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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.

Neal Cotts 2026 Season · Syracuse Chiefs

Neal Cotts is a free agent pitcher. His career NUT is -0.1, #2,904 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2013 (+1.2). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 21-24, 3.96 ERA, 421 K in 443.1 IP.

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Neal Cotts Career Stats & NUT | Baseball NUT

Neal Cotts

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-0.1Career NUT

+0.1 to Average

Career

3.96ERA1.35WHIP21W421K443.1IP4SV

Career · season grades

L/L · 6' 2", 200 lb · b. Mar 25, 1980 · Lebanon, IL · Draft 2001 (2nd Rd, #69)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2003	23	CWS	—	1	1	8.10	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	69	13.1	15	12	17	0	10	2.40
2004	24	CWS	-0.6	4	4	5.65	56	1	12	0	4	2	2	281	65.1	61	41	30	3	58	1.39
2005	25	CWS	+0.9	4	0	1.94	69	0	10	0	13	2	2	248	60.1	38	13	29	4	58	1.11
2006	26	CWS	-0.8	1	2	5.17	70	0	14	1	14	3	4	251	54.0	64	31	24	3	43	1.63
2007	27	CHC	—	0	1	4.86	16	0	4	0	2	0	0	76	16.2	15	9	9	3	14	1.44
2008	28	CHC	-0.1	0	2	4.29	50	0	7	0	9	2	2	160	35.2	38	17	13	1	43	1.43
2009	29	CHC	—	0	2	7.36	19	0	3	0	2	1	1	55	11.0	14	9	9	1	9	2.09
2013	33	TEX	+1.2	8	3	1.11	58	0	6	1	11	3	4	223	57.0	36	7	18	0	65	0.95
2014	34	TEX	+0.1	2	9	4.32	73	0	18	2	19	7	9	286	66.2	66	32	23	3	63	1.34
2015	35	MIL	-0.4	1	0	3.26	51	0	9	0	4	0	0	209	49.2	44	18	17	3	49	1.23
2015	35	MIN	—	0	0	3.95	17	0	1	0	2	0	0	60	13.2	14	6	5	1	9	1.39
2015	35	TOT	-0.8	1	0	3.41	68	0	10	0	6	0	0	269	63.1	58	24	22	4	58	1.26
Career	—	10 yrs	-0.1	21	24	3.96	483	5	84	4	80	20	24	1918	443.1	405	195	194	22	421	1.35

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Cotts's career NUT of -0.1

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

Career NUT Trend

1.2

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NUT by Season

-0.6

+0.9

-0.8

-0.1

+1.2

+0.1

-0.8

Awards

2003Futures Game Selection · SOU Post-Season All-Star

2005World Series Championship · Setup Man of the Year - MLB.com Awards

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	GF	SV	HLD	BS	SVO	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
2001	21	A+	3	2	2.32	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	139	31.0	27	8	15	3	34	1.35
2002	22	A+	12	6	4.12	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	611	137.2	123	63	87	5	178	1.53
2003	23	AA	9	7	2.16	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	440	108.1	67	26	56	3	133	1.14
2007	27	AAA	2	2	4.83	24	6	1	0	3	2	2	217	50.1	43	27	30	1	48	1.45
2008	28	AAA	2	0	2.00	19	0	5	3	6	1	4	110	27.0	23	6	10	0	33	1.22
2009	29	AAA	1	1	2.84	12	0	4	1	5	1	2	51	12.2	7	4	6	1	11	1.03
2012	32	AAA	2	1	4.55	25	0	10	3	4	1	4	142	31.2	32	16	15	1	41	1.48
2013	33	AAA	3	1	0.78	15	0	2	2	4	0	2	82	23.0	13	2	5	0	42	0.78
2016	36	AAA	0	0	3.29	14	0	2	1	3	1	2	55	13.2	12	5	3	0	13	1.10
2016	36	AAA	0	0	4.91	7	0	2	0	1	1	1	31	7.1	8	4	1	1	2	1.23
2016	36	AAA	2	2	3.80	20	0	7	0	2	2	2	100	23.2	23	10	10	0	23	1.39
2016	36	AAA	2	2	3.83	41	0	11	1	6	4	5	186	44.2	43	19	14	1	38	1.28
2017	37	AAA	1	3	3.94	52	0	10	2	8	2	4	197	48.0	37	21	17	2	57	1.13

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