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Nate Lavender
- Age
- 26
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Number
- #94
- Born
- January 20, 2000 in Hudson, IL, United States
- MLB debut
- August 4, 2026
- Drafted
- 2021, round 14
- College
- Illinois
- High school
- El Paso-Gridley
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- dbWAR
- .7 Regular season, 1 season(s)
- IP
- 21.2
- ERA
- 1.66
- FIP
- 1.86
- K/9
- 10.8
- FIP−
- 44 100 = avg
Nate Lavender is a relief pitcher for the New York Mets. In 2026 he struck out 26 batters over 21.2 innings across 21 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 1.66 was 60.3% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the best on his team, and 6th of 539 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 1.86 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 26.6% of swings (12.9% of every pitch he threw), walked 5.1% of the batters he faced and struck out 32.9%. His 0.7 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, 2026 regular season.
Pitching Regular season
Standard and advanced, by season. Regular-season games only.
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| 2026 | NYM | 21 | 0 | 21.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 1.66 | 1.86 | 0.74 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 40 | 44 | 0.7 | — |
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 | 40 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .200 | .200 | .275 | .206 | 35.0% |
| vs RHB | 39 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .114 | .205 | .286 | .223 | 30.8% |
Pitch sequencing
What Nate Lavender 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, how often it misses, and what hitters do with it.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 216 | 92.4 | 2,286 | 56.5% | 26.4% | 52 | .115 | .417 | |
| Slider | 31 | 85.0 | 2,508 | 41.9% | 13.3% | 8 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 25 | 80.7 | 1,683 | 32.0% | 45.5% | 7 | — | — | |
| Sweeper | 22 | 79.8 | 2,627 | 45.5% | 27.3% | 8 | — | — |
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