Nolan Ryan vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Nolan Ryan
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Nolan Ryan and Roy Witherup are fairly close on the surface numbers. Nolan Ryan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.19 vs 4.44) and WHIP (1.262 vs 1.454). Roy Witherup had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.17 per nine innings vs 0.54). By the career numbers, Nolan Ryan 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 Roy Witherup

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.49
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.6
52.6
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
0.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1911
3.19
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16158
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3923
6.56
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
0.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
4.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.13
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5714
9.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
0.26
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.06
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22575
37.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2178
3.64
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.23
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
0.44
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19291
32.24
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Nolan Ryan and Roy Witherup

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807
1.35
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.44
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
1.29
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.94
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16159
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5386.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.37
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
547
0.91
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
1.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
1.28
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.5
89.5
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.49
91.49
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nolan Ryan and Roy Witherup

Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
505.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
957
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
852
534.17
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
58.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
50.16
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.94
10.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
71.47
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
82.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
25.08
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
22.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.39
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-11.22
-7.04
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
232.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
40.75
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.25
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
6.9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.88
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.76
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nolan Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA