Juan Marichal vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Juan Marichal
Silent GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Juan Marichal 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 104 for Juan Marichal and 105 for Nolan Ryan, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 98 and 97 respectively. If forced to pick, Nolan Ryan gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Juan Marichal and Nolan Ryan

Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.62
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.36
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.12
63.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
0.63
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.1
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1126
2.89
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3153
8.09
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
0.82
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
1.82
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2303
5.91
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
14236
36.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
3.41
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13417
34.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Juan Marichal and Nolan Ryan

Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
1.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10522
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3507.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
0.75
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.48
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
2.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
2.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.843
1.843
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.03
97.03
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Marichal and Nolan Ryan

Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
475
212.85
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1339
600
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
957
600
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1221
547.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
90.52
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
74.83
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
12.99
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.79
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
15.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.72
20.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
247
110.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
108.44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
32.71
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
33.61
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
64.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.22
13.09
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
38
17.03
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
120.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
31.81
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
20
8.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.9
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.88
Juan Marichal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Juan Marichal
Career
Per 600 PA
28.57
28.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50