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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.

Will Middlebrooks 2026 Season · Clearwater Threshers

Will Middlebrooks is a free agent third baseman. His career NUT is -2.1, #5,698 of 7,896 hitters since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2012 (+1.0). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: .228/.272/.391, 43 HR, 262 H in 347 games.

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Will Middlebrooks Career Stats & NUT | Baseball NUT

Will Middlebrooks

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3B · Free agent

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-2.1Career NUT

+2.1 to Average

Career

.228AVG43HR155RBI262H119R10SB

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 3", 220 lb · b. Sep 9, 1988 · Greenville, TX · Draft 2007 (5th Rd, #174)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2012	23	BOS	+1.0	75	286	267	34	77	14	0	15	54	13	3	0	70	4	1	3	0	8	.288	.325	.509	.221	.834	.335
2013	24	BOS	-0.5	94	374	348	41	79	18	0	17	49	20	2	3	98	3	1	3	1	13	.227	.271	.425	.198	.696	.263
2014	25	BOS	-1.4	63	234	215	14	41	10	0	2	19	15	4	1	70	1	1	0	0	7	.191	.256	.265	.074	.521	.273
2015	26	SD	-1.2	83	270	255	23	54	7	2	9	29	11	0	0	60	2	1	4	0	4	.212	.241	.361	.149	.602	.237
2016	27	MIL	—	10	31	27	2	3	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.226	.111	.000	.337	.214
2017	28	TEX	—	22	39	38	5	8	2	2	0	3	1	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.231	.368	.157	.599	.333
Career	—	6 yrs	-2.1	347	1234	1150	119	262	51	4	43	155	64	9	4	325	10	4	10	1	32	.228	.272	.391	.163	.663	.277

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

Power

Contact

Discipline

What's driving Middlebrooks's career NUT of -2.1

Slice size = share of total NUT. Power = HR + XBH · Contact = Singles · Discipline = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

+1.0

-0.5

-1.4

-1.2

Awards

2012AL Player of the Week · Red Sox Rookie of the Year

2013AL Player of the Week · World Series Championship

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	IBB	SO	SB	CS	SF	SH	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	OPS	BAbip
2009	20	A	103	427	374	53	99	25	3	7	57	48	2	0	123	7	4	3	0	7	.265	.349	.404	.139	.753	.372
2010	21	A+	114	481	435	69	120	31	2	12	70	35	4	2	121	5	3	7	0	6	.276	.331	.439	.163	.770	.350
2011	22	AA	96	397	371	54	112	25	1	18	80	21	4	0	95	6	0	1	0	12	.302	.345	.520	.218	.865	.363
2011	22	AAA	16	60	56	4	9	0	0	2	8	3	0	0	18	3	1	1	0	0	.161	.200	.268	.107	.468	.189
2012	23	AAA	24	100	93	18	31	3	1	9	27	7	0	0	18	3	1	0	0	1	.333	.380	.677	.344	1.057	.333
2013	24	AAA	45	196	179	25	48	5	0	10	35	16	0	0	38	1	0	1	0	5	.268	.327	.464	.196	.791	.288
2014	25	AAA	29	112	104	13	24	1	1	4	8	6	1	0	30	0	0	1	0	2	.231	.277	.375	.144	.652	.282
2015	26	AAA	38	164	153	13	39	5	1	4	19	8	0	1	35	1	2	3	0	1	.255	.287	.379	.124	.666	.299
2016	27	A	2	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.000	.572	.400
2016	27	AA	1	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	.000	1.000	.667
2016	27	AAA	68	264	248	38	70	22	2	10	47	9	2	2	59	1	1	4	1	6	.282	.308	.508	.226	.816	.328
2017	28	AAA	78	342	306	51	79	14	0	23	64	31	2	1	88	0	1	3	0	9	.258	.327	.529	.271	.856	.283

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