Ralph Caldwell vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Ralph Caldwell
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ralph Caldwell 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 4.2 and 1.413 for Ralph Caldwell. By the career numbers, Joe Nathan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Caldwell and Joe Nathan

Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.56
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.72
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
10.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.64
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
3.35
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
7.08
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
39.48
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
6.48
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
36.24
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Ralph Caldwell and Joe Nathan

Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.56
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.56
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Caldwell and Joe Nathan

Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
229.41
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
582.35
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.32
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.44
34.6
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
141.18
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
158.82
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
46.08
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.12
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
11.33
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Ralph Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA