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Nolan Ryan played 27 major-league seasons (1966-1993) as a P (807). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 14 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 21 | NYN | 21 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .114 | .266 | -16 |
| 1969 | 22 | NYN | 25 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .103 | .207 | -40 |
| 1970 | 23 | NYN | 27 | 45 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .178 | .356 | -1 |
| 1971 | 24 | NYN | 30 | 47 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .128 | .350 | 3 |
| 1972 | 25 | CAL | 39 | 96 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 48 | .135 | .361 | 11 |
| 1980 | 33 | HOU | 35 | 70 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 29 | .086 | .295 | -14 |
| 1981 | 34 | HOU | 21 | 51 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | .216 | .521 | 54 |
| 1982 | 35 | HOU | 35 | 83 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 37 | .120 | .291 | -14 |
| 1983 | 36 | HOU | 29 | 69 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 29 | .072 | .171 | -50 |
| 1984 | 37 | HOU | 30 | 61 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .098 | .258 | -25 |
| 1985 | 38 | HOU | 35 | 63 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .111 | .305 | -11 |
| 1986 | 39 | HOU | 30 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .102 | .218 | -37 |
| 1987 | 40 | HOU | 34 | 65 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .062 | .183 | -50 |
| 1988 | 41 | HOU | 33 | 70 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 34 | .057 | .165 | -49 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 19 | NYN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15.00 | 24 |
| 1968 | 21 | NYN | 21 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 134 | 133 | 75 | 3.09 | 97 |
| 1969 | 22 | NYN | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 89.1 | 92 | 53 | 3.53 | 102 |
| 1970 | 23 | NYN | 27 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 131.2 | 125 | 97 | 3.42 | 118 |
| 1971 | 24 | NYN | 30 | 26 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 152 | 137 | 116 | 3.97 | 87 |
| 1972 | 25 | CAL | 39 | 39 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 284 | 329 | 157 | 2.28 | 134 |
| 1973 | 26 | CAL | 41 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 326 | 383 | 162 | 2.87 | 133 |
| 1974 | 27 | CAL | 42 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 332.2 | 367 | 202 | 2.89 | 125 |
| 1975 | 28 | CAL | 28 | 28 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 198 | 186 | 132 | 3.45 | 109 |
| 1976 | 29 | CAL | 39 | 39 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 284.1 | 327 | 183 | 3.36 | 105 |
| 1977 | 30 | CAL | 37 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 299 | 341 | 204 | 2.77 | 147 |
| 1978 | 31 | CAL | 31 | 31 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 234.2 | 260 | 148 | 3.72 | 101 |
| 1979 | 32 | CAL | 34 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 222.2 | 223 | 114 | 3.60 | 117 |
| 1980 | 33 | HOU | 35 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 233.2 | 200 | 98 | 3.35 | 107 |
| 1981 | 34 | HOU | 21 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 149 | 140 | 68 | 1.69 | 206 |
| 1982 | 35 | HOU | 35 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 250.1 | 245 | 109 | 3.16 | 114 |
| 1983 | 36 | HOU | 29 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 196.1 | 183 | 101 | 2.98 | 122 |
| 1984 | 37 | HOU | 30 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 183.2 | 197 | 69 | 3.04 | 118 |
| 1985 | 38 | HOU | 35 | 35 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 232 | 209 | 95 | 3.80 | 94 |
| 1986 | 39 | HOU | 30 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 178 | 194 | 82 | 3.34 | 111 |
| 1987 | 40 | HOU | 34 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 211.2 | 270 | 87 | 2.76 | 148 |
| 1988 | 41 | HOU | 33 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 220 | 228 | 87 | 3.52 | 98 |
| 1989 | 42 | TEX | 32 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 239.1 | 301 | 98 | 3.20 | 121 |
| 1990 | 43 | TEX | 30 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 204 | 232 | 74 | 3.44 | 113 |
| 1991 | 44 | TEX | 27 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 173 | 203 | 72 | 2.91 | 141 |
| 1992 | 45 | TEX | 27 | 27 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 157.1 | 157 | 69 | 3.72 | 106 |
| 1993 | 46 | TEX | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 66.1 | 46 | 40 | 4.88 | 88 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | P | 21 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 1969 | P | 25 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | P | 27 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 1971 | P | 30 | 26 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972 | P | 39 | 39 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 2 |
| 1973 | P | 41 | 39 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | P | 42 | 41 | 12 | 48 | 6 | 1 |
| 1975 | P | 28 | 28 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 1976 | P | 39 | 39 | 14 | 34 | 7 | 1 |
| 1977 | P | 37 | 37 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 1 |
| 1978 | P | 31 | 31 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 3 |
| 1979 | P | 34 | 34 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 1 |
| 1980 | P | 35 | 35 | 13 | 27 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | P | 21 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 3 |
| 1982 | P | 35 | 35 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 1 |
| 1983 | P | 29 | 29 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | P | 30 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | P | 35 | 35 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | P | 30 | 30 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 |
| 1987 | P | 34 | 34 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 | P | 33 | 33 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | P | 32 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | P | 30 | 30 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 1991 | P | 27 | 27 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | P | 27 | 27 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
| 1993 | P | 13 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Nolan Ryan won: TSN All-Star 1977 (AL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (15 ballot finishes, 0 wins). Full year pages: 1990, 1989, 1987, 1983, 1981, 1977, 1974, 1973, 1972 and more.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Cy Young Award | AL | 8 | 2 / 120 | 0 |
| 1972 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 31 | 2 / 336 | 0 |
| 1973 | Cy Young Award | AL | 2 | 62 / 120 | 9 |
| 1973 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 17 | 20 / 336 | 0 |
| 1974 | Cy Young Award | AL | 3 | 28 / 120 | 1 |
| 1974 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 14 | 24 / 336 | 0 |
| 1977 | Cy Young Award | AL | 3 | 46 / 140 | 6 |
| 1977 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 25 | 3 / 392 | 0 |
| 1981 | Cy Young Award | NL | 4 | 28 / 120 | 3 |
| 1981 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 16 | 23 / 336 | 0 |
| 1983 | Cy Young Award | NL | 9 | 1 / 120 | 0 |
| 1987 | Cy Young Award | NL | 6 | 12 / 120 | 0 |
| 1989 | Cy Young Award | AL | 5 | 5 / 140 | 0 |
| 1989 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 24 | 2 / 392 | 0 |
| 1990 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 25 | 1 / 392 | 0 |
Nolan Ryan ranks on 1 all-time single-season position leaderboard (1871-2025, league-season-normalized OPS+ / ERA+).
| Rank | Board | Year | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| #47 | starting pitchers | 1981 | 206 ERA+ |
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.