Baseball NUT
1981 NYY59-48, #3 of 26 clubs by team NUT.
The 1981 New York Yankees went 59-48, the 4th-best record of 14 clubs in the AL. Their team NUT of +9.7 ranked #3 of 26 clubs that season and #630 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: +3.9 from the hitters, +5.8 from the pitchers.
Dave Winfield was their most productive hitter at +2.0 SEASON NUT, and Dave Righetti their most productive pitcher at +1.9.
They lost the World Series 2-4 to the Los Angeles Dodgers, as the lower team-NUT club (+9.7 to +10.8).
Award winners: Dave Righetti (AL Rookie of the Year).
Season team NUT, regular season. Every World Series by NUT
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave WinfieldLF | 440 | 13 | .294 | +2.0 | |
| Jerry MumphreyCF | 350 | 6 | .307 | +1.0 | |
| Reggie JacksonRF | 382 | 15 | .237 | +1.0 | |
| Oscar Gamble— | 227 | 10 | .238 | +0.9 | |
| Graig Nettles3B | 402 | 15 | .244 | +0.6 | |
| Bobby MurcerDH | 130 | 6 | .265 | +0.5 | |
| Lou PiniellaRF | 174 | 5 | .277 | +0.3 | |
| Larry MilbourneSS | 177 | 1 | .313 | +0.3 | |
| Bob Watson1B | 180 | 6 | .212 | +0.1 | |
| Bucky DentSS | 258 | 7 | .238 | -0.2 | |
| Willie Randolph2B | 422 | 2 | .232 | -0.4 | |
| Dave Revering1B | 230 | 4 | .233 | -0.5 | |
| Rick CeroneC | 254 | 2 | .244 | -0.8 | |
| Barry FooteC | 163 | 6 | .177 | -0.8 |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave RighettiSP | 105.1 | 2.05 | 89 | +1.9 | |
| Ron GuidrySP | 127.0 | 2.76 | 104 | +1.2 | |
| Rick ReuschelSP | 156.1 | 3.11 | 75 | +1.1 | |
| Ron DavisRP | 73.0 | 2.71 | 83 | +1.0 | |
| Rich GossageRP | 46.2 | 0.77 | 48 | +0.9 | |
| Rudy MaySP | 147.2 | 4.14 | 79 | +0.5 | |
| George FrazierRP | 27.2 | 1.63 | 17 | +0.2 | |
| Dave LaRocheRP | 47.0 | 2.49 | 24 | +0.1 | |
| Tommy JohnSP | 140.1 | 2.63 | 50 | -0.2 | |
| Gene NelsonSP | 39.1 | 4.81 | 16 | -0.8 |
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 1981 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 1981 club and a 2025 club sit on one scale.
The 1981 New York Yankees went 59-48, the 4th-best record of 14 clubs in the AL. Their team NUT of +9.7 ranked #3 of 26 clubs that season and #630 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: +3.9 from the hitters, +5.8 from the pitchers.
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Winfield | 440 | 13 | .294 | +2.0 · B |
| Jerry Mumphrey | 350 | 6 | .307 | +1.0 · B |
| Reggie Jackson | 382 | 15 | .237 | +1.0 · B |
| Oscar Gamble | 227 | 10 | .238 | +0.9 · B |
| Graig Nettles | 402 | 15 | .244 | +0.6 · C |
| Bobby Murcer | 130 | 6 | .265 | +0.5 · C |
| Lou Piniella | 174 | 5 | .277 | +0.3 · C |
| Larry Milbourne | 177 | 1 | .313 | +0.3 · C |
| Bob Watson | 180 | 6 | .212 | +0.1 · C |
| Bucky Dent | 258 | 7 | .238 | -0.2 · C |
| Willie Randolph | 422 | 2 | .232 | -0.4 · C |
| Dave Revering | 230 | 4 | .233 | -0.5 · C |
| Rick Cerone | 254 | 2 | .244 | -0.8 · D |
| Barry Foote | 163 | 6 | .177 | -0.8 · D |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Righetti | 105.1 | 2.05 | 89 | +1.9 · A |
| Ron Guidry | 127.0 | 2.76 | 104 | +1.2 · B |
| Rick Reuschel | 156.1 | 3.11 | 75 | +1.1 · B |
| Ron Davis | 73.0 | 2.71 | 83 | +1.0 · B |
| Rich Gossage | 46.2 | 0.77 | 48 | +0.9 · B |
| Rudy May | 147.2 | 4.14 | 79 | +0.5 · C |
| George Frazier | 27.2 | 1.63 | 17 | +0.2 · C |
| Dave LaRoche | 47.0 | 2.49 | 24 | +0.1 · C |
| Tommy John | 140.1 | 2.63 | 50 | -0.2 · C |
| Gene Nelson | 39.1 | 4.81 | 16 | -0.8 · D |