Joe McGinnity vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Joe McGinnity posted a stronger line than Nolan Ryan. Joe McGinnity posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.66 vs 3.19) and WHIP (1.188 vs 1.262). By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity 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 Joe McGinnity and Nolan Ryan

Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.37
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.94
81.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3276
8.57
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1436
3.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13141
34.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Joe McGinnity and Nolan Ryan

Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.44
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.56
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.91
91.91
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.42
36.42
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McGinnity and Nolan Ryan

Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
477
201.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
957
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
546.87
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
105.83
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
92.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.85
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.07
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
28.87
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
123.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
37.95
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.91
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.3
30.48
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
34
14.34
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
66.62
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
34.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.88
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.76
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50