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Bert Cunningham
Ellsworth Elmer Cunningham

Bats Right, Throws Right
Weight 187 lb.

Debut September 15, 1887
Final Game April 28, 1901
Born November 25, 1865 in Wilmington, DE
Died May 14, 1952 in Cragmere, DE

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1887 21 BRO AA   0   2   3   3   3   0   0  0   23.0   26   22   13   0   13    8   4   0   116       0  5.09  4.29   84 1.696
 1888 22 BAL AA  22  29  51  51  50   0   0  0  453.3  412  275  171   8  157  186   0   0  1897       0  3.39  3.00   88 1.255
 1889 23 BAL AA  16  19  39  33  29   0   5  1  279.3  306  245  151  11  141  140   0  20  1310       0  4.87  3.81   78 1.600
 1890 24 TOT PL  12  24  39  36  35   2   3  0  319.7  384  293  200   8  201  111  10  34  1419       0  5.63  4.16   74 1.830
         PHQ PL   3   9  14  11  11   0   3  0  108.7  133  103   63   0   67   33   0   0     0       0  5.22  4.27   82 1.840
         BUF PL   9  15  25  25  24   2   0  0  211.0  251  190  137   8  134   78  10  34  1419       0  5.84  4.10   70 1.825
 1891 25 BAL AA  11  14  30  25  21   0   5  0  237.7  241  181  106   8  138   59   0  20   857       0  4.01  3.72   93 1.595
 1895 29 LOU NL  11  16  31  28  24   1   3  0  231.0  299  185  122   6  104   49   0   5     0       0  4.75  4.63   97 1.745
 1896 30 LOU NL   7  14  27  20  17   0   5  1  189.3  242  168  107   6   74   37   0   5     0       0  5.09  4.31   85 1.669
 1897 31 LOU NL  14  13  29  27  25   0   2  0  234.7  286  148  108   2   72   49  13   7     0       0  4.14  4.26  103 1.526
 1898 32 LOU NL  28  15  44  42  41   0   2  0  362.0  387  174  127   8   65   34  20   3     0       0  3.16  3.57  113 1.249
 1899 33 LOU NL  17  17  39  37  33   1   2  0  323.7  385  188  138   4   75   36  15   4     0       4  3.84  3.85  100 1.421
 1900 34 CHC NL   4   3   8   7   7   0   1  0   64.0   84   53   31   0   21    7   4   1     0       0  4.36  3.62   83 1.641
 1901 35 CHC NL   0   1   1   1   1   0   0  0    9.0   11    6    5   0    3    2   0   0    40       1  5.00  3.25   65 1.556
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .460 142 167 341 310 286   4  28  2 2726.7 3063 1938 1279  61 1064  718  66  99  5639       5  4.22  3.82   91 1.514
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  17  35  32  29   0   2  0  284.7  319  202  133   6  111   74   6  10   589   0   0  4.22  3.82   91 1.514
 Career High     28  29  51  51  50   2   5  1  453.3  412  293  200  11  201  186  20  34  1897   0   4  3.16  4.63  113 1.249

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1887 21 BRO AA   3    8    3    0   0  0   0    0   0      2      .000  .200  .000  -42    0               0    
 1888 22 BAL AA  51  177   17   33   3  2   1    9   2      5      .186  .217  .243   48   43               2    
 1889 23 BAL AA  41  131   10   27   4  2   0   18   3      4  25  .206  .241  .267   46   35               2    
 1890 24 TOT PL  43  153   17   29   6  2   0   14   1      8  34  .190  .230  .255   32   39               0    
         PHQ PL  15   52    6    6   1  1   0    3   1      2  11  .115  .148  .173  -16    9               0    
         BUF PL  28  101   11   23   5  1   0   11   0      6  23  .228  .271  .297   57   30               0    
 1891 25 BAL AA  31  100   17   15   3  1   1   11   4     13  20  .150  .248  .230   36   23               0    
 1895 29 LOU NL  32  100   14   30   7  3   0   13   0      9  20  .300  .358  .430  108   43   0           0    
 1896 30 LOU NL  29   88   11   22   3  2   2   15   0      5  14  .250  .290  .398   83   35   1           0    
 1897 31 LOU NL  31   93   13   22   0  1   2   10   1      1      .237  .253  .323   53   30   5           1    
 1898 32 LOU NL  44  140   21   32   3  1   1   16   1     10      .229  .280  .286   63   40   0           0    
 1899 33 LOU NL  44  154   17   40   2  0   2   17   1      5      .260  .283  .312   63   48   4           0    
 1900 34 CHC NL   8   27    5    4   1  0   0    1   1      1      .148  .207  .185   10    5   0           1    
 1901 35 CHC NL   1    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      1      .000  .500  .000   54    0   2           0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     358 1172  145  254  32 14   9  124  14  0  64 113  .217  .261  .291   56  341  12   0   0   6   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        530   66  115  14  6   4   56   6  0  29  51  .217  .261  .291   56  154   5   0   0   3   0
 Career High     51  177   21   40   7  3   2   18   4  0  13  34                          48   5   0   0   2   0
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1887 21 BRO AA   10    8    0   0.0    98| .000  .281| .200  .345| .000  .379| .200  .725| -42  .000  -1.5  -0.2     
 1888 22 BAL AA  184  144    9   1.7    69| .186  .242| .217  .300| .243  .320| .460  .620|  48  .227 -10.7  -1.3     
 1889 23 BAL AA  137  104    8   2.0    91| .206  .265| .241  .337| .267  .360| .508  .697|  46  .210  -9.9  -1.0     
 1890 24 TOT PL  161  124    9   1.9   101| .190  .276| .230  .353| .255  .383| .485  .737|  32  .154 -15.3  -1.5     
         PHQ PL   54   46    1   0.6   108| .115  .285| .148  .364| .173  .396| .321  .760| -16  .020  -9.1  -0.9     
         BUF PL  107   78    8   2.7    98| .228  .271| .271  .348| .297  .377| .568  .725|  57  .254  -6.2  -0.6     
 1891 25 BAL AA  113   85    6   1.8    93| .150  .264| .248  .348| .230  .356| .478  .703|  36  .192  -8.6  -0.9     
 1895 29 LOU NL  109   70   15   5.6   107| .300  .294| .358  .360| .430  .398| .788  .757| 108  .533   1.1   0.1     
 1896 30 LOU NL   94   67   10   3.9   104| .250  .292| .290  .357| .398  .390| .688  .747|  83  .401  -2.7  -0.3     
 1897 31 LOU NL  100   76    7   2.4   105| .237  .295| .253  .358| .323  .392| .576  .750|  53  .218  -7.0  -0.7     
 1898 32 LOU NL  150  108   11   2.6    90| .229  .277| .280  .341| .286  .355| .566  .696|  63  .326  -7.1  -0.8     
 1899 33 LOU NL  163  118   14   3.1   100| .260  .290| .283  .353| .312  .377| .595  .730|  63  .349  -8.5  -0.9     
 1900 34 CHC NL   29   23    1   1.1    95| .148  .282| .207  .343| .185  .372| .392  .714|  10  .082  -3.2  -0.3     
 1901 35 CHC NL    4    3    0   0.0    85| .000  .271| .500  .326| .000  .353| .500  .678|  54  .000   0.1   0.0     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     1254  930   90   2.5    94| .217  .275| .261  .342| .291  .367| .552  .709|  56  .275 -73.4  -7.8     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    LF   CF   RF
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1887 21 BRO AA   P    3      1    4    1    0  .833  .877  1.67  2.10  1.96  2.27    3   23.0
 1888 22 BAL AA   P   51     20  106   25    3  .834  .891  2.47  2.32  2.50  2.45   51  453.3
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80                            1    0    0
 1889 23 BAL AA   P   39      8   54    9    0  .873  .905  1.59  1.84  2.00  2.13   33  279.3
                 OF    2      1    0    1    0  .500  .909  0.50  1.95                            0    1    1
                 SS    1      0    2    2    0  .500  .870  2.00  5.10                        
 1890 24 TOT PL   P   39     14   86   21    5  .826  .912  2.56  2.42  2.82  2.80   36  319.7
         TOT PL  OF    4      4    0    2    0  .667  .909  1.00  2.08                            1    0    4
         PHQ PL   P   14      7   33    7    3  .851  .911  2.86  2.42  3.31  2.80   11  108.7
                 OF    1      1    0    1    0  .500  .909  1.00  2.10                            0    0    1
         BUF PL   P   25      7   53   14    2  .811  .912  2.40  2.42  2.56  2.80   25  211.0
                 OF    3      3    0    1    0  .750  .909  1.00  2.07                            1    0    3
 1891 25 BAL AA   P   30     11   69    7    3  .920  .908  2.67  2.14  3.03  2.58   25  237.7
                 OF    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.85                            0    2    0
                 SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.00                        
 1895 29 LOU NL   P   31     19   56   10    3  .882  .917  2.42  2.01  2.92  2.52   28  231.0
                 OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.10                            0    0    1
 1896 30 LOU NL   P   27     23   48    9    3  .888  .916  2.63  2.20  3.38  2.72   20  189.3
                 SS    1      3    2    1    0  .833  .909  5.00  5.50                        
 1897 31 LOU NL   P   29     27   58    7    0  .924  .920  2.93  2.10  3.26  2.55   27  234.7
                 OF    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.05                            0    0    2
 1898 32 LOU NL   P   44     29   81   13    5  .894  .918  2.50  2.25  2.73  2.65   42  362.0
 1899 33 LOU NL   P   39     35  100    8    2  .944  .909  3.46  2.24  3.75  2.68   37  323.7
                 OF    3      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  2.10                            0    0    3
                 SS    1      3    3    1    0  .857  .909  6.00  5.50                        
 1900 34 CHC NL   P    8      8    9    1    1  .944  .919  2.12  2.17  2.39  2.67    7   64.0
 1901 35 CHC NL   P    1      2    5    0    0 1.000  .933  7.00  2.40  7.00  2.80    1    9.0

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1888 22 BAL AA  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.80                            1    0    0
 1889 23 BAL AA  OF    2      1    0    1    0  .500  .909  0.50  1.95                            0    1    1
 1890 24 TOT PL  OF    4      4    0    2    0  .667  .909  1.00  2.08                            1    0    4
         PHQ PL  OF    1      1    0    1    0  .500  .909  1.00  2.10                            0    0    1
         BUF PL  OF    3      3    0    1    0  .750  .909  1.00  2.07                            1    0    3
 1891 25 BAL AA  OF    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.85                            0    2    0
 1895 29 LOU NL  OF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.10                            0    0    1
 1897 31 LOU NL  OF    2      0    0    0    0              0.00  2.05                            0    0    2
 1899 33 LOU NL  OF    3      2    0    0    0 1.000  .952  0.67  2.10                            0    0    3

 1887 21 BRO AA   P    3      1    4    1    0  .833  .877  1.67  2.10  1.96  2.27    3   23.0
 1888 22 BAL AA   P   51     20  106   25    3  .834  .891  2.47  2.32  2.50  2.45   51  453.3
 1889 23 BAL AA   P   39      8   54    9    0  .873  .905  1.59  1.84  2.00  2.13   33  279.3
 1890 24 TOT PL   P   39     14   86   21    5  .826  .912  2.56  2.42  2.82  2.80   36  319.7
         PHQ PL   P   14      7   33    7    3  .851  .911  2.86  2.42  3.31  2.80   11  108.7
         BUF PL   P   25      7   53   14    2  .811  .912  2.40  2.42  2.56  2.80   25  211.0
 1891 25 BAL AA   P   30     11   69    7    3  .920  .908  2.67  2.14  3.03  2.58   25  237.7
 1895 29 LOU NL   P   31     19   56   10    3  .882  .917  2.42  2.01  2.92  2.52   28  231.0
 1896 30 LOU NL   P   27     23   48    9    3  .888  .916  2.63  2.20  3.38  2.72   20  189.3
 1897 31 LOU NL   P   29     27   58    7    0  .924  .920  2.93  2.10  3.26  2.55   27  234.7
 1898 32 LOU NL   P   44     29   81   13    5  .894  .918  2.50  2.25  2.73  2.65   42  362.0
 1899 33 LOU NL   P   39     35  100    8    2  .944  .909  3.46  2.24  3.75  2.68   37  323.7
 1900 34 CHC NL   P    8      8    9    1    1  .944  .919  2.12  2.17  2.39  2.67    7   64.0
 1901 35 CHC NL   P    1      2    5    0    0 1.000  .933  7.00  2.40  7.00  2.80    1    9.0

 1889 23 BAL AA  SS    1      0    2    2    0  .500  .870  2.00  5.10                        
 1891 25 BAL AA  SS    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  5.00                        
 1896 30 LOU NL  SS    1      3    2    1    0  .833  .909  5.00  5.50                        
 1899 33 LOU NL  SS    1      3    3    1    0  .857  .909  6.00  5.50                        

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Position Total   P* 341    197  676  111   25  .887  .910  2.56  2.18              310 2726.7
                 OF   15      7    0    3    0  .700  .921  0.47  2.01                            2    3   11
                 SS    4      6    7    4    0  .765  .903  3.25  5.28                        
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+----+----+----+
 Overall Total       360    210  683  118   25  .883  .910  2.48  2.21
An Important note about our fielding stats

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.

Wins
1898 NL-28-2

Bases on Balls/9IP
1898 NL-1.62-3

Strikeouts/9IP
1889 AA-4.51-9

Games
1888 AA-51-5
1898 NL-44-7

Saves
1889 AA-1-2
1896 NL-1-4

Innings
1888 AA-453.3-5
1898 NL-362.0-5

Strikeouts
1888 AA-186-6
1890 PL-111-8

Games Started
1888 AA-51-5
1890 PL-36-10
1898 NL-42-3

Comp. Games
1888 AA-50-5
1890 PL-35-8
1898 NL-41-2
Car-286-51

Shutouts
1890 PL-2-4

Home Runs Allow.
1888 AA-8-6
1889 AA-11-7
1898 NL-8-9

Bases On Balls Allow.
1888 AA-157-1
1889 AA-141-6
1890 PL-201-4
1895 NL-104-10
Car-1064-88

Hits Allowed
1888 AA-412-4
1890 PL-384-8
1898 NL-387-3
1899 NL-385-5

Losses
1888 AA-29-4
1889 AA-19-10
1890 PL-24-4
Car-167-94

Earned Runs Allow.
1888 AA-171-3
1890 PL-200-1
1898 NL-127-9
1899 NL-138-8
Car-1279-84

Wild Pitches
1890 PL-34-3
1891 AA-20-6
Car-99-83

Hit Batsmen
1898 NL-20-8

Batters Faced
1888 AA-1897-4

Games Finished
1889 AA-5-9
1891 AA-5-6

Oldest Player
1901 NL-35-8

        

Gray Ink: Pitching - 38 (629) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.0 (1071) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 20.0 (602) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

February, 1888: Purchased by the Baltimore Orioles from the Brooklyn Bridegrooms. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

July 15, 1890: Purchased by the Buffalo Bisons from the Philadelphia Athletics for $600. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

December 8, 1899: Traded by the Louisville Colonels with Fred Clarke, Mike Kelley, Tacks Latimer, Tommy Leach, Tom Messitt, Deacon Phillippe, Claude Ritchey, Rube Waddell, Jack Wadsworth, Honus Wagner, and Chief Zimmer to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Jack Chesbro, Paddy Fox, John O'Brien, Art Madison, and $25,000.

March 9, 1900: Purchased by the Chicago Orphans from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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Uniforms 
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