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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.

Matt Young 2026 Season · CLE

Matt Young played in the majors from 1983 to 1993. His career NUT is -0.6, #4,251 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 1987 (+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: 55-95, 4.40 ERA, 857 K in 1189.2 IP.

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Matt Young Career Stats & NUT | Baseball NUT

Matt Young

#40

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-0.6Career NUT

+0.6 to Average

Career

4.40ERA1.49WHIP55W857K1189.2IP25SV

Career · season grades

L/L · 6' 3", 205 lb · b. Aug 9, 1958 · Pasadena, CA · Draft 1978 (2nd Rd, #49)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1983	24	SEA	+0.1	11	15	3.27	33	32	5	2	0	0	0	851	203.2	178	74	79	7	130	1.26
1984	25	SEA	-0.6	6	8	5.72	22	22	1	0	0	0	0	524	113.1	141	72	57	1	73	1.75
1985	26	SEA	-0.1	12	19	4.91	37	35	5	2	2	1	1	951	218.1	242	119	76	7	136	1.46
1986	27	SEA	+0.1	8	6	3.82	65	5	1	0	32	13	13	458	103.2	108	44	46	8	82	1.49
1987	28	LAD	+0.8	5	8	4.47	46	0	0	0	31	11	11	234	54.1	62	27	17	0	42	1.45
1989	30	OAK	-0.4	1	4	6.75	26	4	0	0	1	0	0	183	37.1	42	28	31	0	27	1.96
1990	31	SEA	+0.6	8	18	3.51	34	33	7	1	0	0	0	963	225.1	198	88	107	6	176	1.35
1991	32	BOS	+0.2	3	7	5.18	19	16	0	0	1	0	0	404	88.2	92	51	53	2	69	1.64
1992	33	BOS	-0.5	0	4	4.58	28	8	1	0	4	0	0	321	70.2	69	36	42	3	57	1.57
1993	34	CLE	-0.7	1	6	5.21	22	8	0	0	2	0	0	347	74.1	75	43	57	3	65	1.78
Career	—	10 yrs	-0.6	55	95	4.40	332	163	20	5	73	25	25	5236	1189.2	1207	582	565	37	857	1.49

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Young's career NUT of -0.6

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

Career NUT Trend

0.8

83848586878990919293

NUT by Season

+0.1

-0.6

-0.1

+0.1

+0.8

-0.4

+0.6

+0.2

-0.5

-0.7

Awards

1983AL All-Star

1989World Series Championship

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	GF	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1989	30	A+	0	0	0.75	3	3	0	0	50	12.0	9	1	6	0	13	1.25
1989	30	AAA	1	1	2.45	2	2	0	0	45	11.0	8	3	5	0	6	1.18
1991	32	AAA	1	0	4.50	2	2	0	0	38	8.0	8	4	6	0	7	1.75
1993	34	AAA	3	0	2.55	3	3	1	0	68	17.2	11	5	5	3	17	0.91
1993	34	AAA	2	1	2.27	7	5	0	1	125	31.2	22	8	14	2	38	1.14
1993	34	AAA	5	1	2.37	10	8	1	1	193	49.1	33	13	19	5	55	1.05

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