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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.

Chris Mears 2026 Season · Springfield Cardinals

Chris Mears played in the majors in 2003. His career NUT is -0.1, #2,877 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2003 (-0.1). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 1-3, 5.44 ERA, 21 K in 41.1 IP.

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Chris Mears

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P · Springfield Cardinals (STL)

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-0.1Career NUT

+0.1 to Average

Career

5.44ERA1.48WHIP1W21K41.1IP5SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 4", 190 lb · b. Jan 20, 1978 · Ottawa, ON · Draft 1996 (5th Rd, #147)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2003	25	DET	-0.1	1	3	5.44	29	3	0	0	16	5	1	0	5	178	41.1	50	25	11	3	21	1.48
Career	—	1 yr	-0.1	1	3	5.44	29	3	0	0	16	5	1	0	5	178	41.1	50	25	11	3	21	1.48

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Mears's career NUT of -0.1

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

NUT by Season

-0.1

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	SV	HLD	BS	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1998	20	AA	0	1	9.64	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	4.2	8	5	2	0	4	2.14
1999	21	A	10	1	2.43	13	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	359	89.0	76	24	16	5	78	1.03
1999	21	A+	3	6	7.08	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	250	54.2	71	43	18	3	45	1.63
2000	22	A+	11	8	4.76	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	670	151.1	178	80	54	10	89	1.53
2001	23	A+	7	6	4.46	38	12	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	470	107.0	104	53	49	11	74	1.43
2002	24	AA	6	9	3.14	30	20	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	597	143.1	138	50	38	9	103	1.23
2003	25	AAA	5	1	2.78	25	5	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	240	58.1	53	18	19	3	28	1.23
2004	26	AA	4	1	3.54	13	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	89	20.1	21	8	5	2	12	1.28
2004	26	AAA	1	1	3.83	30	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	186	40.0	37	17	20	8	29	1.43
2005	27	AA	0	2	5.25	13	0	0	0	5	0	4	1	1	53	12.0	13	7	5	1	6	1.50
2005	27	AAA	3	3	5.20	31	1	0	0	21	3	1	1	4	192	45.0	46	26	23	3	12	1.53

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