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Lindy McDaniel 2026 Season · KC

Career: 141-119, 3.45 ERA, 1361 K in 2139.1 IP.

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Lindy McDaniel

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+13.2Career NUT

+4.8 to Nutty

Career

3.45ERA1.27WHIP141W1361K2139.1IP172SV

R/R · 6' 3", 195 lb · b. Dec 13, 1935 · Hollis, OK · Signed Undrafted FA, 1955

Player Overview

Year by Year


1955	19	STL	—	0	0	4.74	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	84	19.0	22	10	7	0	7	1.53
1956	20	STL	+1.0	7	6	3.40	39	7	1	0	10	0	0	0	499	116.1	121	44	42	0	59	1.40
1957	21	STL	+0.9	15	9	3.49	30	26	10	1	1	0	0	0	804	191.0	196	74	53	3	75	1.30
1958	22	STL	-0.9	5	7	5.80	26	17	2	1	6	0	0	0	492	108.2	139	70	31	2	47	1.56
1959	23	STL	+1.0	14	12	3.82	62	7	1	0	47	15	0	0	562	132.0	144	56	41	1	86	1.40
1960	24	STL	+2.1	12	4	2.09	65	2	1	0	47	26	0	0	448	116.1	85	27	24	1	105	0.94
1961	25	STL	+0.3	10	6	4.87	55	0	0	0	39	9	0	0	424	94.1	117	51	31	2	65	1.57
1962	26	STL	+0.6	3	10	4.12	55	2	0	0	36	14	0	0	443	107.0	96	49	29	1	79	1.17
1963	27	CHC	+0.5	13	7	2.86	57	0	0	0	48	22	0	0	364	88.0	82	28	27	0	75	1.24
1964	28	CHC	+1.4	1	7	3.88	63	0	0	0	40	15	0	0	409	95.0	104	41	23	1	71	1.34
1965	29	CHC	+0.2	5	6	2.59	71	0	0	0	26	2	0	0	538	128.2	115	37	47	0	92	1.26
1966	30	SF	+1.7	10	5	2.66	64	0	0	0	32	6	0	0	495	121.2	103	36	35	0	93	1.13
1967	31	SF	+0.1	2	6	3.72	41	3	0	0	9	3	0	0	309	72.2	69	30	24	2	48	1.28
1968	32	SF	—	0	0	7.45	12	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	90	19.1	30	16	5	0	9	1.81
1968	32	NYY	+0.2	4	1	1.75	24	0	0	0	19	10	0	0	195	51.1	30	10	12	1	43	0.82
1968	32	TOT	+0.0	4	1	3.31	36	0	0	0	27	10	0	0	285	70.2	60	26	17	1	52	1.09
1969	33	NYY	+1.1	5	6	3.55	51	0	0	0	31	5	4	9	356	83.2	84	33	23	0	60	1.28
1970	34	NYY	+1.6	9	5	2.01	62	0	0	0	51	29	6	35	436	111.2	88	25	23	0	81	0.99
1971	35	NYY	-1.0	5	10	5.04	44	0	0	0	28	4	7	11	310	69.2	82	39	24	0	39	1.52
1972	36	NYY	+0.3	3	1	2.25	37	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	279	68.0	54	17	25	0	47	1.16
1973	37	NYY	+1.0	12	6	2.86	47	3	1	0	32	10	4	14	658	160.1	148	51	49	1	93	1.23
1974	38	KC	+0.7	1	4	3.46	38	5	2	0	19	1	0	1	443	106.2	109	41	24	0	47	1.25
1975	39	KC	+0.7	5	1	4.15	40	0	0	0	21	1	0	1	329	78.0	81	36	24	0	40	1.35
Career	—	21 yrs	+13.2	141	119	3.45	987	74	18	2	577	172	21	81	8967	2139.1	2099	821	623	15	1361	1.27

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving McDaniel's career NUT of +13.2

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

Career NUT Trend

2.1

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NUT by Season

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Awards

1960NL Player of the Month · NL All-Star

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