All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. Ryan had no idea. His .195 curveball xwOBA in 2019? Ryan waited only two months to fashion his second no-hitter, overpowering Detroit with 17 strikeouts at Tiger Stadium on July 15. Ryan and Johnson each finished among the leagues top five in strikeouts 18 times, tied for the most all time. Real news, real hope. continue to use the site without a With the kind of fastball and curveball he had, he never had to throw the slider, which I think is wise because the slider is tough on your arm. ", Dave Duncan: "A guy like Ryan doesn't just get you out. Phoenix, AZ 85004 Giles used his slider 49.4 percent of the time in 2019. Bryce Harper, Ken Griffey Jr. and Bo Jackson lived up to their billing. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. That was the infamous Norm Cash episode. "In a move that seems both bizarre and yet totally typical, Ryan stepped back out for a curtain call. After being primarily a reliever in 18, Woodruff became a full-time starter in 19, and his stuff still played well. In 1993 Ryan retired from baseball, and in 1999 he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. But he also showed he could be elite with the fastball, too, making our top-five lists for both four-seamer and sinker xwOBA. The extraordinarily durable Ryan was still a leading pitcher in his early 40s. 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"At the end of 12 innings I told him that's it, but he said, 'You got to let me pitch at least one more inning because I haven't set my record yet.'". Though his 2019 curveball results were extreme, he had a .216 xwOBA on his curve in 2018, so this isnt anything too new. In addition to his seven no-hitters, Ryan threw 12 one-hitters, tied with Feller for the most since at least 1901. Certain pitches give a batter practically no chance. In some way, perhaps, it was also acknowledging that gift of maybe the fastest fastball ever. (Ryan ranks 12th in pitching WAR since 1920 and would rank lower on a list that measured a pitcher's seven best seasons or something like that.) Lugos continued development and success is a key component in any prediction of a bounce-back season for the Mets bullpen in 2020. The greatest ever? Of course, Nolan Ryan would never lobby for something like that. The most meme-worthy moments ever for all 30 MLB teams. Ottavinos xwOBA on his sinker was up from the .202 mark he posted in 2018, but theres no denying how dominant the pitch has been over the last two years. Hes on second on the starters four-seamer xwOBA list at .264 behind only Gerrit Cole, and third on the equivalent list for sinkers. A wave, a grim smile, and he was gone.". Roger Clemens (twice), Kerry Wood, Randy Johnson and Scherzer would later top it with 20 Ks. All Win Expectancy, Leverage Index, Run Expectancy, and Fans Scouting Report data licenced from TangoTiger.com. Monday: Home run Nolan Ryan played for 4 teams; the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros and Texas Rangers. For awhile there, too, because he was having some arm trouble, we were limiting him to 110 pitches a game. "First, the other players were somewhat in awe of Ryan. The Mets finally gave up on the flamethrower with a disappointing 29-38 record, shipping him and three others to the California Angels after the 1971 season in exchange for former All-Star shortstop Jim Fregosi in what is often considered among the worst trades in baseball history. He lived up to that reputation yet again in 2019, when his average of 3,285 rpm was second behind Ryan Pressly among pitchers to throw at least 100 curves. I decided that if there was any way to keep that from happening, I was going to do it.". Even if Johnson pitched another four years and averaged 200 Ks per season in that span, he still wouldnt have caught up with Ryan. subscription. It was a chilling ending to the no-hitter, opined sportswriter Sid Borman.13. Nolan Ryan weighed 170 lbs (77 kg) when playing. Its weight conditioning, not weight lifting, he later explained. American athlete, entrepreneur, and sports broadcaster. On May 1, 1991, he pitched perhaps the best game of his career: His seventh no-hitter, against a playoff-bound Blue Jays team, striking out 16 with two walks. 1st No-hitter, Independent (Long Beach, California), May 16, 1973: C1. There are times when you've won some sort of victory just hitting the ball. A pitcher could have 17 such Gerrit Cole seasons in a row -- and he would still be 173 strikeouts short of surpassing Ryan's record. With two outs in the eighth he issued his third and last walk, to Paul Schaal, setting up the most dramatic moment of the contest. Apparently Walter Johnson or Lefty Grove or Satchel Paige weren't good enough. It marked one of three times in his career (twice during 1974) that Ryan had 19 Ks in an extra-inning game. contact customer service subscription yet. "The 'ease up and let the fielders do their work' software had never been installed on his machine. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Oh, Ryan also pitched the entire game with a sore on his middle finger that cracked open as he warmed up in the bullpen. Officially Licensed Product of MLB Players, Inc. MLBPA trademarks, copyrighted works and other intellectual property rights are owned and/or held by MLBPA and may not be used without the written consent of MLBPA or MLB Players, Inc. Visit MLBPLAYERS.com, the Players Choice on the web. ``Anybody who has ever seen Ryan pitch can tell that he was born with a super arm,'' Moss said. I wasnt thinking about making this pitch or that pitch.17, Jeff Torborg, Ryans batterymate and a career backup pressed into starting duty in his 10th and final big-league season, might have been the calmest player on the field. After 20 years in the big leagues, he has won only 19 more games than he's lost, though it should be noted that he has pitched most of the time for weak-hitting teams (the early New York Mets, the California Angels, and the Astros). Texas. Corbin was on our xwOBA list for sliders and cutters, Scherzer just missing that list in sixth, and Strasburg second for changeups and splitters. January 31, 1947 I didnt really feel it tonight until the ninth inning and then I was nervous.1 Ever since the hard-throwing right-hander broke into the majors with the New York Mets in 1968 (after a cup of coffee two years earlier), sportswriters and fans thought it was just a matter of time before the mild-mannered Texan authored a no-hitter. In AL/NL history, there have been only four other 200-strikeout seasons by pitchers in their 40s -- two by Randy Johnson, one by Clemens and one by Phil Niekro. Don't the people who vote on these things ever read Ryan's statistics? No, Ryan was referring to the 242 pitches he threw against Detroit in a 1973 game. WebA lot of young pitchers even lose their confidence and their composure if their stuff isn't up to par in the bull pen. Monitor journalism changes lives because we open that too-small box that most people think they live in. The data represents the best price at midnight (Pacific Time). Harold Reynolds led off the game with base hit, the only one of the game for Seattle. Didn't run. Through 12 innings, both pitchers remained in the game. }, Cronkite School at ASU Sept. 22, 1993. Those two pitch types made up 64 percent of the pitches he threw in 2019, so he knows how to play to his strengths. Mrquez was third on that list, with 108, just behind Aaron Nola (109). Sign up to receive our daily Morning Lineup to stay in the know about the latest trending topics around Major League Baseball. Asked why Ryan had only an 8-16 record with no complete games last season, despite his low ERA and high number of strikeouts, Moss replied: ``Sometimes a pitcher will have a year when his ball club doesn't score much for him. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. I remember buying an upper-deck seat that day and moving down to a box seat, just a few rows behind the first-base dugout. Not so much. In other words: beware of Rays pitching. Who gets the L?". Hard to believe? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). We were teammates on Cleveland and driving past Anaheim Stadium. Let up a little, Ryan had always been told. A version of this story original ran in December 2021. The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc., as applicable. 4) Good luck hitting a Brandon Woodruff fastball. Only six pitchers have even thrown at least three no-hitters -- Ryan, Koufax, Cy Young, Larry Corcoran, Bob Feller and Justin Verlander. Glasnow was discussed above, but hes hardly the only Rays pitcher appearing on these lists. If you're going to lose, it's sure great to strike out 380 guys. Jack did me a favor causing all that commotion, said Ryan after the game. "When he was on the mound, he was a committed pitcher," Ryan wrote in "Miracle Man." Less than a year later, Ryan topped himself at the age of 44 years and 90 days, firing the seventh and final no-no of his career. 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