Orel Hershiser and Nolan Ryan Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Orel Hershiser or Nolan Ryan? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Orel Hershiser vs. Nolan Ryan comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Orel Hershiser Nolan Ryan
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation Baby Boomers Baby Boomers
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Orel Hershiser and Nolan Ryan

Career
162 Game Avg.
18
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
510
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
807
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
466
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
773
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
204
204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
324
204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
150
150
Career
162 Game Avg.
292
150
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
57.63
57.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
52.6
57.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
68
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
222
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
61
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1211
161
Career
162 Game Avg.
1911
161
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.48
3.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.19
3.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.37
3.37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.89
3.37
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.77
3.77
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.3
3.77
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.248
0.248
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.203
0.248
Career
162 Game Avg.
9391
1252
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16158
1252
Career
162 Game Avg.
3130.33
417.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5386
417.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2939
392
Career
162 Game Avg.
3923
392
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.45
8.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.56
8.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
235
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
321
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.68
0.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.54
0.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.46
0.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1007
134
Career
162 Game Avg.
2795
134
Career
162 Game Avg.
108
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
78
14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.9
2.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.67
2.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
2014
269
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5714
269
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.79
5.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.55
5.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.95
3.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.08
3.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.965
0.965
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.58
0.965
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
121
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
277
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
117
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
158
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
13150
1753
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22575
1753
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1366
182
Career
162 Game Avg.
2178
182
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.93
3.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.64
3.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
124
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
191
17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
73
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
140
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
314
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
263
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.261
1.261
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.247
1.261
Career
162 Game Avg.
11829
1577
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19291
1577
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.68
2.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.68
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.278
0.278
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.268
0.278
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.81
37.81
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.72
37.81

Fielding Stats for Orel Hershiser and Nolan Ryan

Career
162 Game Avg.
18
5.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
5.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
510
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
807
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
467
148.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
773
148.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
9391
2983.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16159
2983.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
3130.33
994.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5386.33
994.34
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
332
105.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
220
105.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
569
180.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
547
180.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
51
16.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
16.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
952
302.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
857
302.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
901
286.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
767
286.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
94.64
94.64
Career
162 Game Avg.
89.5
94.64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.767
1.767
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.95
1.767
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44
13.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
13.98
Orel Hershiser
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Orel Hershiser and Nolan Ryan

Career
162 Game Avg.
18
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
521
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
807
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
949
295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
957
295
Career
162 Game Avg.
810
252
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
852
252
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.201
0.201
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.201
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.547
0.547
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.349
0.547
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
163
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
94
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
132
41
Career
162 Game Avg.
80
41
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Orel Hershiser
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
31
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
10
Orel Hershiser
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.021
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44.77
13.92
Career
162 Game Avg.
16.94
13.92
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
196
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
114
61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
195
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
132
61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.205
0.205
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.138
0.205
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.242
0.242
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.134
0.242
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.447
0.447
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.272
0.447
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.041
0.041
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.023
0.041
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.153
0.153
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.096
0.153
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.359
0.359
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.201
0.359
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.257
0.257
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.191
0.257
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
65
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
115
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
74
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
47.1
14.65
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.22
14.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
8
Orel Hershiser
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
182
57
Career
162 Game Avg.
371
57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.21
5.21
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.58
5.21
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
101
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
72.73
72.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
72.73