Bob Purkey and Nolan Ryan Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Bob Purkey 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 Bob Purkey 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.

Bob Purkey Nolan Ryan
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation Baby Boomers
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Bob Purkey and Nolan Ryan

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
807
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
276
49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
773
49
Career
162 Game Avg.
129
129
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
324
129
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
115
115
Career
162 Game Avg.
292
115
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
52.87
52.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
52.6
52.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
92
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
222
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
61
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
891
157
Career
162 Game Avg.
1911
157
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.79
3.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.19
3.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.65
3.65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.89
3.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.27
4.27
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.3
4.27
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.261
0.261
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.203
0.261
Career
162 Game Avg.
6344
1118
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16158
1118
Career
162 Game Avg.
2114.67
372.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5386
372.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2170
382
Career
162 Game Avg.
3923
382
Career
162 Game Avg.
9.24
9.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.56
9.24
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
195
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
321
34
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.83
0.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.54
0.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.51
0.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
510
90
Career
162 Game Avg.
2795
90
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
41
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
78
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.17
2.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.67
2.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
793
140
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5714
140
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.38
3.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9.55
3.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.05
2.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.08
2.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.616
0.616
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.58
0.616
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
36
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
277
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
71
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
158
13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
6
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8899
1568
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22575
1568
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
998
176
Career
162 Game Avg.
2178
176
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.25
4.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.64
4.25
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
191
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
140
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
263
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.267
1.267
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.247
1.267
Career
162 Game Avg.
8318
1465
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19291
1465
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.59
2.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.7
2.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.262
0.262
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.268
0.262
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.87
37.87
Career
162 Game Avg.
37.72
37.87

Fielding Stats for Bob Purkey and Nolan Ryan

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
5.46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
5.46
Career
162 Game Avg.
386
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
807
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
276
115.83
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
773
115.83
Career
162 Game Avg.
6344
2662.51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16159
2662.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
2114.67
887.5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5386.33
887.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
184
77.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
220
77.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
464
194.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
547
194.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
23
9.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
9.65
Career
162 Game Avg.
671
281.61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
857
281.61
Career
162 Game Avg.
648
271.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
767
271.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96.57
96.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
89.5
96.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.679
1.679
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.95
1.679
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
32
13.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
27
13.43
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Purkey and Nolan Ryan

Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
27
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
387
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
807
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
748
313
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
957
313
Career
162 Game Avg.
645
270
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
852
270
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.11
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.11
0.11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.349
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
71
30
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
94
30
Career
162 Game Avg.
53
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
80
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.009
0.009
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0.009
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.085
0.085
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.021
0.085
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
20.83
8.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
16.94
8.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
104
44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
114
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
113
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
132
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.151
0.151
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.138
0.151
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.161
0.161
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.134
0.161
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.312
0.312
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.272
0.312
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.051
0.051
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.023
0.051
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.108
0.108
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.096
0.108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.252
0.252
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.201
0.252
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.204
0.204
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.191
0.204
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
40
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
36
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
89
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
74
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.37
0.57
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
-11.22
0.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
16
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
16
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
325
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
371
136
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.3
2.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.58
2.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.12
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
56
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
65
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
2
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
0
Bob Purkey
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
50
0