Joe Nathan vs. Dave Stewart — Career Comparison

Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Dave Stewart
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dave Stewart 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 75), walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 84), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 91). Dave Stewart held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 102). Role difference aside, Joe Nathan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Nathan and Dave Stewart

Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.44
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.57
56.57
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1154
3.95
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2499
8.55
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.82
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
0.9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1034
3.54
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
5.96
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.055
1.055
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.41
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.21
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11251
38.51
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1259
4.31
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.32
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.23
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.32
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.59
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9968
34.12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Joe Nathan and Dave Stewart

Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
1.79
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
1.19
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7889
27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2629.2
9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.67
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.8
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
0.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.56
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.47
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Nathan and Dave Stewart

Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
523
5230
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
510
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
80
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
3.26
32.65
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
13
130
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
130
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.12
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
35.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.38
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
17
170
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
3.53
3.53
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
6
60
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Dave Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA