS
 1978 31 CAL AL  10  13  31  31  14   3   0  0  234.7  183  106   97  12  148  260   3  13  1008   7   2  3.72  3.63   98 1.411
 1979 32 CAL AL  16  14  34  34  17   5   0  0  222.7  169  104   89  15  114  223   6   9   937   3   0  3.60  4.06  113 1.271 AS
 1980 33 HOU NL  11  10  35  35   4   2   0  0  233.7  205  100   87  10   98  200   3  10   982   1   1  3.35  3.28   98 1.297
 1981 34 HOU NL  11   5  21  21   5   3   0  0  149.0   99   34   28   2   68  140   1  16   605   1   2  1.69  3.28  194 1.121 MVP-16,CYA-4,AS
 1982 35 HOU NL  16  12  35  35  10   3   0  0  250.3  196  100   88  20  109  245   8  18  1050   3   2  3.16  3.32  105 1.218
 1983 36 HOU NL  14   9  29  29   5   2   0  0  196.3  134   74   65   9  101  183   4   5   804   3   1  2.98  3.38  114 1.197 CYA-9
 1984 37 HOU NL  12  11  30  30   5   2   0  0  183.7  143   78   62  12   69  197   4   6   760   2   3  3.04  3.31  109 1.154
 1985 38 HOU NL  10  12  35  35   4   0   0  0  232.0  205  108   98  12   95  209   9  14   983   8   2  3.80  3.45   91 1.293 AS
 1986 39 HOU NL  12   8  30  30   1   0   0  0  178.0  119   72   66  14   82  194   4  15   729   5   0  3.34  3.58  107 1.129
 1987 40 HOU NL   8  16  34  34   0   0   0  0  211.7  154   75   65  14   87  270   4  10   873   2   2  2.76  3.92  142 1.139 CYA-5
 1988 41 HOU NL  12  11  33  33   4   1   0  0  220.0  186   98   86  18   87  228   7  10   930   6   7  3.52  3.32   94 1.241
 1989 42 TEX AL  16  10  32  32   6   2   0  0  239.3  162   96   85  17   98  301   9  19   988   3   1  3.20  3.97  124 1.086 MVP-23,CYA-5,AS
 1990 43 TEX AL  13   9  30  30   5   2   0  0  204.0  137   86   78  18   74  232   7   9   818   2   1  3.44  3.96  115 1.034 MVP-25
 1991 44 TEX AL  12   6  27  27   2   2   0  0  173.0  102   58   56  12   72  203   5   8   683   0   0  2.91  4.06  139 1.006
 1992 45 TEX AL   5   9  27  27   2   0   0  0  157.3  138   75   65   9   69  157  12   9   675   0   0  3.72  3.83  103 1.316
 1993 46 TEX AL   5   5  13  13   0   0   0  0   66.3   54   47   36   5   40   46   1   3   291   0   0  4.88  4.16   85 1.417
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 27 Yr WL% .526 324 292 807 773 222  61  13  3 5386.0 3923 2178 1911 321 2795 5714 158 277 22575  78  33  3.19  3.56  111 1.247
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    13  12  34  33   9   2   0  0  231.7  168   93   82  13  120  245   6  11   971   3   1  3.19  3.56  111 1.247
 Career High     22  18  42  41  26   9   4  1  332.7  238  127  107  20  204  383  15  21  1392   8   7  1.69  4.16  194 1.006
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1968 21 NYM NL  21   44    2    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   2  29  .114  .152  .114  -19    5   1   0   0   0   0
 1969 22 NYM NL  25   29    3    3   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  14  .103  .103  .103  -42    3   3   0   0   0   1
 1970 23 NYM NL  27   45    2    8   0  0   0    0   1  0   0  21  .178  .178  .178   -4    8   2   0   0   0   0
 1971 24 NYM NL  30   47    4    6   0  1   0    1   0  0   3  21  .128  .180  .170    1    8   3   0   0   0   1
 1972 25 CAL AL  39   96    4   13   5  1   0    3   1  0   2  48  .135  .153  .208   10   20   1   0   0   0   0 MVP-30,AS
 1980 33 HOU NL  35   70    5    6   0  0   1    6   0  1   7  29  .086  .167  .129  -13    9   5   1   0   0   0
 1981 34 HOU NL  21   51    3   11   1  0   0    1   0  0   5  18  .216  .286  .235   53   12   4   0   0   0   1 MVP-16,AS
