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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.

Xavier Hernandez 2026 Season · HOU

Xavier Hernandez played in the majors from 1989 to 1998. His career NUT is +2.4, #876 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1993 (+1.7). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 40-35, 3.90 ERA, 562 K in 671.0 IP.

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Xavier Hernandez

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+2.4Career NUT

+5.6 to Great

Career

3.90ERA1.32WHIP40W562K671.0IP35SV

Career · season grades

L/R · 6' 2", 185 lb · b. Aug 16, 1965 · Port Arthur, TX · Draft 1989 (1st Rd, #8)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1989	23	TOR	—	1	0	4.76	7	0	2	0	0	101	22.2	25	12	8	1	7	1.46
1990	24	HOU	-0.9	2	1	4.62	34	1	10	0	0	268	62.1	60	32	24	4	24	1.35
1991	25	HOU	+0.0	2	7	4.71	32	6	8	3	3	285	63.0	66	33	32	0	55	1.56
1992	26	HOU	+1.2	9	1	2.11	77	0	25	7	7	454	111.0	81	26	42	3	96	1.11
1993	27	HOU	+1.7	4	5	2.61	72	0	29	9	9	389	96.2	75	28	28	1	101	1.07
1994	28	NYY	-0.3	4	4	5.85	31	0	14	6	6	187	40.0	48	26	21	2	37	1.73
1995	29	CIN	+0.9	7	2	4.60	59	0	19	3	3	391	90.0	95	46	31	4	84	1.40
1996	30	CIN	—	0	0	13.50	3	0	0	0	0	19	3.1	8	5	2	0	3	3.00
1996	30	HOU	+0.4	5	5	4.22	58	0	27	6	6	321	74.2	69	35	26	2	78	1.27
1996	30	TOT	+0.2	5	5	4.62	61	0	27	6	6	340	78.0	77	40	28	2	81	1.35
1997	31	TEX	-0.3	0	4	4.56	44	0	20	0	0	221	49.1	51	25	22	2	36	1.48
1998	32	TEX	+0.0	6	6	3.57	46	0	15	1	1	243	58.0	43	23	30	1	41	1.26
Career	—	10 yrs	+2.4	40	35	3.90	463	7	169	35	35	2879	671.0	621	291	266	20	562	1.32

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Hernandez's career NUT of +2.4

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

Career NUT Trend

1.7

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NUT by Season

-0.9

+0.0

+1.2

+1.7

-0.3

+0.9

+0.2

-0.3

+0.0

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	SV	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1988	22	A	13	6	2.55	23	22	2	2	1	0	0	585	148.0	116	42	28	7	111	0.97
1988	22	AA	2	4	2.90	11	11	2	0	0	0	0	290	68.1	73	22	15	3	33	1.29
1989	23	AA	1	1	4.13	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	112	24.0	25	11	11	1	17	1.50
1989	23	AAA	5	6	3.53	15	15	2	1	0	0	0	411	99.1	95	39	22	2	47	1.18
1991	25	AAA	2	1	2.75	16	3	0	0	8	4	4	151	36.0	35	11	9	2	34	1.22
1998	32	AA	0	0	3.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	13	3.0	3	1	0	1	2	1.00
1998	32	AAA	0	0	1.35	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	6.2	5	1	1	1	9	0.90

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