Greg Maddux vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Greg Maddux
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Greg Maddux and Nolan Ryan are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 103 for Greg Maddux and 105 for Nolan Ryan, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 102 and 97 respectively. If forced to pick, Nolan Ryan gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Greg Maddux and Nolan Ryan

Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
1.34
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
0.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.41
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1756
3.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4726
8.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
0.63
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3371
6.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
20421
36.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1981
3.56
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.32
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18892
33.95
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Greg Maddux and Nolan Ryan

Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
1.34
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
0.98
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1194
2.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1793
3.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
3.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.339
2.339
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Maddux and Nolan Ryan

Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
23
23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
759
251.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1812
600
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
957
600
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1591
526.82
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
90.07
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
76.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.66
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.66
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
13.91
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
20.4
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
107.95
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
311
102.98
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
27.81
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
60.26
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.64
15.77
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.66
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
34
11.26
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
138.74
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
59.6
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
65
40.75
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.66
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.97
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.88
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.99
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.76
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.57
78.57
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50