Roger Clemens vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Roger Clemens
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Roger Clemens comes out ahead of Nolan Ryan in this starter comparison. Roger Clemens led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 94 vs 57), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 115 vs 97), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 105). Nolan Ryan held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 143). The edge goes to Roger Clemens.

Pitching Stats for Roger Clemens and Nolan Ryan

Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
1.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
707
1.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
0.65
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.34
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.8
65.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.72
99.72
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
3.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14750
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4916.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4185
7.66
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
0.66
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1580
2.89
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
8.55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.26
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20240
37.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1885
3.45
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.6
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18279
33.46
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.05
37.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Roger Clemens and Nolan Ryan

Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
1.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
707
1.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14750
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4916.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
1.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
1.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
1.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.72
99.72
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Clemens and Nolan Ryan

Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
24
24
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
709
1997.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
179
504.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
87.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
70.42
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
24.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
104.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
129.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.08
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
47.89
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
23.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.62
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
171.83
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
3.49
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
40.75
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.9
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50