How Nolan Ryan's Intentional Walks Compares to Similar Players

Nolan Ryan totaled 78 career Intentional Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 10.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Intentional Walks season came in 1975, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.9 that year. The highest point came in 1985 at 8, well above the starting pitcher average of 2.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Intentional Walks total went from 0 in 1991 to 0 in 1992 and 0 in 1993, holding steady over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Intentional Walks profile — ranging from 0 to 8 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Nolan Ryan Lifetime Intentional Walks

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Nolan Ryan Intentional Walks Per Season

Nolan Ryan's Intentional Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Nolan Ryan Intentional Walks per season line chart

Nolan Ryan Intentional Walks by Team

Nolan Ryan's career Intentional Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Nolan Ryan career Intentional Walks by team bar chart

Nolan Ryan Cumulative Intentional Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Nolan Ryan's career Intentional Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Nolan Ryan Intentional Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Nolan Ryan Intentional Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Nolan Ryan's seasonal Intentional Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Nolan Ryan Intentional Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Nolan Ryan Intentional Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Nolan Ryan's MLB career with Intentional Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Nolan Ryan Intentional Walks season-by-season breakdown table