Nolan Ryan vs. Ben Wade — Career Comparison

Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ben Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nolan Ryan built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Wade 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 4.34 and 1.478 for Ben Wade. 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 Ben Wade

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.86
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.19
21.19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.34
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1114
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
371.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
8.82
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
5.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1624
39.36
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
34.76
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Nolan Ryan and Ben Wade

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
11.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.53
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.28
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.91
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nolan Ryan and Ben Wade

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
807
505.96
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
661.68
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
107
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
549.53
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
61.68
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
50.16
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.82
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
39.25
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.94
10.62
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
29.91
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
71.47
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
145.79
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
82.76
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
13
72.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
25.08
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.86
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
50.47
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
72.9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.22
-7.04
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-0.56
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.21
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
207.48
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
6
33.64
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.61
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.9
Ben Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
22.43
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ben Wade
Career
Per 600 PA