Lefty Grove vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Grove and Nolan Ryan are fairly close on the surface numbers. Lefty Grove had the edge in ERA (3.06 vs 3.19). By the career numbers, Lefty Grove 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 Lefty Grove and Nolan Ryan

Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
616
1.41
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.04
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.19
74.19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3849
8.79
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
2.71
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2266
5.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16633
37.99
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.28
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1594
3.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Lefty Grove and Nolan Ryan

Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16159
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5386.1
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.91
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
825
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
1.43
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
1.28
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.5
89.5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Grove and Nolan Ryan

Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
957
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1369
520.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
58.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PAverified
593
225.33
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
39.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.76
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50