John Cumberland
John Sheldon Cumberland
Bats: Right , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: May 10, 1947 in Westbrook, ME
School: University of Maine
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 27, 1968
Final Game: July 27, 1974
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1968 21 NYY AL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 32 2.000 13.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 1.00
1969 22 NYY AL 0 0 4.50 2 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 3 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 18 77 1.750 6.8 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1970 23 TOT MLB 5 4 .556 3.48 22 8 7 1 0 0 75.0 68 34 29 9 19 3 44 0 2 2 310 104 1.160 8.2 1.1 2.3 5.3 2.32
1970 23 NYY AL 3 4 .429 3.94 15 8 5 1 0 0 64.0 62 31 28 9 15 3 38 0 1 1 266 90 1.203 8.7 1.3 2.1 5.3 2.53
1970 23 SFG NL 2 0 1.000 0.82 7 0 2 0 0 0 11.0 6 3 1 0 4 0 6 0 1 1 44 490 0.909 4.9 0.0 3.3 4.9 1.50
1971 24 SFG NL 9 6 .600 2.92 45 21 7 5 2 2 185.0 153 66 60 22 55 6 65 0 0 4 750 118 1.124 7.4 1.1 2.7 3.2 1.18
1972 25 TOT NL 1 5 .167 7.71 23 7 4 0 0 0 46.2 61 46 40 12 14 0 15 0 1 2 215 45 1.607 11.8 2.3 2.7 2.9 1.07
1972 25 SFG NL 0 4 .000 8.64 9 6 1 0 0 0 25.0 38 29 24 6 7 0 8 0 1 1 124 41 1.800 13.7 2.2 2.5 2.9 1.14
1972 25 STL NL 1 1 .500 6.65 14 1 3 0 0 0 21.2 23 17 16 6 7 0 7 0 0 1 91 51 1.385 9.6 2.5 2.9 2.9 1.00
1974 27 CAL AL 0 1 .000 3.74 17 0 9 0 0 0 21.2 24 9 9 2 10 2 12 0 0 0 94 91 1.569 10.0 0.8 4.2 5.0 1.20
6 Seasons 15 16 .484 3.82 110 36 29 6 2 2 334.1 312 161 142 46 103 12 137 0 3 8 1397 91 1.241 8.4 1.2 2.8 3.7 1.33
162 Game Avg. 7 7 .484 3.82 51 17 14 3 1 1 156 145 75 66 21 48 6 64 0 1 4 651 91 1.241 8.4 1.2 2.8 3.7 1.33
SFG (3 yrs) 11 10 .524 3.46 61 27 10 5 2 2 221.0 197 98 85 28 66 6 79 0 2 6 918 100 1.190 8.0 1.1 2.7 3.2 1.20
NYY (3 yrs) 3 4 .429 4.11 18 8 7 1 0 0 70.0 68 37 32 10 20 4 39 0 1 1 294 85 1.257 8.7 1.3 2.6 5.0 1.95
STL (1 yr) 1 1 .500 6.65 14 1 3 0 0 0 21.2 23 17 16 6 7 0 7 0 0 1 91 51 1.385 9.6 2.5 2.9 2.9 1.00
CAL (1 yr) 0 1 .000 3.74 17 0 9 0 0 0 21.2 24 9 9 2 10 2 12 0 0 0 94 91 1.569 10.0 0.8 4.2 5.0 1.20
NL (3 yrs) 12 11 .522 3.75 75 28 13 5 2 2 242.2 220 115 101 34 73 6 86 0 2 7 1009 93 1.207 8.2 1.3 2.7 3.2 1.18
AL (4 yrs) 3 5 .375 4.03 35 8 16 1 0 0 91.2 92 46 41 12 30 6 51 0 1 1 388 87 1.331 9.0 1.2 2.9 5.0 1.70

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1971 24 SFG NL NLCS L PIT 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 15 2.333 21.0 3.0 0.0 12.0
1 NLCS 0 1 .000 9.00 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 7 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 15 2.333 21.0 3.0 0.0 12.0

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1968 21 NYY AL 1 10 9 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 .400 .778 1.178 .286 7 0 0 0 0 0
1969 22 NYY AL 2 19 14 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 .214 .368 .357 .726 .200 5 0 0 0 1 1
1970 23 NYY AL 15 266 246 31 62 11 0 9 1 3 15 38 .252 .292 .407 .698 .262 100 3 0 2 3 3
1970 23 SFG NL 7 44 38 3 6 1 0 0 2 0 4 6 .158 .233 .184 .417 .182 7 0 0 1 1 0
1970 23 TOT MLB 22 310 284 34 68 12 0 9 3 3 19 44 .239 .283 .377 .660 .251 107 3 0 3 4 3
1971 24 SFG NL 45 750 685 66 153 21 4 22 4 3 55 65 .223 .280 .362 .642 .218 248 18 0 7 3 6
1972 25 SFG NL 9 124 113 29 38 3 1 6 2 1 7 8 .336 .372 .540 .912 .320 61 1 0 3 1 0
1972 25 STL NL 14 91 79 17 23 0 1 6 1 3 7 7 .291 .341 .544 .885 .250 43 2 0 3 2 0
1972 25 TOT NL 23 215 192 46 61 3 2 12 3 4 14 15 .318 .359 .542 .901 .292 104 3 0 6 3 0
1974 27 CAL AL 17 94 83 9 24 5 0 2 0 2 10 12 .289 .362 .422 .783 .314 35 4 0 0 1 2
6 Seasons 110 1398 1267 161 312 42 7 46 10 12 103 137 .246 .300 .399 .700 .243 506 28 0 16 12 12
162 Game Avg. 51 651 590 75 145 20 3 21 5 6 48 64 .246 .300 .399 .700 .243 236 13 0 7 6 6
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1970 23 TOT MLB 22 8 1 4 3 0 2 4 4 .500 0 3 1 0 4 50% 73 30 9 1 2 5 3.2 1.8 6.1
1970 23 NYY AL 15 8 1 4 3 0 2 4 4 .500 0 3 1 0 4 50% 50 73 30 8 1 2 5 3.2 1.8 6.1
1971 24 SFG NL 45 21 7 6 8 0 4 9 12 .429 2 4 5 2 13 62% 55 82 25 25 10 10 5 4.1 4.3 6.7
1972 25 TOT NL 23 7 0 5 2 0 0 1 6 .143 0 2 0 0 0 0% 34 41 25 19 11 3 4 4.4 3.3 3.7
1972 25 SFG NL 9 6 0 4 2 0 0 1 5 .167 0 2 0 0 0 0% 35 41 25 11 7 3 3 4.6 3.4 3.8
1972 25 STL NL 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 27 27 27 8 4 0 1 3.0 3.0 3.3
3 Seasons 83 36 8 15 13 0 6 14 22 .389 2 9 6 2 17 47% 50 82 25 52 22 15 14 3.9 3.6 6.0
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1968 21 NYY AL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.010 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6.0
1969 22 NYY AL 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.092 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 6.0
1970 23 TOT MLB 22 14 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 4 27% 0.873 3 3 8 2 2 10 7 7 10 3 10 5 5.6
1970 23 NYY AL 15 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 17% 1 0.917 2 2 3 1 2 4 3 4 5 1 5 3 6.6
1970 23 SFG NL 7 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 33% 8 0.607 1 1 5 1 0 6 4 3 5 2 5 2 4.7
1971 24 SFG NL 45 24 7 2 0 3 2 1 67% 4 1 17 10 59% 5 0.921 8 9 7 6 3 15 10 14 13 6 13 4 5.5
1972 25 TOT NL 23 16 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 21 7 33% 0.916 5 5 6 2 2 12 11 5 5 9 6 1 3.9
1972 25 SFG NL 9 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 6 0.960 0 1 2 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 2.3
1972 25 STL NL 14 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 19 6 32% 8 0.855 5 4 4 2 2 9 9 4 4 7 5 1 4.2
1974 27 CAL AL 17 17 9 0 1 1 0 1 0% 2 1 25 11 44% 8 0.670 4 2 10 2 2 13 12 5 6 8 7 6 3.8
6 Seasons 110 74 29 7 1 4 2 2 50% 8 3 78 32 41% 0.875 20 19 34 12 9 53 40 34 37 26 39 16 4.8

