Nolan Ryan vs. Brandon Webb — Career Comparison

Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Brandon Webb
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Brandon Webb a clear advantage over Nolan Ryan across the core pitching metrics. Brandon Webb led in home run suppression (HR9+ 180 vs 115), walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 57), and run prevention (ERA+ 136 vs 105). Nolan Ryan held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 155 vs 118). Brandon Webb was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Nolan Ryan and Brandon Webb

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.36
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.35
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.54
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.59
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.49
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.42
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.6
52.6
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.39
58.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.37
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
479
3.27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1200
8.18
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
0.54
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.63
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
2.97
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.13
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
7.26
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.137
1.137
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.38
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.26
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.34
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22575
37.72
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5515
37.61
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.02
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
3.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.32
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.41
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.23
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
0.44
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.95
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.247
1.247
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4935
33.66
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Nolan Ryan and Brandon Webb

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.36
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
773
1.29
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.35
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3959
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319.2
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.37
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.69
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
1.83
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.65
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.52
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.854
1.854
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.5
99.5
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.14
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nolan Ryan and Brandon Webb

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
199
261.27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
457
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
852
534.17
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
391
513.35
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
58.93
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
44
57.77
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
50.16
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
35
45.95
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
6.27
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.82
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
8.78
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.82
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.94
10.62
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
6.7
8.8
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
71.47
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
53
69.58
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
82.76
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
54
70.9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.08
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
12
15.75
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
38.07
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
46.39
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
53.83
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-11.22
-7.04
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-6.13
-8.05
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.13
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
232.6
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
238.95
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
2.51
2.51
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
40.75
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
72.21
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.25
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.31
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Brandon Webb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.25
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Brandon Webb
Career
Per 600 PA