Nate Karns

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 225lb (190cm, 102kg)

Born: November 25, 1987 in Franklin, PA us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 10th round of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from James W. Martin HS (Arlington, TX) and the Washington Nationals in the 12th round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX).

High School: James W. Martin HS (Arlington, TX)

School: Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)

Debut: May 28, 2013 (Age 25-184d, 20,402nd in major league history)
vs. BAL 4.1 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: April 8, 2019 (Age 31-134d)
vs. OAK 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2015 season

Agents: VC Sports Group • Previously: Kevin Hubbard

Full Name: Nathan Alan Karns

Nicknames: Nate Dogg

Twitter: @NathanKarns

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.1

ERA

4.30

316.0

326

WHIP

1.348

Summary of 47 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

2 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 18 go ahead

4 Tms
TBR	22
SEA	11
KCR	9
WSN	5

Platoon
vs RHB	32
vs LHB	15

Home/Road
Home	24
Away	23

Outs
0	18
1	15
2	14

16 Opps
TEX	6
BAL	6
CHW	5
OAK	4
MIN	3
LAA	3
NYY	3
DET	3
HOU	3
KCR	2
NYM	2
ATL	2
BOS	2
STL	1
CHC	1
CLE	1

39 Batters
Avisaíl García	3
Khris Davis	2
Francisco Peña	2
Joey Gallo	2
Curtis Granderson	2
Chris Davis	2
Robinson Chirinos	2
J.J. Hardy	1
Josh Reddick	1
Salvador Perez	1
Josh Hamilton	1
Miguel Sanó	1
David Ross	1
Yoenis Céspedes	1
Ramiro Peña	1
Dustin Pedroia	1
Alex Rodriguez	1
Adam Rosales	1
Pedro Florimón	1
Albert Pujols	1
Steve Pearce	1
B.J. Upton	1
Marcus Semien	1
David Ortiz	1
Mike Trout	1
George Springer	1
Stephen Drew	1
Lorenzo Cain	1
Johnny Giavotella	1
Brett Gardner	1
Robbie Grossman	1
J.D. Martinez	1
Aledmys Díaz	1
José Abreu	1
Coco Crisp	1
Rajai Davis	1
Carlos Correa	1
Carlos Gómez	1
Miguel Cabrera	1

15 Parks
TropicanaFld (STP)	14
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	5
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	5
KauffmanStad (KAN)	4
Nationals Pk (WAS)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
Turner Fld (ATL)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	2
Comerica Pk (DET)	2
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1

Where Hit
7	15
78	11
9	10
8	6
89	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	14
2	14
6	6
3	6
7+	4
4	2
5	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	22
2·HR gms	9
4·HR gms	1
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	28
1--	8
-2-	4
12-	2
--3	2
1-3	2
123	1

72 Runs
RISP	11
0 on	28
1 on	14
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	19

Inning
1	9
2	10
3	4
4	6
5	8
6	4
7	4
8	2

1-3	23
4-6	18
7-end	6

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	2
+2	4
+1	5
Tied	17
-1	6
-2	2
-3	3
-4..	4

Ahead	15
Tied	17
Behind	15

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	14
1-0	9
3-2	6
0-1	5
1-1	3
2-2	3
1-2	2
2-0	2
0-2	1
2-1	1
3-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	7
LF	7
C	6
1B	5
CF	5
DH	5
2B	4
SS	4
3B	4

OrderPos
2nd	8
3rd	7
4th	7
8th	6
1st	5
6th	5
7th	4
9th	3
5th	2

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	22
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2013-05-28	Chris Davis	BAL	@	WSN	behind 1-3	t 4	1	---	5,(1-2) SBSFX	1	5	3	11%	34%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
2	2	2	2	2013-05-28	J.J. Hardy	BAL	@	WSN	behind 2-3	t 4	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	7	6	14%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
3	3	3	1	2013-06-02	Ramiro Peña	ATL		WSN	tied 0-0	b 1	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	2	5	16%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); A. Simmons Scores/unER
4	4	4	2	2013-06-02	B.J. Upton	ATL		WSN	tied 2-2	b 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	8	12%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
5	5	5	1	2013-06-09 (2)	Pedro Florimón	MIN	@	WSN	ahead 2-1	t 3	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	6	19%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); E. Escobar Scores
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2014-09-21	Avisaíl García	CHW	@	TBR	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	9	11%	61%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	2	2	2014-09-21	Marcus Semien	CHW	@	TBR	ahead 1-0	t 2	0	1-3	2,(0-1) F>X	3	7	5	13%	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Viciedo Scores; J. Danks Scores
8	8	3	3	2014-09-21	Avisaíl García	CHW	@	TBR	ahead 4-0	t 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	9	3%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	2015-04-07	Steve Pearce	BAL	@	TBR	ahead 4-0	t 2	2	1--	3,(0-2) CCX	2	2	3	8%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Joseph Scores
10	10	2	1	2015-04-17	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	@	TBR	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	6	DH	11%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
11	11	3	2	2015-04-17	Stephen Drew	NYY	@	TBR	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	---	7,(3-2) CFFBBBX	1	7	4	12%	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
12	12	4	1	2015-04-22	Dustin Pedroia	BOS	@	TBR	behind 0-1	t 3	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	2	4	21%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Betts Scores
13	13	5	2	2015-04-22	David Ortiz	BOS	@	TBR	ahead 3-1	t 5	1	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	3	DH	9%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
14	14	6	1	2015-05-08	Adam Rosales	TEX	@	TBR	behind 0-5	t 8	0	---	6,(2-2) BFCFBX	1	8	4	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	7	1	2015-06-03	Mike Trout	LAA		TBR	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	8	11%	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
16	16	8	2	2015-06-03	Johnny Giavotella	LAA		TBR	ahead 2-0	b 4	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	9	4	12%	91%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); M. Joyce Scores
17	17	9	1	2015-06-09	Albert Pujols	LAA	@	TBR	ahead 3-0	t 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	3	6%	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	10	1	2015-07-09	Lorenzo Cain	KCR		TBR	ahead 1-0	b 1	0	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	3	8	11%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); E. Hosmer Scores
19	19	11	2	2015-07-09	Salvador Perez	KCR		TBR	ahead 5-3	b 5	2	--3	6,(1-2) >B.FFFFX	2	5	2	12%	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); L. Cain Scores
20	20	12	1	2015-07-27	Yoenis Céspedes	DET	@	TBR	behind 0-3	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) ...X	1	2	7	8%	17%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
21	21	13	1	2015-08-03	José Abreu	CHW		TBR	behind 0-2	b 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	3	DH	29%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); T. Saladino Scores
22	22	14	1	2015-08-08	Curtis Granderson	NYM	@	TBR	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	9	10%	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
23	23	15	2	2015-08-08	Curtis Granderson	NYM	@	TBR	behind 3-4	t 2	2	---	10,(3-2) CBBCBFFFFX	1	1	9	11%	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
24	24	16	1	2015-08-14	Josh Hamilton	TEX		TBR	tied 1-1	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	6	7	11%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
25	25	17	1	2015-08-19	Carlos Correa	HOU		TBR	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	6	11%	62%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
26	26	18	1	2015-08-25	Miguel Sanó	MIN	@	TBR	tied 0-0	t 1	1	12-	6,(3-2) BSCBBX	3	4	DH	23%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Buxton Scores; J. Mauer Scores
27	27	19	1	2015-09-08	J.D. Martinez	DET		TBR	tied 6-6	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) ..BX	1	4	9	27%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	2016-04-09	Josh Reddick	OAK	@	SEA	ahead 2-1	t 5	2	-2-	6,(3-2) CBFB*BX	2	3	9	20%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); C. Crisp Scores
29	29	2	1	2016-04-15	Brett Gardner	NYY		SEA	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	7	10%	63%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
30	30	3	1	2016-04-21	Rajai Davis	CLE		SEA	behind 0-5	b 5	1	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	1	7	16%	27%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); R. Pérez Scores; T. Naquin Scores
31	31	4	1	2016-05-02	Khris Davis	OAK		SEA	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	7	11%	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
32	32	5	2	2016-05-02	Khris Davis	OAK		SEA	behind 1-4	b 7	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	7	19%	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); J. Reddick Scores
33	33	6	1	2016-05-24	Coco Crisp	OAK	@	SEA	behind 0-1	t 3	1	---	7,(2-2) FCBFBFX	1	1	7	12%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
34	34	7	1	2016-06-20	Miguel Cabrera	DET		SEA	tied 0-0	b 1	1	1--	2,(0-1) C1X	2	3	3	17%	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); C. Maybin Scores
35	35	8	1	2016-06-25	Aledmys Díaz	STL	@	SEA	behind 1-5	t 5	1	1-3	8,(3-2) F1CBBF>FB>X	3	2	6	18%	32%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); T. Pham Scores; K. Wong Scores
36	36	9	1	2016-07-02	Chris Davis	BAL	@	SEA	behind 4-12	t 7	1	--3	4,(2-1) BBCX	2	4	3	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Schoop Scores
37	37	10	1	2016-07-17	Carlos Gómez	HOU	@	SEA	ahead 4-0	t 7	1	123	3,(1-1) SBX	4	7	8	3%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Altuve Scores; C. Correa Scores; L. Valbuena Scores
38	38	11	1	2016-07-29	David Ross	CHC		SEA	ahead 5-0	b 6	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	2017-04-09	George Springer	HOU		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	10%	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
40	40	2	1	2017-04-21	Robinson Chirinos	TEX		KCR	behind 0-1	b 2	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	10%	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
41	41	3	2	2017-04-21	Joey Gallo	TEX		KCR	tied 1-1	b 2	2	1--	4,(3-0) *BB+111BX	2	8	5	18%	71%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); J. Profar Scores
42	42	4	3	2017-04-21	Robinson Chirinos	TEX		KCR	ahead 3-1	b 4	2	---	6,(3-2) CBSBBX	1	6	2	8%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
43	43	5	4	2017-04-21	Joey Gallo	TEX		KCR	ahead 4-1	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	5	5%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
44	44	6	1	2017-04-26	Avisaíl García	CHW		KCR	tied 2-2	b 6	2	-2-	2,(0-1) SX	2	6	9	27%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Cabrera Scores
45	45	7	1	2017-05-13	Francisco Peña	BAL	@	KCR	behind 0-1	t 3	1	---	6,(2-2) FBCFBX	1	9	2	11%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
46	46	8	2	2017-05-13	Francisco Peña	BAL	@	KCR	tied 1-1	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	15%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
47	47	9	1	2017-05-19	Robbie Grossman	MIN		KCR	behind 0-3	b 4	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	DH	9%	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)