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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.

Sidney Ponson 2026 Season · Long Island Ducks

Sidney Ponson played in the majors from 1998 to 2009. His career NUT is -3.7, #6,666 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2003 (+1.7). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 91-113, 5.03 ERA, 1031 K in 1760.1 IP.

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Sidney Ponson

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-3.7Career NUT

+1.7 to Weak

Career

5.03ERA1.48WHIP91W1031K1760.1IP1SV

Career · season grades

R/R · 6' 1", 260 lb · b. Nov 2, 1976 · Noord, Aruba · Signed International FA, 2009 (CHA)

Player Overview

Year by Year


1998	21	BAL	-0.4	8	9	5.27	31	20	0	0	5	1	0	1	588	135.0	157	79	42	3	85	1.47
1999	22	BAL	-1.5	12	12	4.71	32	32	6	0	0	0	0	0	897	210.0	227	110	80	1	112	1.46
2000	23	BAL	+0.3	9	13	4.82	32	32	6	1	0	0	0	0	953	222.0	223	119	83	1	152	1.38
2001	24	BAL	-0.5	5	10	4.94	23	23	3	1	0	0	0	0	605	138.1	161	76	37	6	84	1.43
2002	25	BAL	-0.7	7	9	4.09	28	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	736	176.0	172	80	63	2	120	1.34
2003	26	BAL	+1.4	14	6	3.77	21	21	4	0	0	0	0	0	622	148.0	147	62	43	4	100	1.28
2003	26	SF	+0.3	3	6	3.71	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	276	68.0	64	28	18	1	34	1.21
2003	26	TOT	+1.7	17	12	3.75	31	31	4	0	0	0	0	0	898	216.0	211	90	61	5	134	1.26
2004	27	BAL	+0.0	11	15	5.30	33	33	5	2	0	0	0	0	954	215.2	265	127	69	8	115	1.55
2005	28	BAL	-0.7	7	11	6.21	23	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	595	130.1	177	90	48	3	68	1.73
2006	29	STL	-0.3	4	4	5.24	14	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	303	68.2	82	40	29	4	33	1.62
2006	29	NYY	—	0	1	10.47	5	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	81	16.1	26	19	7	0	15	2.02
2006	29	TOT	-0.4	4	5	6.25	19	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	384	85.0	108	59	36	4	48	1.69
2007	30	MIN	-0.6	2	5	6.93	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	181	37.2	54	29	17	3	23	1.88
2008	31	TEX	+0.3	4	1	3.88	9	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	252	55.2	71	24	16	2	25	1.56
2008	31	NYY	-1.0	4	4	5.85	16	15	0	0	1	0	0	0	360	80.0	99	52	32	5	33	1.64
2008	31	TOT	-0.8	8	5	5.04	25	24	1	0	1	0	0	0	612	135.2	170	76	48	7	58	1.61
2009	32	KC	-0.3	1	7	7.36	14	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	273	58.2	79	48	25	2	32	1.77
Career	—	12 yrs	-3.7	91	113	5.03	298	278	29	4	7	1	1	2	7676	1760.1	2004	983	609	45	1031	1.48

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Ponson's career NUT of -3.7

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

Career NUT Trend

1.7

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NUT by Season

-0.4

-1.5

+0.3

-0.5

-0.7

+1.7

+0.0

-0.7

-0.4

-0.6

-0.8

-0.3

Awards

2006World Series Champion*

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	GF	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	HBP	SO	WHIP
1996	19	A+	7	6	3.45	18	16	3	0	2	443	107.0	98	41	28	5	110	1.18
1997	20	AA	2	7	5.42	13	13	1	1	0	328	74.2	77	45	32	3	56	1.46
1998	21	AAA	1	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	20	5.0	4	0	1	0	3	1.00
2001	24	AA	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	14	4.0	3	0	1	0	2	1.00
2008	31	AAA	1	2	3.47	5	4	0	0	0	100	23.1	25	9	9	0	12	1.46
2008	31	AAA	0	0	2.25	1	1	0	0	0	17	4.0	3	1	3	0	2	1.50
2008	31	AAA	1	2	3.29	6	5	0	0	0	117	27.1	28	10	12	0	14	1.46
2009	32	AAA	2	1	2.18	6	6	0	0	0	127	33.0	34	8	5	0	19	1.18

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