Joe Nathan vs. Hub Pruett — Career Comparison

Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Hub Pruett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hub Pruett 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 4.63 and 1.627 for Hub Pruett. By the career numbers, Joe Nathan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Nathan and Hub Pruett

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
2.55
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.83
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.35
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.7
32.7
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
4.63
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2235
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
816
9.86
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
4.78
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
4.31
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3395
41.01
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.95
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
5.65
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.627
1.627
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2962
35.78
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01

Fielding Stats for Joe Nathan and Hub Pruett

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.28
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2770
27
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923.1
9
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.8
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.35
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.29
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.25
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.166
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Nathan and Hub Pruett

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
211
506.4
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
600
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
508.8
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
86.4
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
72
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
12
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
14.4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.3
27.13
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
103.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
136.8
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.447
0.447
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.6
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
28.8
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.12
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.55
27.72
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.38
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
50.4
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
124.8
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
4.81
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
40.8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hub Pruett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.4
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
Hub Pruett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0