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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.

Takashi Saito 2026 Season · ARI

Takashi Saito is a free agent pitcher. His career NUT is +6.0, #390 of 7,125 pitchers since 1876, and his best season by NUT was 2006 (+2.2). NUT is one number for production against league average: 0.0 is average, and every season is graded against its own league.

Career: 21-15, 2.34 ERA, 400 K in 338.0 IP.

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Takashi Saito Career Stats & NUT | Baseball NUT

Takashi Saito

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+6.0Career NUT

+2 to Great

Career

2.34ERA1.06WHIP21W400K338.0IP84SV

Career · season grades

L/R · 6' 2", 200 lb · b. Feb 14, 1970 · Miyagi City, Japan · Signed International FA, 2009 (ATL)

Player Overview

Year by Year


2006	36	LAD	+2.2	6	2	2.07	72	48	24	7	2	26	303	78.1	48	18	23	2	107	0.91
2007	37	LAD	+1.3	2	1	1.40	63	55	39	1	4	43	234	64.1	33	10	13	3	78	0.72
2008	38	LAD	+1.2	4	4	2.49	45	35	18	0	4	22	197	47.0	40	13	16	2	60	1.19
2009	39	BOS	+0.0	3	3	2.43	56	30	2	2	2	4	240	55.2	50	15	25	5	52	1.35
2010	40	ATL	+1.0	2	3	2.83	56	14	1	17	1	2	221	54.0	41	17	17	0	69	1.07
2011	41	MIL	+0.2	4	2	2.03	30	5	0	10	2	2	108	26.2	21	6	9	1	23	1.13
2012	42	ARI	—	0	0	6.75	16	2	0	2	1	1	60	12.0	17	9	5	1	11	1.83
Career	—	7 yrs	+6.0	21	15	2.34	338	189	84	39	16	100	1363	338.0	250	88	108	14	400	1.06

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Saito's career NUT of +6

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

Career NUT Trend

2.2

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NUT by Season

+2.2

+1.3

+1.2

+0.0

+1.0

+0.2

Awards

2007NL All-Star · DHL Delivery Man of the Month

Minor League

Year	Age	Lv	L	ERA	G	GS	HLD	BF	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
2010	40	AAA	0	0.00	1	1	0	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	1.00
2011	41	AAA	0	0.00	6	0	1	19	5.2	3	0	0	7	0.53
2012	42	A+	0	0.00	1	1	0	4	1.0	1	0	1	0	2.00
2012	42	AAA	1	10.13	4	0	0	16	2.2	7	3	1	2	3.00

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