 1982 35 HOU NL  35   83    5   10   0  0   0    3   0  0   5  37  .120  .170  .120  -14   10   6   0   0   0   1
 1983 36 HOU NL  29   69    3    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   2  29  .072  .099  .072  -50    5   4   0   0   0   0
 1984 37 HOU NL  30   61    3    6   2  0   0    1   1  0   2  26  .098  .127  .131  -24    8   5   0   0   0   1
 1985 38 HOU NL  35   63    2    7   2  0   0    4   0  1   4  21  .111  .162  .143  -13    9  14   1   0   0   1 AS
 1986 39 HOU NL  30   59    1    6   0  0   0    5   0  1   1  22  .102  .117  .102  -38    6   3   0   0   0   2
 1987 40 HOU NL  34   65    2    4   0  0   1    4   0  0   1  22  .062  .076  .108  -51    7   7   0   0   0   2
 1988 41 HOU NL  33   70    1    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   4  34  .057  .108  .057  -50    4   7   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 27 Seasons     807  852   40   94  10  2   2   36   3  3  38 371  .110  .148  .134  -18  114  65   2   0   0  11
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        171    8   19   2  0   0    7   1  1   8  74  .110  .148  .134  -18   23  13   0   0   0   2
 Career High     42   96    5   13   5  1   1    6   1  1   7  48                          20  14   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1968 21 NYM NL   47   40    1   0.7    81| .114  .252| .152  .310| .114  .355| .266  .666| -19  .046  -6.5  -0.7   0%
 1969 22 NYM NL   32   30    0   0.0    96| .103  .262| .103  .332| .103  .388| .206  .720| -42  .000  -5.6  -0.6   0%
 1970 23 NYM NL   47   39    2   1.4   103| .178  .267| .178  .340| .178  .408| .356  .748|  -4  .098  -6.8  -0.7 100%
 1971 24 NYM NL   53   45    2   1.2    91| .128  .257| .180  .323| .170  .377| .350  .700|   1  .096  -6.3  -0.7   0%
 1972 25 CAL AL   99   84    3   1.0    78| .135  .240| .153  .307| .208  .346| .361  .654|  10  .081 -10.7  -1.2 100%
 1980 33 HOU NL   83   71    2   0.8    88| .086  .257| .167  .318| .129  .373| .296  .691| -13  .041 -10.4  -1.1   0%
 1981 34 HOU NL   60   45    4   2.4    88| .216  .257| .286  .321| .235  .368| .521  .689|  53  .273  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1982 35 HOU NL   94   80    2   0.7    88| .120  .256| .170  .318| .120  .372| .290  .690| -14  .034 -12.3  -1.3   0%
 1983 36 HOU NL   75   68    1   0.4    91| .072  .255| .099  .322| .072  .378| .171  .700| -50  .013 -13.8  -1.5   0%
 1984 37 HOU NL   68   61    1   0.4    87| .098  .254| .127  .317| .131  .369| .258  .686| -24  .016  -9.8  -1.0 100%
 1985 38 HOU NL   82   73    2   0.7    92| .111  .257| .162  .324| .143  .382| .305  .706| -13  .040  -9.4  -1.0   0%
 1986 39 HOU NL   63   59    0   0.0    95| .102  .258| .117  .327| .102  .389| .219  .716| -38  .000 -11.2  -1.2   0%
 1987 40 HOU NL   73   70    0   0.0   102| .062  .264| .076  .333| .108  .412| .184  .745| -51  .000 -14.2  -1.4   0%
 1988 41 HOU NL   81   74    1   0.4    86| .057  .252| .108  .315| .057  .369| .165  .684| -50  .013 -13.5  -1.5   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 27 Seasons      957  839   21   0.7    90| .110  .255| .148  .321| .134  .376| .282  .696| -18  .035 -133.4 -14.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1966 19 NYM NL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.75 3.00 2.10 1 3.0 1968 21 NYM NL P 21 5 11 4 0 .800 .958 0.76 0.85 1.07 2.01 18 134.0 1969 22 NYM NL P 25 0 4 1 0 .800 .952 0.16 0.78 0.40 1.95 10 89.3 1970 23 NYM NL P 27 11 10 4 2 .840 .950 0.78 0.71 1.44 1.85 19 131.7 1971 24 NYM NL P 30 5 15 3 2 .870 .952 0.67 0.78 1.18 1.90 26 152.0 1972 25 CAL AL P 39 7 28 6 2 .854 .951 0.90 0.75 1.11 1.86 39 284.0 AS 1973 26 CAL AL P 41 11 28 2 1 .951 .951 0.95 0.86 1.08 1.86 39 326.0 AS 1974 27 CAL AL P 42 12 48 6 1 .909 .946 1.43 0.83 1.62 1.81 41 332.7 1975 28 CAL AL P 28 12 18 7 3 .811 .940 1.07 0.85 1.36 1.87 28 198.0 AS 1976 29 CAL AL P 39 14 34 7 1 .873 .950 1.23 0.85 1.52 1.87 39 284.3 1977 30 CAL AL P 37 20 35 8 1 .873 .948 1.49 0.84 1.66 1.95 37 299.0 AS 1978 31 CAL AL P 31 13 33 8 3 .852 .954 1.48 0.85 1.76 1.90 31 234.7 1979 32 CAL AL P 34 8 29 4 1 .902 .949 1.09 0.81 1.50 1.92 34 222.7 AS 1980 33 HOU NL P 35 13 27 5 0 .889 .952 1.14 0.69 1.54 1.91 35 233.7 1981 34 HOU NL P 21 5 16 1 3 .955 .959 1.00 0.68 1.27 1.97 21 149.0 AS 1982 35 HOU NL P 35 9 33 2 1 .955 .952 1.20 0.70 1.51 1.96 35 250.3 1983 36 HOU NL P 29 4 28 2 0 .941 .952 1.10 0.68 1.47 1.92 29 196.3 1984 37 HOU NL P 30 7 11 2 0 .900 .952 0.60 0.67 0.88 1.88 30 183.7 1985 38 HOU NL P 35 6 20 2 0 .929 .952 0.74 0.68 1.01 1.92 35 232.0 AS 1986 39 HOU NL P 30 10 17 2 2 .931 .954 0.90 0.66 1.37 1.94 30 178.0 1987 40 HOU NL P 34 11 18 1 1 .967 .954 0.85 0.62 1.23 1.91 34 211.7 1988 41 HOU NL P 33 8 18 4 0 .867 .956 0.79 0.69 1.06 1.96 33 220.0 1989 42 TEX AL P 32 11 19 3 0 .909 .958 0.94 0.66 1.13 1.87 32 239.3 AS 1990 43 TEX AL P 30 7 13 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 0.59 0.88 1.78 30 204.0 1991 44 TEX AL P 27 7 14 0 1 1.000 .955 0.78 0.58 1.09 1.80 27 173.0 1992 45 TEX AL P 27 2 16 3 1 .857 .952 0.67 0.56 1.03 1.72 27 157.3 1993 46 TEX AL P 13 1 4 3 0 .625 .962 0.38 0.56 0.68 1.79 13 66.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1966 19 NYM NL P 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.75 3.00 2.10 1 3.0 1968 21 NYM NL P 21 5 11 4 0 .800 .958 0.76 0.85 1.07 2.01 18 134.0 1969 22 NYM NL P 25 0 4 1 0 .800 .952 0.16 0.78 0.40 1.95 10 89.3 1970 23 NYM NL P 27 11 10 4 2 .840 .950 0.78 0.71 1.44 1.85 19 131.7 1971 24 NYM NL P 30 5 15 3 2 .870 .952 0.67 0.78 1.18 1.90 26 152.0 1972 25 CAL AL P 39 7 28 6 2 .854 .951 0.90 0.75 1.11 1.86 39 284.0 1973 26 CAL AL P 41 11 28 2 1 .951 .951 0.95 0.86 1.08 1.86 39 326.0 1974 27 CAL AL P 42 12 48 6 1 .909 .946 1.43 0.83 1.62 1.81 41 332.7 1975 28 CAL AL P 28 12 18 7 3 .811 .940 1.07 0.85 1.36 1.87 28 198.0 1976 29 CAL AL P 39 14 34 7 1 .873 .950 1.23 0.85 1.52 1.87 39 284.3 1977 30 CAL AL P 37 20 35 8 1 .873 .948 1.49 0.84 1.66 1.95 37 299.0 1978 31 CAL AL P 31 13 33 8 3 .852 .954 1.48 0.85 1.76 1.90 31 234.7 1979 32 CAL AL P 34 8 29 4 1 .902 .949 1.09 0.81 1.50 1.92 34 222.7 1980 33 HOU NL P 35 13 27 5 0 .889 .952 1.14 0.69 1.54 1.91 35 233.7 1981 34 HOU NL P 21 5 16 1 3 .955 .959 1.00 0.68 1.27 1.97 21 149.0 1982 35 HOU NL P 35 9 33 2 1 .955 .952 1.20 0.70 1.51 1.96 35 250.3 1983 36 HOU NL P 29 4 28 2 0 .941 .952 1.10 0.68 1.47 1.92 29 196.3 1984 37 HOU NL P 30 7 11 2 0 .900 .952 0.60 0.67 0.88 1.88 30 183.7 1985 38 HOU NL P 35 6 20 2 0 .929 .952 0.74 0.68 1.01 1.92 35 232.0 1986 39 HOU NL P 30 10 17 2 2 .931 .954 0.90 0.66 1.37 1.94 30 178.0 1987 40 HOU NL P 34 11 18 1 1 .967 .954 0.85 0.62 1.23 1.91 34 211.7 1988 41 HOU NL P 33 8 18 4 0 .867 .956 0.79 0.69 1.06 1.96 33 220.0 1989 42 TEX AL P 32 11 19 3 0 .909 .958 0.94 0.66 1.13 1.87 32 239.3 1990 43 TEX AL P 30 7 13 0 1 1.000 .952 0.67 0.59 0.88 1.78 30 204.0 1991 44 TEX AL P 27 7 14 0 1 1.000 .955 0.78 0.58 1.09 1.80 27 173.0 1992 45 TEX AL P 27 2 16 3 1 .857 .952 0.67 0.56 1.03 1.72 27 157.3 1993 46 TEX AL P 13 1 4 3 0 .625 .962 0.38 0.56 0.68 1.79 13 66.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 807 220 547 90 27 .895 .952 0.95 0.73 1.28 1.89 773 5386.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 807 220 547 90 27 .895 .952 0.95 0.73 1.28 1.89 773 5386
