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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.

Al Smith 2026 Season · CLE

Al Smith played in the majors from 1934 to 1945. His career NUT is -1.3, #5,373 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1934 (+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: 99-101, 3.74 ERA, 587 K in 1662.1 IP.

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Al Smith

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-1.3Career NUT

+1.3 to Average

Career

3.74ERA1.38WHIP99W587K1662.1IP17SV

Career · season grades

L/L · 5' 11", 180 lb · b. Oct 12, 1907 · Belleville, IL · Signed Undrafted FA, 1934

Player Overview

Year by Year


1934	26	NYG	+0.4	3	5	4.32	30	4	0	0	15	5	289	66.2	70	32	21	0	27	1.37
1935	27	NYG	+0.4	10	8	3.41	40	10	4	1	18	5	521	124.0	125	47	32	7	44	1.27
1936	28	NYG	+0.1	14	13	3.91	43	30	9	4	10	2	871	209.1	217	91	69	4	89	1.37
1937	29	NYG	-0.2	5	4	4.20	33	9	2	0	13	0	367	85.2	91	40	30	2	41	1.41
1938	30	PHI	-0.1	1	4	6.28	37	1	0	0	21	1	405	86.0	115	60	40	0	46	1.80
1939	31	PHI	—	0	0	4.00	5	0	0	0	1	0	42	9.0	11	4	5	2	2	1.78
1940	32	CLE	-0.3	15	7	3.44	31	24	11	1	5	2	761	183.0	187	70	55	6	46	1.32
1941	33	CLE	+0.0	12	13	3.83	29	27	13	2	2	0	884	206.2	204	88	75	1	76	1.35
1942	34	CLE	-0.6	10	15	3.96	30	24	7	1	6	0	742	168.1	163	74	71	5	66	1.39
1943	35	CLE	+0.2	17	7	2.55	29	27	14	3	2	1	862	208.1	186	59	72	0	72	1.24
1944	36	CLE	-0.5	7	13	3.42	28	26	7	1	2	0	792	181.2	197	69	69	3	44	1.46
1945	37	CLE	-0.7	5	12	3.84	21	19	8	3	1	1	576	133.2	141	57	48	2	34	1.41
Career	—	12 yrs	-1.3	99	101	3.74	356	201	75	16	96	17	7112	1662.1	1707	691	587	32	587	1.38

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Smith's career NUT of -1.3

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

+0.4

+0.1

-0.2

-0.1

-0.3

+0.0

-0.6

+0.2

-0.5

-0.7

Awards

1943AL All-Star

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