Brian Fuentes vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Brian Fuentes
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Brian Fuentes a clear advantage over Joe Nathan across the core pitching metrics. Brian Fuentes led in run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 99), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 102), and home run suppression (HR9+ 104 vs 93). Brian Fuentes was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brian Fuentes and Joe Nathan

Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
9.54
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
7.67
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.28
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.63
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.99
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
3.62
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
7.56
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.94
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.82
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
3.79
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.3
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
9.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.47
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.76
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2622
38.48
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
5.59
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
3.92
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.23
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.53
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2267
33.27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.48
38.48
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Brian Fuentes and Joe Nathan

Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
9.54
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
7.67
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.28
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.04
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.29
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.35
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.29
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.126
0.126
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Fuentes and Joe Nathan

Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
650
390000
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
787
6132.47
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Brian Fuentes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Fuentes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA