Joe Nathan vs. Lawrence Terrell — Career Comparison

Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Lawrence Terrell
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lawrence Terrell 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 5.81 and 1.534 for Lawrence Terrell. 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 Lawrence Terrell

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.42
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.03
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.62
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.67
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
2.87
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.81
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.491
0.491
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
446
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
148.2
9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
10.23
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.42
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
3.35
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
3.57
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
4.36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3771
36.76
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
25.61
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
6.9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.79
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3355
32.7
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
20.83
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.611
0.611
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.76
36.76
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.61
25.61

Fielding Stats for Joe Nathan and Lawrence Terrell

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.76
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.6
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.69
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.98
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.475
0.475
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.5
42.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Nathan and Lawrence Terrell

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
40
428.57
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
600
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
85.71
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
64.29
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
34.6
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
18.19
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
10
107.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
25.12
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.69
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Lawrence Terrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lawrence Terrell
Career
Per 600 PA