Pitching great Ryan Nolan is a five-letter name that is often associated with one of the greatest pitchers in Major League Baseball history. Ryan Nolan was a right-handed pitcher who played for the Texas Rangers, San Francisco Giants, and Houston Astros from 1988 to 2003. He was an eight-time All-Star, won five Silver Slugger Awards, and was the National League Cy Young Award winner in 1998. He was also inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015.