Bump Hadley vs. Joe Nathan — Career Comparison

Bump Hadley
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Bump Hadley 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 4.24 and 1.501 for Bump Hadley. By the career numbers, Joe Nathan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bump Hadley and Joe Nathan

Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
1.61
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
0.49
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.39
49.39
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.23
67.23
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.41
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.04
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
4.24
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8837
27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2945.2
9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2980
9.1
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.51
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
4.41
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
4.03
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.22
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13034
39.82
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.33
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1609
4.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.501
1.501
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11526
35.22
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76

Fielding Stats for Bump Hadley and Joe Nathan

Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
528
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.28
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2770
27
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923.1
9
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.8
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
741
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.35
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.29
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.22
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.35
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bump Hadley and Joe Nathan

Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
528
276.44
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1146
600
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
525.65
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.528
0.528
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
99.48
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
82.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
15.18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
17.28
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.32
32.11
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
118.85
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
146.07
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.481
0.481
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
43.98
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
39.27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
83.25
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.29
34.18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.12
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
46.07
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.38
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
97.91
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
6.13
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
27.75
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Bump Hadley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.62
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.57
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bump Hadley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA