The INSANE Prime of Nolan Ryan

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Nolan Ryan, also known as “The Ryan Express,” terrified opposing hitters in four different decades. Regarded as one of the most intimidating pitchers ever, Nolan was a prototypical flamethrower, and is widely believed to have thrown harder than anyone in big league history. Consequently, he had erratic command that meant sometimes he did not know where the ball would end up. Ryan, armed with a blistering fastball and a lethal 12 to 6 curveball, set a staggering number of records, many of which are linked to his 5,714 strikeouts, the most for an MLB career. Nolan was a mythical, larger-than life figure that defied comprehension, yet somehow was never recognized as the league’s best pitcher. While the spotlight constantly followed Ryan, he exemplified humility off the field.
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Players (and others) relevant to the video: Sandy Koufax, Red Murff, Jim Fregosi, Reggie Jackson, Bert Blyleven, Jim Palmer, Sparky Lyle, Aroldis Chapman, Walter Johnson, Steve Carlton, Bo Jackson, Roberto Alomar, Dave Winfield, Robin Ventura, Randy Johnson, Bob Feller, Cy Young, Bobby Bonds, Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Sr., Ken Griffey Jr., Jackie Robinson
0:00 Intro
1:09 Biography
2:25 Rookie Ryan
3:03 The Ryan Express
4:35 Hello, Halos
6:14 The Next Level
8:12 108 MPH Heat
9:56 Tying Koufax
10:43 Effectively Wild
11:34 The First Million Dollar Man in Pro Sports
12:54 3K
13:43 Passing Koufax
14:58 Passing Walter Johnson
15:52 4K
16:23 Tommy John Surgery?
17:29 Bizarre Season
18:21 The Top Power Pitcher
18:47 Ryan joins the Rangers
19:22 5K
20:03 Bloody Lip
21:04 Oldest No-No
22:11 Ryan vs. Robin
23:16 Bittersweet Farewell
23:48 Career Overview/Post-Retirement
25:34 Philanthropy
26:00 Conclusion
26:34 Ryan’s Records
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  • @theywouldnthavetocensormei9231
    @theywouldnthavetocensormei9231Ай бұрын

    The fact that he threw 2 no-hitters after turning 40 might be his most impressive feat, and there are a lot to pick from. I'm 39 and I don't even like walking up stairs.

  • @Brah42

    @Brah42

    Ай бұрын

    In 1973 he threw 26 complete games. 🍌s

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    That's too funny! 😂

  • @bwink23

    @bwink23

    Ай бұрын

    Not close to his most impressive

  • @frocat5163

    @frocat5163

    Ай бұрын

    @@bwink23 *"Not close to his most impressive"* I can only assume you're not in your 40s, then. Probably not even your late 30s.

  • @charlesenfield2192

    @charlesenfield2192

    19 күн бұрын

    The guy was one of the hardest throwers in the game and was still pitching 7 innings per outing in his 40's. If his manager would have tried to put him on a pitch count, Ryan probably would have punched him.

  • @alexanderbreeding1830
    @alexanderbreeding183024 күн бұрын

    Frankly, I believe the most impressive thing about Nolan is despite ALL of his MLB accolades, he remained a humble, quiet rancher at heart! He's a very nice, approachable and decent man!! I was fortunate enough to be able to watch several TCU games with both Nolan and Tom Grieve when their sons were both pitching for the Horned Frogs in the 90s. I had recently separated from the Navy and was working at TCU. They didn't pay overtime so any extra work I did was compensated with time off. I saved that time for watching baseball in the spring. As a lifelong baseball fanatic and also a huge Nolan Ryan fan, I immediately recognized both of them during one afternoon game on campus. I meekly approached 2 famous and accomplished former athletes just to tell them how much I appreciated their play. Instead of stating that I was undoubtedly disturbing them, I was invited to sit with them and talk baseball! They were seemingly just fathers watching their sons play baseball, and boy could they talk baseball!! Eventually Nolan was hired as a restricted-earnings coach so he didn't have to remain in the stands. Still it was an incredibly enjoyable experience while it lasted and it just made me that much of a bigger Nolan Ryan fan. Oh, and Tom Grieve was a pretty cool guy at the time, too.

  • @MaryShoemaker-wi4fy

    @MaryShoemaker-wi4fy

    22 күн бұрын

    Memories 🙌

  • @wayneorendorff

    @wayneorendorff

    16 күн бұрын

    What a tremendous candid story of these two baseball fathers! I was a referee who told recruits, "If you want to hear the best human interest stories off-the-cuff, go to a high school game and ask one of the parents in the stands which boy is theirs." You got a double portion!

  • @carlpacquing2575
    @carlpacquing2575Ай бұрын

    That 85 MPH first pitch at 63 years old is insane!

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    His arm must be made of steel 😂

  • @poindextertunes

    @poindextertunes

    Ай бұрын

    I’d almost guarantee he had been training leading up to that first pitch lol if he just came off the couch thats fxcking wild 😂

  • @outoftheboxmedic1608
    @outoftheboxmedic160819 күн бұрын

    Simply, he’s always been one of my two favorite players!

  • @jamesesterline
    @jamesesterlineАй бұрын

    It's wild that Ryan never won a Cy Young, he had a solid case in '73 but barely lost to Palmer and was robbed in '87 because he had a losing record and played for a sub .500 Astros team despite him leading the league in ERA and strikeouts

  • @uberboomer8670

    @uberboomer8670

    Ай бұрын

    I can't believe how many losses the poor guy had in seasons where he had a sub 3 ERA. He'd be so much more celebrated I'd he wasn't consistently on garbage teams

  • @CSDonohue11

    @CSDonohue11

    Ай бұрын

    Most definitely He should easily have 3 Deserves more They were just far less informed voters and most fans knew even less way back then

  • @Brah42

    @Brah42

    Ай бұрын

    What's crazy is not only how great he was that he never won a Cy Young but how great he was for so long and never won a Cy Young.

  • @uberboomer8670

    @uberboomer8670

    Ай бұрын

    @Brah42 seriously, he was STILL dominant in the 90's, practically never gave up HRs, threw complete games in nearly half of his starts....it's wild to think of some of the random guys who have Cy Youngs instead of Ryan

  • @allstarr9tc

    @allstarr9tc

    Ай бұрын

    @@CSDonohue11Which seasons would you say he should have won?

  • @naswiipp
    @naswiippАй бұрын

    On August 4,1993 Nolan Ryan set the MLB record by hitting Robin Ventura 8 times in 1 at‐bat. Go Cubbies!!!!!

  • @JSR_
    @JSR_Ай бұрын

    Robin Ventura just left the chat

  • @GeeEm1313

    @GeeEm1313

    Ай бұрын

    Ha.

  • @richardwingert2827

    @richardwingert2827

    Ай бұрын

    Don't mess with the big guy from Texas. Ryan's fast ball was no joke

  • @frocat5163

    @frocat5163

    Ай бұрын

    I've been a White Sox fan since the mid '80s. I was 13 when that fight happened, and I was watching the game. Ventura was one of my favorite players around that time, because I also played third base.

  • @BrOWnsR4real

    @BrOWnsR4real

    27 күн бұрын

    ​@@frocat5163I'll never forget that fight lol. He whooped that ass

  • @JimboTheOrangutang
    @JimboTheOrangutangАй бұрын

    The fact that Nolan didnt get a single cy young even though he put historical numbers is the most criminal baseball thing to ever happen

  • @allstarr9tc

    @allstarr9tc

    Ай бұрын

    lol

  • @ToonTwist

    @ToonTwist

    Ай бұрын

    Nolan Ryan should have only won the award twice in 1981 and 1987. In 1981 although he definitely should have won his low inning count might have prevented him from winning. In 1987 he also should’ve won but it’s not like him losing was some huge robbery or anything. Ryan definitely did not put up historic seasons every year.

  • @mickeywhite7878

    @mickeywhite7878

    Ай бұрын

    Not really…lost too many games wasting pitches and being wild. Conversely, look up Greg Maddux’ numbers or Roger Clemens even. Neither came close to losing 300 games like Ryan. No knock on Ryan, but baseball is about numbers

  • @ToonTwist

    @ToonTwist

    Ай бұрын

    @@mickeywhite7878 Wins are a meaningless stat and while I think Nolan Ryan is extremely overrated and I agree that Clemens and Maddux are way better it’s not Ryan’s loss record that makes this the case.

  • @JimboTheOrangutang

    @JimboTheOrangutang

    Ай бұрын

    @ToonTwist if anything he is perfectly fine

  • @ArtisticallySavvyPhotography
    @ArtisticallySavvyPhotographyАй бұрын

    Yes! My favorite power pitcher of all-time

  • @mattmanis6786
    @mattmanis6786Ай бұрын

    As an Astros fan, I really appreciated this footage. I saw Nolan pitch many times and it was always exciting and impressive. Thanks for the memories.

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    I'm glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!

  • @KlassBlassie
    @KlassBlassie23 күн бұрын

    Great content as a 44 year old life long ball fan I loved this breakdown of the big bull a true ace Nolan Ryan

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    22 күн бұрын

    Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video it was a blast to learn more about Nolan Ryan

  • @jameswright5572
    @jameswright557211 күн бұрын

    I was able to meet him as just a neighbor when growing up in Friendswood as a teen. He lived one town over and you could always count on him and his family to support the community. Just a super nice guy and his wife and kids are terrific people.

  • @jritechnology
    @jritechnology9 күн бұрын

    April 8th, 1986...Houston Astrodome. Nolan Ryan facing a fresh faced rookie Will Clark and starts him off with that diving curveball. You can see Will smile. 2 pitches later, he got the Express and got all of it sending it over the centerfield wall and his first at bat vs the greatest righty of the time culminated in a homerun. He pointed to his parents, and sat down in the dugout next to Chili Davis. He noticed that the dugout was kind of quiet considering, so he figured straight away....turned to Chili and asked "He's going to hit me next at-bat, isn't he..." Chili just replied "Oh yes, yes he is."

  • @guppybill
    @guppybillАй бұрын

    My pop took me to the Big A to see the new kid. He liked to go way early to watch BP and warm-ups. Back then the home bullpen was a cavernous opening in left field. I will never forget the sound I heard echoing out of that bullpen. Fsssssss POW! Unforgettable.

  • @TraitofSiNN727
    @TraitofSiNN727Ай бұрын

    this man was my childhood idol when I was a kid in the 80s. I'm from Toronto Ontario Canada and every summer my parents made me go live with my aunt who was my mother's older sister in Houston for the whole summer. her and her husband use to take me to watch the Astros at the old Astro Dome. great memories I was excited every time I seen Nolan Ryan and say to myself that's me when I play baseball against my fellow classmates playing baseball. I was the only kid in class picture with a Astros shirt and the rest had Blue Jays sweaters or shirts lol. thanks for this video made my day even brighter and made me feel young again.

  • @iAintSayDat
    @iAintSayDatАй бұрын

    If I’m picking a pitcher for one game with my life on the line, I’m taking prime Bob Gibson. If I’m talking one pitcher to start my franchise, I’d pick Nolan Ryan.

  • @n8doggy733

    @n8doggy733

    Ай бұрын

    Satchel Paige

  • @iAintSayDat

    @iAintSayDat

    Ай бұрын

    @@n8doggy733 Touché

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    I agree with that hypothetical!

  • @iAintSayDat

    @iAintSayDat

    Ай бұрын

    @@n8doggy733 Touché

  • @iAintSayDat

    @iAintSayDat

    Ай бұрын

    @@n8doggy733 Touché

  • @jadprinz482
    @jadprinz482Ай бұрын

    You listened when I asked for an Albert Belle video 🙏. This time we need a video on the prime of Bernie Williams. Dude was a stud in an era of roided up sluggers .

  • @Akkbar21

    @Akkbar21

    Ай бұрын

    Screw the Yankees :)

  • @russellboyd9858

    @russellboyd9858

    22 күн бұрын

    Great yankee center fielder

  • @jamesnug4453
    @jamesnug4453Ай бұрын

    My favorite player of all time! Thanks for the content great video

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed

  • @jritechnology
    @jritechnology9 күн бұрын

    At the age of 38, I threw a softball across the diamond in a bang bang play that the first baseman dropped. I was furious. I yelled over to him after he retrieved the ball that almost took his face off, "How did you not catch that? It was right into your mitt!" He came over to me with his glove and said "because of this." The mitt pocket was completely blasted out, the leather strings snapped. I was proud of myself....and we figured that throw was about 75mph with a softball. 10 years later, my arm is ruined, I'll never throw a ball again....and I never even came close to what Nolan threw at 44 years old when I was firing at 38. He is a legend....

  • @Shinobi33
    @Shinobi33Ай бұрын

    My favorite pitcher of all time bar none. Close to 6,000 Ks. Nuts. And he could've been close to 400 wins had he had consistent run support

  • @jironthunder7519
    @jironthunder7519Ай бұрын

    I just arrived in Chicago after the 13 hour all day drive. I sat down and turned the hotel TV on and at that moment, Ryan just plunked Robin Ventura. Ventura charged the mound and took a beating the Chicago mob woulda been proud of. Welcome to Chicago!!! Life moves pretty fast...

  • @chrisholden615
    @chrisholden615Ай бұрын

    Another gem of content generated buddy, great work as usual Cam!🎉 Nolan Ryans longevity was ridiculous!

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you Chris! Always appreciate you stopping by and supporting the channel. And you got that right, 27 years continues to baffle my brain 🤯

  • @thecaveman3503
    @thecaveman3503Ай бұрын

    I can only speak for me. But, Ted Williams, Paul Molitor, Curt Schilling, Rod Carew, Alan Trammell and Lou Whitaker in one video, Gary Carter, Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, and Roger Clemons among others would make great videos in my opinion. Love this series and hope to see it continue!

  • @northstarjakobs

    @northstarjakobs

    Ай бұрын

    If Cam23 makes a video about Johnny Bench, I hope he finds some way to bring up the kids' TV show that Bench did while he was playing as well as the story of how Bench perfected his penmanship

  • @trevander1able
    @trevander1ableАй бұрын

    I was watching that game live on TV, I'm a die hard Mariners fan! In 1993 i was 15 yrs old, the hight of my baseball card collecting! When i found out Nolan Ryan was starting i was so excited!! Now my memory is not what it used to be, but if im remembering correctly, mike blowers hit a grand slam the batter before. I knew something was wrong, when Ryan was taken out of the game mid batter i was shocked/sad, then when he came out fir a curtain call the M's fans gave him a standing ovation, that brought me to tears, i had a feeling i just witnessed the end of a baseball Legend. Nolan Ryan is in my top 5 favorite players of all time! He has a ridiculous amount of records that will never be broken. And if he had any kind if run support in the 70's and early 80's he'd easily have over 400 wins!! The Ryan Express is My goat pitcher!

  • @wayneorendorff

    @wayneorendorff

    16 күн бұрын

    Dann Howitt was the M's batter who hit that grand slam off Ryan. As I recall, Dave Madigan followed with a single and Nolan walked off the mound to say goodbye before delivering a pitch to the next batter. Ryan went ahead to make his curtain call appearance on the road in Seattle, rather than to wait for a Ranger's home game. He had set out of the rotation to rest and rehab his arm for one more start. Of course we cried in Seattle to see the last ML pitch of a fireballing great HOF from Texas.

  • @hattorihongzo
    @hattorihongzoАй бұрын

    Great episode - thanks for keeping the memory of such an unbelievable player and person going. 👏👏👏

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment 👏

  • @monkeymagee2008
    @monkeymagee2008Ай бұрын

    Yessir Nolan Ryan! Another fire vid Cam!

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    Ey thank you Sergio! 😎 I appreciate you watching as always

  • @mmmthatguy
    @mmmthatguyАй бұрын

    Didn’t know there was so much vintage Ryan footage out there. Awesome job in procuring the footage.

  • @Oldtimeleftie
    @OldtimeleftieАй бұрын

    I get so fricken excited everytime I see a new video on this page

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    I really appreciate that! I am extremely thankful to have such great supporters of this series, including yourself, so thank you for making these videos possible 😎

  • @johnnieclemons2921
    @johnnieclemons292112 күн бұрын

    Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson my 2 favorite pitchers of all time

  • @KurtFtorek
    @KurtFtorekАй бұрын

    That was a fun watch.

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    I'm glad you enjoyed, thank you for watching!

  • @Yo_AB_Breaks
    @Yo_AB_Breaks2 күн бұрын

    I'm 41. If I threw a baseball as hard as I could, it'd injure something from foot to neck and would likely clock in at 65 mph. This man's last pitch at 46 was 98 mph then an 85 mph zipper at 63 years old. Legend.

  • @KlassBlassie
    @KlassBlassie23 күн бұрын

    He just said 235 pitch start that's about 5 startrs for any ''Ace" of the morden day game. Simply unbelievable!!

  • @andrewchamberlin8180
    @andrewchamberlin818017 күн бұрын

    He was a great testament for which players should aspire to in all aspects of playing pro ball.

  • @mykelengieza7057
    @mykelengieza705723 күн бұрын

    Got to see Mr. Ryan, on tv live and highlights.....insane arm strength and endurance

  • @j.w.perkins6004
    @j.w.perkins600413 күн бұрын

    Nolan lives just south of Houston in Alvin Texas and is still ranching and running several successful businesses. True badass.

  • @christophercucchi6048
    @christophercucchi604826 күн бұрын

    The fact he complete games in years of injury is just freaking bananas! If he were starting out 5 years ago he would have won 4 Cy Young’s his numbers were Nintendo stats 5 no no 2 in his 40’s is remarkable

  • @jmillshobbies6344
    @jmillshobbies6344Ай бұрын

    How did I not ask for this, Great video, Ryan was awesome. I only caught the tail end of his career but he got 2 no hitters and made the 5k club, and i got to enjoy watching hit do that and beat the crap out of ventura.

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed the video! I apologize if I missed your comment I have a search filter and sometimes it doesn't correctly pull up every comment that mentions Nolan Ryan

  • @pallen49
    @pallen4928 күн бұрын

    Back around 1974, as a kid who love only basketball, and played in our school league..I didn't follow any other sport, but I definitely knew who Nolan Ryan was, even tho I never watch a single second of an MLB games lol

  • @HomerSimpsonIsaKwyjibo
    @HomerSimpsonIsaKwyjiboАй бұрын

    As a Rangers fan, I would love to see the insane prime of Juan Gonzalez or Pudge Rodriguez. Juan Gonzalez in particular was interesting because his dominance was something else and if it wasn't for unsubstantiated claims of steroid use, he probably would be a Hall of Famer.

  • @thinkforyourself5672
    @thinkforyourself5672Ай бұрын

    His stats are almost unbelievable. He is the best pitcher in history and as time goes on it's even more clear that will never change.

  • @mickeywhite7878

    @mickeywhite7878

    Ай бұрын

    The how did he lose almost 300 games?

  • @thinkforyourself5672

    @thinkforyourself5672

    Ай бұрын

    @@mickeywhite7878 Is that a real question lol? Pitching 26 seasons, Pitching for bad teams and not getting run support for extended periods of time during his career. 26 season's, 300 wins, 5700 SO's and an 81.3 WAR. Getting to 300 wins isn't happening anymore and no one is beating his 5700 SO's and 7 No No's. His career numbers are absurd. Wins and losses is the least important stat and luckily we finally figured that out. Look at deGroms 2 Cy Young seasons. Win / Loss record alone and it looks like he sucked

  • @marvinsannes9397
    @marvinsannes939724 күн бұрын

    Ryan's career was my heyday as a fan. I remember a telecast where they played Ryan's ball hitting the catcher's glove and the sound of a rifle shot.

  • @Elijah19895
    @Elijah19895Ай бұрын

    I don't know what's more impressive 1)If he had a little more control, Ryan would probably have a few seasons with 400Ks 2)That he never won a Cy Young 3)The Angels wasting a Generational Talent is nothing new. 4)How this guy barely have any run support?

  • @wayneorendorff
    @wayneorendorff16 күн бұрын

    Nolan Ryan, what a tough and unforgettable hurler! He did the work of a starter, two high-leverage set up men and a closer for his whole career. He pitched himself out of his own jams; like a bulldog in a den of snakes. He was easy to manage because he was easy to trust... put the team on his shoulders then give him 3-4 runs.

  • @puckcrazy6768
    @puckcrazy676826 күн бұрын

    Pure Legend!!! I love that man! Also my idol growing up.

  • @FadedDream6969
    @FadedDream6969Ай бұрын

    This is crazy me and my co worker who plays college baseball were just talking about nolan on thursday. Like he played for so long at at such a high level.

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    That's a cool coincidence! I feel like sometimes the figurative "baseball" finds you on the field.

  • @hlcn6266
    @hlcn6266Ай бұрын

    You the man Cam!!

  • @mblackstock2
    @mblackstock2Ай бұрын

    Great video!!! Id like to see one on Gary Sheffield, Andres Gallaragah and Fred Mcgriff!! 3 of my favorite Braves!!

  • @tochamp5441
    @tochamp54417 күн бұрын

    I was lucky enough to be able to watch him he was by far the best pitcher in mlb

  • @thebombcat
    @thebombcat25 күн бұрын

    Such a legend, I named my son after him.

  • @ryanthompsonthompson820
    @ryanthompsonthompson820Ай бұрын

    Thank you Cam23⚾️💥👊

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    I knew you'd enjoy this one Ryan! Thanks for watching 😎

  • @chada.bishop307
    @chada.bishop30728 күн бұрын

    And he had a mean punch when someone charged the mound. Ask Ventura. Of all professional sports records, I think Ryan's career stikeout, no hitter, single-season strikeout records are the safest.

  • @BrOWnsR4real
    @BrOWnsR4real27 күн бұрын

    Some records in sports will never be broken, and he has just about every one a pitcher could have!

  • @thecoolcreativebuildchanne2613
    @thecoolcreativebuildchanne2613Ай бұрын

    One of my favorite Insane Primes I've seen!!👏👏👏⚾️

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed this one 😎

  • @brianbachmeier34
    @brianbachmeier3419 күн бұрын

    Excellent job

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    18 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @uberboomer8670
    @uberboomer8670Ай бұрын

    Gotta make a video on another all time great pitcher, Pedro Martinez! Love your content as always man, keep grinding Of all the absurd stats for Ryan, im completely floored by the career .204 BAA, what a legend

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    He'd be a great one too! Thank you for supporting the channel I really appreciate it 😎 The .204 BAA blew my mind too 🤯

  • @uberboomer8670

    @uberboomer8670

    Ай бұрын

    @Cam23 no problem man, you always make great videos and your one of my go to channels for baseball. I know you'll do Bostons savior proud!

  • @8rickey
    @8rickeyАй бұрын

    Mr. October is definitely overdue for an Insane Prime video.

  • @conorgilles81
    @conorgilles8129 күн бұрын

    Nolan Ryan's longevity alone affords him legend status. It is even more impressive when you consider that he was a starter, and was thoroughly utilized, through much of his career. He wasn't some guy who went from team to team, pitching a few innings here and there to any team who could use him. He was an institution unto himself. He threw A LOT of pitches.

  • @gregpeacock5497
    @gregpeacock549718 күн бұрын

    The one time I got to see Nolan Ryan pitch was one of his worst games. It was back in the 70's when he was with the Angels and they played Texas at Arlington Stadium. He went 1.1 IP, 7W and 3K. 40+ years later I still remember that game, lol.

  • @TheRivera1597
    @TheRivera159729 күн бұрын

    it did work out . I do like the quick recap

  • @105C09
    @105C09Ай бұрын

    When I first saw him in the '69 Series, he impressed. He was up there with hero Roberto Clemente ad Bob Gibson. What competetor! I was laughed at when he went to the Angels and took the Angels as a team in my Strat-O-Matice league of six teams; two divisions, a 32 game season. He averaged a 1.22 ERA there!

  • @IRNoahBody
    @IRNoahBody29 күн бұрын

    when i was at ASU-Polytechnic my physics professors asked who the best pitcher of all time was. i of course said nolan ryan, he said close and said randy johnson, i giggled and said he was almost as good as ryan

  • @jeffarmfield2346
    @jeffarmfield2346Ай бұрын

    This man was out here puttin up 2 years worth of modern pitching stats in single seasons lol

  • @mickeywhite7878

    @mickeywhite7878

    Ай бұрын

    Especially walks and losses!

  • @BatFan1
    @BatFan1Ай бұрын

    Jeez, if Ryan had better support during his Angels career, all those high double digit loss seasons, he couldve had (or close to) 30 wins at least 5 times and overall a shot at 400 wins.

  • @michaeloliver8790
    @michaeloliver8790Ай бұрын

    Just two words……The Best

  • @user-uz7ir9sc1t
    @user-uz7ir9sc1t26 күн бұрын

    Oh yeah, really in-depth.

  • @birthgravy
    @birthgravy7 күн бұрын

    Nolan Ryan is my favorite pitcher of all time. He also has a beef company, simply called "Nolan Ryan Beef" that is sold at Kroger. It's really good beef, and their steaks are the only steaks I get nowadays, and I always put on baseball when I grill them up. Lol super random but wanted to share

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    7 күн бұрын

    That's wild I never knew that, thanks for sharing! I'll keep my eye out for it now

  • @RyanSchilling-fg9qn
    @RyanSchilling-fg9qnАй бұрын

    For me it’s hard to pick best pitcher ever and even harder to justify Nolan as best pitcher ever because of how many walks and wild pitches he had. But looking at his stats once he left the Mets he never really had a bad season (except maybe his 93 seaeon) so I know like no one has him higher then the 11th best pitcher ever he is my pick for best pitcher ever and one thing he did that I loved he helped Randy Johnson fix his control issues I love that.

  • @bravesfan293147
    @bravesfan293147Ай бұрын

    All mind boggling numbers! Probably won't see anything like this ever again...

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    They say nothing's impossible but I think there's an asterisk next to that (anything Nolan Ryan ever did on the ball field 😂)

  • @tr5947

    @tr5947

    28 күн бұрын

    @bravesfan293147 The numbers of complete game will definitely never be seen again.

  • @jaynash2645
    @jaynash2645Ай бұрын

    came in and went out throwing smoke… legend

  • @anggvoagg7881
    @anggvoagg7881Ай бұрын

    I don't know about the 108 mph but even if just 100 was def more being was clocked there but dif bla bla. The fact that he did it for soooo long is crazy

  • @brad_patterson_
    @brad_patterson_Ай бұрын

    NOLAN RYAN IS MY FAVORITE PITCHER OF ALL TIME, ANY TEAM I PLAYED FOR, WHETHER FOR LITTLE LEAGUE IN THE EARLY TO MID 90'S TO MIDDLE SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL AND AMERICAN LEGION, I GOT TO WEAR #34, FOR ALL OF THEM, EVEN FOR ALLSTARS. I WAS ONLY 135LBS 5'5", THROWING 80MPH, BEING A RIGHTY. A FEW GAMES I DID GET TO PITCH LEFT HANDED AS WELL, I JUST DIDN'T HAVE AS MUCH CONTROL, THROWING UP TO 78 MPH.

  • @artholyoke
    @artholyokeАй бұрын

    Damn so many times he had a sub 3.00 era and 16 losses. Any run production he can have had 25 wins easily

  • @robertwheatley2471
    @robertwheatley2471Ай бұрын

    5,714 career K's and 7 no hitters are both unbreakable records carved in stone. But unfortunately Ryan also holds the record for most career walks which prevents him from being the GOAT. He's is still my favorite pitcher ever and there won't be another one like him. But no CY from a pitcher of Ryan's caliber is mind-boggling and he should have won at least one.

  • @dwanethreadgill6614

    @dwanethreadgill6614

    7 күн бұрын

    Nolan Would Have a CY YOUNG AWARD If He Was on Better Teams And His Lack of Run Support Imagine How Better His Stats Would Have Been!!!.

