John Foreman vs. Ken Ryan — Career Comparison

John Foreman
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Ryan
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, John Foreman and Ken Ryan are fairly close on the surface numbers. John Foreman carried a career ERA of 4.97 against Ken Ryan's 3.91. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate John Foreman and Ken Ryan — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Foreman and Ken Ryan

John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.28
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.16
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.48
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.5
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.8
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
4.97
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.91
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
673
27
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
27
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
224.1
9
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
9.83
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
8.38
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.66
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.61
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.17
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.82
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.25
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
7.09
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.09
7.09
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.4
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.16
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
41.6
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
39.85
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.94
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
6.74
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
4.41
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.74
6.74
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.85
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.505
1.505
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
35.83
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
33.55
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for John Foreman and Ken Ryan

John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.28
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
7.56
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
27
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285.2
9
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.66
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.64
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.01
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.04
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.73
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.84
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.67
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.42
93.42
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.36
96.36
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.219
2.219
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.221
0.221
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Foreman and Ken Ryan

John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
32
208.7
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
240
16000
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
600
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
495.65
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
52.17
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
52.17
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
20.34
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
7.45
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
52.17
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
52.17
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
39.13
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
18.62
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.13
-8.35
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
97.83
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
150
Ken Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.04
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foreman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA