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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
- dbWAR
- .7 1 season(s)
- IP
- 20.2
- ERA
- 1.74
- FIP
- 1.80
- K/9
- 11.3
- FIP−
- 43 100 = avg
Nate Lavender is a relief pitcher for the New York Mets. In 2026 he struck out 26 batters over 20.2 innings across 20 appearances, going 1-0. His ERA of 1.74 is 58.3% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the best on his team, and 9th of 538 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 1.80 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 27.3% of swings (13.5% of every pitch he threw), walked 5.3% of the batters he faced and struck out 34.2%. 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.
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NYM | 20 | 0 | 20.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 1.74 | 1.80 | 0.77 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 42 | 43 | 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 | 39 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .205 | .205 | .282 | .211 | 35.9% |
| vs RHB | 37 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | .121 | .216 | .303 | .235 | 32.4% |
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 | 205 | 92.5 | 2,289 | 57.1% | 27.5% | 49 | .122 | .443 | |
| Slider | 31 | 85.0 | 2,508 | 41.9% | 13.3% | 8 | — | — | |
| Changeup | 23 | 81.3 | 1,726 | 34.8% | 45.5% | 7 | — | — | |
| Sweeper | 22 | 79.8 | 2,627 | 45.5% | 27.3% | 8 | — | — |
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
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.