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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.

Chris Hammond 2026 Season · CIN

Chris Hammond played in the majors from 1990 to 2006. His career NUT is +3.0, #757 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2002 (+1.3). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 66-62, 4.14 ERA, 712 K in 1123.2 IP.

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Chris Hammond

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+3.0Career NUT

+5 to Great

Career

4.14ERA1.38WHIP66W712K1123.2IP3SV

Career · season grades

L/L · 6' 1", 210 lb · b. Jan 21, 1966 · Atlanta, GA · Draft 1986 (6th Rd, #148)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1990	24	CIN	—	0	2	6.35	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	11.1	13	8	12	0	4	2.21
1991	25	CIN	+0.0	7	7	4.06	20	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	425	99.2	92	45	48	2	50	1.40
1992	26	CIN	-0.5	7	10	4.21	28	26	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	627	147.1	149	69	55	3	79	1.38
1993	27	FLA	+0.1	11	12	4.66	32	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	826	191.0	207	99	66	1	108	1.43
1994	28	FLA	+0.5	4	4	3.07	13	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	312	73.1	79	25	23	1	40	1.39
1995	29	FLA	+0.9	9	6	3.80	25	24	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	683	161.0	157	68	47	9	126	1.27
1996	30	FLA	-0.6	5	8	6.56	38	9	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	368	81.0	104	59	27	4	50	1.62
1997	31	BOS	+0.3	3	4	5.92	29	8	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	293	65.1	81	43	27	2	48	1.65
1998	32	FLA	—	0	2	6.59	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	13.2	20	10	8	1	8	2.05
2002	36	ATL	+1.3	7	2	0.95	63	0	0	0	6	0	16	2	2	311	76.0	53	8	31	1	63	1.11
2003	37	NYY	+0.8	3	2	2.86	62	0	0	0	16	1	17	3	4	262	63.0	65	20	11	2	45	1.21
2004	38	OAK	+0.5	4	1	2.68	41	0	0	0	9	1	3	2	3	224	53.2	56	16	13	3	34	1.29
2005	39	SD	-0.3	5	1	3.84	55	0	0	0	17	0	6	3	3	242	58.2	51	25	14	2	34	1.11
2006	40	CIN	+0.1	1	1	6.91	29	0	0	0	7	0	6	2	2	125	28.2	36	22	5	0	23	1.43
Career	—	14 yrs	+3.0	66	62	4.14	441	136	5	3	67	3	48	12	15	4821	1123.2	1163	517	387	31	712	1.38

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Hammond's career NUT of +3

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

Career NUT Trend

1.3

919293949596970203040506

NUT by Season

+0.0

-0.5

+0.1

+0.5

+0.9

-0.6

+0.3

+1.3

+0.8

+0.5

-0.3

+0.1

Awards

1990World Series Champion*

1993NL Pitcher of the Month

2002Setup Man of the Year - MLB.com Awards

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	SV	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1988	22	AA	16	5	1.72	26	26	4	2	0	0	743	182.2	127	35	77	3	127	1.12
1989	23	AAA	11	7	3.38	24	24	3	1	0	0	697	157.1	144	59	96	3	142	1.53
1990	24	AAA	15	1	2.17	24	24	5	3	0	0	611	149.0	118	36	63	5	149	1.21
1994	28	A+	0	0	1.23	2	2	0	0	0	0	30	7.1	4	1	3	0	5	0.95
1994	28	AA	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
1995	29	A+	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	16	4.0	3	0	0	0	4	0.75
1995	29	AAA	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	19	4.0	3	0	2	0	3	1.25
1996	30	A+	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	4.0	3	0	0	0	8	0.75
1996	30	AAA	1	0	7.20	1	1	0	0	0	0	20	5.0	5	4	0	0	3	1.00
1998	32	AAA	1	3	4.82	5	5	0	0	0	0	129	28.0	35	15	14	0	22	1.75
2001	35	AAA	7	3	3.31	28	4	0	0	3	0	225	51.2	53	19	20	2	54	1.41
2001	35	AAA	3	1	2.35	21	0	0	0	4	1	120	30.2	32	8	4	0	29	1.17
2001	35	AAA	10	4	2.95	49	4	0	0	7	1	345	82.1	85	27	24	2	83	1.32
2004	38	AAA	0	0	0.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	18	4.0	6	0	0	0	5	1.50

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