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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.

Fred Sanford 2026 Season · BAL

Fred Sanford played in the majors from 1943 to 1951. His career NUT is -4.8, #6,867 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1949 (-0.4). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 37-55, 4.45 ERA, 285 K in 744.0 IP.

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Fred Sanford

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-4.8Career NUT

+2.8 to Weak

Career

4.45ERA1.56WHIP37W285K744.0IP6SV

Career · season grades

S/R · 6' 1", 200 lb · b. Aug 9, 1919 · Garfield, UT · Signed Undrafted FA, 1943

Player Overview

Year by Year


1943	23	SLB	—	0	0	1.93	3	0	0	0	0	0	37	9.1	7	2	4	0	2	1.18
1946	26	SLB	—	2	1	2.05	3	3	2	2	0	0	91	22.0	19	5	9	0	8	1.27
1947	27	SLB	-1.0	7	16	3.71	34	23	9	0	7	4	803	186.2	186	77	76	0	62	1.40
1948	28	SLB	-0.7	12	21	4.64	42	33	9	1	7	2	997	227.0	250	117	91	2	79	1.50
1949	29	NYY	-0.4	7	3	3.87	29	11	3	0	6	0	433	95.1	100	41	57	0	51	1.65
1950	30	NYY	-0.5	5	4	4.55	26	12	2	0	4	0	503	112.2	103	57	79	1	54	1.62
1951	31	NYY	-0.4	0	3	3.71	11	2	0	0	3	0	117	26.2	15	11	25	0	10	1.50
1951	31	WSH	-0.7	2	3	6.57	7	7	0	0	0	0	182	37.0	51	27	27	0	12	2.11
1951	31	SLB	-1.0	2	4	10.21	9	7	1	0	0	0	143	27.1	37	31	23	0	7	2.20
1951	31	TOT	-2.2	4	10	6.82	27	16	1	0	3	0	442	91.0	103	69	75	0	29	1.96
Career	—	7 yrs	-4.8	37	55	4.45	164	98	26	3	27	6	3306	744.0	768	368	391	3	285	1.56

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Sanford's career NUT of -4.8

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

Career NUT Trend

-0.4

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NUT by Season

-1.0

-0.7

-0.4

-0.5

-2.2

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