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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.

Cal Eldred 2026 Season · STL

Cal Eldred is a free agent pitcher. His career NUT is -4.2, #6,769 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1992 (+1.1). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 86-74, 4.42 ERA, 939 K in 1368.0 IP.

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Cal Eldred

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-4.2Career NUT

+2.2 to Weak

Career

4.42ERA1.40WHIP86W939K1368.0IP9SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 4", 240 lb · b. Nov 24, 1967 · Cedar Rapids, IA · Draft 1986 (26th Rd, #661)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1991	23	MIL	—	2	0	4.50	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	73	16.0	20	8	6	0	10	1.63
1992	24	MIL	+1.1	11	2	1.79	14	14	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	394	100.1	76	20	23	2	62	0.99
1993	25	MIL	-0.6	16	16	4.01	36	36	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	1087	258.0	232	115	91	10	180	1.25
1994	26	MIL	-1.3	11	11	4.68	25	25	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	769	179.0	158	93	84	4	98	1.35
1995	27	MIL	—	1	1	3.42	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	104	23.2	24	9	10	1	18	1.44
1996	28	MIL	-0.1	4	4	4.46	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	363	84.2	82	42	38	4	50	1.42
1997	29	MIL	-2.1	13	15	4.99	34	34	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	885	202.0	207	112	89	9	122	1.47
1998	30	MIL	-0.4	4	8	4.80	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	602	133.0	157	71	61	4	86	1.64
1999	31	MIL	-1.4	2	8	7.79	20	15	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	392	82.0	101	71	46	1	60	1.79
2000	32	CWS	+0.3	10	2	4.58	20	20	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	492	112.0	103	57	59	5	97	1.45
2001	33	CWS	—	0	1	13.50	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	6.0	12	9	3	3	6	2.50
2003	35	STL	+0.0	7	4	3.74	62	0	0	0	18	8	11	6	14	293	67.1	62	28	31	4	67	1.38
2004	36	STL	+0.1	4	2	3.76	52	0	0	0	10	1	8	2	3	282	67.0	71	28	17	1	54	1.31
2005	37	STL	+0.1	1	0	2.19	31	1	0	0	15	0	2	1	1	160	37.0	35	9	18	2	29	1.43
Career	—	14 yrs	-4.2	86	74	4.42	341	192	19	4	45	9	21	9	18	5930	1368.0	1340	672	576	50	939	1.40

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Eldred's career NUT of -4.2

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

Career NUT Trend

1.1

9293949697989900030405

NUT by Season

+1.1

-0.6

-1.3

-0.1

-2.1

-0.4

-1.4

+0.3

+0.0

+0.1

Awards

1992AL Pitcher of the Month

1993Brewers Pitcher of the Year

1994AL Pitcher of the Month

2000AL Pitcher of the Month

2005Cardinals Darryl Kile Award

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1989	21	A	2	1	2.30	5	5	0	0	0	127	31.1	23	8	11	1	32	1.09
1990	22	A+	4	2	1.62	7	7	3	1	0	197	50.0	31	9	19	3	75	1.00
1990	22	AA	5	4	4.49	19	19	0	0	0	485	110.1	126	55	47	2	93	1.57
1991	23	AAA	13	9	3.75	29	29	3	1	0	784	185.0	161	77	84	12	168	1.32
1992	24	AAA	10	6	3.00	19	19	4	1	0	570	141.0	122	47	42	4	99	1.16
1996	28	AAA	2	2	3.34	6	6	0	0	0	135	32.1	24	12	17	1	30	1.27
1999	31	AA	0	1	7.50	2	2	1	0	0	55	12.0	13	10	3	2	10	1.33
1999	31	AAA	0	1	5.30	4	4	0	0	0	86	18.2	19	11	10	0	21	1.55
2000	32	AAA	0	1	7.20	2	2	0	0	0	20	5.0	4	4	0	1	1	0.80
2005	37	AA	1	0	0.00	3	0	0	0	2	21	6.0	5	0	0	0	1	0.83

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