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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.

Don Cardwell 2026 Season · ATL

Don Cardwell played in the majors from 1957 to 1970. His career NUT is -1.3, #4,728 of 7,896 hitters since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1961 (-1.3). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 102-138, 3.92 ERA, 1211 K in 2122.2 IP.

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Don Cardwell

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-4.7Career NUT

+2.7 to Weak

Career

3.92ERA1.26WHIP102W1211K2122.2IP7SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 4", 210 lb · b. Dec 7, 1935 · Winston-Salem, NC · Signed Undrafted FA, 1957

Player Overview

Year by Year


1957	21	PHI	+0.0	4	8	4.91	30	19	5	1	7	1	0	0	540	128.1	122	70	42	4	92	1.28
1958	22	PHI	-0.3	3	6	4.51	16	14	3	0	1	0	0	0	452	107.2	99	54	37	2	77	1.26
1959	23	PHI	-0.8	9	10	4.06	25	22	5	1	0	0	0	0	649	153.0	135	69	65	4	106	1.31
1960	24	PHI	-0.1	1	2	4.45	5	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	120	28.1	28	14	11	1	21	1.38
1960	24	CHC	+0.2	8	14	4.37	31	26	6	1	2	0	0	0	753	177.0	166	86	68	5	129	1.32
1960	24	TOT	+0.1	9	16	4.38	36	30	6	1	3	0	0	0	873	205.1	194	100	79	6	150	1.33
1961	25	CHC	+1.2	15	14	3.82	39	38	13	3	1	0	0	0	1106	259.1	243	110	88	10	156	1.28
1962	26	CHC	-1.0	7	16	4.92	41	29	6	1	9	4	0	0	848	195.2	205	107	60	9	104	1.35
1963	27	PIT	-0.5	13	15	3.07	33	32	7	2	1	0	0	0	882	213.2	195	73	52	16	112	1.16
1964	28	PIT	—	1	2	2.79	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	82	19.1	15	6	7	3	10	1.14
1965	29	PIT	-0.5	13	10	3.18	37	34	12	2	2	0	0	0	978	240.1	214	85	59	12	107	1.14
1966	30	PIT	-0.9	6	6	4.60	32	14	1	0	4	1	0	0	436	101.2	112	52	27	6	60	1.37
1967	31	NYM	-0.1	5	9	3.57	26	16	3	3	3	0	0	0	498	118.1	112	47	39	7	71	1.28
1968	32	NYM	-0.4	7	13	2.96	29	25	5	1	1	1	0	0	747	179.2	156	59	50	10	82	1.15
1969	33	NYM	-0.8	8	10	3.01	30	21	4	0	2	0	0	0	635	152.1	145	51	47	5	60	1.26
1970	34	NYM	-0.2	0	2	6.48	16	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	112	25.0	31	18	6	3	8	1.48
1970	34	ATL	—	2	1	9.00	16	2	1	1	8	0	1	1	111	23.0	31	23	13	1	16	1.91
1970	34	TOT	-0.8	2	3	7.69	32	3	1	1	10	0	1	1	223	48.0	62	41	19	4	24	1.69
Career	—	14 yrs	-4.7	102	138	3.92	410	301	72	17	44	7	1	2	8949	2122.2	2009	924	671	98	1211	1.26

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Cardwell's career NUT of -4.7

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

Career NUT Trend

1.2

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NUT by Season

+0.0

-0.3

-0.8

+0.1

+1.2

-1.0

-0.5

-0.9

-0.1

-0.4

-0.8

Awards

1969World Series Championship

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