Jim Nelson and Nolan Ryan Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Jim Nelson 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 Jim Nelson 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.

Jim Nelson 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 Jim Nelson and Nolan Ryan

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
807
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
773
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
324
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
292
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
60
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
52.6
60
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
222
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
61
2
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
35
74
Career
162 Game Avg.
1911
74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.06
3.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.19
3.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.15
4.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.89
4.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.7
4.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.3
4.7
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.245
0.245
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.203
0.245
Career
162 Game Avg.
309
657
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16158
657
Career
162 Game Avg.
103
218.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5386
218.88
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
91
193
Career
162 Game Avg.
3923
193
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.95
7.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.56
7.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
321
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.44
0.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.54
0.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.16
0.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
64
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
2795
136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
78
19
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.59
5.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.67
5.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
53
113
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5714
113
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.63
4.63
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.55
4.63
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.66
1.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.08
1.66
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.136
1.136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.58
1.136
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
277
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
17
Career
162 Game Avg.
158
17
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
451
958
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22575
958
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
87
Career
162 Game Avg.
2178
87
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3.58
3.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.64
3.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
191
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
140
11
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
263
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.505
1.505
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.247
1.505
Career
162 Game Avg.
371
788
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19291
788
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.28
1.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
1.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.275
0.275
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.268
0.275
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
39.41
39.41
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.72
39.41

Fielding Stats for Jim Nelson and Nolan Ryan

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
10.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
10.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
807
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
12
60.75
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
773
60.75
Career
162 Game Avg.
309
1564.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16159
1564.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
103
521.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5386.33
521.44
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
55.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
220
55.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
35.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
547
35.44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2
10.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
10.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
101.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
857
101.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
18
91.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
767
91.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
90
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
89.5
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.563
0.563
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.95
0.563
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
5.06
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Nelson and Nolan Ryan

Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
807
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
157
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
957
157
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
852
132
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.269
0.269
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.269
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.661
0.661
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.349
0.661
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
94
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
35
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.021
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.55
12.89
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16.94
12.89
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
114
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
132
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.323
0.323
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.138
0.323
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.269
0.269
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.134
0.269
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.592
0.592
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.272
0.592
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.023
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.212
0.212
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.096
0.212
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.526
0.526
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.201
0.526
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.35
0.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.191
0.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
36
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
74
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.36
16.99
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.22
16.99
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
38
15
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
371
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.43
4.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.58
4.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.43
0.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
65
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
5
Jim Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
0
Jim Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0