Justin Verlander vs Nolan Ryan

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Justin Verlander and Nolan Ryan compared on their MLB careers: Justin Verlander played 21 seasons, 2005 to 2026, Nolan Ryan 27 seasons, 1966 to 1993. Justin Verlander has 266 wins to Nolan Ryan's 324. Justin Verlander won 2 titles, Nolan Ryan won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nolan Ryan leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Justin Verlander in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Justin Verlander and Nolan Ryan career totals

557	GP	807
266	W	324, better
159, better	L	292
3.3	ERA	3.2, better
3,576.2	IP	5,387
3,560	K	5,714, better
1,007, better	BB	2,795
1.1, better	WHIP	1.3
0	SV	3, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Justin Verlander and Nolan Ryan postseason

38	GP	9
17, better	W	2
12	L	2, better
3.6	ERA	3.1, better
226	IP	58
244, better	K	63
74	BB	14, better
1.1	WHIP	0.9, better
0	SV	1, better

Where each stands all time

Justin Verlander and Nolan Ryan all-time places

8th (3,560)	Strikeouts (pitching)	1st (5,714), better
36th (266)	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

Justin Verlander and Nolan Ryan titles and awards

2, better	Championships	1
1, better	AL Rookie of the Year	—
3, better	AL Cy Young	—
1, better	AL 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.

Justin Verlander and Nolan Ryan season by season

1st	2005	0	2	7.15, better	1966	0	1, better	15.00
2nd	2006	17, better	9	3.63	1968	6	9	3.09, better
3rd	2007	18, better	6	3.66	1969	6	3, better	3.54, better
4th	2008	11, better	17	4.84	1970	7	11, better	3.41, better
5th	2009	19, better	9, better	3.45, better	1971	10	14	3.97
6th	2010	18	9, better	3.37	1972	19, better	16	2.28, better
7th	2011	24, better	5, better	2.40, better	1973	21	16	2.87
8th	2012	17	8, better	2.64, better	1974	22, better	16	2.89
9th	2013	13	12	3.46	1975	14, better	12	3.45, better
10th	2014	15	12, better	4.54	1976	17, better	18	3.36, better
11th	2015	5	8, better	3.38	1977	19, better	16	2.77, better
12th	2016	16, better	9, better	3.04, better	1978	10	13	3.71
13th	2017	15	8, better	3.36, better	1979	16, better	14	3.59
14th	2018	16, better	9, better	2.52, better	1980	11	10	3.35
15th	2019	21, better	6	2.58	1981	11	5, better	1.69, better
16th	2020	1	0, better	3.00, better	1982	16, better	12	3.16
17th	2022	18, better	4, better	1.75, better	1983	14	9	2.98
18th	2023	13, better	8, better	3.22	1984	12	11	3.04, better
19th	2024	5	6, better	5.48	1985	10, better	12	3.80, better
20th	2025	4	11	3.85	1986	12, better	8, better	3.34, better
21st	2026	0	1, better	7.00	1987	8, better	16	2.76, better
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