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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.

Joel Zumaya 2026 Season · MIN

Joel Zumaya is a free agent pitcher. His career NUT is +1.4, #1,236 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2006 (+1.1). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 13-12, 3.05 ERA, 210 K in 209.2 IP.

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Joel Zumaya

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+1.4Career NUT

+0.6 to Good

Career

3.05ERA1.35WHIP13W210K209.2IP5SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 3", 215 lb · b. Nov 9, 1984 · Chula Vista, CA · Draft 2002 (11th Rd, #320)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2006	21	DET	+1.1	6	3	1.94	62	12	1	30	5	6	350	83.1	56	18	42	2	97	1.18
2007	22	DET	+0.0	2	3	4.28	28	7	1	7	4	5	142	33.2	23	16	17	1	27	1.19
2008	23	DET	—	0	2	3.47	21	5	1	5	4	5	114	23.1	24	9	22	0	22	1.97
2009	24	DET	-0.4	3	3	4.94	29	5	1	7	6	7	149	31.0	34	17	22	1	30	1.81
2010	25	DET	+0.7	2	1	2.58	31	6	1	11	2	3	156	38.1	32	11	11	0	34	1.12
Career	—	5 yrs	+1.4	13	12	3.05	171	35	5	60	21	26	911	209.2	169	71	114	4	210	1.35

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Zumaya's career NUT of +1.4

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

Career NUT Trend

1.1

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NUT by Season

+1.1

+0.0

-0.4

+0.7

Awards

2006Setup Man of the Year - MLB.com Awards

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	HLD	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
2003	18	A	7	5	2.79	19	19	0	0	0	0	376	90.1	69	28	38	3	126	1.18
2004	19	A+	7	6	4.15	19	19	1	1	0	0	453	110.2	81	51	55	9	104	1.23
2004	19	AA	2	2	6.30	4	4	0	0	0	0	90	20.0	19	14	10	2	29	1.45
2005	20	AA	8	3	2.77	18	18	0	0	0	0	438	107.1	71	33	52	2	143	1.15
2005	20	AAA	1	2	2.66	8	8	1	0	0	0	186	44.0	30	13	24	5	56	1.23
2007	22	AAA	0	0	6.75	3	0	0	0	0	1	13	2.2	3	2	2	0	2	1.88
2008	23	A+	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	1	1	11	3.0	1	0	1	0	2	0.67
2008	23	AAA	0	0	2.25	4	0	0	0	0	3	20	4.0	5	1	2	0	4	1.75
2009	24	A+	0	1	11.57	2	2	0	0	0	0	16	2.1	3	3	5	0	4	3.43
2009	24	AAA	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	0	0	1	15	4.0	3	0	0	0	5	0.75

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