Ray Narleski vs. Joe Ryan — Career Comparison

Ray Narleski
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Ryan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Ryan built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Narleski as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray Narleski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 3.79 and 1.063 for Joe Ryan. By the career numbers, Ray Narleski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Narleski and Joe Ryan

Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.61
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.55
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.65
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.42
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.1
56.1
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.22
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.74
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.6
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
3.79
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2106
27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
7.77
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.49
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.03
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.42
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
4.29
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.08
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
5.82
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
10.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.124
1.124
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3022
38.74
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2603
36.53
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.69
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
4.08
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.97
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.39
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2676
34.31
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2407
33.78
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Ray Narleski and Joe Ryan

Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.41
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.61
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.67
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2105
27
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701.2
9
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.77
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.17
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.9
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.81
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.11
90.11
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.55
19.55
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Narleski and Joe Ryan

Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
840
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
34500
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
600
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
524.21
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
82.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
72.63
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.16
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.47
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
20.2
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
101.05
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
104.21
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.26
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.21
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
14.51
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
180
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.68
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.16
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Narleski
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA