Dizzy Dean vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Dizzy Dean
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Dizzy Dean posted a stronger line than Nolan Ryan. Dizzy Dean posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.02 vs 3.19) and WHIP (1.206 vs 1.262). By the career numbers, Dizzy Dean 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 Dizzy Dean and Nolan Ryan

Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.45
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
1.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.38
64.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.56
72.56
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5902
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1967.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919
8.78
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.43
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
2.07
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1163
5.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8171
37.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
3.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7691
35.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Dizzy Dean and Nolan Ryan

Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16159
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5386.1
9
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.91
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
1.43
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
1.28
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.99
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.5
89.5
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dizzy Dean and Nolan Ryan

Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
325
254.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
766
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
717
561.62
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
126.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
98.69
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
18.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.27
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.52
38.79
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
169.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
133.94
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
59.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
112.79
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.35
40.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
81.46
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.37
7.37
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
39
30.55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
12
9.4
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.9
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.88
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Dizzy Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.92
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.76
Dizzy Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50