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Johnny Klippstein 2026 Season · DET

Johnny Klippstein played in the majors from 1950 to 1967. His career NUT is -8.0, #7,058 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1963 (+1.2). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 101-118, 4.24 ERA, 1158 K in 1967.2 IP.

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Johnny Klippstein

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-8.0Career NUT

+6 to Weak

Career

4.24ERA1.47WHIP101W1158K1967.2IP66SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 1", 185 lb · b. Oct 17, 1927 · Washington, DC · Signed Undrafted FA, 1950

Player Overview

Year by Year


1950	22	CHC	-0.3	2	9	5.25	33	11	3	0	14	1	480	104.2	112	61	64	4	51	1.68
1951	23	CHC	+0.0	6	6	4.29	35	11	1	1	13	2	546	123.2	125	59	53	6	56	1.44
1952	24	CHC	-0.2	9	14	4.44	41	25	7	2	10	3	885	202.2	208	100	89	6	110	1.47
1953	25	CHC	-0.6	10	11	4.83	48	19	5	0	21	6	777	167.2	169	90	107	8	113	1.65
1954	26	CHC	-1.3	4	11	5.29	36	21	4	0	9	1	693	148.0	155	87	96	4	69	1.70
1955	27	CIN	+0.0	9	10	3.39	39	14	3	2	14	0	588	138.0	120	52	60	4	68	1.30
1956	28	CIN	-1.2	12	11	4.09	37	29	11	0	3	1	916	211.0	219	96	82	10	86	1.43
1957	29	CIN	-0.4	8	11	5.05	46	18	3	1	9	3	643	146.0	146	82	68	3	99	1.47
1958	30	CIN	-0.2	3	2	4.91	12	4	0	0	5	1	147	33.0	37	18	14	1	22	1.55
1958	30	LAD	-0.3	3	5	3.80	45	0	0	0	22	9	381	90.0	81	38	44	2	73	1.39
1958	30	TOT	-0.5	6	7	4.10	57	4	0	0	27	10	528	123.0	118	56	58	3	95	1.43
1959	31	LAD	-1.0	4	0	5.91	28	0	0	0	10	2	214	45.2	48	30	33	2	30	1.77
1960	32	CLE	-0.3	5	5	2.91	49	0	0	0	30	14	303	74.1	53	24	35	1	46	1.18
1961	33	TEX	-1.4	2	2	6.78	42	1	0	0	22	0	336	71.2	83	54	43	4	41	1.76
1962	34	CIN	-1.1	7	6	4.47	40	7	0	0	16	4	490	108.2	113	54	64	4	67	1.63
1963	35	PHI	+1.2	5	6	1.93	49	1	0	0	23	8	450	112.0	80	24	46	3	86	1.13
1964	36	PHI	—	2	1	4.03	11	0	0	0	5	1	98	22.1	22	10	8	2	13	1.34
1964	36	MIN	+0.1	0	4	1.97	33	0	0	0	9	2	197	45.2	44	10	20	1	39	1.40
1964	36	TOT	-0.6	2	5	2.65	44	0	0	0	14	3	295	68.0	66	20	28	3	52	1.38
1965	37	MIN	-0.2	9	3	2.24	56	0	0	0	25	5	314	76.1	59	19	31	3	59	1.18
1966	38	MIN	+0.0	1	1	3.40	26	0	0	0	16	3	172	39.2	35	15	20	2	26	1.39
1967	39	DET	—	0	0	5.40	5	0	0	0	0	0	26	6.2	6	4	1	0	4	1.05
Career	—	18 yrs	-8.0	101	118	4.24	711	161	37	6	276	66	8656	1967.2	1915	927	978	70	1158	1.47

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Klippstein's career NUT of -8

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

Career NUT Trend

1.2

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NUT by Season

-0.3

+0.0

-0.2

-0.6

-1.3

+0.0

-1.2

-0.4

-0.5

-1.0

-0.3

-1.4

-1.1

+1.2

-0.6

-0.2

+0.0

Awards

1959World Series Championship

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