How much is Nolan Ryan worth?
| Net Worth: | $65 Million |
|---|---|
| Profession: | Professional Baseball Pitcher |
| Date of Birth: | January 31, 1947 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 1.88 m |
About Nolan Ryan
When he was nine years old, Ryan joined Alvin Little League Baseball. Between the ages of 11 and 12, he made the all-star team, and a few years later, he pitched his first no-hitter. Ryan played a variety of positions in addition to pitcher.
Ryan was able to toss a softball more than 100 yards in junior high. After the ninth grade, Ryan stopped playing football because he wanted to concentrate on baseball after being tackled and forced to fumble by future NFL running back Norm Bulaich.
- Born: Jan. 31, 1947
- Hometown: Refugio, Texas
- Height: 6-2
- Weight: 170 pounds
- Bats: Right
- Throws: Right
- Family: Wife, Ruth; sons Reid and Reese; daughter Wendy.
- Primary position: Starting pitcher
Ryan led the Alvin Yellow Jackets to the Texas high school state finals in 1965 as a senior with a 19-3 record. Ryan made 20 starts while pitching in 27 games. In 12 complete games, he struck out 211 batters while walking only 61.
In 1967, Ryan threw eight games for the Mets squad in the Florida Instructional League in addition to three relief appearances for the Class AAA Jacksonville Suns and one start for the Class A Winter Haven Mets. Ryan struck out 54 batters in 34 innings in 1967.
In the second half of his final season with the Mets, Ryan’s effectiveness significantly deteriorated. In the first half of the 1971 season, his earned run average was 2.24; in the second, it was 7.74. This was the starting pitcher’s ERA increase during the second half that was the steepest in MLB history as of 2021.
ahead of the bigs:
grew raised in Alvin, Texas, and his blistering fastball made him famous even in high school.
Nevertheless, Ryan remained in the 1965 draft until the 12th round and signed with the New York Mets at the age of 18.
He had a 3-6 record in rookie ball in 1965, but in 1966 he went 17-2 at Single-A Greenville with a 2.51 ERA and 0-2 at Double-A Williamsport, striking out 313 batters. In September, he made his brief big-league debut against the Houston Astros in the Astrodome, not distant from his hometown, and lost. It was his first start at the age of 19. gave up Joe Torre of the Braves his first major league home run.
Served in the Army Reserve for a large portion of the 1967 season due to an arm injury, and only made four appearances for Single-A Winter Haven and Triple-A Jacksonville. He joined the Mets permanently after 1968 spring training.
Professional Highlights:
The all-time leader in strikeouts in Major League Baseball with 5,174 over 27 seasons. At the time of his retirement, the 27 seasons represented a record.
threw seven no-hitters, which is a major league record. His first came in 1973, and his last came in 1991, over 19 years later.
won 324 games, ranking 14th all-time in wins. Additionally, he ranks third all-time in defeats (292), wild pitches (277), and walks (2.795).
Never received a Cy Young Award, but six times placed in the top five.
ranks top overall for fewest hits allowed per nine innings as well (6.56). During his career, opponents only managed to hit.204 off of him.
was a strong rookie in 1968, when he was 21 years old, yet he went 6-8 with a 3.09 ERA. mostly served as a relief for the storied 1969 Mets, who won the World Series. He recorded a save in Game 3 of his career’s lone World Series appearance.
In 1970, he struck out 15 hitters in a one game, but he only went 7-11 because of command issues. The Mets dealt him to the California Angels in a package deal for shortstop Jim Fregosi following a 10-14 campaign in 1971.
Finished eighth in the voting for the Cy Young Award after pitching 19-16 with a 2.28 ERA and leading the AL in strikeouts in 1973 while playing for the Angels. He did, however, lead the league in walks in six of his eight seasons with the Angels.
second in the AL He won the Cy Young Award in 1973 after posting his first 20-win season, going 21-16 with a 2.87 ERA and a career-high 383 strikeouts, one more than the MLB record. The following year, he won 22 games, a career high, and threw 367 strikeouts in 332 2/3 innings. However, he was hurt by slack run support, which diminished his dominance.
He signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros before the 1980 season after finishing 138-121 in his eight seasons in California, where he threw four no-hitters. This made him the first professional athlete to earn $1 million annually.
During the 1981 strike-shortened season, led the NL in ERA (1.69), and finished fourth in the NL Cy Young voting.
broke Walter Johnson’s previous mark for most strikeouts on April 27, 1983 with his 3.509th. He pitched for ten more seasons after that.
Despite only having an 8-16 record, he led the majors in ERA (2.76) and strikeouts (270) in 1987 when he was 40 years old.
He played for Houston for nine seasons, going 106-94 with a 3.24 ERA.
Before the 1989 season, he signed a free-agent contract with the Texas Rangers, and during the following three seasons, he had a record of 41–25. was chosen for the All-Star game in 1989, when he was 16-10 with a 3.20 ERA, and finished sixth in the Cy Young voting.
threw his sixth career no-hitter on June 11, 1990, against Oakland (five was the previous high), then on July 31, 1990, against the Brewers, he won his 300th game.
on May 1, 1991, against the Toronto Blue Jays, at the age of 44, threw his seventh no-hitter while striking out 16.
At the age of 46 and 5-5 in his final season, Ryan famously got into a fight with White Sox pitcher Robin Ventura. When Ventura charged the mound after getting hit by a pitch, Ryan met him with six straight punches to the face.
following retirement:
became the Texas Rangers’ primary owner, president, and CEO in 2011. He was first appointed team president in 2008.
He received 98.8% of the vote, which is the second-highest percentage in history (behind former Mets teammate Tom Seaver) and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot in his first year of eligibility. He needed six more votes to receive unanimity. He was the first Texas Rangers player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Prior to owning the Rangers, he owned the Corpus Christi Hooks and the Round Rock Express, two minor league teams.
Additionally, he owned a restaurant and served as chairman and majority owner of Express Bank of Alvin. He owns and operates a cattle business.
The Angels retired his number 30, and the Astros and Rangers each retired his number 34. He is the only player whose number has been retired by three different teams.
