Bill Rotes vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Nolan Ryan built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nolan Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Nolan Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Rotes and Nolan Ryan

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Bill Rotes and Nolan Ryan

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.72
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.5
89.5
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Rotes and Nolan Ryan

Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
538.46
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
50.16
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
107.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
20.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
200
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50