Nolan Ryan vs. Fernando Valenzuela — Career Comparison

Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fernando Valenzuela
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerRookie of the YearAll-Star

The numbers give Nolan Ryan a clear advantage over Fernando Valenzuela across the core pitching metrics. Nolan Ryan led in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 91). Fernando Valenzuela held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 57). Nolan Ryan was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Nolan Ryan and Fernando Valenzuela

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.47
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.07
53.07
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.6
93.6
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.54
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8790
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2930
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
8.35
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
0.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1151
3.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2074
6.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.37
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12398
38.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1303
4
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.32
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
0.56
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.64
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.321
1.321
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10971
33.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Nolan Ryan and Fernando Valenzuela

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.4
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
1.3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
8798
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
2932.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.62
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
1.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
2.51
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
788
2.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.19
93.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nolan Ryan and Fernando Valenzuela

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
17
17
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
474
272.67
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
957
600
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
600
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
936
538.45
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
107.57
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
86.29
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.96
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.75
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
21.28
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.61
28.54
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
140.94
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
132
82.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
112.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
32.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.32
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
74.78
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.68
26.85
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
8
4.6
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
83.41
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.19
7.19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
65
40.75
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
53.5
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Fernando Valenzuela
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.45
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
12
6.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Fernando Valenzuela
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0