Tim Conroy vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Tim Conroy
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Tim Conroy 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 68), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 88). Tim Conroy held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 102). Role difference aside, Joe Nathan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tim Conroy and Joe Nathan

Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
2.6
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.62
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.59
52.59
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
4.69
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.2
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
8.45
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.45
8.45
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.82
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
5.48
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
5.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.266
1.266
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.6
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2081
40.13
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
5.38
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.23
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1756
33.87
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Tim Conroy and Joe Nathan

Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
2.6
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.2
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.85
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.35
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.29
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.59
52.59
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Conroy and Joe Nathan

Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
136
1431.58
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
463.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
490.91
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.11
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.89
9.32
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
6
63.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
73.68
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.05
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Tim Conroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
84.21
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-6.98
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.38
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
19
200
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
105.26
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Conroy
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA