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Joe Black 2026 Season · MIN

Career: 49-36, 3.72 ERA, 454 K in 806.0 IP.

Awards: Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year (1952).

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Joe Black

#49

P · MIN

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CAverage

+1.4Career NUT

+0.6 to Good

Career

3.72ERA1.29WHIP49W454K806.0IP30SV

R/R · 6' 2", 220 lb · b. Feb 8, 1924 · Plainfield, NJ · Signed Undrafted FA, 1952

Player Overview

Year by Year


1943	19	GIA	—	0	0	6.00	2	1	0	0	0	0	20	3.0	8	2	2	0	5	3.33
1944	20	GIA	—	0	1	7.82	3	1	0	0	2	0	60	12.2	22	11	2	1	3	1.89
1945	21	GIA	—	0	1	5.14	1	1	1	0	0	0	29	7.0	5	4	4	0	5	1.29
1946	22	GIA	+0.3	6	9	3.79	24	15	8	0	8	1	551	126.0	114	53	50	4	69	1.30
1947	23	GIA	-0.3	5	10	4.02	22	13	10	0	8	3	583	130.0	138	58	58	1	65	1.51
1948	24	GIA	+0.7	8	3	1.99	17	12	8	2	4	1	446	113.1	82	25	36	1	85	1.04
1952	28	BRO	+1.4	15	4	2.15	56	2	1	0	41	15	560	142.1	102	34	41	1	85	1.00
1953	29	BRO	-0.5	6	3	5.33	34	3	0	0	17	5	315	72.2	74	43	27	1	42	1.39
1954	30	BRO	—	0	0	11.57	5	0	0	0	4	0	37	7.0	11	9	5	0	3	2.29
1955	31	BRO	—	1	0	2.93	6	0	0	0	2	0	62	15.1	15	5	5	0	9	1.30
1955	31	CIN	+0.3	5	2	4.22	32	11	1	0	13	3	439	102.1	106	48	25	0	54	1.28
1955	31	TOT	+0.5	6	2	4.05	38	11	1	0	15	3	501	117.2	121	53	30	0	63	1.28
1956	32	CIN	-0.8	3	2	4.52	32	0	0	0	11	2	264	61.2	61	31	25	0	27	1.39
1957	33	WSH	—	0	1	7.11	7	0	0	0	5	0	60	12.2	22	10	1	0	2	1.82
Career	—	12 yrs	+1.4	49	36	3.72	241	59	29	2	115	30	3426	806.0	760	333	281	9	454	1.29

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Black's career NUT of +1.4

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

Career NUT Trend

1.4

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NUT by Season

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-0.8

Awards

1952Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year

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