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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.

Ed Sprague Sr. 2026 Season · MIL

Ed Sprague Sr. played in the majors from 1968 to 1976. His career NUT is -3.3, #6,572 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1974 (+0.8). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 17-23, 3.82 ERA, 188 K in 408.0 IP.

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Ed Sprague Sr.

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-3.3Career NUT

+1.3 to Weak

Career

3.82ERA1.50WHIP17W188K408.0IP9SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 4", 195 lb · b. Sep 16, 1945 · Boston, MA · Signed Undrafted FA, 1968

Player Overview

Year by Year


1968	22	OAK	-0.9	3	4	3.28	47	1	0	16	4	0	0	282	68.2	51	25	34	2	34	1.24
1969	23	OAK	-0.7	1	1	4.47	27	0	0	9	2	1	3	210	46.1	47	23	31	2	20	1.68
1971	25	CIN	—	1	0	0.00	7	0	0	1	0	1	1	43	11.0	8	0	1	0	7	0.82
1972	26	CIN	-0.9	3	3	4.13	33	1	0	10	0	0	0	245	56.2	55	26	26	3	25	1.43
1973	27	CIN	-0.3	1	3	5.12	28	0	0	10	1	0	1	172	38.2	35	22	22	2	19	1.47
1973	27	STL	—	0	0	2.25	8	0	0	5	0	1	1	34	8.0	8	2	4	0	2	1.50
1973	27	MIL	—	0	1	9.31	7	0	0	5	1	2	3	59	9.2	13	10	14	2	3	2.79
1973	27	TOT	-0.8	1	4	5.43	43	0	0	20	2	3	5	265	56.1	56	34	40	4	24	1.70
1974	28	MIL	+0.8	7	2	2.39	20	10	3	5	0	0	0	395	94.0	94	25	31	4	57	1.33
1975	29	MIL	-0.9	1	7	4.54	18	11	0	2	1	0	1	320	67.1	81	34	40	2	21	1.80
1976	30	MIL	—	0	2	7.04	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	37	7.2	14	6	3	0	0	2.22
Career	—	8 yrs	-3.3	17	23	3.82	198	23	3	64	9	5	14	1797	408.0	406	173	206	17	188	1.50

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Sprague Sr.'s career NUT of -3.3

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

Career NUT Trend

0.8

686972737475

NUT by Season

-0.9

-0.7

-0.9

-0.8

+0.8

-0.9

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