Nolan Ryan vs. Dick Tidrow — Career Comparison

Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Tidrow
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nolan Ryan built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Tidrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nolan Ryan led in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 102), home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 72), and run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 91). Dick Tidrow held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 108 vs 57). Role difference aside, Nolan Ryan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nolan Ryan and Dick Tidrow

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.48
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.55
51.55
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
3.68
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5240
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1746.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
8.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.84
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.98
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.58
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
975
5.02
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7412
38.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.26
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
4.16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.32
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.23
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.63
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
34.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Nolan Ryan and Dick Tidrow

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
5239
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1746.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.09
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
1.65
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nolan Ryan and Dick Tidrow

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
620
3263.16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
114
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
95
500
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
58.93
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
50.16
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.94
10.62
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
4.2
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
71.47
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
82.76
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.16
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.84
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-11.22
-7.04
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-3.01
-15.82
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
221.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
40.75
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA