Jim Palmer vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Jim Palmer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Palmer 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 109 for Jim Palmer and 105 for Nolan Ryan, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 97 respectively. If forced to pick, Nolan Ryan gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Jim Palmer and Nolan Ryan

Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.61
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.81
63.81
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.37
93.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.48
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.1
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.86
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11844
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3948
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3349
7.63
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
0.69
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1311
2.99
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
5.04
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16114
36.73
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
3.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.26
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.44
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14575
33.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Jim Palmer and Nolan Ryan

Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11843
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3947.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.67
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
2.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869
1.98
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.37
93.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Palmer and Nolan Ryan

Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
576
643.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
537
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
546.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
94.97
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
80.45
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.01
24.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
117.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
112.85
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.81
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
100.56
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.57
19.63
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.88
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
231.28
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
34.64
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50