Red Ruffing vs. Nolan Ryan — Career Comparison

Red Ruffing
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Nolan Ryan posted a stronger line than Red Ruffing. Nolan Ryan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.19 vs 3.8) and WHIP (1.262 vs 1.341). By the career numbers, Nolan Ryan 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 Red Ruffing and Nolan Ryan

Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
1.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
536
1.11
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
0.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.82
54.82
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.9
85.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
0.69
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.03
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1833
3.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
13032
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4344
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4284
8.88
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1541
3.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1987
4.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.812
0.812
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18579
38.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2117
4.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16980
35.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Red Ruffing and Nolan Ryan

Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16159
27
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5386.1
9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.91
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
859
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
1.43
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
832
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
1.28
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.86
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.5
89.5
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.327
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Ruffing and Nolan Ryan

Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
22
22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
882
254.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2083
600
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
957
600
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1937
557.95
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
150.07
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
107.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
10.37
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
42.34
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.39
65.79
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
216.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
624
179.74
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
59.63
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
78.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
127.89
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248.62
71.61
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
27.94
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
76.62
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.83
7.83
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Red Ruffing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
43
12.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.74
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Red Ruffing
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50