Baseball NUT
1987 MIN85-77, #22 of 26 clubs by team NUT.
The 1987 Minnesota Twins went 85-77, the 5th-best record of 14 clubs in the AL. Their team NUT of -5.6 ranked #22 of 26 clubs that season and #2,544 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: +0.4 from the hitters, -6.0 from the pitchers.
Kent Hrbek was their most productive hitter at +3.2 SEASON NUT, and Frank Viola their most productive pitcher at +1.7.
They won the World Series 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals, as the lower team-NUT club (-5.6 to +5.1).
Season team NUT, regular season. Every World Series by NUT
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Hrbek1B | 566 | 34 | .285 | +3.2 | |
| Kirby PuckettCF | 668 | 28 | .332 | +3.1 | |
| Tom BrunanskyRF | 614 | 32 | .259 | +1.8 | |
| Don BaylorDH | 467 | 16 | .245 | +0.4 | |
| Gary Gaetti3B | 628 | 31 | .257 | +0.3 | |
| Roy Smalley IIIDH | 347 | 8 | .275 | +0.3 | |
| Randy BushRF | 349 | 11 | .253 | +0.0 | |
| Gene LarkinDH | 262 | 4 | .266 | -0.2 | |
| Greg GagneSS | 478 | 10 | .265 | -0.4 | |
| Mark DavidsonLF | 169 | 1 | .267 | -0.6 | |
| Tom NietoC | 121 | 1 | .200 | -0.7 | |
| Dan GladdenLF | 482 | 8 | .249 | -1.1 | |
| Sal ButeraC | 134 | 2 | .172 | -1.2 | |
| Tim LaudnerC | 317 | 16 | .191 | -1.3 | |
| Al NewmanSS | 349 | 0 | .221 | -1.6 | |
| Steve Lombardozzi Sr.2B | 479 | 8 | .238 | -1.7 |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank ViolaSP | 251.2 | 2.90 | 197 | +1.7 | |
| Juan BerenguerRP | 112.0 | 3.94 | 110 | +1.2 | |
| Jeff ReardonRP | 80.1 | 4.48 | 83 | +0.1 | |
| Keith AthertonRP | 79.1 | 4.54 | 51 | -0.2 | |
| Dan SchatzederRP | 81.1 | 5.31 | 58 | -0.3 | |
| Joe NiekroSP | 147.0 | 5.33 | 84 | -0.4 | |
| George FrazierRP | 81.1 | 4.98 | 58 | -0.5 | |
| Mike SmithsonSP | 109.0 | 5.94 | 53 | -1.1 | |
| Les StrakerSP | 154.1 | 4.37 | 76 | -1.4 | |
| Mark PortugalSP | 44.0 | 7.77 | 28 | -1.4 | |
| Bert BlylevenSP | 267.0 | 4.01 | 196 | -1.7 | |
| Steve CarltonSP | 152.0 | 5.74 | 91 | -2.0 |
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 1987 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 1987 club and a 2025 club sit on one scale.
The 1987 Minnesota Twins went 85-77, the 5th-best record of 14 clubs in the AL. Their team NUT of -5.6 ranked #22 of 26 clubs that season and #2,544 of 3,085 club seasons since 1876: +0.4 from the hitters, -6.0 from the pitchers.
| Player | PA | HR | AVG | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Hrbek | 566 | 34 | .285 | +3.2 · A |
| Kirby Puckett | 668 | 28 | .332 | +3.1 · A |
| Tom Brunansky | 614 | 32 | .259 | +1.8 · B |
| Don Baylor | 467 | 16 | .245 | +0.4 · C |
| Gary Gaetti | 628 | 31 | .257 | +0.3 · C |
| Roy Smalley III | 347 | 8 | .275 | +0.3 · C |
| Randy Bush | 349 | 11 | .253 | +0.0 · C |
| Gene Larkin | 262 | 4 | .266 | -0.2 · C |
| Greg Gagne | 478 | 10 | .265 | -0.4 · C |
| Mark Davidson | 169 | 1 | .267 | -0.6 · D |
| Tom Nieto | 121 | 1 | .200 | -0.7 · D |
| Dan Gladden | 482 | 8 | .249 | -1.1 · D |
| Sal Butera | 134 | 2 | .172 | -1.2 · D |
| Tim Laudner | 317 | 16 | .191 | -1.3 · D |
| Al Newman | 349 | 0 | .221 | -1.6 · D |
| Steve Lombardozzi Sr. | 479 | 8 | .238 | -1.7 · D |
| Player | IP | ERA | K | NUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Viola | 251.2 | 2.90 | 197 | +1.7 · B |
| Juan Berenguer | 112.0 | 3.94 | 110 | +1.2 · B |
| Jeff Reardon | 80.1 | 4.48 | 83 | +0.1 · C |
| Keith Atherton | 79.1 | 4.54 | 51 | -0.2 · C |
| Dan Schatzeder | 81.1 | 5.31 | 58 | -0.3 · C |
| Joe Niekro | 147.0 | 5.33 | 84 | -0.4 · D |
| George Frazier | 81.1 | 4.98 | 58 | -0.5 · D |
| Mike Smithson | 109.0 | 5.94 | 53 | -1.1 · D |
| Les Straker | 154.1 | 4.37 | 76 | -1.4 · D |
| Mark Portugal | 44.0 | 7.77 | 28 | -1.4 · D |
| Bert Blyleven | 267.0 | 4.01 | 196 | -1.7 · D |
| Steve Carlton | 152.0 | 5.74 | 91 | -2.0 · F |