Nathan
Lavender
PAge : 26Throws : L
#94
Nate Lavender
#94P
New York Mets
Height : 6' 2" · Weight : 98 kg · Bats : L · Throws : L · MLB debut : 2026-08-04
Born in : Hudson, IL, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | New York Mets | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1.66 | 21.2 | 26 | 0.74 |
| Career totals | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1.66 | 21.2 | 26 | 0.74 | |
ContractNew York Mets payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.78 M$
2026
0.78 M$
Pre-arb
2027
—
Pre-arb
2028
—
Pre-arb
2029
—
Arb 1
2030
—
Arb 2
2031
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026Relief pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
1.66
FIP
1.85
xFIP
2.93
ERA-
40
WHIP
0.74
K%
32.9 %
BB%
5.1 %
Strikeouts
26
Innings
21.7
Wins
1
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.9
Strikeouts
26
2026 WAR
0.9
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20260.9 WAR · 2.7 per full season
Outlook, age included
+10 · 26 y.o. · prime years
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
87
High-end
- VEL
- Velocity
- 66
- STF
- Stuff
- 88
- CTL
- Control
- 86
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 83
- STA
- Stamina
- —
- DUR
- Durability
- 57
- EX
- Experience
- 24
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 1.85 · RA9-WAR: 1.0
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
92.4 mi/h
16th percentile
K%
32.9 %
96th percentile
BB%
5.1 %
94th percentile
xERA
2.17
98th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.228
98th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.2 %
29th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | @ WSH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.66 |
| Sep 25 | @ WSH | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.74 |
| Sep 22 | @ TEX | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.83 |
| Sep 18 | vs PHI | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.93 |
| Sep 15 | vs BAL | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.59 |
| Sep 13 | @ NYY | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.76 |
| Sep 9 | @ MIA | 0.1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.88 |
| Sep 8 | @ MIA | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Sep 6 | vs SF | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Sep 2 | @ TB | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 |