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1969   NLCS  NYM ATL     W   1   0   2.57  1  0  0  0   7     3   2   2   7 
        WS    NYM BAL     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  1  0   2.1   1   0   2   3 
 1979   ALCS  CAL BAL     L   1   1   1.29  0  0  0  0   7     4   1   3   8 
 1980   NLCS  HOU PHI     L   2   2   5.40  0  0  0  0  13.1  16   8   3  14 
 1981   NLDS  HOU LAD     L   2   2   1.80  1  1  0  1  15     6   3   3  14 
 1986   NLCS  HOU NYM     L   2   2   3.86  0  1  0  0  14     9   6   1  17 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Champ Series     1-3   6   5   3.70  1  1  0  0  41.1  32  17   9  46 
  6 Postseason Ser      2-4   9   7   3.07  2  2  1  1  58.2  39  20  14  63 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1969   NLCS  NYM ATL     W   1   4   1   2  0  0  0   0   0   1  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    NYM BAL     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1979   ALCS  CAL BAL     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1980   NLCS  HOU PHI     L   2   4   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   2  .000  .200  .000   0  0   1   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  HOU LAD     L   2   4   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   1  .250  .400  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
 1986   NLCS  HOU NYM     L   2   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  4 Lg Champ Series     1-3   6  12   2   2  0  0  0   0   1   5  .167  .231  .167   0  0   1   0   0 
  6 Postseason Series   2-4   9  16   2   3  0  0  0   0   2   6  .188  .278  .188   0  0   1   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1972   CAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1973   CAL AL      0  0  0   2     2   2   2   2   2  1   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
 1975   CAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1977   CAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1979   CAL AL   *  0  0  0   2     5   3   3   1   2  0   0  0   0  0  1  1  0 
 1981   HOU NL      0  0  0   1     0   0   0   0   1  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1985   HOU NL      0  0  0   3     2   0   0   2   2  0   0  0   1  0  0  0  0 
 1989   TEX AL      1  0  0   2     1   0   0   0   3  0   0  0   1  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 5/8      1  1  0  0  10    10   5   5   5  10  1   0  0   2  0  2  1  0   4.50 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1972   CAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1973   CAL AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1975   CAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1977   CAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1979   CAL AL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1981   HOU NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1985   HOU NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
 1989   TEX AL       Replaced by designated hitter.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 5/8      1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1972
1973 *
1975
1977
1979 (P)
1981 *
1985 *
1989 *

