Joe Nathan vs. Monty Stratton — Career Comparison

Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Monty Stratton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Monty Stratton 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 3.71 and 1.309 for Monty Stratton. 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 Monty Stratton

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.29
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.15
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.62
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.02
61.02
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.57
88.57
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.66
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1462
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
487.1
9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
489
9.03
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
3.35
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.75
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
3.62
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.22
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3771
36.76
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2053
37.91
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
4.34
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.309
1.309
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1892
34.94
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.91
37.91

Fielding Stats for Joe Nathan and Monty Stratton

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.28
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2770
27
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
923.1
9
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.8
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.35
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.29
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.54
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Nathan and Monty Stratton

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
71
207.8
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
561.95
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.578
0.578
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.602
0.602
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.85
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
84.88
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.38
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
34.6
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
48.27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
19
148.05
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
190.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
96.59
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
155.12
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.12
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.72
48.93
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
70.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
8.54
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
23.41
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Monty Stratton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
Monty Stratton
Career
Per 600 PA