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Bob Gibson vs Nolan Ryan Comparison

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Info

Teams

Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals (1959-1975)
Nolan Ryan New York Mets (1966, 1968-1971), California Angels (1972-1979), Houston Astros (1980-1988), Texas Rangers (1989-1993)

Position

Bob Gibson Right Handed Pitcher
Nolan Ryan Right Handed Pitcher

Height

Bob Gibson 6'1"
Nolan Ryan 6'2"

Weight

Bob Gibson 189
Nolan Ryan 170

Bats

Bob Gibson Right
Nolan Ryan Right

Throws

Bob Gibson Right
Nolan Ryan Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Bob Gibson 2 (1964, 1967) StarStar
Nolan Ryan 1 (1969) Star

World Series Appearances

Bob Gibson 3 (1964, 1967-1968) StarStarStar
Nolan Ryan 1 (1969) Star

Playoff Appearances

Bob Gibson 3 (1964, 1967-1968) StarStarStar
Nolan Ryan 5 (1969, 1979-1981, 1986) StarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Bob Gibson 2 (1964, 1967) StarStar
Nolan Ryan 0

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Bob Gibson Yes 84.0% in 1981
Nolan Ryan Yes 98.8% in 1999

Number Retired

Bob Gibson Yes Cardinals #45
Nolan Ryan Yes Rangers and Astros #34 and Angels #30

MVP

Bob Gibson 1 (1968) Star
Nolan Ryan 0

Cy Young

Bob Gibson 2 (1968, 1970) StarStar
Nolan Ryan 0

Gold Gloves

Bob Gibson 9 (1965-1973) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Nolan Ryan 0

Rookie of the Year

Bob Gibson No
Nolan Ryan No

All-Star Games

Bob Gibson 9 (1962², 1965-1970, 1972) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Nolan Ryan 8 (1972-1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1989) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in Wins

Bob Gibson 1 (1970) Star
Nolan Ryan 0

League Leader in ERA

Bob Gibson 1 (1968) Star
Nolan Ryan 2 (1981, 1987) StarStar

League Leader in Strikeouts

Bob Gibson 1 (1968) Star
Nolan Ryan 11 (1972-1974, 1976-1979, 1987-1990) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar

League Leader in WHIP

Bob Gibson 1 (1968) Star
Nolan Ryan 2 (1990-1991) StarStar

Pitching

Wins (W)

Bob Gibson 251
Nolan Ryan 324

Losses (L)

Bob Gibson 174
Nolan Ryan 292

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Bob Gibson .591%
Nolan Ryan .526%

Saves (S)

Bob Gibson 6
Nolan Ryan 3

Games (G)

Bob Gibson 528
Nolan Ryan 807

Games Started (GS)

Bob Gibson 482
Nolan Ryan 773

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Bob Gibson 2.91
Nolan Ryan 3.19

Innings Pitched (IP)

Bob Gibson 3,884.1
Nolan Ryan 5,386

Hits Allowed (H)

Bob Gibson 3,279
Nolan Ryan 3,923

Runs Allowed (R)

Bob Gibson 1,420
Nolan Ryan 2,178

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Bob Gibson 1,258
Nolan Ryan 1,911

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Bob Gibson 257
Nolan Ryan 321

Strikeouts (SO)

Bob Gibson 3,117
Nolan Ryan 5,714

Walks (BB)

Bob Gibson 1,336
Nolan Ryan 2,795

Batters Faced (BF)

Bob Gibson 16,068
Nolan Ryan 22,575

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Bob Gibson 118
Nolan Ryan 78

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Bob Gibson 102
Nolan Ryan 158

Complete Games (CG)

Bob Gibson 255
Nolan Ryan 222

Shutouts (SHO)

Bob Gibson 56
Nolan Ryan 61

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Bob Gibson 1.19
Nolan Ryan 1.25

Hits Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson 7.6
Nolan Ryan 6.6

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson 0.6
Nolan Ryan 0.5

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson 7.2
Nolan Ryan 9.6

Walks Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson 3.1
Nolan Ryan 4.7

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Bob Gibson 19.4%
Nolan Ryan 25.3%

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Bob Gibson 8.3%
Nolan Ryan 12.4%

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Bob Gibson 2.3
Nolan Ryan 2.0

RA9

Bob Gibson 3.29
Nolan Ryan 3.64

WAR

Bob Gibson 81.8
Nolan Ryan 83.5

Fielding

Games (G)

Bob Gibson 528
Nolan Ryan 807

Games Started (GS)

Bob Gibson 482
Nolan Ryan 773

Innings (Inn)

Bob Gibson 3,884.1
Nolan Ryan 5,386

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Bob Gibson 0.949%
Nolan Ryan 0.895%

Errors (E)

Bob Gibson 42
Nolan Ryan 90

Chances (CH)

Bob Gibson 817
Nolan Ryan 857

Putouts (PO)

Bob Gibson 291
Nolan Ryan 220

Assists (A)

Bob Gibson 484
Nolan Ryan 547

Double Play (DP)

Bob Gibson 46
Nolan Ryan 27

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Bob Gibson 1.47
Nolan Ryan 0.95

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Bob Gibson 1.80
Nolan Ryan 1.28

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Bob Gibson 7
Nolan Ryan 2

Losses (L)

Bob Gibson 2
Nolan Ryan 2

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Bob Gibson .778%
Nolan Ryan .500%

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Bob Gibson 1.89
Nolan Ryan 3.07

Games (G)

Bob Gibson 9
Nolan Ryan 9

Games Started (GS)

Bob Gibson 9
Nolan Ryan 7

Innings Pitched (IP)

Bob Gibson 81
Nolan Ryan 58.2

Hits Allowed (H)

Bob Gibson 55
Nolan Ryan 39

Runs Allowed (R)

Bob Gibson 19
Nolan Ryan 23

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Bob Gibson 17
Nolan Ryan 20

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Bob Gibson 6
Nolan Ryan 3

Walks (BB)

Bob Gibson 17
Nolan Ryan 14

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Bob Gibson 3
Nolan Ryan 1

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Bob Gibson 2
Nolan Ryan 0

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Bob Gibson 0.89
Nolan Ryan 0.90

Hits Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson 6.1
Nolan Ryan 6.0

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson 0.7
Nolan Ryan 0.5

Walks Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson 1.9
Nolan Ryan 2.2

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Bob Gibson 5.4%
Nolan Ryan 6.2%

Best Pitching

Wins (W)

Bob Gibson 23 (1970)
Nolan Ryan 22 (1974)

Losses (L)

Bob Gibson 5 (1959)
Nolan Ryan 1 (1966)

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Bob Gibson .767% (1970)
Nolan Ryan .688% (1981)

Games (G)

Bob Gibson 40 (1964)
Nolan Ryan 42 (1974)

Games Started (GS)

Bob Gibson 36 (1965)
Nolan Ryan 41 (1974)

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Bob Gibson 1.12 (1968)
Nolan Ryan 1.69 (1981)

Innings Pitched (IP)

Bob Gibson 314.0 (1969)
Nolan Ryan 332.2 (1974)

Hits Allowed (H)

Bob Gibson 77 (1959)
Nolan Ryan 5 (1966)

Runs Allowed (R)

Bob Gibson 35 (1959)
Nolan Ryan 5 (1966)

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Bob Gibson 28 (1959)
Nolan Ryan 5 (1966)

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Bob Gibson 4 (1959)
Nolan Ryan 1 (1966)

Strikeouts (SO)

Bob Gibson 274 (1970)
Nolan Ryan 383 (1973)

Walks (BB)

Bob Gibson 39 (1959)
Nolan Ryan 3 (1966)

Batters Faced (BF)

Bob Gibson 1270 (1969)
Nolan Ryan 1392 (1974)

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Bob Gibson 1 (1963)
Nolan Ryan 0 (1993)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Bob Gibson 1 (1960)
Nolan Ryan 0 (1966)

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Bob Gibson 0.85 (1968)
Nolan Ryan 1.01 (1991)

Hits Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson 5.9 (1968)
Nolan Ryan 5.3 (1991)

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson 0.3 (1969)
Nolan Ryan 0.1 (1981)

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson 8.4 (1970)
Nolan Ryan 18.0 (1966)

Strikeout Percentage – (KP)

Bob Gibson 23.1% (1968)
Nolan Ryan 35.3% (1966)

Walks Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson 1.8 (1968)
Nolan Ryan 3.3 (1990)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Bob Gibson 5.3% (1968)
Nolan Ryan 9.0% (1990)

Strikeout to Walk Ration (KPBB)

Bob Gibson 4.3 (1968)
Nolan Ryan 3.1 (1990)

Seasons

Check/Uncheck

Bob Gibson

Check/Uncheck

Nolan Ryan

 

Info

Teams

Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals (1959-1975)
Nolan Ryan New York Mets (1966, 1968-1971), California Angels (1972-1979), Houston Astros (1980-1988), Texas Rangers (1989-1993)

Position

Bob Gibson Right Handed Pitcher
Nolan Ryan Right Handed Pitcher

Height

Bob Gibson 6'1"
Nolan Ryan 6'2"

Weight

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Bats

Bob Gibson Right
Nolan Ryan Right

Throws

Bob Gibson Right
Nolan Ryan Right

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Bob Gibson 2 (1964, 1967)
Nolan Ryan 1 (1969)

World Series Appearances

Bob Gibson 3 (1964, 1967-1968)
Nolan Ryan 1 (1969)

Playoff Appearances

Bob Gibson 3 (1964, 1967-1968)
Nolan Ryan 5 (1969, 1979-1981, 1986)

World Series MVP

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Awards And Honors

Hall of Fame

Bob Gibson Yes 84.0% in 1981
Nolan Ryan Yes 98.8% in 1999

Number Retired

Bob Gibson Yes Cardinals #45
Nolan Ryan Yes Rangers and Astros #34 and Angels #30

MVP

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Cy Young

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Gold Gloves

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Rookie of the Year

Bob Gibson No
Nolan Ryan No

All-Star Games

Bob Gibson 9 (1962², 1965-1970, 1972)
Nolan Ryan 8 (1972-1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1989)

League Leader in Wins

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

League Leader in ERA

Bob Gibson 1 (1968)
Nolan Ryan 2 (1981, 1987)

League Leader in Strikeouts

Bob Gibson 1 (1968)
Nolan Ryan 11 (1972-1974, 1976-1979, 1987-1990)

League Leader in WHIP

Bob Gibson 1 (1968)
Nolan Ryan 2 (1990-1991)

Pitching

Wins (W)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Losses (L)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Saves (S)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Games (G)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Games Started (GS)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Earned Run Average (ERA)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Innings Pitched (IP)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Hits Allowed (H)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Runs Allowed (R)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Strikeouts (SO)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Walks (BB)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Batters Faced (BF)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Complete Games (CG)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Shutouts (SHO)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Hits Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Strikeouts Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Walks Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Strikeout Percentage (SO%)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Strikeout to Walk Ratio (K/BB)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

RA9

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

WAR

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Fielding

Games (G)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Games Started (GS)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Innings (Inn)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Errors (E)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Chances (CH)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Putouts (PO)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Assists (A)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Double Play (DP)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Playoff Pitching

Wins (W)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Losses (L)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

W-L Percentage (WL%)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Earned Run Average – (ERA)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Games (G)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Games Started (GS)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Innings Pitched (IP)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Hits Allowed (H)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Runs Allowed (R)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Earned Runs Allowed (ER)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Home Runs Allowed (HR)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Walks (BB)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Intentional Walks (IBB)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Walks and Hits Per Innings Pitched (WHIP)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Hits Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Home Runs Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Walks Per 9 Innings

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Bob Gibson Nolan Ryan

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