Awards
1977-AL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1972-AL-30-0.01
1973-AL-17-0.06
1974-AL-14-0.07
1977-AL-24-0.01
1981-NL-16-0.07
1989-AL-23-0.01
1990-AL-25-0.00
Car-675-0.23 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1972-AL-8-0.02
1973-AL-2-0.52
1974-AL-3-0.23
1977-AL-3-0.33
1981-NL-4-0.23
1983-NL-9-0.01
1987-NL-5-0.10
1989-AL-5-0.04
Car-25-1.48 shares

Sac. Hits
1985 NL-14-1

ERA
1972 AL-2.28-7
1973 AL-2.87-4
1974 AL-2.89-7
1977 AL-2.77-3
1981 NL-1.69-1
1983 NL-2.98-7
1987 NL-2.76-1
1991 AL-2.91-5

Wins
1972 AL-19-7
1973 AL-21-4
1974 AL-22-3
1976 AL-17-8
1977 AL-19-4
1979 AL-16-8
1981 NL-11-7
1982 NL-16-7
Car-324-14

Won-Loss %
1981 NL-.688-7
1991 AL-.667-7

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1973 AL-1.227-8
1981 NL-1.121-10
1983 NL-1.197-8
1984 NL-1.154-6
1986 NL-1.129-5
1987 NL-1.139-3
1989 AL-1.086-2
1990 AL-1.034-1
1991 AL-1.006-1

Hits Allowed/9IP
1972 AL-5.26-1
1973 AL-6.57-2
1974 AL-5.98-1
1975 AL-6.91-2
1976 AL-6.11-1
1977 AL-5.96-1
1978 AL-7.02-2
1979 AL-6.83-1
1980 NL-7.90-7
1981 NL-5.98-1
1982 NL-7.05-1
1983 NL-6.14-1
1984 NL-7.01-4
1986 NL-6.02-3
1987 NL-6.55-1
1989 AL-6.09-1
1990 AL-6.04-1
1991 AL-5.31-1
Car-6.56-1

Strikeouts/9IP
1972 AL-10.43-1
1973 AL-10.57-1
1974 AL-9.93-1
1975 AL-8.45-2
1976 AL-10.35-1
1977 AL-10.26-1
1978 AL-9.97-1
1979 AL-9.01-1
1980 NL-7.70-3
1981 NL-8.46-2
1982 NL-8.81-2
1983 NL-8.39-2
1984 NL-9.65-2
1985 NL-8.11-4
1986 NL-9.81-2
1987 NL-11.48-1
1988 NL-9.33-1
1989 AL-11.32-1
1990 AL-10.24-1
1991 AL-10.56-1
Car-9.55-4

Games
Car-807-39

Innings
1972 AL-284.0-6
1973 AL-326.0-3
1974 AL-332.7-1
1976 AL-284.3-7
1977 AL-299.0-3
1980 NL-233.7-7
1982 NL-250.3-8
1987 NL-211.7-9
1989 AL-239.3-8
Car-5386.0-5

Strikeouts
1972 AL-329-1
1973 AL-383-1
1974 AL-367-1
1975 AL-186-6
1976 AL-327-1
1977 AL-341-1
1978 AL-260-1
1979 AL-223-1
1980 NL-200-2
1981 NL-140-4
1982 NL-245-3
1983 NL-183-5
1984 NL-197-3
1985 NL-209-3
1986 NL-194-6
1987 NL-270-1
1988 NL-228-1
1989 AL-301-1
1990 AL-232-1
1991 AL-203-3
Car-5714-1

Games Started
1972 AL-39-6
1973 AL-39-10
1974 AL-41-2
1976 AL-39-2
1977 AL-37-5
1980 NL-35-7
1982 NL-35-6
1985 NL-35-8
1987 NL-34-8
Car-773-2

Comp. Games
1972 AL-20-3
1973 AL-26-2
1974 AL-26-4
1976 AL-21-4
1977 AL-22-1
1979 AL-17-2
1981 NL-5-9
1982 NL-10-6

Shutouts
1972 AL-9-1
1973 AL-4-4
1975 AL-5-3
1976 AL-7-1
1977 AL-4-5
1978 AL-3-10
1979 AL-5-1
1981 NL-3-4
1982 NL-3-7
1984 NL-2-8
1989 AL-2-7
1990 AL-2-6
1991 AL-2-6
Car-61-7

Home Runs Allow.
1982 NL-20-8
Car-321-34

Bases On Balls Allow.
1968 NL-75-9
1970 NL-97-8
1971 NL-116-3
1972 AL-157-1
1973 AL-162-1
1974 AL-202-1
1975 AL-132-2
1976 AL-183-1
1977 AL-204-1
1978 AL-148-1
1979 AL-114-2
1980 NL-98-1
1981 NL-68-3
1982 NL-109-1
1983 NL-101-4
1985 NL-95-6
1987 NL-87-6
1988 NL-87-4
1989 AL-98-2
Car-2795-1

Hits Allowed
Car-3923-41

SO to Walk
1973 AL-2.36-6
1979 AL-1.96-8
1984 NL-2.86-5
1986 NL-2.37-9
1987 NL-3.10-1
1989 AL-3.07-4
1990 AL-3.14-2
1991 AL-2.82-7

Losses
1971 NL-14-10
1972 AL-16-7
1973 AL-16-8
1974 AL-16-10
1976 AL-18-1
1977 AL-16-8
1979 AL-14-9
1987 NL-16-2
Car-292-3

Earned Runs Allow.
1976 AL-106-5
1985 NL-98-6
Car-1911-4

Wild Pitches
1972 AL-18-1
1973 AL-15-2
1974 AL-9-9
1975 AL-12-2
1977 AL-21-1
1978 AL-13-1
1980 NL-10-3
1981 NL-16-1
1982 NL-18-2
1985 NL-14-2
1986 NL-15-1
1987 NL-10-5
1988 NL-10-7
1989 AL-19-1
Car-277-1

Hit Batsmen
1971 NL-15-2
1972 AL-10-5
1973 AL-7-8
1974 AL-9-2
1975 AL-7-8
1977 AL-9-6
1982 NL-8-1
1984 NL-4-10
1985 NL-9-2
1988 NL-7-7
1989 AL-9-4
1990 AL-7-8
1992 AL-12-2
Car-158-11

Batters Faced
1972 AL-1154-5
1973 AL-1355-3
1974 AL-1392-1
1976 AL-1196-6
1977 AL-1272-1
1980 NL-982-7
1982 NL-1050-6
1989 AL-988-6
Car-22575-5

Adjusted ERA+
1972 AL-128-7
1973 AL-122-6
1977 AL-141-3
1981 NL-194-1
1987 NL-142-1
1989 AL-124-10
1991 AL-139-6

Salary
1991 AL-$3,300,000-9
1992 AL-$4,200,000-9

Oldest Player
1986 NL-39-6
1987 NL-40-4
1988 NL-41-3
1989 AL-42-2
1990 AL-43-1
1991 AL-44-1
1992 AL-45-1
1993 AL-46-1

Youngest Player
1966 NL-19-2

Black Ink: Pitching - 84 (11) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 251 (19) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 55.0 (27) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 257.5 (9) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

June 8, 1965: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1965 amateur draft.

December 10, 1971: Traded by the New York Mets with Frank Estrada, Don Rose, and Leroy Stanton to the California Angels for Jim Fregosi.

November 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

November 19, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

November 4, 1988: Granted Free Agency.

December 7, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Houston Astros$1,350,000
1986Houston Astros$1,125,000
1987Houston Astros$1,225,000
1988Houston Astros$1,000,000
1989Texas Rangers$1,800,000
1990Texas Rangers$1,400,000
1991Texas Rangers$3,300,000
1992Texas Rangers$4,200,000
1993Texas Rangers$3,757,000
Career (may be incomplete)$19,157,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
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