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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.

Jeff Francis 2026 Season · TOR

Jeff Francis is a free agent pitcher. His career NUT is -2.1, #6,034 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2007 (+0.6). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 72-82, 4.97 ERA, 869 K in 1291.0 IP.

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Jeff Francis

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-2.1Career NUT

+0.1 to Weak

Career

4.97ERA1.44WHIP72W869K1291.0IP1SV

Career · season grades

L/L · 6' 5", 220 lb · b. Jan 8, 1981 · Vancouver, BC · Draft 2002 (1st Rd, #9)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2004	23	COL	-0.3	3	2	5.15	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	164	36.2	42	21	13	1	32	1.50
2005	24	COL	-0.9	14	12	5.68	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	828	183.2	228	116	70	8	128	1.62
2006	25	COL	+0.3	13	11	4.16	32	32	1	1	0	0	0	843	199.0	187	92	69	13	117	1.29
2007	26	COL	+0.6	17	9	4.22	34	34	1	1	0	0	0	922	215.1	234	101	63	7	165	1.38
2008	27	COL	-0.8	4	10	5.01	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	636	143.2	164	80	49	3	94	1.48
2010	29	COL	+0.2	4	6	5.00	20	19	0	0	0	0	0	441	104.1	119	58	23	2	67	1.36
2011	30	KC	-0.4	6	16	4.82	31	31	1	0	0	0	0	803	183.0	224	98	39	5	91	1.44
2012	31	COL	-0.3	6	7	5.58	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	502	113.0	145	70	22	8	76	1.48
2013	32	COL	-0.6	3	5	6.27	23	12	0	0	4	0	0	324	70.1	89	49	24	1	63	1.61
2014	33	CIN	—	0	1	5.40	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	5.0	5	3	0	0	4	1.00
2014	33	OAK	—	0	1	6.08	9	0	0	0	7	1	1	55	13.1	11	9	3	1	10	1.05
2014	33	NYY	—	1	0	5.40	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	1.2	2	1	0	0	1	1.20
2014	33	TOT	—	1	2	5.85	12	1	0	0	9	1	1	82	20.0	18	13	3	1	15	1.05
2015	34	TOR	—	1	2	6.14	14	0	0	0	5	0	0	100	22.0	27	15	9	1	21	1.64
Career	—	11 yrs	-2.1	72	82	4.97	254	217	3	2	18	1	1	5645	1291.0	1477	713	384	50	869	1.44

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

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

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

Career NUT Trend

0.6

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NUT by Season

-0.3

-0.9

+0.3

+0.6

-0.8

+0.2

-0.4

-0.3

-0.6

Awards

2004Futures Game Selection · TEX Pitcher of the Year · TEX Post-Season All-Star · Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year

2014INT Pitcher of the Week

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	HLD	BS	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
2002	21	A	0	0	1.80	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	20.0	16	4	4	2	23	1.00
2003	22	A+	12	9	3.47	27	27	2	2	0	0	0	0	648	160.2	135	62	45	5	153	1.12
2004	23	AA	13	1	1.98	17	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	435	113.2	73	25	22	5	147	0.84
2004	23	AAA	3	2	2.85	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	165	41.0	35	13	7	4	49	1.02
2008	27	AA	1	0	0.63	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	55	14.1	12	1	2	0	19	0.98
2010	29	AA	0	0	1.54	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	46	11.2	11	2	2	1	5	1.11
2010	29	AAA	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	3.0	1	0	1	0	3	0.67
2012	31	AAA	3	6	3.72	12	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	319	77.1	84	32	18	1	65	1.32
2013	32	AAA	2	2	4.34	11	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	167	37.1	42	18	9	2	33	1.37
2014	33	AAA	4	3	3.33	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	206	48.2	52	18	12	1	45	1.32
2015	34	AAA	6	3	2.35	19	14	0	0	1	1	1	1	373	92.0	84	24	13	3	79	1.05

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