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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.

Ellsworth Cunningham 2026 Season · CHC

Ellsworth Cunningham played in the majors from 1887 to 1901. His career NUT is -5.5, #7,120 of 7,896 hitters since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1895 (+0.1). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 142-167, 4.22 ERA, 718 K in 2726.2 IP.

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-5.9Career NUT

+3.9 to Weak

Career

4.22ERA1.51WHIP142W718K2726.2IP2SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 5' 6", 147 lb · b. Nov 25, 1865 · Wilmington, DE · Signed Undrafted FA, 1887

Player Overview

Year by Year


1887	21	BRO	—	0	2	5.09	3	3	3	0	0	0	116	23.0	26	13	13	4	8	1.70
1888	22	ORI	-1.4	22	29	3.39	51	51	50	0	0	0	1952	453.1	412	171	157	30	186	1.26
1889	23	ORI	-0.6	16	19	4.87	39	33	29	0	5	1	1290	279.1	306	151	141	15	140	1.60
1890	24	BIS	-1.5	9	15	5.84	25	25	24	2	0	0	1027	211.0	251	137	134	6	78	1.82
1890	24	QUA	-0.5	3	9	5.22	14	11	11	0	3	0	535	108.2	133	63	67	7	33	1.84
1890	24	TOT	-2.0	12	24	5.63	39	36	35	2	3	0	1562	319.2	384	200	201	13	111	1.83
1891	25	ORI	-1.8	11	14	4.01	30	25	21	0	5	0	1097	237.2	241	106	138	11	59	1.59
1895	29	COL	-0.3	11	16	4.75	31	28	24	1	3	0	1078	231.0	299	122	104	5	49	1.74
1896	30	COL	-0.7	7	14	5.09	27	20	17	0	5	1	876	189.1	242	107	74	17	37	1.67
1897	31	COL	+0.4	14	13	4.14	29	27	25	0	2	0	1045	234.2	286	108	72	13	49	1.53
1898	32	COL	+0.1	28	15	3.16	44	42	41	0	2	0	1510	362.0	387	127	65	20	34	1.25
1899	33	COL	+0.4	17	17	3.84	39	37	33	1	2	0	1396	323.2	385	138	75	15	36	1.42
1900	34	CHC	-0.1	4	3	4.36	8	7	7	0	1	0	291	64.0	84	31	21	4	7	1.64
1901	35	CHC	—	0	1	5.00	1	1	1	0	0	0	40	9.0	11	5	3	0	2	1.56
Career	—	12 yrs	-5.9	142	167	4.22	341	310	286	4	28	2	12253	2726.2	3063	1279	1064	147	718	1.51

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Cunningham's career NUT of -5.9

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

Career NUT Trend

0.4

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NUT by Season

-1.4

-0.6

-2.0

-1.8

-0.3

-0.7

+0.4

+0.1

+0.4

-0.1

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