Baseball NUT
1968 DET103-59, #1 of 20 clubs by team NUT.
The 1968 Detroit Tigers went 103-59, the best record of 10 clubs in the AL. Their team NUT of +13.8 ranked #1 of 20 clubs that season and #284 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: +15.1 from the hitters, -1.3 from the pitchers.
Willie Horton was their most productive hitter at +5.3 SEASON NUT, and Denny McLain their most productive pitcher at +2.0.
They won the World Series 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, as the higher team-NUT club (+13.8 to +11.1).
Award winners: Denny McLain (AL MVP), Denny McLain (AL Cy Young).
Season team NUT, regular season. Every World Series by NUT
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie HortonLF | 578 | 36 | .285 | +5.3 | |
| Bill FreehanC | 635 | 25 | .263 | +4.4 | |
| Jim NorthrupRF | 643 | 21 | .264 | +3.0 | |
| Norm Cash1B | 458 | 25 | .263 | +2.9 | |
| Dick McAuliffe2B | 658 | 16 | .249 | +2.8 | |
| Al KalineRF | 389 | 10 | .287 | +2.6 | |
| Gates Brown— | 104 | 6 | .370 | +1.8 | |
| Mickey StanleyCF | 641 | 11 | .259 | +0.8 | |
| Jim PriceC | 146 | 3 | .174 | -0.5 | |
| Tom MatchickSS | 244 | 3 | .203 | -1.0 | |
| Dick TracewskiSS | 240 | 4 | .156 | -1.3 | |
| Denny McLainP | 128 | 0 | .162 | -1.6 | |
| Don Wert3B | 589 | 12 | .200 | -2.0 | |
| Ray OylerSS | 247 | 1 | .135 | -2.2 |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny McLainSP | 336.0 | 1.96 | 280 | +2.0 | |
| Roy FaceRP | 53.0 | 2.55 | 35 | +0.4 | |
| Don McMahonRP | 81.2 | 1.98 | 65 | +0.4 | |
| Earl WilsonSP | 224.1 | 2.85 | 168 | +0.2 | |
| Daryl PattersonRP | 68.0 | 2.12 | 49 | +0.1 | |
| Mickey LolichSP | 220.0 | 3.19 | 197 | +0.0 | |
| John WyattRP | 49.1 | 2.74 | 42 | -0.5 | |
| Jon WardenRP | 37.1 | 3.62 | 25 | -0.5 | |
| Fred LasherRP | 48.2 | 3.33 | 32 | -0.5 | |
| John HillerRP | 128.0 | 2.39 | 78 | -0.5 | |
| Pat DobsonRP | 125.0 | 2.66 | 93 | -0.8 | |
| Joe SparmaSP | 182.1 | 3.70 | 110 | -1.5 |
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 1968 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 1968 club and a 2025 club sit on one scale.
The 1968 Detroit Tigers went 103-59, the best record of 10 clubs in the AL. Their team NUT of +13.8 ranked #1 of 20 clubs that season and #284 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: +15.1 from the hitters, -1.3 from the pitchers.
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Horton | 578 | 36 | .285 | +5.3 · S |
| Bill Freehan | 635 | 25 | .263 | +4.4 · A |
| Jim Northrup | 643 | 21 | .264 | +3.0 · A |
| Norm Cash | 458 | 25 | .263 | +2.9 · A |
| Dick McAuliffe | 658 | 16 | .249 | +2.8 · A |
| Al Kaline | 389 | 10 | .287 | +2.6 · B |
| Gates Brown | 104 | 6 | .370 | +1.8 · B |
| Mickey Stanley | 641 | 11 | .259 | +0.8 · C |
| Jim Price | 146 | 3 | .174 | -0.5 · C |
| Tom Matchick | 244 | 3 | .203 | -1.0 · D |
| Dick Tracewski | 240 | 4 | .156 | -1.3 · D |
| Denny McLain | 128 | 0 | .162 | -1.6 · D |
| Don Wert | 589 | 12 | .200 | -2.0 · F |
| Ray Oyler | 247 | 1 | .135 | -2.2 · F |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny McLain | 336.0 | 1.96 | 280 | +2.0 · A |
| Roy Face | 53.0 | 2.55 | 35 | +0.4 · C |
| Don McMahon | 81.2 | 1.98 | 65 | +0.4 · C |
| Earl Wilson | 224.1 | 2.85 | 168 | +0.2 · C |
| Daryl Patterson | 68.0 | 2.12 | 49 | +0.1 · C |
| Mickey Lolich | 220.0 | 3.19 | 197 | +0.0 · C |
| John Wyatt | 49.1 | 2.74 | 42 | -0.5 · D |
| Jon Warden | 37.1 | 3.62 | 25 | -0.5 · D |
| Fred Lasher | 48.2 | 3.33 | 32 | -0.5 · D |
| John Hiller | 128.0 | 2.39 | 78 | -0.5 · D |
| Pat Dobson | 125.0 | 2.66 | 93 | -0.8 · D |
| Joe Sparma | 182.1 | 3.70 | 110 | -1.5 · D |