#36 Joe Nathan, Closer, 29 yrs, Minnesota Twins - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#36 Joe Nathan, Closer, 29 yrs, Minnesota Twins
Friday, 10/15/2004

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Joe Nathan

11/22/1974
29
Houston, Tx.
6"4
195

Closer
R
R

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Minimal
Minimal
Some ability
Good
GREAT
Prone
4.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 440,000
2004 (Arbitration eligible)
5 Year(s), 8 Days (868 total Days)
172 Day(s)
6 Year(s), 124 Days (1156 total Days)
6 Year(s)
Protected (on 40 Man Roster)
Arbitration eligible
Out of Option Years

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	100	70	46	91-94 Mph
Versus LHB	100	75	23
Versus RHB	100	64	69
Talent	100	74	54

Pitching Ratings
Endurance :
Groundball Pct. :
Holding Runners :

19
66
2

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Curveball
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	3	21	6	1	40
Versus LHP	2	21	6	1	40
Versus RHP	4	21	6	1	40
Talent	14	34	34	34	34

Running & Bunting Ratings
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15
19
2
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 25 (Range), 1.000 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 3
Outfield Arm : 4

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
8/22	CLE	W 9-7		1	1	2	2	1	2
8/23	@TEX	L 3-8		2.1	1	0	0	0	5
8/24	@TEX	L 1-5		2	2	2	2	0	2
9/11	@DET	W 13-6		2	1	1	0	0	2
9/13	@DET	W 5-4		2	0	0	0	0	2	W
9/14	CHA	W 4-2		1	3	1	1	0	1	SV
9/17	BAL	W 3-1		1	0	0	0	0	1	SV
9/30	@NYA	W 6-4		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	SV
10/2	CLE	W 5-4		1	1	0	0	0	2	SV
10/7	@OAK	W 10-4		1.1	0	0	0	0	1	SV

Pitching Stats 2004

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
	64	0	8	5	20	2.90	93.0	79	32	30	29	120	0	.0	0	0	.0

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	30	3	87.0	64	38	10.6	7.6	11.6	2.8	17	5	29.4	44	13	29.5	2.89

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	165	36	9	0	5	19	15	19	64	0	0	0	.218	.297	.364	.661
vs. RHB	180	43	5	0	3	19	17	10	56	0	0	2	.239	.285	.317	.602

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	31	0	3	2	10	3.16	42.2	36	16	15	15	57
Road	33	0	5	3	11	2.68	50.1	43	16	15	14	63
Postseason	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.1	0	0	0	0	1
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.1	0	0	0	0	1

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	12	0	2	1	5	2.04	17.2	13	4	4	7	32
May	14	0	2	1	2	2.21	20.1	22	5	5	1	22
June	11	0	1	1	5	2.20	16.1	11	5	4	5	20
July	9	0	2	1	3	4.97	12.2	13	7	7	7	14
August	12	0	0	1	1	4.34	18.2	15	9	9	9	24
Sept./Oct.	6	0	1	0	5	1.23	7.1	5	2	1	0	8

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	Teams
1999	19	14	7	4	1	4.18	90.1	84	0	42	0	46	54	0	0	1.44	SFN
2000	20	15	5	2	0	5.21	93.1	89	0	54	0	63	61	0	0	1.63	SFN
2002	4	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.27	SFN
2003	78	0	12	4	0	2.96	79.0	51	26	26	0	33	83	0	0	1.06	SFN
2004	64	0	8	5	20	2.90	93.0	79	32	30	8	29	120	0	0	1.16	MIN
Total	185	29	32	15	21	3.81	359.1	304	58	152	8	171	320	0	0	1.32

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

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SHO

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
2004	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total	1	0	0	0	1	0.00	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1999	19	28	5	1	0	0	1	1	2	6	0	0	.179	.233	.214	.447	SFN
2000	19	32	5	2	0	2	3	3	1	9	0	0	.156	.182	.406	.588	SFN
2002	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SFN
2003	72	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	SFN
Total	119	61	10	3	0	2	4	4	3	16	0	0	.164	.203	.311	.515

Fielding Stats 2004

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.889

93.0

0.87

Player History

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

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