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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 Cheney 2026 Season · TEX

Tom Cheney played in the majors from 1957 to 1966. His career NUT is -1.5, #5,550 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1962 (+0.8). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 19-29, 3.77 ERA, 345 K in 466.0 IP.

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Tom Cheney

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-1.5Career NUT

+1.5 to Average

Career

3.77ERA1.35WHIP19W345K466.0IP2SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 0", 180 lb · b. Oct 14, 1934 · Morgan, GA · Signed Undrafted FA, 1957

Player Overview

Year by Year


1957	22	STL	—	0	1	5.00	4	3	0	0	0	0	44	9.0	6	5	15	0	10	2.33
1959	24	STL	—	0	1	6.94	11	2	0	0	5	0	63	11.2	17	9	11	2	8	2.40
1960	25	PIT	-0.3	2	2	3.98	11	8	1	1	0	0	221	52.0	44	23	33	0	35	1.48
1961	26	PIT	—	0	0	-.--	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0	1	4	4	0	0	-.--
1961	26	TEX	-1.1	1	3	8.80	10	7	0	0	2	0	143	29.2	32	29	26	0	20	1.96
1961	26	TOT	-1.4	1	3	10.01	11	7	0	0	2	0	149	29.2	33	33	30	0	20	2.12
1962	27	TEX	+0.8	7	9	3.17	37	23	4	3	7	1	738	173.1	134	61	97	2	147	1.33
1963	28	TEX	+0.3	8	9	2.71	23	21	7	4	1	0	542	136.1	99	41	40	1	97	1.02
1964	29	TEX	-0.9	1	3	3.70	15	6	1	0	4	1	199	48.2	45	20	13	0	25	1.19
1966	31	TEX	—	0	1	5.06	3	1	0	0	2	0	25	5.1	4	3	6	1	3	1.88
Career	—	8 yrs	-1.5	19	29	3.77	115	71	13	8	21	2	1981	466.0	382	195	245	6	345	1.35

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Cheney's career NUT of -1.5

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

Career NUT Trend

0.8

6061626364

NUT by Season

-0.3

-1.4

+0.8

+0.3

-0.9

Awards

1960World Series Championship

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