Nolan Ryan vs. R. Smith — Career Comparison

Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
R. Smith
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nolan Ryan built a career as a starting pitcher and R. Smith 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 9 and 1.800 for R. Smith. By the career numbers, Nolan Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nolan Ryan and R. Smith

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.211
0.211
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2795
4.67
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.32
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Nolan Ryan and R. Smith

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.05
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nolan Ryan and R. Smith

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
58.93
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
50.16
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.94
10.62
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
71.47
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
82.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.08
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
22.57
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.39
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-11.22
-7.04
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
40.75
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
R. Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
R. Smith
Career
Per 600 PA