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Bud Black 2026 Season · CLE

Career: 121-116, 3.84 ERA, 1039 K in 2053.1 IP.

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Bud Black

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-5.5Career NUT

+3.5 to Weak

Career

3.84ERA1.27WHIP121W1039K2053.1IP11SV

L/L · 6' 2", 180 lb · b. Jun 30, 1957 · San Mateo, CA · Draft 1977 (3rd Rd, #60)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1981	24	SEA	—	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1.0	2	0	3	0	0	5.00
1982	25	KC	-0.7	4	6	4.58	22	14	0	0	2	0	0	386	88.1	92	45	34	3	40	1.43
1983	26	KC	-1.0	10	7	3.79	24	24	3	0	0	0	0	672	161.1	159	68	43	2	58	1.25
1984	27	KC	+0.7	17	12	3.12	35	35	8	1	0	0	0	1045	257.0	226	89	64	4	140	1.13
1985	28	KC	+0.8	10	15	4.33	33	33	5	2	0	0	0	885	205.2	216	99	59	8	122	1.34
1986	29	KC	-0.6	5	10	3.20	56	4	0	0	26	9	9	503	121.0	100	43	43	7	68	1.18
1987	30	KC	-0.4	8	6	3.60	29	18	0	0	4	1	1	520	122.1	126	49	35	5	61	1.32
1988	31	KC	—	2	1	4.91	17	0	0	0	5	0	0	98	22.0	23	12	11	0	19	1.55
1988	31	CLE	-0.2	2	3	5.03	16	7	0	0	4	1	1	260	59.0	59	33	23	4	44	1.39
1988	31	TOT	-0.2	4	4	5.00	33	7	0	0	9	1	1	358	81.0	82	45	34	4	63	1.43
1989	32	CLE	+0.6	12	11	3.36	33	32	6	3	0	0	0	912	222.1	213	83	52	1	88	1.19
1990	33	CLE	+0.0	11	10	3.53	29	29	5	2	0	0	0	796	191.0	171	75	58	4	103	1.20
1990	33	TOR	—	2	1	4.02	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	61	15.2	10	7	3	1	3	0.83
1990	33	TOT	-0.2	13	11	3.57	32	31	5	2	1	0	0	857	206.2	181	82	61	5	106	1.17
1991	34	SF	-1.4	12	16	3.99	34	34	3	3	0	0	0	893	214.1	201	95	71	4	104	1.27
1992	35	SF	-1.7	10	12	3.97	28	28	2	1	0	0	0	749	177.0	178	78	59	1	82	1.34
1993	36	SF	-0.8	8	2	3.56	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	394	93.2	89	37	33	2	45	1.30
1994	37	SF	-0.5	4	2	4.47	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	227	54.1	50	27	16	3	28	1.21
1995	38	CLE	-0.2	4	2	6.85	11	10	0	0	0	0	0	219	47.1	63	36	16	0	34	1.67
Career	—	15 yrs	-5.5	121	116	3.84	398	296	32	12	42	11	11	8627	2053.1	1978	876	623	49	1039	1.27

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Black's career NUT of -5.5

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

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+0.8

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-0.8

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-0.2

Awards

1984AL Player of the Week

1985World Series Championship

1989Cleveland Frank Gibbons/Steve Olin Good Guy Award

2009Padres Chairman's Award

2010NL Manager of the Year

2013Padres Chairman's Award

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1988	31	AA	1	0.00	1	1	0	0	15	5.0	0	0	0	5	0.00
1992	35	AAA	2	0.86	3	3	1	1	81	21.0	21	2	5	7	1.24
1993	36	A+	0	9.00	1	1	0	0	4	1.0	2	1	0	2	2.00
1994	37	A+	1	0.00	1	1	0	0	28	7.0	6	0	2	5	1.14
1994	37	AAA	1	1.17	3	3	0	0	65	15.1	14	2	7	8	1.37

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