How to Use Baseball Nut: A Complete Guide
Baseball Nut is a free MLB app built for people who just want to follow the game — no ads, no gambling odds, no clutter. This guide walks through every feature so you can get the most out of it.
Scores
The scoreboard is your home screen. It shows every MLB game for the day with live scores, inning, count, base runners, outs, and team records — updated every 30 seconds automatically.
During live games, each card also shows the current pitcher, batter at the plate, and the ball-strike count — so you can follow the action without opening the full game view.
Use the arrows at the top to navigate between days, or tap the date to jump to any specific date. If there are live games, you'll see a green "LIVE" badge with a count of how many games are in progress.
Tap any game card to open the full game detail page with the box score, play-by-play, win probability, and top performers by NUT Score.
Each final game card also shows the total NUT generated — a quick indicator of how impactful the game was from a player performance standpoint.
Game Detail
Tapping a game card opens the expanded view. What you see depends on the game state:
Before the Game (Preview)
- Start time in your local timezone
- Probable starting pitchers with season records
- Win probability based on team records
- Venue, weather, and series context
- A game preview highlighting storylines, matchups, and what to watch for
During the Game (Live)
- Live score with base runners, outs, and count
- Current pitcher vs. batter matchup
- Real-time win probability bar
- Line score updated every 15 seconds
- Full play-by-play as it happens
After the Game (Final)
- Final score with winning/losing/save pitchers
- Game summary with key plays and highlights
- Top 3 performers ranked by NUT Score
- Complete box score (batting and pitching lines)
- Full play-by-play with win probability on each play
- Series result (who won the series or if it was split)
Favorite Teams
Go to Standings and tap the star next to any team name to favorite them. You can also favorite a team from their schedule page. You can favorite multiple teams.
Your favorite teams automatically pin to the top of the scoreboard with a highlighted border, so you never have to scroll to find their games. If a favorite team is playing live, their card gets an extra-prominent outline.
Standings
The Standings page shows every MLB division with win-loss records, games back, winning percentage, and NUT team rankings. Toggle between AL and NL using the tabs at the top.
Tap any team to open their schedule page, where you can see their full monthly schedule, game results, roster, hot players, and a team profile. This is also where you favorite teams.
Stats
The Stats page is a full MLB leaderboard. You can browse leaders for every major statistical category:
- Hitting: NUT, R, H, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, BB, SO, SB, AVG, OBP, SLG
- Pitching: NUT, W, L, ERA, SV, IP, SO, BB, WHIP, Holds, Blown Saves
Toggle between Players and Teams, Hitting and Pitching, and filter by date range (Season, Last 7D, 14D, 30D, or Custom). You can also filter by position and search for any player by name.
The NUT leaderboard shows every player with at least 1 plate appearance or 1 inning pitched, so you can watch NUT accumulate from the very first game of the season.
Player Profiles
Tap any player name anywhere in the app to open their full profile. You'll see:
- Bio — age, position, team, draft info, country of origin
- Season-by-season stats with NUT for every year
- Career totals and career NUT rating
- Awards, All-Star selections, and World Series titles
- League leader highlights
- A player profile summarizing their career and current form
- Transaction history
Every NUT score is color-coded so you can tell at a glance how a player is performing:
The NUT Score
NUT (Net Unbiased Total) is Baseball Nut's signature metric. It measures how many wins a player adds or costs their team using only hitting and pitching — no unreliable defensive metrics.
A NUT of 0 is league average. Positive means the player is helping their team win. Negative means the opposite. The higher the number, the bigger the impact.
You'll see NUT everywhere in the app — on game cards, player profiles, standings, the stats leaderboard, Trending Players, and Player Tracker. Every NUT score is color-coded by tier so you can instantly tell if a player is having an elite season or a rough one.
Tools
The Tools tab in the bottom navigation is your hub for all of Baseball Nut's analysis features — Trending Players, Player Tracker, Player Comparison, and Trade Analyzer. Each one is described in detail below.
Trending Players
The Trending Players page ranks the hottest players over the last 7 days by NUT accumulation. Filter between All, Hitters, and Pitchers.
Each player shows their NUT-relevant stats — hits, home runs, walks, and HBP for hitters; strikeouts, walks, and home runs allowed for pitchers. You'll also see their at-bats or innings pitched for context, and fire emojis that scale with their NUT output.
Tap the + button next to any player to add them to your Player Tracker.
Player Tracker
The Player Tracker is your personal watchlist. Add up to 40 players and monitor their season stats, NUT scores, and current status (active, injured, suspended, free agent) all in one place.
To add a player, tap the + button on the Stats page, Trending Players, or any player profile. Two-way players (like Shohei Ohtani) are tracked as both a hitter and pitcher automatically.
Players are sorted by NUT score by default. Filter between All, Hitters, and Pitchers if you have both on your list.
No account required. Your watchlist saves locally on your device.
Player Comparison
The comparison tool lets you pick any two MLB players and see their stats side-by-side. Every category is compared head-to-head with the leader highlighted in bold, and you'll see each player's NUT Score at the top. Use the year dropdown to compare specific seasons or career totals — you can even compare Judge's 2022 MVP season against Ohtani's 2023. Career comparisons include awards like World Series titles, MVPs, All-Star selections, and more. Expand the Head-to-Head Analysis for a written breakdown of how the two players stack up. Share any comparison with the Share button.
Fantasy Trade Analyzer
The trade analyzer helps you evaluate fantasy baseball trades. Add up to 5 players to each side and the tool projects rest-of-season NUT for each player to show which team wins the deal. Projections blend current season pace with last year's track record — leaning on history early in the year and shifting toward current stats as the season goes on. Both hitters and pitchers are measured on the same scale (wins), so you can compare across positions.
Spoiler Mode
Recording a game to watch later? Turn on Spoiler Mode in Settings and all final scores and live scores on the scoreboard are hidden behind a blur.
When you're ready to see a specific game's score, tap the "Reveal" button on that card. You can also toggle Spoiler Mode on/off in Settings, and it persists across sessions.
Settings
Tap the gear icon in the top right to access Settings. From here you can:
- Switch between Dark, Light, and System themes
- Change the accent color (14 options)
- Toggle Spoiler Mode on or off
- Install Baseball Nut as a PWA on your phone's home screen
Install on Your Phone
Baseball Nut works in any browser, but you can also install it as an app on your home screen for a full-screen, app-like experience. On iPhone, tap the share button in Safari and select "Add to Home Screen." On Android, tap the three-dot menu in Chrome and select "Install app" or "Add to Home screen."
Questions?
Reach out anytime at hello@baseballnut.app or on X at @BaseballNutApp.