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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.

John Shelby 2026 Season · Pawtucket Red Sox

John Shelby played in the majors from 1981 to 1991. His career NUT is -9.4, #7,613 of 7,896 hitters since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1988 (+0.2). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: .239/.281/.364, 70 HR, 739 H in 1036 games.

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John Shelby

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CF · Pawtucket Red Sox (BOS)

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-9.4Career NUT

+6.4 to Weak

Career

.239AVG70HR313RBI739H389R98SB

Career · season grades

S/R · 6' 1", 175 lb · b. Feb 23, 1958 · Lexington, KY · Draft 1977 (1st Rd, #19)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1981	23	BAL	—	7	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000	.000
1982	24	BAL	—	26	35	35	8	11	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	.314	.314	.486	.172	.800	.345
1983	25	BAL	-0.8	126	349	325	52	84	15	2	5	27	18	0	2	64	15	2	0	6	2	.258	.297	.363	.105	.660	.309
1984	26	BAL	-2.4	128	415	383	44	80	12	5	6	30	20	0	0	71	12	4	0	12	4	.209	.248	.313	.104	.561	.242
1985	27	BAL	+0.1	69	214	205	28	58	6	2	7	27	7	0	0	44	5	1	0	2	4	.283	.307	.434	.151	.741	.331
1986	28	BAL	-1.5	135	428	404	54	92	14	4	11	49	18	2	0	75	18	6	2	2	3	.228	.263	.364	.136	.627	.253
1987	29	BAL	—	21	34	32	4	6	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	13	0	1	0	1	0	.188	.212	.281	.093	.493	.278
1987	29	LAD	+0.3	120	518	476	61	132	26	0	21	69	31	1	2	97	16	6	9	1	9	.277	.317	.464	.187	.781	.302
1987	29	TOT	+0.0	141	552	508	65	138	26	0	22	72	32	1	2	110	16	7	9	2	9	.272	.311	.453	.181	.764	.301
1988	30	LAD	+0.2	140	545	494	65	130	23	6	10	64	44	0	5	128	16	5	6	1	13	.263	.320	.395	.132	.715	.331
1989	31	LAD	-3.0	108	371	345	28	63	11	1	1	12	25	0	5	92	10	7	1	0	6	.183	.237	.229	.046	.466	.245
1990	32	LAD	—	25	24	24	2	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	.250	.250	.292	.042	.542	.353
1990	32	DET	-0.7	78	238	222	22	55	9	3	4	20	10	0	0	51	3	5	0	6	6	.248	.280	.369	.121	.649	.305
1990	32	TOT	-0.8	103	262	246	24	61	10	3	4	22	10	0	0	58	4	5	0	6	7	.248	.277	.362	.114	.639	.310
1991	33	DET	-1.2	53	153	143	19	22	8	1	3	8	8	1	1	23	0	2	0	1	3	.154	.204	.287	.133	.491	.162
Career	—	11 yrs	-9.4	1036	3326	3090	389	739	128	24	70	313	182	4	15	671	98	40	18	32	51	.239	.281	.364	.125	.645	.283

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

Power

Contact

Discipline

What's driving Shelby's career NUT of -9.4

Slice size = share of total NUT. Power = HR + XBH · Contact = Singles · Discipline = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

0.2

838485868788899091

NUT by Season

-0.8

-2.4

+0.1

-1.5

+0.0

+0.2

-3.0

-0.8

-1.2

Awards

1983World Series Championship

1988World Series Championship

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	IBB	SO	SB	CS	SF	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	OPS	BAbip
1989	31	AAA	32	135	126	20	36	7	3	4	21	6	2	0	33	12	3	1	0	2	.286	.326	.484	.198	.810	.356
1990	32	AAA	5	21	19	2	6	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.316	.381	.368	.052	.749	.333
1992	34	AAA	127	523	468	56	96	27	4	17	64	47	0	3	125	6	3	3	5	12	.205	.276	.389	.184	.665	.240

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