Nathan
Lafayette
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 200
 
Born: February 23, 1955 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1984   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 21 BIR FL     0 3 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 4 4
1977 22 BIR FL     1 4 3 4 6 5 6 5 5 5 4 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 4
1978 23 AUS FL     2 5 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 7 6 6 4 4 4
1979 24 AUS FL     3 5 4 4 7 6 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 5 5 5
1980 25 VAN JL $ 300,000   5 6 5 5 7 6 7 5 5 5 8 7 8 7 6 7 8 7 7
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 3 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000   5 6 5 5 7 6 7 5 5 5 8 7 8 7 6 7 8 7 7
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 26 VAN JL $ 300,000 44 15 14 15 10 9 10 18 17 17
1982 27 VAN JL $ 300,000 44 17 17 17 14 13 13 19 17 17
1983 28 VAN JL $ 2,750,000 44 18 18 18 14 13 13 18 17 17
1984 29 VAN JL $ 3,050,000 39 18 18 18 15 14 14 19 17 18
1985 30 VAN JL $ 3,050,000 39 18 18 18 14 13 14 18 16 17
1986 31 VAN JL $ 3,050,000 39 17 17 17 14 13 13 17 15 16
1987 32 VAL JL $ 3,050,000 39 17 17 17 14 13 13 15 14 14
1988 33 VAL JL $ 3,050,000 39 17 17 17 14 13 13 16 14 15
1989 34 VAL JL $ 3,050,000 39 16 16 16 13 12 12 15 14 14
1990 35 VAL JL $ 2,000,000 39 15 16 16 13 12 12 14 13 13
1991 36 BIR FL   33 15 15 15 12 11 11 14 13 13
OOTP6 Min Ratings   33 15 14 15 10 9 10 14 13 13
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,050,000 44 18 18 18 15 14 14 19 17 18
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 21 BIR FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 22 BIR FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 23 AUS FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 24 AUS FL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 25 VAN JL $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 300,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 26 VAN JL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1982 27 VAN JL $ 300,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1983 28 VAN JL $ 2,750,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1984 29 VAN JL $ 3,050,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1985 30 VAN JL $ 3,050,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1986 31 VAN JL $ 3,050,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1987 32 VAL JL $ 3,050,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1988 33 VAL JL $ 3,050,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1989 34 VAL JL $ 3,050,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1990 35 VAL JL $ 2,000,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
1991 36 BIR FL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,050,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 21 A   3 3 .500 37 0 0 0 0 53.0 68 27 4 18 53 4.58 .315 .368 .472 .840  
1977 22 AA   1 4 .200 38 0 0 0 3 55.0 60 25 8 21 50 4.09 .268 .331 .411 .741  
1978 23 AA   3 4 .429 59 3 0 0 5 91.3 90 49 10 34 61 4.83 .258 .324 .393 .716  
1979 24 AAA   3 2 .600 36 0 0 0 19 43.3 44 10 2 13 25 2.08 .262 .315 .345 .660  
    AA   1 1 .500 15 0 0 0 0 17.3 17 3 1 2 14 1.56 .254 .275 .299 .574  
1980 25 VAN JL 0 3 .000 35 0 0 0 2 35.7 43 22 3 12 21 5.55 .303 .361 .444 .805 1.0
    AAA   0 2 .000 35 0 0 0 1 35.3 35 21 4 11 36 5.35 .261 .317 .425 .743  
1981 26 VAN JL 4 6 .400 102 0 0 0 2 127.0 170 93 13 82 73 6.59 .323 .417 .482 .899 0.3
    AAA   0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 1 0 0.00 .333 .500 .333 .833  
1982 27 VAN JL 8 7 .533 66 0 0 0 20 80.0 78 30 2 33 67 3.38 .252 .329 .356 .685 12.5
1983 28 VAN JL 5 2 .714 94 0 0 0 6 101.0 111 33 4 42 69 2.94 .282 .356 .368 .724 10.9
1984 29 VAN JL 6 4 .600 90 0 0 0 21 90.0 85 29 2 27 82 2.90 .247 .305 .334 .639 15.8
1985 30 VAN JL 6 10 .375 108 0 0 0 3 106.7 111 58 11 37 98 4.89 .266 .334 .427 .761 5.3
1986 31 VAN JL 4 4 .500 105 0 0 0 2 121.0 92 37 8 52 113 2.75 .210 .303 .322 .625 15.9
1987 32 VAN JL 3 3 .500 45 0 0 0 0 50.3 48 19 7 28 40 3.40 .250 .351 .443 .794 4.9
  BIR FL 0 1 .000 16 0 0 0 0 11.3 9 7 1 4 8 5.56 .220 .289 .390 .679 0.4
  VAL JL 3 2 .600 29 0 0 0 14 33.0 30 20 4 21 37 5.46 .242 .356 .427 .784 3.9
  TOT   6 6 .500 90 0 0 0 14 94.7 87 46 12 53 85 4.37 .244 .346 .431 .778 9.2
1988 33 VAL JL 6 8 .429 82 0 0 0 3 94.7 89 51 11 41 69 4.85 .252 .333 .414 .746 4.6
1989 34 VAL JL 3 3 .500 51 0 0 0 1 62.3 63 29 6 33 45 4.19 .268 .363 .430 .792 4.0
    AAA   3 0 1.000 19 0 0 0 1 15.3 14 8 1 5 18 4.70 .250 .311 .393 .704  
1990 35 VAL JL 1 3 .250 38 0 0 0 0 39.3 47 25 7 14 34 5.72 .294 .354 .488 .842 0.9
    AAA   2 0 1.000 40 0 0 0 3 41.7 42 24 8 17 42 5.18 .268 .339 .484 .823  
1991 36 BIR FL 3 5 .375 53 0 0 0 3 66.0 65 33 10 22 44 4.50 .257 .324 .447 .770 4.5
13 Years Sim 52 61 .460 914 0 0 0 77 1018.3 1041 486 89 448 800 4.30 .265 .345 .407 .752 84.9
5 Years AAA 8 4 .667 131 0 0 0 24 136.3 136 63 15 47 121 4.16 .263 .324 .413 .737  
3 Years AA 5 9 .357 112 3 0 0 8 163.7 167 77 19 57 125 4.23 .261 .321 .389 .710  
1 Years A 3 3 .500 37 0 0 0 0 53.0 68 27 4 18 53 4.58 .315 .368 .472 .840  
9 Years Minors 16 16 .500 280 3 0 0 32 353.0 371 167 38 122 299 4.26 .270 .330 .411 .741  
Season Average 4 5 .444 76 0 0 0 6 84.9 86 40 7 37 66 4.30 .265 .345 .407 .752  
Career Highs 8 10 .714 108 0 0 0 21 127.0 170 93 13 82 113 6.59 .323 .417 .488 .899  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   740 336 66 311 555   .269 .343 .411 .754
vs LH   301 150 23 137 245   .256 .334 .394 .727
Home 23 21 .523 447 0 0 0 35 495.6 515 240 53 226 401 4.36 .267 .344 .422 .766
Away 29 40 .420 467 0 0 0 45 522.6 526 246 36 222 399 4.24 .262 .336 .391 .727
Mar/Apr 15 11 .577 167 0 0 0 5 186.3 178 99 20 81 146 4.78 .250 .327 .421 .748
May 8 10 .444 157 0 0 0 5 177.0 177 73 10 79 132 3.71 .260 .337 .366 .703
June 7 9 .438 147 0 0 0 11 153.3 164 75 17 60 120 4.40 .271 .337 .443 .780
July 10 12 .455 140 0 0 0 10 160.0 184 89 17 82 124 5.01 .288 .369 .431 .800
August 7 6 .538 168 0 0 0 27 199.6 192 80 10 76 154 3.61 .254 .323 .366 .688
Sep/Oct 5 13 .278 135 0 0 0 22 142.0 146 70 15 70 124 4.44 .270 .354 .423 .777
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1981 26 VAN JL 102 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2 0.0
1982 27 VAN JL 66 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.3 0.0
1983 28 VAN JL 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1984 29 VAN JL 90 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1985 30 VAN JL 108 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1986 31 VAN JL 105 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1987 32 VAN JL 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  BIR FL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  VAL JL 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
  TOT   90 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1988 33 VAL JL 82 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1989 34 VAL JL 52 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1991 36 BIR FL 53 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5 0.2
10 Years Sim 842 40 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 .050 .050 .100 .150 -2.1 0.2
162 Game Average 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .050 .050 .100 .150 -0.4  
Career Highs 108 13 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .333 .333 .667 1.000 0.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.7
vs LH   12 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .333 .500 0.5
Home 321 22 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .091 .091 .182 .273 -0.5
Away 327 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.7
RISP   14 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 .071 .071 .143 .214 -0.5
Close/Late   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Mar/Apr 43 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .200 .300 -0.1
May 87 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
June 15 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 38 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
August 111 13 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .077 .077 .154 .231 -0.4
Sep/Oct 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1980 25 VAN JL P 35 0 35.7 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.77    
1981 26 VAN JL P 102 0 127.0 7 22 3 2 .906 2.06    
1982 27 VAN JL P 66 0 80.0 12 8 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1983 28 VAN JL P 94 0 101.0 4 16 0 1 1.000 1.78    
1984 29 VAN JL P 90 0 90.0 6 15 0 1 1.000 2.10    
1985 30 VAN JL P 108 0 106.7 5 22 4 2 .871 2.28    
1986 31 VAN JL P 105 0 121.0 6 17 3 1 .885 1.71    
1987 32 VAN JL P 45 0 50.3 4 7 0 1 1.000 1.97    
  BIR FL P 16 0 11.3 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.38    
  VAL JL P 29 0 33.0 2 5 0 1 1.000 1.91    
  TOT   P 90 0 94.7 7 14 0 2 1.000 2.00    
1988 33 VAL JL P 82 0 94.7 4 18 0 1 1.000 2.09    
1989 34 VAL JL P 51 0 62.3 5 8 0 0 1.000 1.88    
1990 35 VAL JL P 38 0 39.3 3 7 0 1 1.000 2.29    
1991 36 BIR FL P 53 0 66.0 1 17 0 1 1.000 2.45    
Career Totals   914 0 1018.3 62 169 10 12 .959 2.04    
Career Highs   108 0 127.0 12 22 4 2 1.000 2.45    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1984 29 VAN JL 1 2 .333 7 0 0 0 3 8.0 7 3 0 2 8 3.38 .226 .273 .226 .499
1986 31 VAN JL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 2 2 1 1 1 9.00 .250 .333 .625 .958
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 2 .333 9 0 0 0 3 10.0 9 5 1 3 9 4.50 .231 .286 .308 .593
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1984 29 VAN JL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1982-9-20
1984-9-21
Games Pitched
1981-3-102
1983-7-94
1984-7-90
1985-2-108
1986-2-105
CAR-18-914
Walks Allowed
1981-7-82
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 11    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 58th overall pick, by Birmingham in 1976
Traded from Birmingham to Austin on 7/21/1978 (Going to AUS: 1B J. Wachowski, P N. Lafayette. Going to BIR: 3B L. Lanza)
Traded from Austin to Vancouver on 2/15/1980 (Going to AUS: P J. Gomez. Going to VAN: SS X. Mazoku, P N. Lafayette)
Earned first career win on 4/26/1981