Nolan Ryan vs. Lawrence Simpson — Career Comparison

Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lawrence Simpson
Lost GenerationOhioNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Nolan Ryan posted a stronger line than Lawrence Simpson. Nolan Ryan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.19 vs 4.3) and WHIP (1.262 vs 1.398). 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 Nolan Ryan and Lawrence Simpson

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.1
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.97
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.97
9.97
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.61
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
39.89
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.68
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
36.97
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89

Fielding Stats for Nolan Ryan and Lawrence Simpson

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.33
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.34
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.51
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.97
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.5
89.5
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.44
84.44
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nolan Ryan and Lawrence Simpson

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
244.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
43
526.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
85.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.91
23.43
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
23.82
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.88
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.76
Lawrence Simpson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Lawrence Simpson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100