Nolan Ryan vs Tom Seaver

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Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver compared on their MLB careers: Nolan Ryan played 27 seasons, 1966 to 1993, Tom Seaver 20 seasons, 1967 to 1986. Nolan Ryan has 324 wins to Tom Seaver's 311. Nolan Ryan won 1 title, Tom Seaver won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver career totals

807	GP	656
324, better	W	311
292	L	205, better
3.2	ERA	2.9, better
5,387	IP	4,782.2
5,714, better	K	3,640
2,795	BB	1,390, better
1.3	WHIP	1.1, better
3, better	SV	1

How do they compare in the postseason?

Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver postseason

9	GP	8
2	W	3, better
2, better	L	3
3.1	ERA	2.8, better
58	IP	61
63, better	K	51
14, better	BB	16
0.9, better	WHIP	1.1
1, better	SV	0

Where each stands all time

Nolan Ryan and Tom Seaver all-time places

1st (5,714), better	Strikeouts (pitching)	6th (3,640)
14th (324), better	Wins (pitching)	18th (311)

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 Tom Seaver titles and awards

1	Championships	1
—	NL Rookie of the Year	1, better
—	NL Cy Young	3, better

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 Tom Seaver season by season

1st	1966	0	1, better	15.00	1967	16, better	13	2.76, better
2nd	1968	6	9, better	3.09	1968	16, better	12	2.20, better
3rd	1969	6	3, better	3.54	1969	25, better	7	2.21, better
4th	1970	7	11, better	3.41	1970	18, better	12	2.82, better
5th	1971	10	14	3.97	1971	20, better	10, better	1.76, better
6th	1972	19	16	2.28, better	1972	21, better	12, better	2.92
7th	1973	21, better	16	2.87	1973	19	10, better	2.08, better
8th	1974	22, better	16	2.89, better	1974	11	11, better	3.20
9th	1975	14	12	3.45	1975	22, better	9, better	2.38, better
10th	1976	17, better	18	3.36	1976	14	11, better	2.59, better
11th	1977	19	16	2.77	1977	21, better	6, better	2.58, better
12th	1978	10	13, better	3.71	1978	16, better	14	2.88, better
13th	1979	16	14	3.59	1979	16	6, better	3.14, better
14th	1980	11, better	10	3.35, better	1980	10	8, better	3.64
15th	1981	11	5	1.69, better	1981	14, better	2, better	2.54
16th	1982	16, better	12, better	3.16, better	1982	5	13	5.50
17th	1983	14, better	9, better	2.98, better	1983	9	14	3.55
18th	1984	12	11	3.04, better	1984	15, better	11	3.95
19th	1985	10	12	3.80	1985	16, better	11, better	3.17, better
20th	1986	12, better	8, better	3.34, better	1986	7	13	4.03
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