Joe Nathan vs. Phil Ortega — Career Comparison

Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Ortega 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 74), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 82), and strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 85). Role difference aside, Joe Nathan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Nathan and Phil Ortega

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.19
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
8.36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.82
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
5.19
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
38.43
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
34.58
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Nathan and Phil Ortega

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
1.93
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.28
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.84
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.73
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.12
69.12
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Nathan and Phil Ortega

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
600
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
490.91
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
105.77
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
30.77
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
51.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.38
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
118
226.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
2.64
2.64
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
57.69
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA