Baseball NUT
1939 CIN97-57, #5 of 16 clubs by team NUT.
The 1939 Cincinnati Reds went 97-57, the best record of 8 clubs in the NL. Their team NUT of +7.1 ranked #5 of 16 clubs that season and #937 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: +2.3 from the hitters, +4.8 from the pitchers.
Ival Goodman was their most productive hitter at +2.4 SEASON NUT, and Paul Derringer their most productive pitcher at +3.3.
They lost the World Series 0-4 to the New York Yankees, as the lower team-NUT club (+7.1 to +19.3).
Award winners: Bucky Walters (NL MVP).
Season team NUT, regular season. Every World Series by NUT
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ival GoodmanRF | 553 | 7 | .323 | +2.4 | |
| Frank McCormick1B | 688 | 18 | .332 | +2.3 | |
| Lonny Frey2B | 585 | 11 | .291 | +1.3 | |
| Billy Werber3B | 707 | 5 | .289 | +1.1 | |
| Ernie LombardiC | 494 | 20 | .287 | +1.1 | |
| Wally BergerLF | 374 | 14 | .258 | +0.3 | |
| Willard HershbergerC | 195 | 0 | .345 | +0.2 | |
| Billy MyersSS | 602 | 9 | .281 | +0.1 | |
| Bucky WaltersP | 131 | 1 | .325 | +0.1 | |
| Al SimmonsLF | 381 | 7 | .274 | -0.3 | |
| Eddie Joost2B | 165 | 0 | .252 | -0.7 | |
| Nino BongiovanniRF | 171 | 0 | .258 | -0.9 | |
| Harry CraftCF | 537 | 13 | .257 | -1.0 | |
| Frenchy BordagarayLF | 136 | 0 | .197 | -1.1 | |
| Lee GambleLF | 236 | 0 | .267 | -1.1 | |
| Paul DerringerP | 128 | 0 | .209 | -1.6 |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul DerringerSP | 301.0 | 2.93 | 128 | +3.3 | |
| Bucky WaltersSP | 319.0 | 2.29 | 137 | +1.3 | |
| Junior ThompsonRP | 152.1 | 2.54 | 87 | +1.1 | |
| Milt ShoffnerRP | 170.0 | 3.18 | 57 | +0.7 | |
| Johnny NiggelingSP | 40.1 | 5.80 | 20 | +0.2 | |
| Hank JohnsonRP | 31.1 | 2.01 | 10 | +0.1 | |
| Johnny Vander MeerSP | 129.0 | 4.67 | 102 | -0.2 | |
| Whitey MooreSP | 187.2 | 3.45 | 81 | -0.4 | |
| Peaches DavisRP | 30.2 | 6.46 | 4 | -0.6 | |
| Lee GrissomSP | 153.2 | 4.10 | 53 | -0.6 |
Season NUT is one number for production against that season's league average: 0.0 is average, and defense is left out. The roster lists every player who reached the 1939 qualifying bar (100 plate appearances or 25 innings). Team NUT adds those players up. A player traded during the season appears once, with his full-season line, under the club MLB lists him with. Each season is measured against its own league, so a 1939 club and a 2025 club sit on one scale.
The 1939 Cincinnati Reds went 97-57, the best record of 8 clubs in the NL. Their team NUT of +7.1 ranked #5 of 16 clubs that season and #937 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: +2.3 from the hitters, +4.8 from the pitchers.
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ival Goodman | 553 | 7 | .323 | +2.4 · B |
| Frank McCormick | 688 | 18 | .332 | +2.3 · B |
| Lonny Frey | 585 | 11 | .291 | +1.3 · B |
| Billy Werber | 707 | 5 | .289 | +1.1 · B |
| Ernie Lombardi | 494 | 20 | .287 | +1.1 · B |
| Wally Berger | 374 | 14 | .258 | +0.3 · C |
| Willard Hershberger | 195 | 0 | .345 | +0.2 · C |
| Billy Myers | 602 | 9 | .281 | +0.1 · C |
| Bucky Walters | 131 | 1 | .325 | +0.1 · C |
| Al Simmons | 381 | 7 | .274 | -0.3 · C |
| Eddie Joost | 165 | 0 | .252 | -0.7 · D |
| Nino Bongiovanni | 171 | 0 | .258 | -0.9 · D |
| Harry Craft | 537 | 13 | .257 | -1.0 · D |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | 136 | 0 | .197 | -1.1 · D |
| Lee Gamble | 236 | 0 | .267 | -1.1 · D |
| Paul Derringer | 128 | 0 | .209 | -1.6 · D |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Derringer | 301.0 | 2.93 | 128 | +3.3 · S |
| Bucky Walters | 319.0 | 2.29 | 137 | +1.3 · B |
| Junior Thompson | 152.1 | 2.54 | 87 | +1.1 · B |
| Milt Shoffner | 170.0 | 3.18 | 57 | +0.7 · B |
| Johnny Niggeling | 40.1 | 5.80 | 20 | +0.2 · C |
| Hank Johnson | 31.1 | 2.01 | 10 | +0.1 · C |
| Johnny Vander Meer | 129.0 | 4.67 | 102 | -0.2 · C |
| Whitey Moore | 187.2 | 3.45 | 81 | -0.4 · D |
| Peaches Davis | 30.2 | 6.46 | 4 | -0.6 · D |
| Lee Grissom | 153.2 | 4.10 | 53 | -0.6 · D |