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Bret Saberhagen 2026 Season · BOS

Career: 167-117, 3.34 ERA, 1715 K in 2562.2 IP.

Awards: 2x AL Cy Young (1985, 1989).

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Bret Saberhagen

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+23.3Career NUT

Max Tier

Career

3.34ERA1.14WHIP167W1715K2562.2IP1SV

R/R · 6' 1", 200 lb · b. Apr 11, 1964 · Chicago Heights, IL · Draft 1982 (19th Rd, #479)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1984	20	KC	+0.3	10	11	3.48	38	18	2	1	9	1	1	634	157.2	138	61	36	2	73	1.10
1985	21	KC	+2.8	20	6	2.87	32	32	10	1	0	0	0	931	235.1	211	75	38	1	158	1.06
1986	22	KC	+1.4	7	12	4.15	30	25	4	2	4	0	0	652	156.0	165	72	29	2	112	1.24
1987	23	KC	+1.8	18	10	3.36	33	33	15	4	0	0	0	1048	257.0	246	96	53	6	163	1.16
1988	24	KC	+2.0	14	16	3.80	35	35	9	0	0	0	0	1089	260.2	271	110	59	4	171	1.27
1989	25	KC	+4.0	23	6	2.16	36	35	12	4	0	0	0	1021	262.1	209	63	43	2	193	0.96
1990	26	KC	+1.3	5	9	3.27	20	20	5	0	0	0	0	561	135.0	146	49	28	1	87	1.29
1991	27	KC	+1.9	13	8	3.07	28	28	7	2	0	0	0	789	196.1	165	67	45	9	136	1.07
1992	28	NYM	+1.0	3	5	3.50	17	15	1	1	0	0	0	397	97.2	84	38	27	4	81	1.14
1993	29	NYM	+1.7	7	7	3.29	19	19	4	1	0	0	0	556	139.1	131	51	17	3	93	1.06
1994	30	NYM	+3.3	14	4	2.74	24	24	4	0	0	0	0	696	177.1	169	54	13	4	143	1.03
1995	31	NYM	+0.5	5	5	3.35	16	16	3	0	0	0	0	452	110.0	105	41	20	5	71	1.14
1995	31	COL	-0.5	2	1	6.28	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	206	43.0	60	30	13	5	29	1.70
1995	31	TOT	+0.0	7	6	4.18	25	25	3	0	0	0	0	658	153.0	165	71	33	10	100	1.29
1997	33	BOS	-0.4	0	1	6.58	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	120	26.0	30	19	10	2	14	1.54
1998	34	BOS	+0.4	15	8	3.96	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	725	175.0	181	77	29	6	100	1.20
1999	35	BOS	+1.7	10	6	2.95	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	480	119.0	122	39	11	2	81	1.12
2001	37	BOS	—	1	2	6.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	64	15.0	19	10	0	1	10	1.27
Career	—	16 yrs	+23.3	167	117	3.34	399	371	76	16	13	1	1	10421	2562.2	2452	952	471	59	1715	1.14

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Saberhagen's career NUT of +23.3

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

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

+0.3

+2.8

+1.4

+1.8

+2.0

+4.0

+1.3

+1.9

+1.0

+1.7

+3.3

+0.0

-0.4

+0.4

+1.7

Awards

1985AL Cy Young · AL Player of the Week · AL Pitcher of the Month · World Series Championship · Willie Mays World Series MVP · Babe Ruth Award

1987AL Pitcher of the Month · AL All-Star

1989AL Cy Young · AL Player of the Week · AL Pitcher of the Month · Rawlings AL Gold Glove

1990AL All-Star

1991AL Player of the Week

1994NL All-Star · NL Pitcher of the Month

1998Red Sox Jensen Spirit Award · Tony Conigliaro Award

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1997	33	AA	0	0	0.00	2	2	27	8.0	2	0	1	1	9	0.38
1997	33	AAA	0	1	3.27	2	2	45	11.0	11	4	1	1	9	1.09
1999	35	AA	1	0	0.00	1	1	19	6.0	2	0	0	0	5	0.33
2000	36	A+	0	1	27.00	1	1	8	1.0	5	3	0	0	2	5.00
2000	36	AA	0	0	6.00	1	1	13	3.0	1	2	1	3	3	0.67
2000	36	AAA	0	0	5.54	4	4	54	13.0	14	8	4	0	9	1.38
2001	37	A+	0	0	6.75	1	1	17	4.0	5	3	0	0	3	1.25
2001	37	AA	0	0	2.45	1	1	14	3.2	5	1	1	0	4	1.64
2001	37	AAA	0	0	3.00	1	1	22	6.0	3	2	1	1	4	0.67

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