Nolan Ryan vs Randy Johnson

Nolan RyanRandy Johnson

Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson compared on their MLB careers: Nolan Ryan played 27 seasons, 1966 to 1993, Randy Johnson 22 seasons, 1988 to 2009. Nolan Ryan has 324 wins to Randy Johnson's 303. Nolan Ryan won 1 title, Randy Johnson won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson career totals
807GP618
324W303
292L166
3.2ERA3.3
5,387IP4135.1
5,714K4,875
2,795BB1,497
1.3WHIP1.2
3SV2

How do they compare in the postseason?

Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson postseason
9GP19
0R51
39H106

Where each stands all time

Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson all-time places
1st (5,714)Strikeouts (pitching)2nd (4,875)
14th (324)Wins (pitching)22nd (303)

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

  • Nolan Ryan: 1 championship; none on file
  • Randy Johnson: 1 championship; AL Cy Young, NL Cy Young ×4, World Series 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.

Nolan Ryan and Randy Johnson season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st19660115.001988302.42
2nd1968693.0919897134.82
3rd1969633.54199014113.65
4th19707113.41199113103.98
5th197110143.97199212143.77
6th197219162.2819931983.24
7th197321162.8719941363.19
8th197422162.8919951822.48
9th197514123.451996503.67
10th197617183.3619972042.28
11th197719162.77199819113.28
12th197810133.7119991792.48
13th197916143.5920001972.64
14th198011103.3520012162.49
15th19811151.6920022452.32
16th198216123.162003684.26
17th19831492.98200416142.60
18th198412113.0420051783.79
19th198510123.80200617115.00
20th19861283.342007433.81
21st19878162.76200811103.91
22nd198812113.522009864.88
23rd198916103.20————
24th19901393.44————
25th19911262.91————
26th1992593.72————
27th1993554.88————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA