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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.

Ryan Dempster 2026 Season · BOS

Ryan Dempster is a free agent pitcher. His career NUT is +1.1, #1,378 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2008 (+2.1). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 132-133, 4.35 ERA, 2075 K in 2387.0 IP.

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Ryan Dempster Career Stats & NUT | Baseball NUT

Ryan Dempster

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CAverage

+1.1Career NUT

+0.9 to Good

Career

4.35ERA1.43WHIP132W2075K2387.0IP87SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 2", 215 lb · b. May 3, 1977 · Sechelt, BC · Draft 1995 (3rd Rd, #66)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1998	21	FLA	-0.9	1	5	7.08	14	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	272	54.2	72	43	38	9	35	2.01
1999	22	FLA	-0.9	7	8	4.71	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	666	147.0	146	77	93	6	126	1.63
2000	23	FLA	+1.0	14	10	3.66	33	33	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	974	226.1	210	92	97	5	209	1.36
2001	24	FLA	-0.1	15	12	4.94	34	34	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	954	211.1	218	116	112	10	171	1.56
2002	25	FLA	-0.1	5	8	4.79	18	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	521	120.1	126	64	55	7	87	1.50
2002	25	CIN	-0.9	5	5	6.19	15	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	394	88.2	102	61	38	3	66	1.58
2002	25	TOT	-1.0	10	13	5.38	33	33	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	915	209.0	228	125	93	10	153	1.54
2003	26	CIN	-0.9	3	7	6.54	22	20	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	545	115.2	134	84	70	5	84	1.76
2004	27	CHC	—	1	1	3.92	23	0	0	0	8	2	3	0	2	93	20.2	16	9	13	2	18	1.40
2005	28	CHC	+0.9	5	3	3.13	63	6	0	0	53	33	0	2	35	401	92.0	83	32	49	4	89	1.43
2006	29	CHC	+0.6	1	9	4.80	74	0	0	0	64	24	2	9	33	342	75.0	77	40	36	3	67	1.51
2007	30	CHC	-0.1	2	7	4.73	66	0	0	0	58	28	0	3	31	282	66.2	59	35	30	1	55	1.34
2008	31	CHC	+2.1	17	6	2.96	33	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	856	206.2	174	68	76	7	187	1.21
2009	32	CHC	+1.0	11	9	3.65	31	31	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	842	200.0	196	81	65	6	172	1.31
2010	33	CHC	+0.2	15	12	3.85	34	34	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	918	215.1	198	92	86	10	208	1.32
2011	34	CHC	+0.1	10	14	4.80	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	881	202.1	211	108	82	5	191	1.45
2012	35	CHC	+0.7	5	5	2.25	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	417	104.0	81	26	27	1	83	1.04
2012	35	TEX	-0.1	7	3	5.09	12	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	300	69.0	74	39	25	1	70	1.43
2012	35	TOT	+0.7	12	8	3.38	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	717	173.0	155	65	52	2	153	1.20
2013	36	BOS	-1.7	8	9	4.57	32	29	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	754	171.1	170	87	79	6	157	1.45
Career	—	16 yrs	+1.1	132	133	4.35	579	351	11	3	186	87	5	14	101	10412	2387.0	2347	1154	1071	91	2075	1.43

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Dempster's career NUT of +1.1

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

Career NUT Trend

2.1

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NUT by Season

-0.9

+1.0

-0.1

-1.0

-0.9

+0.9

+0.6

-0.1

+2.1

+1.0

+0.2

+0.1

+0.7

-1.7

Awards

2000NL All-Star

2001NL Player of the Week

2005DHL Delivery Man of the Month

2008NL All-Star

2012NL Player of the Week

2013World Series Championship

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1996	19	A	7	11	3.30	23	23	2	0	0	603	144.1	120	53	58	6	141	1.23
1996	19	A	2	1	2.73	4	4	1	1	0	109	26.1	18	8	18	1	16	1.37
1996	19	A	9	12	3.22	27	27	3	1	0	712	170.2	138	61	76	7	157	1.25
1997	20	A+	10	9	4.90	28	26	2	1	0	721	165.1	190	90	46	13	131	1.43
1998	21	AA	4	3	3.22	7	7	0	0	0	180	44.2	34	16	15	3	33	1.10
1998	21	AAA	3	1	3.27	5	5	1	0	0	137	33.0	33	12	12	1	24	1.36
1999	22	AAA	1	1	4.99	5	5	0	0	0	132	30.2	30	17	10	0	29	1.30
2003	26	AAA	1	1	3.29	2	2	1	0	0	55	13.2	13	5	3	0	9	1.17
2004	27	A	0	0	1.96	5	5	0	0	0	76	18.1	20	4	2	1	21	1.20
2004	27	AAA	1	1	3.86	6	4	0	0	0	85	21.0	19	9	10	2	20	1.38
2007	30	AAA	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	0	1	8	2.0	1	0	1	0	4	1.00

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