David Lee vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

David Lee
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational 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 David Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. David Lee led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 78 vs 57), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 105), and home run suppression (HR9+ 122 vs 115). Nolan Ryan held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 97). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to David Lee.

Pitching Stats for David Lee and Nolan Ryan

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.37
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
9.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.62
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2795
4.67
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
7.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.465
1.465
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
0.46
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.06
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
41.36
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.26
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.639
1.639
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
34.34
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.36
41.36
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for David Lee and Nolan Ryan

David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.91
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.25
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
1.43
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
1.28
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.5
89.5
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.146
0.146
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Lee and Nolan Ryan

David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
9600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
22.57
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
232.6
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
David Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
David Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50