| Nolan Ryan is a Hall of Fame pitcher and strikeout artist who is one of the most beloved baseball players of all time. He holds the record for most strikeouts of all time with 5,714, almost 1,000 strikeouts more than #2 on the list, Randy Johnson (4,875). Nolan holds a variety of other records, included most no-hitters of all time (with 7) and most 1-hitters of all time (with 12, tied with Bob Feller), and the record for the fastest "officially recorded" pitch thrown in a baseball game at 100.9 miles per hour (unofficially his fastest pitch was 102.5 miles per hour). Ryan had 37 complete games in his career allowing 2 hits or fewer, which more than any other two pitchers combined (Jim Palmer and Jim Maloney are second with 17). Nolan spent the vast majority of his career on sub-par teams, which resulted in his somewhat mediocre .526 winning percentage (324 wins, 14th all time, and 292 losses).
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