What years did Ryne Duren play?

Ryne Duren played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1965.

Was Ryne Duren a pitcher?

Yes. Ryne Duren pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 630 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ryne Duren hit?

Ryne Duren hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

What teams did Ryne Duren play for?

Ryne Duren played for 7 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (1954), the Kansas City Athletics (1957), the New York Yankees (1958–1961), the Los Angeles Angels (1961–1962), the Philadelphia Phillies (1963–1965), the Cincinnati Reds (1964), and the Washington Senators (1965).

Did Ryne Duren win a Cy Young Award?

No. Ryne Duren did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Ryne Duren win?

Ryne Duren was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

What were Ryne Duren's career stats?

In 311 games, Ryne Duren went 27-44 with a 3.83 ERA, 630 strikeouts, 589.1 innings pitched, and 57 saves.

What position did Ryne Duren play?

Ryne Duren played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Ryne Duren and how much did he weigh?

Ryne Duren was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Ryne Duren's career ERA?

Ryne Duren finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 27-44 with 630 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ryne Duren have?

Ryne Duren recorded 630 career strikeouts.

Is Ryne Duren in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ryne Duren has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

How many All-Star Games did Ryne Duren make?

Ryne Duren was selected to 3 All-Star Games.

Ryne Duren

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1954-1965)

Ryne Duren was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1965 for 7 teams, including the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 12 seasons. Across 311 career appearances, he went 27-44 with a 3.83 ERA, 630 strikeouts, and 57 saves. Ryne Duren was a 3-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 4891.8.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 24, 2026

W–L 27–44

ERA 3.83

WHIP 1.42

SO 630

Pitcher PIV 4891.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 2/22/1929 in Cazenovia, WI, USA
Died: 1/6/2011 in Lake Wales, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1954-09-25
Last Game: 1965-08-18
Awards: 3× All-Star

Full name: Rinold George Duren

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ryne Duren — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
27	44	311	32	2	1	57	589.1	443	251	40	392	630	3.83	4891.8

Career ERA 3.83 vs. league average 3.77 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Ryne Duren Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1954	BAL	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	3	2	1	2	9.00	—	0.0
1957	KC1	AL	0	3	14	6	0	0	1	42.2	37	25	30	37	5.27	3.83 (-38%)	-381.8
1958	NYA	AL	6	4	44	1	0	0	20	75.2	40	17	43	87	2.02	3.86 (+48%)	1951.7
1959	NYA	AL	3	6	41	0	0	0	14	76.2	49	16	43	96	1.88	3.90 (+52%)	2041.9
1960	NYA	AL	3	4	42	1	0	0	9	49.0	27	27	49	67	4.96	3.82 (-30%)	-244.6
1961	NYA	AL	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	5.0	2	3	4	7	5.40	—	0.0
1961	LAA	AL	6	12	40	14	1	1	2	99.0	87	57	75	108	5.18	4.03 (-29%)	-1080.3
1962	LAA	AL	2	9	42	3	0	0	8	71.1	53	35	57	74	4.42	3.96 (-12%)	1051.5
1963	PHI	NL	6	2	33	7	1	0	2	87.1	65	32	52	84	3.30	3.46 (+5%)	116.6
1964	PHI	NL	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3.0	5	2	1	5	6.00	—	0.0
1964	CIN	NL	0	2	26	0	0	0	1	43.2	41	14	15	39	2.89	3.58 (+19%)	1352.1
1965	PHI	NL	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	11.0	10	4	4	6	3.27	3.50 (+6%)	195.4
1965	WS2	AL	1	1	16	0	0	0	0	23.0	24	17	18	18	6.65	3.50 (-90%)	-110.6
Career · 13 seasons			27	44	311	32	2	1	57	589.1	443	251	392	630	3.83	—	4,892

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Ryne Duren — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
312	114	8	7	1	0	0	5	0	9	66	.061	.164	.070	.234	0

Career AVG .061 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 75.8% below league average.

Career OBP .164 vs. league average .321 across their career seasons — 48.9% below league average.

Career SLG .070 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 81.8% below league average.

