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Tony Cloninger 2026 Season · STL

Career: 113-97, 4.07 ERA, 1120 K in 1767.2 IP.

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Tony Cloninger

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-9.7Career NUT

+7.7 to Weak

Career

4.07ERA1.38WHIP113W1120K1767.2IP6SV

R/R · 6' 0", 210 lb · b. Aug 13, 1940 · Lincoln County, NC · Signed Undrafted FA, 1961

Player Overview

Year by Year


1961	20	MLN	-1.0	7	2	5.25	19	10	3	0	4	0	0	0	363	84.0	84	49	33	1	51	1.39
1962	21	MLN	+0.2	8	3	4.30	24	15	4	1	2	0	0	0	483	111.0	113	53	46	1	69	1.43
1963	22	MLN	-0.9	9	11	3.78	41	18	4	2	11	1	0	0	622	145.1	131	61	63	2	100	1.33
1964	23	MLN	+0.6	19	14	3.56	38	34	15	3	2	2	0	0	997	242.2	206	96	82	3	163	1.19
1965	24	MLN	+0.9	24	11	3.29	40	38	16	1	2	1	0	0	1180	279.0	247	102	119	3	211	1.31
1966	25	ATL	-1.7	14	11	4.12	39	38	11	1	1	1	0	0	1132	257.2	253	118	116	6	178	1.43
1967	26	ATL	-1.2	4	7	5.17	16	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	337	76.2	85	44	31	0	55	1.51
1968	27	ATL	—	1	3	4.26	8	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	80	19.0	15	9	11	0	7	1.37
1968	27	CIN	-0.8	4	3	4.04	17	17	2	2	0	0	0	0	407	91.1	81	41	48	3	65	1.41
1968	27	TOT	-0.9	5	6	4.08	25	18	2	2	4	0	0	0	487	110.1	96	50	59	3	72	1.40
1969	28	CIN	-2.7	11	17	5.03	35	34	6	2	1	0	0	0	854	189.2	184	106	103	5	103	1.51
1970	29	CIN	-0.9	9	7	3.83	30	18	0	0	4	1	1	2	637	148.0	136	63	78	4	56	1.45
1971	30	CIN	-1.4	3	6	3.88	28	8	1	1	5	0	0	0	410	97.1	79	42	49	4	51	1.32
1972	31	STL	-0.5	0	2	5.19	17	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	122	26.0	29	15	19	1	11	1.85
Career	—	12 yrs	-9.7	113	97	4.07	352	247	63	13	40	6	2	3	7624	1767.2	1643	799	798	33	1120	1.38

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Cloninger's career NUT of -9.7

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

Career NUT Trend

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NUT by Season

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+0.2

-0.9

+0.6

+0.9

-1.7

-1.2

-0.9

-2.7

-0.9

-1.4

-0.5

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