Joe Nathan vs. Charlie Schmutz — Career Comparison

Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Charlie Schmutz
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Schmutz 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 3.52 and 1.272 for Charlie Schmutz. 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 Charlie Schmutz

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.73
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.52
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.1
9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9.39
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
3.35
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.05
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
37.13
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.47
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.99
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
34.92
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Joe Nathan and Charlie Schmutz

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.28
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2770
27
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923.1
9
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.8
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.35
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.29
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.053
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Nathan and Charlie Schmutz

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
23.38
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.44
34.6
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
37.76
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.12
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
35.34
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
23.38
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.8
3.8
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Charlie Schmutz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Schmutz
Career
Per 600 PA