Nolan Ryan

Lynn Nolan Ryan (born January 31, 1947) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He played in the major leagues from 1966 to 1993. He played for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers.. As a pitcher, Ryan struck out 5,714 batters.^[1] This is the most all-time. Ryan is the only pitcher in the MLB to strike out 5,000 batters. Ryan has also walked more batters and thrown more no-hitters than anyone else.^[1] He is now the president and one of the owners of the Texas Rangers. Ryan is from Refugio, Texas.

Nolan Ryan
Ryan in 1990
Pitcher
Born: (1947-01-31) January 31, 1947 (age 78) Refugio, Texas, US
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 11, 1966, for the New York Mets
Last MLB appearance
September 22, 1993, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	324–292
Earned run average	3.19
Strikeouts	5,714
Teams
New York Mets (1966, 1968–1971) California Angels (1972–1979) Houston Astros (1980–1988) Texas Rangers (1989–1993)
Career highlights and awards
8× All-Star (1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1989) World Series champion (1969) 2× NL ERA leader (1981, 1987) 11× Strikeout leader (1972–1974, 1976–1979, 1987–1990) Los Angeles Angels No. 30 retired Houston Astros No. 34 retired Texas Rangers No. 34 retired Angels Hall of Fame Houston Astros Hall of Fame Texas Rangers Hall of Fame Major League Baseball All-Century Team MLB records 5,714 career strikeouts 7 career no-hitters
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	1999
Vote	98.79% (first ballot)

Nolan Ryan pitching for the Astros