Stan Fansler vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Stan Fansler
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Stan Fansler 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 3.75 and 1.458 for Stan Fansler. By the career numbers, Joe Nathan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Fansler and Joe Nathan

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.75
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.5
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.63
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
4.88
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.167
1.167
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
37.13
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.5
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.23
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
30.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3355
32.7
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Stan Fansler and Joe Nathan

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.88
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.8
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.25
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.96
94.96
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Fansler and Joe Nathan

Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
12.83
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
8.82
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Stan Fansler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Fansler
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA