Bob Gibson vs Nolan Ryan

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Bob Gibson and Nolan Ryan compared on their MLB careers: Bob Gibson played 17 seasons, 1959 to 1975, Nolan Ryan 27 seasons, 1966 to 1993. Bob Gibson has 251 wins to Nolan Ryan's 324. Bob Gibson won 2 titles, Nolan Ryan won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bob Gibson leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Nolan Ryan in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bob Gibson and Nolan Ryan career totals

528	GP	807
251	W	324, better
174, better	L	292
2.9, better	ERA	3.2
3,884.1	IP	5,387
3,117	K	5,714, better
1,336, better	BB	2,795
1.2, better	WHIP	1.3
6, better	SV	3

How do they compare in the postseason?

Bob Gibson and Nolan Ryan postseason

9	GP	9
7, better	W	2
2	L	2
1.9, better	ERA	3.1
81	IP	58
92, better	K	63
17	BB	14, better
0.9, better	WHIP	0.9
0	SV	1, better

Where each stands all time

Bob Gibson and Nolan Ryan all-time places

16th (3,117)	Strikeouts (pitching)	1st (5,714), better
45th (251)	Wins (pitching)	14th (324), better

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Bob Gibson and Nolan Ryan titles and awards

2, better	Championships	1
2, better	World Series MVP	—
9, better	NL Gold Glove	—
2, better	NL Cy Young	—
1, better	NL MVP	—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bob Gibson and Nolan Ryan season by season

1st	1959	3, better	5	3.33, better	1966	0	1, better	15.00
2nd	1960	3	6, better	5.61	1968	6, better	9	3.09, better
3rd	1961	13, better	12	3.24, better	1969	6	3, better	3.54
4th	1962	15, better	13	2.85, better	1970	7	11, better	3.41
5th	1963	18, better	9, better	3.39, better	1971	10	14	3.97
6th	1964	19	12, better	3.01	1972	19	16	2.28, better
7th	1965	20	12, better	3.07	1973	21, better	16	2.87, better
8th	1966	21	12, better	2.44, better	1974	22, better	16	2.89
9th	1967	13	7, better	2.98, better	1975	14, better	12	3.45
10th	1968	22, better	9, better	1.12, better	1976	17	18	3.36
11th	1969	20, better	13, better	2.18, better	1977	19	16	2.77
12th	1970	23, better	7, better	3.12, better	1978	10	13	3.71
13th	1971	16	13, better	3.04, better	1979	16	14	3.59
14th	1972	19, better	11	2.46, better	1980	11	10, better	3.35
15th	1973	12, better	10	2.77	1981	11	5, better	1.69, better
16th	1974	11	13	3.83	1982	16, better	12, better	3.16, better
17th	1975	3	10	5.04	1983	14, better	9, better	2.98, better
18th	—	—	—	—	1984	12	11	3.04
19th	—	—	—	—	1985	10	12	3.80
20th	—	—	—	—	1986	12	8	3.34
21st	—	—	—	—	1987	8	16	2.76
22nd	—	—	—	—	1988	12	11	3.52
23rd	—	—	—	—	1989	16	10	3.20
24th	—	—	—	—	1990	13	9	3.44
25th	—	—	—	—	1991	12	6	2.91
26th	—	—	—	—	1992	5	9	3.72
27th	—	—	—	—	1993	5	5	4.88

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA