Nolan Ryan vs Roger Clemens

Nolan RyanRoger Clemens

Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens compared on their MLB careers: Nolan Ryan played 27 seasons, 1966 to 1993, Roger Clemens 24 seasons, 1984 to 2007. Nolan Ryan has 324 wins to Roger Clemens's 354. Nolan Ryan won 1 title, Roger Clemens won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens career totals
807GP709
324W354
292L184
3.2ERA3.1
5,387IP4916.2
5,714K4,672
2,795BB1,580
1.3WHIP1.2
3SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens postseason
9GP35
0R70
39H173

Where each stands all time

Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens all-time places
1st (5,714)Strikeouts (pitching)3rd (4,672)
14th (324)Wins (pitching)9th (354)

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
  • Roger Clemens: 2 championships; AL MVP, AL Cy Young ×6, NL Cy Young

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 Roger Clemens 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.
1st19660115.001984944.32
2nd1968693.091985753.29
3rd1969633.5419862442.48
4th19707113.4119872092.97
5th197110143.97198818122.93
6th197219162.28198917113.13
7th197321162.8719902161.93
8th197422162.89199118102.62
9th197514123.45199218112.41
10th197617183.36199311144.46
11th197719162.771994972.85
12th197810133.7119951054.18
13th197916143.59199610133.63
14th198011103.3519972172.05
15th19811151.6919982062.65
16th198216123.16199914104.60
17th19831492.9820001383.70
18th198412113.0420012033.51
19th198510123.8020021364.35
20th19861283.3420031793.91
21st19878162.7620041842.98
22nd198812113.5220051381.87
23rd198916103.202006762.30
24th19901393.442007664.18
25th19911262.91————
26th1992593.72————
27th1993554.88————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA