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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.

Jonathan Papelbon 2026 Season · WSH

Jonathan Papelbon is a free agent pitcher. His career NUT is +10.9, #172 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2011 (+1.8). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 41-36, 2.44 ERA, 808 K in 725.2 IP.

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Jonathan Papelbon

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+10.9Career NUT

+7.1 to Nutty

Career

2.44ERA1.04WHIP41W808K725.2IP368SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 5", 230 lb · b. Nov 23, 1980 · Baton Rouge, LA · Draft 2003 (4th Rd, #114)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2005	24	BOS	+0.0	3	1	2.65	17	3	4	0	4	1	1	148	34.0	33	10	17	3	34	1.47
2006	25	BOS	+1.8	4	2	0.92	59	0	49	35	1	6	41	257	68.1	40	7	13	1	75	0.78
2007	26	BOS	+1.3	1	3	1.85	59	0	53	37	2	3	40	224	58.1	30	12	15	4	84	0.77
2008	27	BOS	+1.8	5	4	2.34	67	0	62	41	0	5	46	273	69.1	58	18	8	0	77	0.95
2009	28	BOS	+1.0	1	1	1.85	66	0	59	38	0	3	41	285	68.0	54	14	24	4	76	1.15
2010	29	BOS	+0.4	5	7	3.90	65	0	53	37	0	8	45	287	67.0	57	29	28	2	76	1.27
2011	30	BOS	+1.8	4	1	2.94	63	0	54	31	0	3	34	255	64.1	50	21	10	3	87	0.93
2012	31	PHI	+0.9	5	6	2.44	70	0	64	38	0	4	42	284	70.0	56	19	18	4	92	1.06
2013	32	PHI	+0.6	5	1	2.92	61	0	54	29	0	7	36	254	61.2	59	20	11	1	57	1.14
2014	33	PHI	+1.0	2	3	2.04	66	0	52	39	0	4	43	259	66.1	45	15	15	5	63	0.90
2015	34	PHI	+0.4	2	1	1.59	37	0	34	17	0	0	17	161	39.2	31	7	8	4	40	0.98
2015	34	WSH	—	2	2	3.04	22	0	17	7	0	2	9	99	23.2	22	8	4	3	16	1.10
2015	34	TOT	+0.2	4	3	2.13	59	0	51	24	0	2	26	260	63.1	53	15	12	7	56	1.03
2016	35	WSH	+0.2	2	4	4.37	37	0	30	19	1	3	22	152	35.0	37	17	14	0	31	1.46
Career	—	12 yrs	+10.9	41	36	2.44	689	3	585	368	8	49	417	2938	725.2	572	197	185	34	808	1.04

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Papelbon's career NUT of +10.9

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

Career NUT Trend

1.8

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NUT by Season

+0.0

+1.8

+1.3

+1.8

+1.0

+0.4

+1.8

+0.9

+0.6

+1.0

+0.2

Awards

2005EAS Pitcher of the Week · EAS Mid-Season All-Star

2006AL Rookie of the Month · AL All-Star · DHL Delivery Man of the Month · Red Sox Pitcher of the Year · Red Sox Rookie of the Year

2007AL All-Star · DHL Delivery Man of the Year · World Series Championship · Babe Ruth Award · Closer of the Year - MLB.com Awards

2008AL All-Star

2009AL All-Star · Red Sox Fireman's Award

2012DHL Delivery Man of the Month · NL All-Star

2015NL All-Star

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	GF	SV	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
2004	23	A+	12	7	2.64	24	24	2	0	0	0	520	129.2	97	38	43	7	153	1.08
2005	24	AA	5	2	2.48	14	14	0	0	0	0	341	87.0	59	24	23	5	83	0.94
2005	24	AAA	1	2	2.93	7	4	0	3	1	1	107	27.2	21	9	3	1	27	0.87
2016	35	A+	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
2016	35	AA	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	2	0	0	7	2.0	0	0	1	0	2	0.50

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