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Luke Hochevar 2026 Season · KC

Luke Hochevar is a free agent pitcher. His career NUT is -2.2, #6,081 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2013 (+0.8). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 46-65, 4.98 ERA, 702 K in 929.1 IP.

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Luke Hochevar

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-2.2Career NUT

+0.2 to Weak

Career

4.98ERA1.34WHIP46W702K929.1IP3SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 5", 225 lb · b. Sep 15, 1983 · Denver, CO · Draft 2005 (Rd C-1, #40)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2007	23	KC	—	0	1	2.13	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	54	12.2	11	3	4	3	5	1.18
2008	24	KC	-0.2	6	12	5.51	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	566	129.0	143	79	47	5	72	1.47
2009	25	KC	-0.8	7	13	6.55	25	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	631	143.0	167	104	46	8	106	1.49
2010	26	KC	+0.2	6	6	4.81	18	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	450	103.0	110	55	37	4	76	1.43
2011	27	KC	-0.8	11	11	4.68	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	835	198.0	192	103	62	7	128	1.28
2012	28	KC	-1.3	8	16	5.73	32	32	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	800	185.1	202	118	61	13	144	1.42
2013	29	KC	+0.8	5	2	1.92	58	0	0	0	22	2	9	3	5	262	70.1	41	15	17	1	82	0.82
2015	31	KC	+0.0	1	1	3.73	49	0	0	0	16	1	6	1	2	214	50.2	49	21	16	1	49	1.28
2016	32	KC	+0.1	2	3	3.86	40	0	0	0	1	0	14	4	4	151	37.1	31	16	9	3	40	1.07
Career	—	9 yrs	-2.2	46	65	4.98	279	128	5	2	40	3	29	8	11	3963	929.1	946	514	299	45	702	1.34

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Hochevar's career NUT of -2.2

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

Career NUT Trend

0.8

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NUT by Season

-0.2

-0.8

+0.2

-0.8

-1.3

+0.8

+0.0

+0.1

Awards

2007TEX Pitcher of the Week · TEX Mid-Season All-Star · Futures Game Selection

2009PCL Pitcher of the Week

2015World Series Championship

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	HLD	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
2006	22	A	0	1	1.17	4	4	0	0	0	57	15.1	8	2	2	1	16	0.65
2007	23	AA	3	6	4.69	17	16	0	0	0	418	94.0	110	49	26	6	94	1.45
2007	23	AAA	1	3	5.12	10	10	0	0	0	245	58.0	53	33	21	3	44	1.28
2008	24	AAA	1	1	2.60	3	3	0	0	0	68	17.1	11	5	6	0	12	0.98
2009	25	AAA	5	1	1.50	8	8	1	1	0	187	48.0	41	8	12	0	36	1.10
2010	26	AAA	0	0	1.80	2	2	0	0	0	20	5.0	3	1	1	1	4	0.80
2015	31	AAA	0	1	7.84	9	4	0	0	3	52	10.1	16	9	8	0	10	2.32

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