What years did Jack Ryan play?

Jack Ryan played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1911.

Was Jack Ryan a pitcher?

Yes. Jack Ryan pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 32 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Jack Ryan hit?

Jack Ryan hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.

What was Jack Ryan's career batting average?

Jack Ryan batted .161 over his career, with 5 hits in 31 at bats.

How many RBI did Jack Ryan have?

Jack Ryan drove in 2 runs in his career.

What was Jack Ryan's career ERA?

Jack Ryan finished with a 2.94 career ERA, going 4-5 with 32 strikeouts.

Jack Ryan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1908-1911)

Jack Ryan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1911 for the Cleveland Guardians, the Boston Red Sox, and the Brooklyn Dodgers, a span of 4 seasons. Across 24 career appearances, he went 4-5 with a 2.94 ERA and 32 strikeouts.

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 12, 2026

W–L 4–5

ERA 2.94

WHIP 1.25

SO 32

Pitcher PIV -757.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 165 lb
Born: 9/19/1884 in Lawrenceville, IL, USA
Died: 10/16/1949 in Handsboro, MS, USA
MLB Debut: 1908-07-02
Last Game: 1911-05-09

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jack Ryan — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	5	24	10	3	0	1	101.0	100	33	4	26	32	2.94	-757.2

Career ERA 2.94 vs. league average 2.78 across their career seasons — 5.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jack Ryan — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1908	CLE	AL	1	1	8	1	1	1	35.2	27	9	2	7	2.27	2.40 (+5%)	-609.9
1909	BOS	AL	3	3	13	8	2	0	59.1	64	22	20	24	3.34	2.55 (-31%)	-147.3
1911	BRO	NL	0	1	3	1	0	0	6.0	9	2	4	1	3.00	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			4	5	24	10	3	1	101.0	100	33	26	32	2.94	—	-757

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

Jack Ryan — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
25	31	5	5	1	0	0	2	0	4	15	.161	.257	.194	.451	0

Career AVG .161 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 35.7% below league average.

Career OBP .257 vs. league average .314 across their career seasons — 18.1% below league average.

Career SLG .194 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 40.6% below league average.

Career OPS .451 vs. league average .640 across their career seasons — 29.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jack Ryan — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1908	CLE	AL	8	11	2	1	1	0	3	6	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1909	BOS	AL	14	19	3	4	0	2	1	9	.211	—	—	—	—	0.0
1911	BRO	NL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			25	31	5	5	1	2	4	15	.161	—	—	—	—	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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Jack Ryan — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	13	17	3	3	0	1	.176
Away	12	14	2	2	0	1	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Jack Ryan — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	12	48.1	52	21	15	15	3.91
Away	12	50.1	48	5	10	12	0.89

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jack Ryan — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	BB	SO
1911-05-09	BRO	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1911-04-26	BRO	PHI	L	0	0	0	0
1911-04-24	BRO	BSN	L	1	0	0	0
1909-07-21	BOS	CLE	L	0	0	0	0
1909-07-12	BOS	CHW	W	0	0	0	0
1909-07-03	BOS	MIN	W	2	0	0	0
1909-06-29	BOS	PHA	L	0	0	0	0
1909-06-24	BOS	MIN	W	2	0	0	0
1909-06-21	BOS	PHA	W	3	0	0	1
1909-06-17	BOS	CHW	W	1	1	1	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jack Ryan — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1911-05-09	BRO	STL	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1911-04-26	BRO	PHI	L	2.1	7	5	3	2	1	1
1911-04-24	BRO	BSN	—	2.1	1	2	0	1	0	0
1909-07-21	BOS	CLE	L	0.1	3	3	0	1	0	0
1909-07-12	BOS	CHW	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
1909-07-03	BOS	MIN	—	2.2	7	4	4	0	1	0
1909-06-29	BOS	PHA	L	2.0	9	8	8	3	1	0
1909-06-24	BOS	MIN	W	7.0	6	1	0	1	2	0
1909-06-21	BOS	PHA	—	5.0	8	5	5	1	3	0
1909-06-17	BOS	CHW	W	9.0	5	1	1	3	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jack Ryan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	24	9	2	32	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jack Ryan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1908	CLE	P	8	1	0	12	0	1
1909	BOS	P	13	8	2	17	1	0
1911	BRO	P	3	0	0	3	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jack Ryan — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	24

Jack Ryan: the record in brief

Jack Ryan's major league career runs from a debut on July 2, 1908 to a final game on May 9, 1911. The team column moves through the Cleveland Naps (1908), the Boston Red Sox (1909), and the Brooklyn Dodgers (1911). Ryan played primarily as a pitcher and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. The bio adds a birth date on September 19, 1884, in Lawrenceville, IL, USA and a listed size of 165 pounds on a 5-foot-10 frame. Ryan died on October 16, 1949, in Handsboro, MS, USA.

Ryan pitched in 24 games, starting 10, and finished with a 4-5 record and 2.94 ERA. Also on Ryan's record: 32 strikeouts. Against a 2.78 league ERA for the same seasons, the 2.94 mark was 5.9% worse. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.27 in 1908, when the league's was 2.40.

Ryan appears at one position only: pitcher, in 24 games. The fielding table credits Ryan with 2 putouts, 32 assists and 1 errors on the mound.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Ryan

What years did Jack Ryan play?: Jack Ryan played in Major League Baseball from 1908 to 1911.
Was Jack Ryan a pitcher?: Yes. Jack Ryan pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 32 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Ryan hit?: Jack Ryan hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.
What was Jack Ryan's career batting average?: Jack Ryan batted .161 over his career, with 5 hits in 31 at bats.
How many RBI did Jack Ryan have?: Jack Ryan drove in 2 runs in his career.
What was Jack Ryan's career ERA?: Jack Ryan finished with a 2.94 career ERA, going 4-5 with 32 strikeouts.