Edgar Gonzalez vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Edgar Gonzalez
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Edgar Gonzalez 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 5.92 and 1.606 for Edgar Gonzalez. By the career numbers, Joe Nathan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Edgar Gonzalez and Joe Nathan

Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.96
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.42
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.66
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
5.92
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
10.88
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.88
10.88
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.59
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.82
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
3.35
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.3
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
5.8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.997
0.997
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.46
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1660
40.6
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
6.14
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.23
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.05
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1479
36.17
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Edgar Gonzalez and Joe Nathan

Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
2.96
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1104
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.59
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.52
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.96
94.96
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.512
0.512
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edgar Gonzalez and Joe Nathan

Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
121
874.7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
600
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
520.48
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
86.75
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
79.52
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
18.61
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
13
93.98
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
108.43
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.69
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
16.62
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.46
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
130.12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
4.61
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
8
57.83
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Edgar Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edgar Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA