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John Cumberland
John Sheldon Cumberland

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 190 lb.
School University of Maine

Debut September 27, 1968
  vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER
Final Game July 27, 1974
Born May 10, 1947 in Westbrook, ME

Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1968 21 NYY AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    2.0    3    4    2   1    1    1   0   0    10   0   0  9.00  2.86   32 2.000
 1969 22 NYY AL   0   0   2   0   0   0   1  0    4.0    3    2    2   0    4    0   0   0    18   1   0  4.50  3.48   77 1.750
 1970 23 TOT      5   4  22   8   1   0   7  0   75.0   68   34   29   9   19   44   0   2   310   3   2  3.48  3.60  104 1.160
         NYY AL   3   4  15   8   1   0   5  0   64.0   62   31   28   9   15   38   0   1   266   3   1  3.94  3.53   90 1.203
         SFG NL   2   0   7   0   0   0   2  0   11.0    6    3    1   0    4    6   0   1    44   0   1  0.82  4.01  490 0.909
 1971 24 SFG NL   9   6  45  21   5   2   7  2  185.0  153   66   60  22   55   65   0   4   750   6   0  2.92  3.44  118 1.124
 1972 25 TOT NL   1   5  23   7   0   0   4  0   46.7   61   46   40  12   14   15   0   2   215   0   1  7.71  3.48   45 1.607
         SFG NL   0   4   9   6   0   0   1  0   25.0   38   29   24   6    7    8   0   1   124   0   1  8.64  3.53   41 1.800
         STL NL   1   1  14   1   0   0   3  0   21.7   23   17   16   6    7    7   0   1    91   0   0  6.65  3.42   51 1.385
 1974 27 CAL AL   0   1  17   0   0   0   9  0   21.7   24    9    9   2   10   12   0   0    94   2   0  3.74  3.41   91 1.569
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .484  15  16 110  36   6   2  29  2  334.3  312  161  142  46  103  137   0   8  1397  12   3  3.82  3.47   91 1.241
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   7  51  16   2   0  13  0  155.7  145   74   66  21   47   63   0   3   650   5   1  3.82  3.47   91 1.241
 Career High      9   6  45  21   5   2   9  2  185.0  153   66   60  22   55   65   0   4   750   6   2  2.92  3.60  118 1.124

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1970 23 TOT     22   18    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  13  .056  .056  .056  -69    1   3   0   0   0   0
         NYY AL  15   17    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  12  .059  .059  .059  -67    1   3   0   0   0   0
         SFG NL   7    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1971 24 SFG NL  45   59    1    7   0  0   0    3   0  0   1  22  .119  .133  .119  -28    7   1   0   0   0   2
 1972 25 TOT NL  23   14    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   8  .071  .071  .071  -59    1   1   0   0   0   0
         SFG NL   9    9    0    1   0  0   0    2   0  0   0   6  .111  .111  .111  -37    1   0   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  14    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      110   91    1    9   0  0   0    7   0  0   1  43  .099  .109  .099  -41    9   5   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        134    1   13   0  0   0   10   0  0   1  63  .099  .109  .099  -41   13   7   0   0   0   3
 Career High     45   59    1    7   0  0   0    3   0  0   1  22                           7   3   0   0   0   2
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1970 23 TOT      21   20    0   0.0    94| .056  .253| .056  .326| .056  .386| .112  .712| -69  .000  -4.1  -0.4   0%
         NYY AL   20   19    0   0.0    93| .059  .252| .059  .325| .059  .385| .118  .710| -67  .000  -3.8  -0.4   0%
         SFG NL    1    1    0   0.0   103| .000  .267| .000  .340| .000  .408| .000  .748|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1971 24 SFG NL   61   55    1   0.5    92| .119  .259| .133  .325| .119  .379| .252  .703| -28  .020 -10.0  -1.1   0%
 1972 25 TOT NL   15   14    0   0.0    92| .071  .258| .071  .326| .071  .380| .142  .706| -59  .000  -3.0  -0.3   0%
         SFG NL    9    8    0   0.0    93| .111  .259| .111  .327| .111  .382| .222  .710| -37  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
         STL NL    6    6    0   0.0    91| .000  .255| .000  .323| .000  .377| .000  .701|-100  .000  -1.3  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons        97   89    1   0.3    92| .099  .257| .109  .325| .099  .380| .208  .705| -41  .008 -17.1  -1.8   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1968 21 NYY AL P 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 0.70 13.50 1.80 0 2.0 1969 22 NYY AL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.70 2.25 1.80 0 4.0 1970 23 TOT P 22 2 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.45 0.68 1.20 1.86 8 75.0 NYY AL P 15 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.53 0.67 1.12 1.86 8 64.0 SFG NL P 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.71 1.64 1.88 0 11.0 1971 24 SFG NL P 45 7 20 3 1 .900 .954 0.60 0.78 1.31 1.90 21 185.0 1972 25 TOT NL P 23 1 0 2 0 .333 .909 0.04 0.73 0.19 1.77 7 46.7 SFG NL P 9 1 0 2 0 .333 .909 0.11 0.73 0.36 1.76 6 25.0 STL NL P 14 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.73 0.00 1.78 1 21.7 1974 27 CAL AL P 17 0 2 1 0 .667 .952 0.12 0.83 0.83 1.82 0 21.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1968 21 NYY AL P 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 3.00 0.70 13.50 1.80 0 2.0 1969 22 NYY AL P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000 .909 0.50 0.70 2.25 1.80 0 4.0 1970 23 TOT P 22 2 8 0 0 1.000 .952 0.45 0.68 1.20 1.86 8 75.0 NYY AL P 15 2 6 0 0 1.000 .952 0.53 0.67 1.12 1.86 8 64.0 SFG NL P 7 0 2 0 0 1.000 .952 0.29 0.71 1.64 1.88 0 11.0 1971 24 SFG NL P 45 7 20 3 1 .900 .954 0.60 0.78 1.31 1.90 21 185.0 1972 25 TOT NL P 23 1 0 2 0 .333 .909 0.04 0.73 0.19 1.77 7 46.7 SFG NL P 9 1 0 2 0 .333 .909 0.11 0.73 0.36 1.76 6 25.0 STL NL P 14 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.73 0.00 1.78 1 21.7 1974 27 CAL AL P 17 0 2 1 0 .667 .952 0.12 0.83 0.83 1.82 0 21.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 110 11 33 6 1 .880 .952 0.40 0.76 1.18 1.87 36 334.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 110 11 33 6 1 .880 .952 0.40 0.76 1.19 1.87 36 334
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1971   NLCS  SFG PIT     L   1   1   9.00  0  1  0  0   3     7   3   0   4 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1971   NLCS  SFG PIT     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1971 NL-1.124-9

Hits Allowed/9IP
1971 NL-7.44-6

Youngest Player
1968 AL-21-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 2 (2417) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1831) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1966 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent.

November 29, 1966: Drafted by the New York Yankees from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1966 minor league draft.

July 20, 1970: Traded by the New York Yankees to the San Francisco Giants for Mike McCormick.

June 16, 1972: Traded by the San Francisco Giants to the St. Louis Cardinals for Jeff Mason (minors).

November 29, 1972: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Larry Hisle to the Minnesota Twins for Wayne Granger.

April 10, 1973: Released by the Minnesota Twins.

April 21, 1973: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

June 30, 1973: Released by the San Francisco Giants.

July 1, 1973: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.


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