Joe Nathan vs. Jake Weimer — Career Comparison

Joe Nathan
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Jake Weimer
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Weimer 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. Jake Weimer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.23 and WHIP 1.168 compared to 2.87 and 1.153 for Joe Nathan. By the career numbers, Jake Weimer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Nathan and Jake Weimer

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.1
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.62
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.59
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.33
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.42
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.31
65.31
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.43
58.43
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.24
94.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.87
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
3.67
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
2.87
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.23
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.227
0.227
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4418
27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472.2
9
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
6.73
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1227
7.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.82
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
3.35
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
3.01
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.51
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
4.02
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.781
0.781
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.46
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.16
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.22
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.45
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3771
36.76
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5971
36.49
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
5.72
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
3.09
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
3.12
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.23
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.168
1.168
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3355
32.7
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5405
33.03
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.76
36.76
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49

Fielding Stats for Joe Nathan and Jake Weimer

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
787
7.67
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.17
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.28
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4419
27
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1473
9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.75
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.8
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
2.46
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.35
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
3.4
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.29
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
3.2
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.24
94.24
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.744
2.744
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.96
76.96
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Nathan and Jake Weimer

Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
787
6132.47
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
192
197.26
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
600
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
490.91
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540
554.79
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
10
77.92
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
118.15
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
38.96
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
104.79
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.3
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.36
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
34.6
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.2
36.17
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
134.59
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
101.3
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
151.03
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.496
0.496
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
47.26
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
31.17
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
36.99
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.75
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
83.22
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
25.12
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.52
40.6
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.08
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
23.38
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29.79
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
101.71
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
5.9
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
77.92
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
12.33
Joe Nathan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.11
Joe Nathan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Weimer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100