A Minnesota Twin for seven seasons, Joe Nathan was named an All-Star for four of them. Nathan was not a bona fide closer until he became a Twin and he would promptly rattle off six consecutive seasons where he Saved 35 Games. Nathan was so impressive that he had two campaigns where he finished in the top five in Cy Young voting. As of this writing, Nathan is still in the top ten all-time in Saves, 260 of which he accumulated in Minnesota. More notably to us, he had a very impressive WHIP of 0.956 as a Twin.
Nathan was inducted into the Twins Hall of Fame in 2019.
34. Joe Nathan
- General
- Awards
- Career Stats
- Born: November 22, 1974 in Houston, TX USA
- Weight: 230 lbs.
- Height: 6'4"
- Bats: R
- Throws: R
- Debut: April 21, 1999
- Final Game: September 27, 2016
| W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 34 | 2.20 | 787 | 29 | 377 | 923.3 | 976 |
The Bullet Points
- Position: Pitcher
- Acquired: Traded from the San Francisco Giants with Boof Bosner and Francisco Liriano for A.J. Pierzynski and Cash 11/14/03.
- Departed: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers 11/21/01.
- Games Played: 460
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Notable Statistics: 24 Wins
13 Losses
2.16 ERA
260 Saves
394 Games Finished
463.1 Innings Pitched
561 Strikeouts
2.58 FIP
0.956 WHIP
4.19 SO/BB
18.4 bWAR
6 Playoff Games
0 Wins
1 Loss
4.70 ERA
3 Games Finished
1 Save
7.2 Innings Pitched
9 Strikeouts
1.83 WHIP
1.50 SO/BB -
Major Accolades and Awards: All-Star (2004, 2005, 2008 & 2009)
Rolaids Relief Award (2009)
Most Games Finished (2006)
Highest Win Probability Added (2004)
Highest Championship Win Probability Added (2004 & 2009)
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