Gus James vs. Mike Ryan — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalVirginiaNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueSecond Baseman
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Looking at the career totals, Gus James and Mike Ryan are closely matched on the surface stats. Gus James posted stronger numbers in on-base percentage (.322 vs .306) and batting average (.279 vs .258). Mike Ryan had the advantage in home run production (7 career HR at a higher rate). By the career numbers, Gus James had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Gus James and Mike Ryan

Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
60
150
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
274.23
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
240
600
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
219
547.5
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
550.31
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.753
0.753
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.712
0.712
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
152.5
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
141.72
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
115
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
93.87
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
7
17.5
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.13
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.5
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.84
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.5
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.88
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
37.5
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
47.85
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29.29
73.23
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.79
62.19
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
85
212.5
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
217.18
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
187.5
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
178.53
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.599
0.599
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
23
57.5
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
64.42
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
77.5
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
64.42
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
132.5
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
115.95
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32.99
82.47
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.52
61.69
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
12
30
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.81
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.68
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
57
104.91
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.72
5.72
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.5
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.36
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
20.25
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.36
Gus James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.36
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
14.72
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50

Fielding Stats for Gus James and Mike Ryan

Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.12
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.51
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.63
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.88
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1452
27
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1378
27
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
9
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
459.1
9
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.75
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
2.41
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.12
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.33
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
4.2
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.55
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
3.87
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.53
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.04
92.04
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.23
99.23
Gus James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.467
3.467
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.67
56.67
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.44
58.44
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Mike Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0