  • @SONICX1027
    @SONICX1027Ай бұрын

    I am waiting for the inevitable video about David Ortiz or possibly another pitcher in Pedro Martinez

  • @big8dog887
    @big8dog887Ай бұрын

    One unofficial record that I'm fairly certain Ryan holds, but is rarely talked about because there is no definitive way to confirm it, is highest lifetime pitch count. Cy Young threw nearly 2000 more innings and faced nearly 7000 more batters... BUT... Ryan is the career leader in both strikeouts and walks by wide margins. . It takes a minimum of three pitches to strike out a batter and a minimum of four to walk one. All other outcomes can be achieved with one pitch. So we can calculate the minimum number of pitches a pitcher has thrown with the simple formula of Batters Faced + 2 x Strikeouts + 3 x Bases on Balls. For Young that's 29565 + 2 x 2803K + 3 x 1217BB = 38822 pitches minimum. For Ryan we have 22575 + 2 x 5714K + 3 x 2795BB = 42388 pitches minimum. So that means for Young to have thrown more pitches than Ryan, Ryan has to have way more one pitch at-bats, and anyone who's ever watched Ryan pitch will tell you that is highly unlikely.

  • @northstarjakobs

    @northstarjakobs

    Ай бұрын

    From 1988 through the end of his career we probably have exact numbers for the number of pitches that Ryan threw since 1988 is when exact pitch tracking data starts. That gives you six years of data to analyze and then extrapolate from. While it certainly isn't perfect as it doesn't encapsulate anywhere near his full career, you could probably use those numbers to calculate the average number of pitches that Ryan used per walk and per strikeout, to get closer to his true total. Personally, I would not be surprised if Ryan's total number of pitches thrown is closer to 50k

  • @big8dog887

    @big8dog887

    Ай бұрын

    @@northstarjakobs Actually, I think it exceeds 60k and is probably closer to 70k. If we add just one extra pitch per batter faced, which I think is reasonable, we add 22k to the minimum 42k, which brings us to 64k.

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    That is absurd 🤯 A truly impressive stat thank you for sharing!

  • @big8dog887

    @big8dog887

    Ай бұрын

    @@northstarjakobs Thanks for the tip on pitch tracking data. I checked Baseball-Reference and it turns out that even my estimate severely lowballs him. From 1988-1993, Ryan faced 4385 batters and threw 17388 pitches. Projecting that rate of 3.97 pitches per batter over the total of 22575 batters he faced over his entire career gives him 89,517 pitches. And even this is probably low, as from 1988-93, his walk rate was 10.0%, before that it was 13.0%. His strikeout rate partially offsets that, as it went up from 25.0% to 26.6%, but I now am fairly confident that the man threw over 90k pitches (and very rarely took anything off of any of them.) EDIT: That's just regular season, it also appears that he threw 850-900 postseason pitches.

  • @northstarjakobs

    @northstarjakobs

    Ай бұрын

    @@big8dog887 Glad to be of assistance! Kudos to you for actually looking at the numbers and running those calculations. It's hard to imagine doing over 90,000 of anything, let alone throwing fireball pitches.

  • @davidmorse3190
    @davidmorse319028 күн бұрын

    5,000 strikeouts, 7 no nos and people still talk about the time he took Robin Ventura to the woodshed

  • @sammycampbell1654
    @sammycampbell165417 күн бұрын

    The fact nobody thinks there's any possible way Ryan was using some roids or HGH during his Rangers years is mind blowing to me.

  • @thepoisonouspotato3631
    @thepoisonouspotato3631Ай бұрын

    My favorite retired Astros pitcher of all time

  • @tjniday6098
    @tjniday6098Ай бұрын

    Jim thome would be a good one. Very underappreciated

  • @grace1975kauf
    @grace1975kaufАй бұрын

    Great video. The fact that there fans who say that he's overrated is completely insane... There has never been another Nolan Ryan. The closest I've witnessed is Randy Johnson.

  • @Cam23

    @Cam23

    Ай бұрын

    Thank you! I think that people like to discredit the best of the best, just how it is unfortunately.

  • @grace1975kauf

    @grace1975kauf

    Ай бұрын

    👍💯💯💯

  • @ToonTwist

    @ToonTwist

    Ай бұрын

    @@grace1975kaufOnly 83 WAR in 5000+ innings and only a 112 ERA+ yet people call him a top 10 or top 5 pitcher of all time.

  • @grace1975kauf

    @grace1975kauf

    Ай бұрын

    @@ToonTwist look at the teams he pitched for in the early 70s... Yeah he walked hitters but the fact he has the lowest hits per 9 in history speaks to how unhittable he was ... He was a different animal. He completed his starts, it was a source of pride.. As far as ERA plus...I think the fact that he pitched so long he certainly had some seasons bring that down.... Just like Mantle hanging around from 67 & 68 brought his career average below .300... But to do what he did for that long and excel is astounding .... We measure Pedro to be elite and rightly so but he didn't pitch the innings or the years that Ryan did but we don't discredit tht bc he was elite for the time he pitched and I would argue Pedro was a bulldog... Nolan came from a different era and sometimes WAR doesn't speak the whole career of a player.

  • @ToonTwist

    @ToonTwist

    Ай бұрын

    @@grace1975kauf Nolan could throw eight innings and give up 2 hits all game. Dominant right? Well no, because those 2 hits were grand slams. His ERA+ was not affected by playing so long because through out his whole career he would have below or hear average ERA+ seasons basically every other year. Even his good ERA+ seasons weren’t that impressive compared to what other great pitchers were putting up. Pedro had the greatest prime and greatest pitching season in baseball history which is something Ryan cannot say. Pedro in his prominent years would average about 210 innings per year. Which was definitely a little less than others in the 90’s and 2000’s but it wasn’t a huge drop off. This is kinda the same with Ryan who in individual seasons wasn’t pitching as much as some other guys while still pitching a really good amount.

  • @gjwmsu
    @gjwmsu19 күн бұрын

    the only true freak in the history of sports. Never be anything like him in this lifetime, and probably ever

  • @Uns_Maps_8
    @Uns_Maps_8Ай бұрын

    Suggestions for “The insane prime of” : Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew and Bob Gibson

  • @jjduncan22305
    @jjduncan22305Ай бұрын

    Probably an idea you've heard before, but it would be interesting to talk about Bonds insane averages before steroids ('98) where he averaged 0.288, 0.406 OBP, 0.552 Slugging, 0.958 OPS, 162 OPS+ (!!!), 35 steals, 32 homers, and 30 doubles over that time. He would have finished his career with 3208 hits (more than he did), 658 doubles (would have been 5th at time of retirement), 685 homers (would have been 3rd at retirement), 764 steals (6th all time), the only member of the 600/600 club, and if staying healthy and his averages would have won 13 gold gloves (although realistically 10 would be likely considering age regression and fielding in the OF) that would have put him just behind his godfather Willy and Clemente

  • @jwaschke666
    @jwaschke666Ай бұрын

    Sad he was disrespected for so long with no Cy Young Awards but set so many untouchable records. No one will ever touch half or all of his records

  • @stmn346
    @stmn346Ай бұрын

    Gotta understand, not only is he all time pitcher, he was intimidating, people were scared to face him.

  • @evanevans5428
    @evanevans5428Ай бұрын

    Remember when Nolan tossed a dude off the mound? Guy was unit

  • @devinlehmann2064
    @devinlehmann2064Ай бұрын

    Would love to see Ryan Braun

  • @monkeymagee2008
    @monkeymagee2008Ай бұрын

    U should do bob Gibson btw

  • @deeteedubzz
    @deeteedubzzАй бұрын

    That Nolan Ryan right there is a real Texas boy.

  • @carlozz8670
    @carlozz8670Ай бұрын

    Can you make a video about Robin Yount, I wanted to have him in your next video

  • @thetexanshurtme
    @thetexanshurtmeАй бұрын

    I would love to see one on Moises Alou

  • @chrizzy_27
    @chrizzy_27Ай бұрын

    Ted Williams would be 🔥⚾️

  • @KlassBlassie
    @KlassBlassie23 күн бұрын

    Also how could he also have a hook that 12 to 6 is almost criminal 😮😊😮

  • @GeeEm1313
    @GeeEm1313Ай бұрын

    He said a 235-pitch outing. That's three starts nowadays.

  • @TODDKNIGHT3123
    @TODDKNIGHT3123Ай бұрын

    Roberto Alomar had a pretty incredible prime. While on the subject of 2nd baseman, Sandberg was okay too....

  • @cornucopiaofcool2144
    @cornucopiaofcool2144Ай бұрын

    Still surprising Casey didn't tell Gil and Yogi to make Ryan the METS "Joe Page" He woulda pitched until 60 if he was a permanent Closer.

  • @garydavis5703
    @garydavis570327 күн бұрын

    Imagine if Mr Ryan had received some run support....One of my favorite Texas Rangers of all time....

  • @jareddanielcunanan4303
    @jareddanielcunanan4303Ай бұрын

    “Im second to him in strikeouts and he has a thousand more strikeouts than me” - What Randy said about Nolan in the film facing nolan

  • @Broges_slots
    @Broges_slots23 күн бұрын

    Greatest arm in history. To throw that hard for that long, someone clone him!

  • @stmn346
    @stmn346Ай бұрын

    Greatest pitcher EVER. PROVE ME WRONG.

  • @mickeywhite7878

    @mickeywhite7878

    Ай бұрын

    Ok, almost 300 losses. Roger Clemens won more games and had more than 100 less losses the Ryan. Same with Maddux

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