Baseball NUT
1945 CHC98-56, #1 of 16 clubs by team NUT.
The 1945 Chicago Cubs went 98-56, the best record of 8 clubs in the NL. Their team NUT of +12.3 ranked #1 of 16 clubs that season and #387 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: +7.8 from the hitters, +4.5 from the pitchers.
Phil Cavarretta was their most productive hitter at +5.2 SEASON NUT, and Claude Passeau their most productive pitcher at +2.1.
They lost the World Series 3-4 to the Detroit Tigers, as the higher team-NUT club (+12.3 to +2.6).
Award winners: Phil Cavarretta (NL MVP).
Season team NUT, regular season. Every World Series by NUT
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Cavarretta1B | 586 | 6 | .355 | +5.2 | |
| Stan Hack3B | 702 | 2 | .323 | +3.6 | |
| Andy PafkoCF | 608 | 12 | .298 | +2.0 | |
| Bill NicholsonRF | 660 | 13 | .243 | +1.2 | |
| Heinz Becker1B | 152 | 2 | .286 | +0.6 | |
| Paul GillespieC | 183 | 3 | .288 | +0.4 | |
| Peanuts LowreyLF | 592 | 7 | .283 | +0.4 | |
| Dewey WilliamsC | 115 | 2 | .280 | +0.3 | |
| Ed SauerLF | 104 | 2 | .258 | +0.0 | |
| Don Johnson2B | 614 | 2 | .302 | -0.2 | |
| Mickey LivingstonC | 253 | 2 | .254 | -0.5 | |
| Len RiceC | 107 | 0 | .232 | -0.6 | |
| Roy HughesSS | 246 | 0 | .261 | -0.8 | |
| Hank BorowyP | 108 | 0 | .198 | -0.9 | |
| Lennie MerulloSS | 433 | 2 | .239 | -1.4 | |
| Hank WyseP | 109 | 0 | .168 | -1.5 |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude PasseauSP | 227.0 | 2.42 | 98 | +2.1 | |
| Ray PrimSP | 165.1 | 2.40 | 88 | +1.7 | |
| Paul DerringerSP | 213.2 | 3.45 | 86 | +1.3 | |
| Hank WyseSP | 278.1 | 2.68 | 77 | +0.2 | |
| Mack StewartRP | 28.1 | 4.76 | 9 | +0.0 | |
| Hy VandenbergRP | 95.1 | 3.49 | 35 | +0.0 | |
| Hank BorowySP | 254.2 | 2.65 | 82 | -0.2 | |
| Paul EricksonRP | 108.1 | 3.32 | 53 | -0.2 | |
| Bob ChipmanRP | 72.0 | 3.50 | 29 | -0.4 |
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 1945 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 1945 club and a 2025 club sit on one scale.
The 1945 Chicago Cubs went 98-56, the best record of 8 clubs in the NL. Their team NUT of +12.3 ranked #1 of 16 clubs that season and #387 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: +7.8 from the hitters, +4.5 from the pitchers.
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Cavarretta | 586 | 6 | .355 | +5.2 · S |
| Stan Hack | 702 | 2 | .323 | +3.6 · A |
| Andy Pafko | 608 | 12 | .298 | +2.0 · B |
| Bill Nicholson | 660 | 13 | .243 | +1.2 · B |
| Heinz Becker | 152 | 2 | .286 | +0.6 · C |
| Paul Gillespie | 183 | 3 | .288 | +0.4 · C |
| Peanuts Lowrey | 592 | 7 | .283 | +0.4 · C |
| Dewey Williams | 115 | 2 | .280 | +0.3 · C |
| Ed Sauer | 104 | 2 | .258 | +0.0 · C |
| Don Johnson | 614 | 2 | .302 | -0.2 · C |
| Mickey Livingston | 253 | 2 | .254 | -0.5 · C |
| Len Rice | 107 | 0 | .232 | -0.6 · D |
| Roy Hughes | 246 | 0 | .261 | -0.8 · D |
| Hank Borowy | 108 | 0 | .198 | -0.9 · D |
| Lennie Merullo | 433 | 2 | .239 | -1.4 · D |
| Hank Wyse | 109 | 0 | .168 | -1.5 · D |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Passeau | 227.0 | 2.42 | 98 | +2.1 · A |
| Ray Prim | 165.1 | 2.40 | 88 | +1.7 · B |
| Paul Derringer | 213.2 | 3.45 | 86 | +1.3 · B |
| Hank Wyse | 278.1 | 2.68 | 77 | +0.2 · C |
| Mack Stewart | 28.1 | 4.76 | 9 | +0.0 · C |
| Hy Vandenberg | 95.1 | 3.49 | 35 | +0.0 · C |
| Hank Borowy | 254.2 | 2.65 | 82 | -0.2 · C |
| Paul Erickson | 108.1 | 3.32 | 53 | -0.2 · C |
| Bob Chipman | 72.0 | 3.50 | 29 | -0.4 · D |