Joe Nathan
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 4" 230LBS | Age: 49
Draft: 1995 | Rd: 6, #159, San Francisco Giants | Stony Brook University
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2014 5 4 4.81 62 0 35 58 54 1.53
2015 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0.1 1 0.00
2016 2 0 0.00 10 0 0 6.1 9 1.42
16 Seasons 64 34 2.87 787 29 377 923.1 976 1.12
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2014 62 5-4 4.81 58 54 1.53
2015 1 0-0 0.00 0.1 1 0.00
2016 10 2-0 0.00 6.1 9 1.42
16 Seasons 787 64-34 2.87 923.1 976 1.12
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 40 4 0 0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -- 100.0 0.0 0.00 0.00
2016 41 125 15 0 0.0 0.0 91.0 101.8 26.8 33.3 .148 .231 .306 .238 .259 33.3 32.1 14.3 0.00 2.35
Player 129 15 0 0.0 0.0 91.0 101.8 26.8 33.3 .142 .222 .296 .229 .259 33.3 34.5 13.8
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Nathan relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(47.2%) ,
Slider
(24.0%) ,
Curveball
(15.2%) ,
Sinker
(11.2%) ,
Changeup
(2.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0.0
2016 20.0 40.0 33.3 6.7 33.3 26.7 40.0 0.0 6.7 53.3 33.3 6.7 0.0 0.0
Player 20.0 40.0 33.3 6.7 33.3 26.7 40.0 0.0 6.7 53.3 33.3 6.7 0.0 0.0
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.8 7.0 37.0 37.5 25.3 3.9 32.8 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2016 Changeup SF R 3 85.2 29.4 -0.7 -2 12.4 0.1 1
2016 Sinker SF R 13 91.5 24.5 2.8 13 13.6 0.0 0
2016 4-Seam Fastball SF R 57 91.8 16.0 0.1 1 5.5 -1.5 -21
2016 Slider SF R 29 86.2 34.9 0.2 0 4.7 -0.2 -5
2016 Curveball SF R 17 82.1 46.1 -3.9 -8 4.9 -2.6 -35
2015 Slider DET R 3 86.7 33.2 -1.1 -3 4.0 -1.1 -22
2015 Sinker DET R 1 92.4 22.8 0.7 3 16.4 2.4 17
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 255 1,036 6 19 0 -4 21
2009 274 1,162 5 20 -1 -3 21
2011 189 808 3 6 -3 -3 2
2012 261 1,103 4 8 -3 -2 7
2013 247 1,009 5 13 2 -4 17
2014 259 1,064 4 4 -9 -4 -4
2016 28 125 -2 2 -1 -1 -1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 4 25.0 100.0 100.0 66.7 0.0 25.0 100.0 75.0 66.7 0.0 --
2016 125 40.8 74.5 76.3 27.0 50.0 36.0 39.3 46.4 31.0 7.2 77.8
Player 129 40.3 75.0 76.9 28.6 45.5 35.7 41.4 47.3 32.8 7.0 77.8
MLB 48.6 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
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Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2016 32 53 21
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 -- 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 --
Player -- 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 --

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 92.4 91.8 -0.6
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 85.2 0.0
Breaking Velocity 86.7 84.5 -2.2
Exit Velocity 0.0 91.0 0.0
Launch Angle 0.0 26.8 0.0
Barrel % 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hard Hit % 0.0 33.3 0.0
Sweet Spot % 0.0 33.3 0.0
xBA .000 .148 0.000
BA .000 .208 0.208
xwOBA .000 .238 0.238
wOBA .000 .306 0.306
xSLG .000 .231 0.000
SLG .000 .375 0.375
K% 100.0 32.1 -67.9
BB% 0.0 14.3 14.3
Swing % 75.0 46.4 -28.6
Whiff% 66.7 31.0 -35.7
In Zone % 25.0 40.8 15.8
Out of Zone % 75.0 59.2 -15.8
Out of Zone Swing % 66.7 27.0 -39.7
First Pitch Swing % 100.0 21.4 -78.6
First Pitch Strike % 100.0 39.3 -60.7
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2016 Shifts 26 .330 16 0 0.0 10 2 20.0
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2011 231 18.2 7.4% 3.5% 144 26.5 0.7% 27.8%
2012 321 17.9 18.7% 5.0% 134 26.2 0.0% 25.4%
2013 306 17.8 16.0% 3.9% 135 28.3 0.0% 38.5%
2014 300 20.8 1.0% 6.3% 175 29.4 0.0% 48.6%
2015 0 -- -- -- 1 60.0 0.0% 100.0%
2016 26 21.9 0.0% 7.7% 28 29.0 0.0% 42.9%
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Pitch Distribution


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