Nate Karns
2013–2019 · P

Nate Karns

6' 3", 225 lbs·Lived to 39·Bats R / Throws R
Pitcher archetype· SP· CONTEXTUAL
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2019 · 4,962 pitches · 92.7 mph fastball
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Career Highs
3.67
Best ERA · 2015
7
Most W · 2015
145
Most K · 2015
1.279
Best WHIP · 2015
Career Arc · ERA
5 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Pitching

6 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2013WSH312.0017.5051111.917
2014TB212.0114.5083130.917
2015TB27147.0753.671081451.279
2016SEA2294.3625.15811011.484
2017KC945.3224.17104511.191
2019BAL45.3010.0051.875
Career67315.91612326
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 4,919 pitches · 2015–2019
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFKCCHSI
FF · 4-Seam Fastball53.8% · 92.7 mph
KC · Knuckle Curve32.6% · 81.9 mph
CH · Changeup12.3% · 86.1 mph
SI · Sinker1.2% · 93.1 mph

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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