Career OPS .234 vs. league average .707 across their career seasons — 66.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ryne Duren Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1954	BAL	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	KC1	AL	14	14	0	1	0	1	0	7	.071	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	NYA	AL	44	13	0	1	0	1	3	8	.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	NYA	AL	41	14	0	0	0	0	2	8	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	NYA	AL	42	6	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	NYA	AL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	LAA	AL	40	25	2	1	0	3	3	15	.040	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	LAA	AL	42	15	1	1	1	0	0	9	.067	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	PHI	NL	34	21	4	3	0	0	1	11	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	PHI	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	CIN	NL	26	5	1	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	PHI	NL	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	WS2	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			312	114	8	7	1	5	9	66	.061	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ryne Duren — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ryne Duren — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1960	WS	NYA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1958	WS	NYA	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ryne Duren — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	1	5	0	1	13.1	9	3	7	19	2.02

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ryne Duren — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1960	WS	NYA	0	0	2	0	0	4.0	2	1	1	5	2.25
1958	WS	NYA	1	1	3	0	1	9.1	7	2	6	14	1.93

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Ryne Duren — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	153	58	5	4	0	4	.069
Away	159	56	3	3	0	1	.054

Pitching — Home / Away

Ryne Duren — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	153	296.2	219	127	188	318	3.85
Away	158	292.2	224	124	205	312	3.81

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ryne Duren — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1965-08-18	TEX	CHW	—	0.0	1	2	2	1	0
1965-08-17	TEX	CHW	—	1.2	2	1	1	0	1
1965-08-11	TEX	CHW	—	1.2	2	3	3	2	1
1965-08-08	TEX	LAA	W	3.0	1	0	0	4	2
1965-08-06	TEX	LAA	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
1965-08-05	TEX	MIN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1
1965-07-28	TEX	MIN	—	0.2	4	3	3	1	1
1965-07-09	TEX	BOS	—	1.1	2	0	0	2	2
1965-07-05	TEX	LAA	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
1965-07-01	TEX	CLE	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	3

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ryne Duren — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	311	32	17	68	6	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ryne Duren — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1954	BAL	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
1957	KC1	P	14	6	3	8	0	0
1958	NYA	P	44	1	1	11	1	2
1959	NYA	P	41	0	1	9	0	2
1960	NYA	P	42	1	2	9	0	0
1961	NYA	P	4	0	0	0	0	0
1961	LAA	P	40	14	6	6	2	0
1962	LAA	P	42	3	0	8	1	0
1963	PHI	P	33	7	3	7	0	0
1964	PHI	P	2	0	0	0	1	0
1964	CIN	P	26	0	1	4	1	0
1965	PHI	P	6	0	0	3	0	0
1965	WS2	P	16	0	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Ryne Duren Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	311

Awards & Honors

Ryne Duren — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1958	TSN Rookie of the Year	Pitcher

Award Voting History

Ryne Duren — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1958	Most Valuable Player	AL	22th	4.0	336	0
1958	Rookie of the Year	AL	2nd	7.0	24	7

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Ryne Duren: the record in brief

September 25, 1954 and August 18, 1965 bracket Ryne Duren's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Baltimore Orioles (1954), the Kansas City Athletics (1957), the New York Yankees (1958 through 1961), the Los Angeles Angels (1961 through 1962), the Philadelphia Phillies (1963 to 1965), the Cincinnati Reds (1964), and the Washington Senators (1965). Duren played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Born on February 22, 1929, in Cazenovia, WI, USA, Duren was listed at 6 feet, 2 inches and 190 pounds. Duren died on January 6, 2011, in Lake Wales, FL, USA. The given name on file is Rinold George Duren.

Across 311 games (32 starts), Duren recorded 27 wins against 44 losses with a 3.83 ERA. The totals include 630 strikeouts and 57 saves. Duren's 3.83 ERA was close to the 3.77 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 6, in 1958.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ryne Duren

What years did Ryne Duren play?: Ryne Duren played in Major League Baseball from 1954 to 1965.
Was Ryne Duren a pitcher?: Yes. Ryne Duren pitched in the major leagues, recording 27 wins and 630 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ryne Duren hit?: Ryne Duren hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.
What teams did Ryne Duren play for?: Ryne Duren played for 7 teams: the Baltimore Orioles (1954), the Kansas City Athletics (1957), the New York Yankees (1958–1961), the Los Angeles Angels (1961–1962), the Philadelphia Phillies (1963–1965), the Cincinnati Reds (1964), and the Washington Senators (1965).
Did Ryne Duren win a Cy Young Award?: No. Ryne Duren did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Ryne Duren win?: Ryne Duren was selected to 3 All-Star Games.
What were Ryne Duren's career stats?: In 311 games, Ryne Duren went 27-44 with a 3.83 ERA, 630 strikeouts, 589.1 innings pitched, and 57 saves.
What position did Ryne Duren play?: Ryne Duren played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ryne Duren and how much did he weigh?: Ryne Duren was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Ryne Duren's career ERA?: Ryne Duren finished with a 3.83 career ERA, going 27-44 with 630 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ryne Duren have?: Ryne Duren recorded 630 career strikeouts.
Is Ryne Duren in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ryne Duren has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
How many All-Star Games did Ryne Duren make?: Ryne Duren was selected to 3 All-Star Games.