Nolan Ryan vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Max Scherzer comes out ahead of Nolan Ryan in this starter comparison. Max Scherzer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 57), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 111 vs 97), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 105). Nolan Ryan held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 93). The edge goes to Max Scherzer.

Pitching Stats for Nolan Ryan and Max Scherzer

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1059
3.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2433
7.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5714
9.55
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2178
3.64
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10977
33.34
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Nolan Ryan and Max Scherzer

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
0.91
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
1.43
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
1.28
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nolan Ryan and Max Scherzer

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
529
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.44
18.65
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
14.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.74
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
182.61
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
40.75
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.67
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.88
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.4
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100