Bob Feller vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Bob Feller
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bob Feller and Nolan Ryan are fairly close on the surface numbers. Nolan Ryan had the edge in WHIP (1.262 vs 1.317). By the career numbers, Nolan Ryan 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 Bob Feller and Nolan Ryan

Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
1.34
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
1.14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.63
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.15
62.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.91
84.91
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.66
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.1
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
3.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
11481
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3827
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3271
7.69
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1764
4.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
6.07
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.135
1.135
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.03
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16180
38.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1557
3.66
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14356
33.76
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Bob Feller and Nolan Ryan

Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
18.26
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
4.68
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
16.33
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
21.81
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
21.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Feller and Nolan Ryan

Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
570
230.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1485
600
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
957
600
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1282
517.98
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
77.98
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
58.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.31
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.65
25.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
109.49
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
119.6
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
40
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
40
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
76.77
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.8
18.91
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
40.4
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
505
204.04
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
2.94
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
40.4
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.81
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50