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Johnny Niggeling 2026 Season · ATL

Johnny Niggeling played in the majors from 1938 to 1946. His career NUT is +0.8, #1,561 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1944 (+1.0). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 64-69, 3.22 ERA, 620 K in 1250.2 IP.

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Johnny Niggeling Career Stats & NUT | Baseball NUT

Johnny Niggeling

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+0.8Career NUT

+1.2 to Good

Career

3.22ERA1.30WHIP64W620K1250.2IP

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 0", 170 lb · b. Jul 10, 1903 · Remsen, IA · Signed Undrafted FA, 1938

Player Overview

Year by Year


1938	34	BSN	—	1	0	9.00	2	0	0	0	0	11	2.0	4	2	1	0	1	2.50
1939	35	CIN	+0.2	2	1	5.80	10	5	2	1	1	185	40.1	51	26	13	2	20	1.59
1940	36	SLB	+0.1	7	11	4.45	28	20	10	0	6	670	153.2	148	76	69	5	82	1.41
1941	37	SLB	-1.0	7	9	3.80	24	20	13	1	3	733	168.1	168	71	63	1	68	1.37
1942	38	SLB	-0.3	15	11	2.66	28	27	16	3	1	885	206.1	173	61	93	11	107	1.29
1943	39	SLB	-0.1	6	8	3.17	20	20	7	0	0	628	150.1	122	53	57	6	73	1.19
1943	39	WSH	+0.5	4	2	0.88	6	6	5	3	0	195	51.0	27	5	17	0	24	0.86
1943	39	TOT	+0.4	10	10	2.59	26	26	12	3	0	823	201.1	149	58	74	6	97	1.11
1944	40	WSH	+1.0	10	8	2.32	24	24	14	2	0	848	206.0	164	53	88	4	121	1.22
1945	41	WSH	+0.3	7	12	3.16	26	25	8	2	1	754	176.2	161	62	73	3	90	1.32
1946	42	WSH	-0.2	3	2	4.03	8	6	3	0	1	173	38.0	39	17	21	1	10	1.58
1946	42	BSN	+0.2	2	5	3.26	8	8	3	0	0	247	58.0	54	21	21	1	24	1.29
1946	42	TOT	-0.1	5	7	3.56	16	14	6	0	1	420	96.0	93	38	42	2	34	1.41
Career	—	9 yrs	+0.8	64	69	3.22	184	161	81	12	13	5329	1250.2	1111	447	516	34	620	1.30

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Niggeling's career NUT of +0.8

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

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

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-0.1

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