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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 Young 2026 Season · El Paso Chihuahuas

Chris Young is a free agent pitcher. His career NUT is -5.7, #6,947 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2007 (+1.9). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 79-67, 3.95 ERA, 1062 K in 1297.2 IP.

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Chris Young

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-5.7Career NUT

+3.7 to Weak

Career

3.95ERA1.26WHIP79W1062K1297.2IP1SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 10", 255 lb · b. May 25, 1979 · Dallas, TX · Draft 2000 (3rd Rd, #89)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2004	25	TEX	-0.2	3	2	4.71	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	158	36.1	36	19	10	2	27	1.27
2005	26	TEX	+0.9	12	7	4.26	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	700	164.2	162	78	45	7	137	1.26
2006	27	SD	-0.1	11	5	3.46	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	735	179.1	134	69	69	6	164	1.13
2007	28	SD	+1.9	9	8	3.12	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	705	173.0	118	60	72	7	167	1.10
2008	29	SD	-0.1	7	6	3.96	18	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	434	102.1	84	45	48	1	93	1.29
2009	30	SD	-1.0	4	6	5.21	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	336	76.0	70	44	40	2	50	1.45
2010	31	SD	—	2	0	0.90	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	82	20.0	10	2	11	0	15	1.05
2011	32	NYM	—	1	0	1.88	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	95	24.0	12	5	11	1	22	0.96
2012	33	NYM	-0.7	4	9	4.15	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	493	115.0	119	53	36	2	80	1.35
2014	35	SEA	-2.6	12	9	3.65	30	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	688	165.0	143	67	60	3	108	1.23
2015	36	KC	-0.8	11	6	3.06	34	18	0	3	0	2	1	1	500	123.1	91	42	43	0	83	1.09
2016	37	KC	-2.5	3	9	6.19	34	13	0	7	1	2	0	1	406	88.2	104	61	43	1	94	1.66
2017	38	KC	-0.6	0	0	7.50	14	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	148	30.0	47	25	14	1	22	2.03
Career	—	13 yrs	-5.7	79	67	3.95	271	221	1	15	1	4	1	2	5480	1297.2	1130	570	502	33	1062	1.26

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Young's career NUT of -5.7

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

Career NUT Trend

1.9

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NUT by Season

-0.2

+0.9

-0.1

+1.9

-0.1

-1.0

-0.7

-2.6

-0.8

-2.5

-0.6

Awards

2005Rangers Rookie of the Year

2006NL Pitcher of the Month

2007NL All-Star

2008Padres Chairman's Award

2014Mariners Unsung Hero Award · MLB Players Choice AL Comeback Player · AL Comeback Player of the Year

2015World Series Championship

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
2001	22	A	5	3	4.12	12	12	2	320	74.1	79	34	20	3	72	1.33
2002	23	A	11	9	3.11	26	26	1	587	144.2	127	50	34	4	136	1.11
2003	24	A+	5	2	1.62	8	8	0	180	50.0	26	9	5	1	39	0.62
2003	24	AA	4	4	4.01	15	15	0	354	83.0	83	37	22	5	64	1.27
2004	25	AA	6	5	4.48	18	18	0	383	88.1	94	44	31	5	75	1.42
2004	25	AAA	3	0	1.48	5	5	1	116	30.1	20	5	9	0	34	0.96
2008	29	A+	0	1	3.12	2	2	0	32	8.2	5	3	1	0	7	0.69
2010	31	AA	0	1	67.50	1	1	0	7	0.2	2	5	4	0	1	9.00
2010	31	AAA	0	0	1.42	2	2	0	23	6.1	2	1	2	0	4	0.63
2012	33	A+	1	0	3.18	3	3	0	67	17.0	17	6	2	1	7	1.12
2012	33	AAA	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	24	6.0	2	0	3	0	2	0.83
2013	34	AAA	1	2	7.88	7	7	0	159	32.0	50	28	14	0	16	2.00

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