Nelson Chittum vs. Gary Ryerson — Career Comparison

Nelson Chittum
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Ryerson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Ryerson built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson Chittum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nelson Chittum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.84 and WHIP 1.397 compared to 4.39 and 1.480 for Gary Ryerson. By the career numbers, Nelson Chittum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Chittum and Gary Ryerson

Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.09
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.3
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.65
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.07
62.07
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.84
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
4.39
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
10.87
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.66
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.65
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.18
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.02
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.97
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
3.96
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
38.51
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
39.67
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.5
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
5.11
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.79
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
35.21
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
36.65
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Nelson Chittum and Gary Ryerson

Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.09
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.3
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.85
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.44
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.09
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.66
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.31
79.31
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.793
0.793
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.07
62.07
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Chittum and Gary Ryerson

Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
2181.82
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
621.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
514.29
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
31.86
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-2.35
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
27.56
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.76
-37.7
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.6
5.6
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Gary Ryerson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Ryerson
Career
Per 600 PA