Nate Cornejo vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Nate Cornejo
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Nate Cornejo 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 5.41 and 1.700 for Nate Cornejo. By the career numbers, Joe Nathan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nate Cornejo and Joe Nathan

Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.61
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.61
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.83
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.27
29.27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
5.41
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
11.62
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.62
11.62
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.82
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.31
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
3.35
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.3
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
2.96
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.84
1.84
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.697
0.697
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.26
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1414
40.66
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
5.95
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.29
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
36.58
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Nate Cornejo and Joe Nathan

Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.61
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.61
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
939
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.6
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.55
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.21
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.4
97.4
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.96
94.96
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nate Cornejo and Joe Nathan

Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
6720
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
6132.47
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
490.91
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-49.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Nate Cornejo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Cornejo
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA