Joe Nathan Career Pitching Summary

Joe Nathan played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2016, appearing in 787 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 64 W and 34 L, an ERA of 2.87, 976 SO, a WHIP of 1.12, and a WAR of 26.4.

Joe Nathan Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Joe Nathan.

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    🧾 Basic Profile

    Joe Nathan
    NameJoe Nathan
    Date of BirthNovember 22, 1974
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1999

    📊 Career Summary

    Joe Nathan appeared in 787 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1999 to 2016. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

    GS29 (MLB Rank: 3,087)
    GF587 (MLB Rank: 21)
    W64 (MLB Rank: 1,144)
    L34 (MLB Rank: 2,206)
    SV377 (MLB Rank: 10)
    ERA2.87 (MLB Rank: 1,182)
    IP923.1 (MLB Rank: 1,413)
    SO976 (MLB Rank: 591)
    BB344 (MLB Rank: 1,393)
    H690 (MLB Rank: 1,905)
    HR84 (MLB Rank: 1,180)
    SO99.51 (MLB Rank: 698)
    BB93.35 (MLB Rank: 7,219)
    H96.73 (MLB Rank: 11,056)
    HR90.82 (MLB Rank: 5,246)
    WHIP1.12 (MLB Rank: 11,024)
    WAR26.4 (MLB Rank: 367)

    📊 Last Season Summary (2016)

    In his final season (2016), Joe Nathan recorded the following stats:

    GS0
    GF1
    W2
    IP6.1
    SO9
    BB4
    H5
    HR0
    SO912.79
    BB95.68
    H97.11
    WHIP1.421
    WAR0.4

    📈 Seasonal Highlights

    • Most Wins: 2003, 12 W
    • Most SO: 2006, 95 SO
    • Most IP: 2000, 93.1 IP
    • Best WAR: 2004, 3.9 WAR
    • Best ERA: 2002, 0 ERA

    🎯 Postseason Performance

    Joe Nathan appeared in 10 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 8.71, pitched 9.3 IP, struck out 12 batters, with 0 W and 2 L.

    Joe Nathan Career Pitching Stats Overview

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    1999
    7
    4
    4.18
    0.636
    1
    54
    90.1
    1.3
    1.439
    17
    84
    46
    45
    42
    103
    5.95
    5.4
    1.17
    14
    19
    2
    0
    0
    1.7
    8.4
    4.6
    0
    1
    0
    2
    395
    2000
    5
    2
    5.21
    0.714
    0
    61
    93.1
    -0.2
    1.629
    12
    89
    63
    63
    54
    82
    5.65
    5.9
    0.97
    15
    20
    0
    0
    0
    1.2
    8.6
    6.1
    0
    4
    4
    5
    426
    2002
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    2
    3.2
    0.1
    0.273
    0
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1.87
    4.9
    0
    0
    4
    3
    0
    0
    0
    2.5
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    12
    2003
    12
    4
    2.96
    0.75
    0
    83
    79
    1.7
    1.063
    7
    51
    33
    26
    26
    142
    3.45
    9.5
    2.52
    0
    78
    9
    0
    0
    0.8
    5.8
    3.8
    1
    3
    3
    4
    316
    2004
    1
    2
    1.62
    0.333
    44
    89
    72.1
    3.9
    0.982
    3
    48
    23
    14
    13
    294
    2.16
    11.1
    3.87
    0
    73
    63
    0
    0
    0.4
    6
    2.9
    0
    2
    3
    5
    284
    2005
    7
    4
    2.7
    0.636
    43
    94
    70
    2.1
    0.971
    5
    46
    22
    22
    21
    166
    2.21
    12.1
    4.27
    0
    69
    58
    0
    0
    0.6
    5.9
    2.8
    0
    0
    1
    2
    276
    2006
    7
    0
    1.58
    1
    36
    95
    68.1
    3.3
    0.79
    3
    38
    16
    12
    12
    284
    1.68
    12.5
    5.94
    0
    64
    61
    0
    0
    0.4
    5
    2.1
    0
    1
    4
    3
    262
    2007
    4
    2
    1.88
    0.667
    37
    77
    71.2
    2.9
    1.019
    4
    54
    19
    15
    15
    229
    2.65
    9.7
    4.05
    0
    68
    60
    0
    0
    0.5
    6.8
    2.4
    0
    1
    2
    3
    282
    2008
    1
    2
    1.33
    0.333
    39
    74
    67.2
    3.3
    0.901
    5
    43
    18
    13
    10
    316
    2.79
    9.8
    4.11
    0
    68
    57
    0
    0
    0.7
    5.7
    2.4
    0
    2
    4
    2
    261
    2009
    2
    2
    2.1
    0.5
    47
    89
    68.2
    3
    0.932
    7
    42
    22
    16
    16
    210
    2.88
    11.7
    4.05
    0
    70
    62
    0
    0
    0.9
    5.5
    2.9
    0
    2
    1
    4
    271
    2011
    2
    1
    4.84
    0.667
    14
    43
    44.2
    -0.1
    1.164
    7
    38
    14
    26
    24
    84
    4.28
    8.7
    3.07
    0
    48
    33
    0
    0
    1.4
    7.7
    2.8
    0
    3
    2
    3
    191
    2012
    3
    5
    2.8
    0.375
    37
    78
    64.1
    1.8
    1.057
    7
    55
    13
    23
    20
    157
    2.78
    10.9
    6
    0
    66
    62
    0
    0
    1
    7.7
    1.8
    0
    2
    1
    5
    257
    2013
    6
    2
    1.39
    0.75
    43
    73
    64.2
    3.2
    0.897
    2
    36
    22
    10
    10
    297
    2.26
    10.2
    3.32
    0
    67
    61
    0
    0
    0.3
    5
    3.1
    0
    1
    3
    4
    250
    2014
    5
    4
    4.81
    0.556
    35
    54
    58
    -0.3
    1.534
    5
    60
    29
    32
    31
    81
    3.94
    8.4
    1.86
    0
    62
    54
    0
    0
    0.8
    9.3
    4.5
    1
    1
    3
    4
    259
    2015
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0.1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    -2.87
    27
    0
    0
    1
    1
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    0
    1
    2016
    2
    0
    0
    1
    0
    9
    6.1
    0.4
    1.421
    0
    5
    4
    0
    0
    0
    2.2
    12.8
    2.25
    0
    10
    1
    0
    0
    0
    7.1
    5.7
    0
    0
    0
    1
    28