Mike Cuellar vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Mike Cuellar
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike Cuellar and Nolan Ryan are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 107 for Mike Cuellar and 105 for Nolan Ryan, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 94 and 97 respectively. If forced to pick, Nolan Ryan gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cuellar and Nolan Ryan

Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.66
83.66
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.1
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
3.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8424
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2808
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2538
8.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.71
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
2.63
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632
5.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11505
36.88
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.62
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.3
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10532
33.76
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Mike Cuellar and Nolan Ryan

Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8422
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2807.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.35
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.89
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.92
94.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.66
83.66
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cuellar and Nolan Ryan

Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
456
382.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
716
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
661
553.91
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
63.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
57
47.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
50.16
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.87
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.15
15.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
94.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
86
72.07
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
82.76
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
31.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
27.65
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.67
-5.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.54
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
304
254.75
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
232.6
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
43
36.03
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50