Nolan Ryan got famous pitching no-hit games. Nolan Ryan was right-handed pitcher. In 1983, he passed Walter Johnson's record of 3,508 carrer strikeouts, set in 1927. He retired in 1993 at the age 46 wiyh a record 5,714 stikeouts. He played baseball 27 years. He is the longest baseball player with 27 years playing baseball. His average was 9.55 strikeouts per nine innings. There where 3 pitchers and he was one of only that had that many strikeouts per inning.