1975
Born December 28, 1975
Bossier City, LA, USA
B. J. Ryan Notable
b. December 28, 1975 · Cincinnati Reds 1999, Baltimore Orioles 1999–2005, Toronto Blue Jays 2006–2009
B. J. Ryan played for three clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1999 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009. His longest stay was with the Baltimore Orioles, from 1999 to 2005.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 117 games and appeared 560 times, with a 3.37 earned run average. He struck out 625. Across 560 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 2005 to 2006.
He was born in Bossier City, LA, USA on December 28, 1975. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| Reliever of the Month | 1 | 2008 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | BAL/CIN | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | BAL | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | BAL | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | BAL | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2003 | BAL | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | BAL | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | BAL | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | TOR | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | TOR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | TOR | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | TOR | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 560 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | BAL/CIN | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 3.10 |
| 2000 | BAL | 2 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 42.2 | 36 | 28 | 31 | 41 | 5.91 |
| 2001 | BAL | 2 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 53.0 | 47 | 25 | 30 | 54 | 4.25 |
| 2002 | BAL | 2 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 57.2 | 51 | 30 | 33 | 56 | 4.68 |
| 2003 | BAL | 4 | 1 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 50.1 | 42 | 19 | 27 | 63 | 3.40 |
| 2004 | BAL | 4 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 3 | 87.0 | 64 | 22 | 35 | 122 | 2.28 |
| 2005 | BAL | 1 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 36 | 70.1 | 54 | 19 | 26 | 100 | 2.43 |
| 2006 | TOR | 2 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 38 | 72.1 | 42 | 11 | 20 | 86 | 1.37 |
| 2007 | TOR | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4.1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 12.46 |
| 2008 | TOR | 2 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 32 | 58.0 | 46 | 19 | 28 | 58 | 2.95 |
| 2009 | TOR | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 20.2 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 6.53 |
| Career | — | 21 | 28 | 560 | 0 | 117 | 536.2 | 424 | 201 | 264 | 625 | 3.37 |
On this day & linked events
1999
Major-league debut: B. J. Ryan
B. J. Ryan made a major-league debut on July 28, 1999.
2009
Final major-league game: B. J. Ryan
B. J. Ryan played a final major-league game on July 5, 2009.
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