Pitcher · 2016
Joe Nathan
- Age
- 42
- B/T
- R/R
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Number
- #36
- Born
- November 22, 1974 in Houston, TX, USA
- MLB debut
- April 21, 1999
- dbWAR
- .2 2 season(s)
- IP
- 6.1
- ERA
- 0.00
- FIP
- 2.20
- K/9
- 12.8
- FIP−
- 52 100 = avg
Joe Nathan is a relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. In 2016 he struck out 9 batters over 6.1 innings across 10 appearances, going 2-0. His ERA of 0.00 was 100.0% lower than the league average of 4.19. Stripping out defence, his 2.20 FIP suggests that his ERA had some help behind him. He missed bats on 31.0% of swings (14.4% of every pitch he threw), walked 14.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 32.1%. His 0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2016.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 1.42 | 12.8 | 5.7 | 0 | 52 | 0.2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | -2.87 | 0.00 | 27.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -72 | 0.0 |
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 | .300 | .556 | .358 | 10.0% |
| vs RHB | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .200 | .333 | .267 | .284 | 44.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Joe Nathan throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2016.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 59 | 91.2 | 2,073 | 54.2% | 44.0% | |
| Slider | 30 | 85.6 | 508 | 36.7% | 14.3% | |
| Curveball | 19 | 81.3 | 682 | 36.8% | 22.2% | |
| Sinker | 14 | 90.9 | 1,910 | 50.0% | 28.6% |
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wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.