Nolan ryan how many strikeouts

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Friends' email At least one valid email address is required. Thanks for sharing, Sign up for InsideHook to get our best content delivered to your inbox every weekday. He averaged 4. Elsewhere, Ryan's also the all-time leader in wild pitches and in the top 10 in hit batsmen. With all this wildness, Ryan's strikeout habit wasn't just a rare talent. It was a necessity. And even his strikeout habit could only help his ERA so much most seasons. Ryan only finished eight seasons with an ERA under 3.

Good company, but far less than great company. This is when you remember that Ryan paired a modern-era record losses with his wins. Of those, came in those final 22 seasons we discussed.

It's commendable that he won so many games with mediocre teams, but he himself wasn't entirely separate from that mediocrity. All this leads us to the obligatory wins above replacement discussion.

Consult Baseball-Reference. Such is the essential conundrum of Ryan's legacy. As easy as it is to argue he's one of the greatest pitchers ever, it's just as easy to argue he's not. If you're in the latter camp, it boils down to how being born a great thrower isn't the same as being born a great pitcher. Where Ryan ranks among great pitchers is not the point.

His is more a legacy of feats. It's more appropriate, and indeed more fun, to remember him for the things he could do that nobody else could. That includes throwing a baseball at record speeds. And playing forever. And through those two things, making more hitters look puny than any other pitcher we've ever seen and perhaps ever will see. Note: Stats courtesy of Baseball-Reference. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox!

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