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The big number is his career NUT, his total production against league average, with its letter grade. This season's NUT sits just below it, followed by his season and career lines, recent form over 7, 14 and 30 days, game logs, and percentile ranks against every qualified player. NUT is built on the advanced hitting and pitching stats analysts trust, with defense left out, so the number reflects what the player controls.

Tom Bolton 2026 Season · Nashville Sounds

Tom Bolton played in the majors from 1987 to 1994. His career NUT is -1.0, #4,967 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1993 (+0.4). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 31-34, 4.56 ERA, 336 K in 540.1 IP.

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Tom Bolton

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P · Nashville Sounds (PIT)

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-1.0Career NUT

+1 to Average

Career

4.56ERA1.59WHIP31W336K540.1IP1SV

Career · season grades

L/L · 6' 3", 175 lb · b. May 6, 1962 · Nashville, TN · Draft 1980 (20th Rd, #518)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1987	25	BOS	+0.4	1	0	4.38	29	0	0	5	0	0	287	61.2	83	30	27	2	49	1.78
1988	26	BOS	+0.2	1	3	4.75	28	0	0	8	1	1	140	30.1	35	16	14	0	21	1.62
1989	27	BOS	—	0	4	8.31	4	4	0	0	0	0	83	17.1	21	16	10	0	9	1.79
1990	28	BOS	+0.3	10	5	3.38	21	16	3	2	0	0	501	119.2	111	45	47	3	65	1.32
1991	29	BOS	-1.4	8	9	5.24	25	19	0	4	0	0	499	110.0	136	64	51	1	64	1.70
1992	30	BOS	+0.3	1	2	3.41	21	1	0	6	0	0	135	29.0	34	11	14	2	23	1.66
1992	30	CIN	-1.1	3	3	5.24	16	8	0	3	0	0	210	46.1	52	27	23	2	27	1.62
1992	30	TOT	-0.8	4	5	4.54	37	9	0	9	0	0	345	75.1	86	38	37	4	50	1.63
1993	31	DET	+0.4	6	6	4.47	43	8	0	9	0	0	462	102.2	113	51	45	7	66	1.54
1994	32	BAL	—	1	2	5.40	22	0	0	3	0	0	109	23.1	29	14	13	0	12	1.80
Career	—	8 yrs	-1.0	31	34	4.56	209	56	3	40	1	1	2426	540.1	614	274	244	17	336	1.59

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Bolton's career NUT of -1

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

0.4

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NUT by Season

+0.4

+0.2

+0.3

-1.4

-0.8

+0.4

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	SV	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1988	26	AAA	3	0	2.79	18	1	0	0	8	0	0	81	19.1	17	6	10	0	15	1.40
1989	27	AAA	12	5	2.89	25	22	5	2	2	1	1	606	143.1	140	46	47	4	99	1.30
1990	28	AAA	1	0	3.86	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	50	11.2	9	5	7	0	8	1.37
1994	32	AAA	2	0	2.25	16	0	0	0	7	2	2	76	20.0	13	5	8	0	16	1.05
1995	33	AAA	5	7	4.43	19	17	1	1	1	0	0	433	101.2	106	50	31	3	82	1.35
1996	34	AAA	12	5	4.02	40	14	0	0	11	2	2	517	116.1	121	52	47	7	92	1.44
1997	35	AAA	2	6	8.29	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	188	38.0	67	35	12	3	29	2.08
1997	35	AAA	3	4	6.00	15	7	0	0	1	0	0	255	57.0	75	38	20	0	42	1.67
1997	35	AAA	5	10	6.92	23	15	0	0	1	0	0	443	95.0	142	73	32	3	71	1.83
1998	36	AAA	1	1	10.38	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	4.1	8	5	2	0	3	2.31

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