Charlie Bowles vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Charlie Bowles
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Charlie Bowles built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Nathan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Nathan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.87 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 4.38 and 1.539 for Charlie Bowles. By the career numbers, Joe Nathan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Bowles and Joe Nathan

Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.38
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.12
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.73
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.98
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
39.62
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
34.89
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Charlie Bowles and Joe Nathan

Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.28
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2770
27
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923.1
9
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.8
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.35
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.29
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.6
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Bowles and Joe Nathan

Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
24.26
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
7
144.83
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
20.49
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA