Jack Fanning vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Jack Fanning
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Nolan Ryan built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Fanning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nolan Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 9.17 and 2.292 for Jack Fanning. By the career numbers, Nolan Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Fanning and Nolan Ryan

Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.78
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.51
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
9.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
14.52
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.52
14.52
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2795
4.67
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
0.46
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
47.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.51
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
14.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.01
14.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.293
2.293
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
40.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.12
47.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Jack Fanning and Nolan Ryan

Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.5
89.5
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Fanning and Nolan Ryan

Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
18.66
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
71.47
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
22.57
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
18.48
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Jack Fanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Jack Fanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50