Nolan Ryan vs. Al Spalding — Career Comparison

Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Spalding
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red StockingsUnknownHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Spalding posted a stronger line than Nolan Ryan. Al Spalding posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.13 vs 3.19) and WHIP (1.193 vs 1.262). By the career numbers, Al Spalding 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 Al Spalding

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.78
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.43
79.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.66
93.66
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.87
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.07
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1911
3.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
2.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8659
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2886.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3280
10.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.51
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.143
0.143
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12724
39.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1790
5.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.193
1.193
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12560
39.16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Nolan Ryan and Al Spalding

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
1.35
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
1.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
11022
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3674
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
1.93
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.78
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1672
4.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1515
3.71
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.61
90.61
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.156
3.156
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nolan Ryan and Al Spalding

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
411
124.04
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
957
600
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1988
600
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1959
591.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
185.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
152.72
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
25.96
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
5.73
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.6
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
32.29
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
229.38
69.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
743
224.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
642
193.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.702
0.702
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.584
0.584
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
125.86
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
338
102.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
753
227.26
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272.01
82.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
29
8.75
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
7.85
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.46
76.46
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.51
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.88
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
5.43
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Al Spalding
Career
Per 600 PA
3
0.91
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.76
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6.34
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Al Spalding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.71
85.71