Bill Caudill vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Bill Caudill
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Nolan Ryan built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Caudill as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nolan Ryan led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 58), strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 133), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 84). Bill Caudill held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 57). Role difference aside, Nolan Ryan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bill Caudill and Nolan Ryan

Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.7
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.23
40.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.43
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
3.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2001
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587
7.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.09
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
3.89
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
8.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2847
38.42
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.95
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
4.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.32
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.23
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2479
33.45
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Bill Caudill and Nolan Ryan

Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2001
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.91
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
1.43
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
1.28
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.39
96.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Caudill and Nolan Ryan

Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
5448.98
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
41
502.04
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
50.16
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.86
10.51
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.94
10.62
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.08
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.39
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.25
-3.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
232.65
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
232.6
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
40.75
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Bill Caudill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.9
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Bill Caudill
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50