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Samy Natera Jr.
- Age
- 27
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Number
- #52
- Born
- November 5, 1999 in Ciudad Juarez, CH, Mexico
- MLB debut
- June 6, 2026
- Drafted
- 2022, round 17
- College
- New Mexico State
- dbWAR
- 1.0 Regular season, 1 season(s)
- IP
- 31.2
- ERA
- 3.13
- FIP
- 1.90
- K/9
- 13.6
- FIP−
- 46 100 = avg
Samy Natera Jr. is a relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels. In 2026 he struck out 48 batters over 31.2 innings across 28 appearances, going 1-2. His ERA of 3.13 was 25.2% lower than the league average of 4.18 — the third best on his team, and 109th of 539 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 1.90 FIP suggests he pitched better than his ERA shows. He missed bats on 35.7% of swings (17.1% of every pitch he threw), walked 9.9% of the batters he faced and struck out 36.6%. His 1.0 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.
| Trend | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | LAA | 28 | 0 | 31.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 48 | 13 | 3.13 | 1.90 | 1.11 | 13.6 | 3.7 | 75 | 46 | 1.0 | — |
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 | 56 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 21 | .191 | .321 | .234 | .273 | 37.5% |
| vs RHB | 76 | 68 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 27 | .191 | .250 | .294 | .244 | 35.5% |
Pitch sequencing
What Samy Natera Jr. 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 | 463 | 94.9 | 2,317 | 54.2% | 31.3% | 87 | .207 | .554 | |
| Slider | 112 | 85.4 | 2,576 | 41.1% | 56.3% | 27 | .148 | .554 |
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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.