Nolan Ryan vs Satchel Paige

Nolan Ryan

4of 7 lines

Satchel Paige

3of 7 lines

Nolan Ryan and Satchel Paige compared on their MLB careers: Nolan Ryan played 27 seasons, 1966 to 1993, Satchel Paige 6 seasons, 1948 to 1965. Nolan Ryan has 324 wins to Satchel Paige's 28. Nolan Ryan won 1 title, Satchel Paige won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Nolan Ryan and Satchel Paige career totals
807GP179
324, betterW28
292L31, better
3.2, betterERA3.3
5,387IP476
5,714, betterK290
2,795BB183, better
1.3, betterWHIP1.3
3SV32, better

How do they compare in the postseason?

Nolan Ryan and Satchel Paige postseason
9GP1
2, betterW0
2L0, better
3.1ERA—
58IP0
63, betterK0
14BB0, better
0.9WHIP0, better
1, betterSV0

Where each stands all time

Nolan Ryan and Satchel Paige all-time places
1st (5,714), betterStrikeouts (pitching)—
14th (324), betterWins (pitching)—

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 and Satchel Paige titles and awards
Nolan RyanTitle or awardSatchel Paige
1Championships1

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 Satchel Paige 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.
1st19660115.0019486, better12.48, better
2nd19686, better93.09194947, better3.04, better
3rd19696, better3, better3.54, better1951344.79
4th19707113.41195212, better10, better3.07, better
5th197110, better143.97195339, better3.53, better
6th197219, better162.28196500, better0.00, better
7th197321162.87————
8th197422162.89————
9th197514123.45————
10th197617183.36————
11th197719162.77————
12th197810133.71————
13th197916143.59————
14th198011103.35————
15th19811151.69————
16th198216123.16————
17th19831492.98————
18th198412113.04————
19th198510123.80————
20th19861283.34————
21st19878162.76————
22nd198812113.52————
23rd198916103.20————
24th19901393.44————
25th19911262.91————
26th1992593.72————
27th1993554.88————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA