Don Drysdale vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Don Drysdale comes out ahead of Nolan Ryan in this starter comparison. Don Drysdale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 57), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 105), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 97). Nolan Ryan held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 110). The edge goes to Don Drysdale.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Nolan Ryan

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.77
89.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
8.09
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2486
6.52
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.09
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Nolan Ryan

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.77
89.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Nolan Ryan

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
957
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1169
535.83
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
169.6
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50