Dizzy Royal vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Dizzy Royal
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American 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 Dizzy Royal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dizzy Royal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.250 compared to 3.19 and 1.262 for Nolan Ryan. By the career numbers, Dizzy Royal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dizzy Royal and Nolan Ryan

Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.203
0.203
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2795
4.67
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5714
9.55
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
33.75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Dizzy Royal and Nolan Ryan

Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
13.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.91
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
1.43
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
1.28
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.5
89.5
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dizzy Royal and Nolan Ryan

Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
58.93
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
50.16
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.94
10.62
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
71.47
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
82.76
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.08
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
22.57
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.39
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-11.22
-7.04
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
40.75
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50