Charles Bender vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Charles Bender
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Charles Bender posted a stronger line than Nolan Ryan. Charles Bender posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.46 vs 3.19) and WHIP (1.113 vs 1.262). By the career numbers, Charles Bender had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Charles Bender and Nolan Ryan

Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
1.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.63
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.77
72.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
2.46
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
9051
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3017
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2645
7.89
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1711
5.1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.3
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
11928
35.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.33
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
3.31
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11114
33.15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.58
35.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Charles Bender and Nolan Ryan

Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
2.25
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.83
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5652
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1884
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
3.89
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
5.3
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
5.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.68
94.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.227
2.227
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.65
36.65
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charles Bender and Nolan Ryan

Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
507
238.78
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1274
600
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
957
600
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1147
540.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
114.44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
88.07
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
18.84
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.83
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
26.37
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.11
44.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
151.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
154.47
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
48.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
54.63
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
99.84
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.1
47.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
35.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
75.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
42
19.78
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.88
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.36
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.76
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.91
90.91
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50