Nate Bland

Nathan Garrett Bland

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: December 27, 1974 in Birmingham, AL
High School: Mountain Brook (Brimingham, AL)
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed June 9, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 2003
Team: Astros 2003

Final Game: June 27, 2003
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1993	18	LAD-min	A-	4	6	.400	2.84	16	13	1	0	0	63.1	54	34	20	2	29	1	43	0	1	3	272		1.311	7.7	0.3	4.1	6.1	1.48	YAK · NORW
1994	19	LAD-min	A+,Rk	2	6	.250	4.68	14	10	1	0	0	59.2	64	33	31	10	30	0	31	2	1	3	265		1.575	9.7	1.5	4.5	4.7	1.03	BAK,GRF · CALL,PION
1995	20	-min	A+	4	9	.308	5.22	27	23	1	0	0	122.1	155	89	71	13	55	0	46	1	2	12	562		1.717	11.4	1.0	4.0	3.4	0.84	BAK · CALL
1996	21	LAD-min	A+,A	11	4	.733	2.77	22	22	0	0	0	123.2	123	50	38	3	45	0	93	5	0	7	529		1.358	9.0	0.2	3.3	6.8	2.07	VRO,SAV · FLOR,SALL
1997	22	LAD-min	A+,AA	10	9	.526	4.58	27	22	1	0	0	123.2	132	69	63	12	62	0	97	4	1	8	546		1.569	9.6	0.9	4.5	7.1	1.56	VRO,SAN · FLOR,TL
1998	23	LAD-min	AA	4	2	.667	2.78	26	0	5	0	0	45.1	56	21	14	0	14	0	34	2	0	3	203		1.544	11.1	0.0	2.8	6.8	2.43	SAN · TL
2002	27	NYM-min	AA	4	2	.667	2.55	15	0	8	0	0	24.2	16	9	7	0	8	3	19	1	0	0	98		0.973	5.8	0.0	2.9	6.9	2.38	BNG · EL
2003	28	HOU-min	AAA	0	1	.000	2.84	17	0	5	0	1	19.0	15	6	6	1	9	1	23	1	0	0	81		1.263	7.1	0.5	4.3	10.9	2.56	NOR · PCL
2003	28	HOU	NL	1	2	.333	5.75	22	0	2	0	0	20.1	22	13	13	3	12	2	18	2	0	3	96	77	1.672	9.7	1.3	5.3	8.0	1.50
2004	29	CHC-min	AAA	8	4	.667	4.68	53	0	13	0	1	73.0	82	51	38	9	33	8	45	4	1	5	338		1.575	10.1	1.1	4.1	5.5	1.36	IWA · PCL
2005	30	-min	AAA	5	2	.714	4.62	29	11	15	1	5	85.2	91	45	44	7	23	0	66	3	3	7	357		1.331	9.6	0.7	2.4	6.9	2.87	TIJ · MEX
2006	31	ANA-min	AAA	7	6	.538	5.57	33	15	2	0	0	108.1	134	83	67	14	27	1	81	4	2	7	481		1.486	11.1	1.2	2.2	6.7	3.00	SLK · PCL
2007	32	-min	AAA	4	5	.444	4.04	19	15	0	0	0	89.0	94	48	40	11	24	1	60	4	0	3	381		1.326	9.5	1.1	2.4	6.1	2.50	TRR,TIJ · MEX
1 Season				1	2	.333	5.75	22	0	2	0	0	20.1	22	13	13	3	12	2	18	2	0	3	96	77	1.672	9.7	1.3	5.3	8.0	1.50
162 Game Avg.				3	6	.333	5.75	68	0	6	0	0	63	68	40	40	9	37	6	56	6	0	9	297	77	1.672	9.7	1.3	5.3	8.0	1.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary	Awards
2003	28	HOU	NL	20.1	0	13	13	0	.8	0	-0.1	$
1 Season				20.1	0	13	13	0	.8	0	-0.1	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	SH	Pos
1993	18	LAD-min	A-	16	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	YAK · NORW
1994	19	LAD-min	Rk,A+	14	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	GRF,BAK · PION,CALL
1995	20	-min	A+	27	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	BAK · CALL
1996	21	LAD-min	A,A+	22	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	SAV,VRO · SALL,FLOR
1997	22	LAD-min	AA,A+	27	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	SAN,VRO · TL,FLOR
1998	23	LAD-min	AA	26	3	3	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	SAN · TL
2002	27	NYM-min	AA	15	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	BNG · EL
2003	28	HOU-min	AAA	17	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	NOR · PCL
2003	28	HOU	NL	22	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	1
2004	29	CHC-min	AAA	53	5	3	1	1	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	2	IWA · PCL
2005	30	-min	AAA	29	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	TIJ · MEX
2006	31	ANA-min	AAA	33	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	SLK · PCL
2007	32	-min	AAA	19	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	TRR,TIJ · MEX
1 Season				22	0	0	0	0	0					0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0					0	0

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	A	E	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS%
2003	HOU	NL	28	P	22	20.1	6	4	2	.667	-1	-10	1.77	0.18	.957	1.86	1.83	3	0%
	1 Season			P	22	20.1	6	4	2	.667	-1	-9	1.77	0.18	.957	1.86	1.83	3	0%
	1 Season			TOT	22	20.1	6	4	2	.667	-1	-59	1.77	0.18	.957	1.86	1.83	3	0%

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

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Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
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Transactions

June 3, 1993: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1993 amateur draft. Player signed June 9, 1993.
October 15, 1999: Granted Free Agency.
December 17, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
March 31, 2000: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
October 29, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.
March 26, 2001: Released by the San Diego Padres.
July 16, 2002: Purchased by the New York Mets from Chico (Western).
October 15, 2002: Granted Free Agency.
October 22, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
December 16, 2002: Drafted by the Houston Astros from the New York Mets in the 2002 rule 5 draft.
December 21, 2003: Granted Free Agency.
March 9, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
March 29, 2004: Released by the Houston Astros.
March 30, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.
October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.
December 20, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.
March 29, 2005: Released by the Seattle Mariners.
December 14, 2005: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
October 15, 2006: Granted Free Agency.
November 6, 2006: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago Cubs.

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