Baseball NUT
1961 DET101-61, #3 of 18 clubs by team NUT.
The 1961 Detroit Tigers went 101-61, the 2nd-best record of 10 clubs in the AL. Their team NUT of +12.0 ranked #3 of 18 clubs that season and #417 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: +11.3 from the hitters, +0.7 from the pitchers.
Norm Cash was their most productive hitter at +8.9 SEASON NUT, and Jim Bunning their most productive pitcher at +2.4.
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Cash1B | 672 | 41 | .361 | +8.9 | |
| Rocky ColavitoLF | 708 | 45 | .290 | +5.7 | |
| Al KalineRF | 665 | 19 | .324 | +3.9 | |
| Steve Boros3B | 485 | 5 | .270 | +0.6 | |
| Dick BrownC | 336 | 16 | .266 | +0.4 | |
| Vic Wertz— | 369 | 11 | .260 | +0.3 | |
| Bubba Morton— | 120 | 2 | .287 | +0.1 | |
| Charlie Maxwell— | 153 | 5 | .229 | +0.0 | |
| Bobo Osborne— | 114 | 2 | .215 | +0.0 | |
| Dick McAuliffeSS | 315 | 6 | .256 | -0.1 | |
| Bill BrutonCF | 668 | 17 | .257 | -0.3 | |
| Jake Wood2B | 731 | 11 | .258 | -0.8 | |
| Frank LaryP | 115 | 1 | .231 | -0.8 | |
| Mike RoarkeC | 253 | 2 | .223 | -1.4 | |
| Jim BunningP | 104 | 0 | .130 | -1.6 | |
| Reno Bertoia3B | 316 | 2 | .226 | -1.7 | |
| Chico FernandezSS | 476 | 3 | .248 | -1.7 |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim BunningSP | 268.0 | 3.19 | 194 | +2.4 | |
| Frank LarySP | 275.1 | 3.24 | 146 | +1.9 | |
| Don MossiSP | 240.1 | 2.96 | 137 | +1.2 | |
| Terry FoxRP | 57.1 | 1.41 | 32 | +0.1 | |
| Ron KlineSP | 161.0 | 4.14 | 97 | +0.0 | |
| Gerry StaleyRP | 61.1 | 3.96 | 32 | -0.2 | |
| Hank AguirreRP | 55.1 | 3.25 | 32 | -0.5 | |
| Bob BruceRP | 44.2 | 4.43 | 25 | -0.5 | |
| Hal WoodeshickRP | 58.2 | 5.22 | 37 | -0.6 | |
| Jerry CasaleSP | 54.2 | 6.26 | 41 | -0.9 | |
| Paul FoytackSP | 169.2 | 3.93 | 89 | -1.1 | |
| Phil ReganSP | 120.0 | 5.25 | 46 | -1.2 |
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 1961 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 1961 club and a 2025 club sit on one scale.
The 1961 Detroit Tigers went 101-61, the 2nd-best record of 10 clubs in the AL. Their team NUT of +12.0 ranked #3 of 18 clubs that season and #417 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: +11.3 from the hitters, +0.7 from the pitchers.
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm Cash | 672 | 41 | .361 | +8.9 · S |
| Rocky Colavito | 708 | 45 | .290 | +5.7 · S |
| Al Kaline | 665 | 19 | .324 | +3.9 · A |
| Steve Boros | 485 | 5 | .270 | +0.6 · C |
| Dick Brown | 336 | 16 | .266 | +0.4 · C |
| Vic Wertz | 369 | 11 | .260 | +0.3 · C |
| Bubba Morton | 120 | 2 | .287 | +0.1 · C |
| Charlie Maxwell | 153 | 5 | .229 | +0.0 · C |
| Bobo Osborne | 114 | 2 | .215 | +0.0 · C |
| Dick McAuliffe | 315 | 6 | .256 | -0.1 · C |
| Bill Bruton | 668 | 17 | .257 | -0.3 · C |
| Jake Wood | 731 | 11 | .258 | -0.8 · D |
| Frank Lary | 115 | 1 | .231 | -0.8 · D |
| Mike Roarke | 253 | 2 | .223 | -1.4 · D |
| Jim Bunning | 104 | 0 | .130 | -1.6 · D |
| Reno Bertoia | 316 | 2 | .226 | -1.7 · D |
| Chico Fernandez | 476 | 3 | .248 | -1.7 · D |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bunning | 268.0 | 3.19 | 194 | +2.4 · A |
| Frank Lary | 275.1 | 3.24 | 146 | +1.9 · A |
| Don Mossi | 240.1 | 2.96 | 137 | +1.2 · B |
| Terry Fox | 57.1 | 1.41 | 32 | +0.1 · C |
| Ron Kline | 161.0 | 4.14 | 97 | +0.0 · C |
| Gerry Staley | 61.1 | 3.96 | 32 | -0.2 · C |
| Hank Aguirre | 55.1 | 3.25 | 32 | -0.5 · D |
| Bob Bruce | 44.2 | 4.43 | 25 | -0.5 · D |
| Hal Woodeshick | 58.2 | 5.22 | 37 | -0.6 · D |
| Jerry Casale | 54.2 | 6.26 | 41 | -0.9 · D |
| Paul Foytack | 169.2 | 3.93 | 89 | -1.1 · D |
| Phil Regan | 120.0 | 5.25 | 46 | -1.2 · D |