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1968 21 NYY AL 10 70% 10.0% 10.0% 10.0% 20.0% 67% 4.00 70% 1 0 0%
1969 22 NYY AL 19 79% 0.0% 0.0% 21.1% 5.3% 33% 0.50 79% 6 0 0%
1970 23 TOT MLB 310 74% 2.9% 14.2% 6.1% 6.8% 31% 0.68 76% 66 3 5%
1970 23 NYY AL 266 74% 3.4% 14.3% 5.6% 7.5% 32% 0.72 76% 53 3 6%
1970 23 SFG NL 44 75% 0.0% 13.6% 9.1% 2.3% 17% 0.50 75% 13 0 0%
1971 24 SFG NL 750 74% 2.9% 8.7% 7.3% 6.3% 31% 0.90 80% 117 18 15%
1972 25 TOT NL 215 76% 5.6% 7.0% 6.5% 7.9% 28% 1.14 78% 48 3 6%
1972 25 SFG NL 124 87% 4.8% 6.5% 5.7% 8.1% 26% 1.20 81% 25 1 4%
1972 25 STL NL 91 62% 6.6% 7.7% 7.7% 7.7% 30% 1.07 75% 23 2 9%
1974 27 CAL AL 94 66% 2.1% 12.8% 10.6% 7.5% 29% 1.32 74% 29 4 14%
6 Seasons 1398 74% 3.3% 9.8% 7.4% 6.8% 30% 0.90 78% 267 28 10%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1968 21 NYY AL 10 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 22 NYY AL 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 50% 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1970 23 TOT MLB 310 68 9 0 5 8 1 3 6 20 11 5 55% 3 2 0 116 3 3 50% 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
1970 23 NYY AL 266 62 9 0 2 8 1 3 6 15 8 3 53% 2 1 0 97 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
1970 23 SFG NL 44 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 3 2 60% 1 1 0 19 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
1971 24 SFG NL 750 153 22 0 10 19 3 7 15 24 16 3 67% 9 4 0 243 4 3 57% 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 0
1972 25 TOT NL 215 61 12 0 5 9 3 5 7 12 9 1 75% 7 2 0 84 3 4 43% 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 0
1972 25 SFG NL 124 38 6 0 1 6 0 3 3 6 5 1 83% 7 1 0 51 2 1 67% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
1972 25 STL NL 91 23 6 0 4 3 3 2 4 6 4 0 67% 0 1 0 33 1 3 25% 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0
1974 27 CAL AL 94 24 2 0 4 2 0 0 2 14 8 2 57% 1 0 0 43 0 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
6 Seasons 1398 312 46 0 24 39 7 15 31 72 45 11 63% 20 8 0 499 10 12 45% 10 9 0 1 0 2 4 1 33 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1968 21 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 2.0 3 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 32 2.000 13.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 1.00 32
1969 22 0 0 6.00 3 0 2 0 0 0 6.0 6 6 4 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 28 55 1.833 9.0 1.5 7.5 1.5 0.20 55
1970 23 5 4 .556 3.67 25 8 9 1 0 0 81.0 74 40 33 10 24 4 45 0 2 2 338 98 1.210 8.2 1.1 2.7 5.0 1.88 98
1971 24 14 10 .583 3.15 70 29 16 6 2 2 266.0 227 106 93 32 79 10 110 0 2 6 1088 111 1.150 7.7 1.1 2.7 3.7 1.39 111
1972 25 15 15 .500 3.83 93 36 20 6 2 2 312.2 288 152 133 44 93 10 125 0 3 8 1303 91 1.219 8.3 1.3 2.7 3.6 1.34 91
1973 26 15 15 .500 3.83 93 36 20 6 2 2 312.2 288 152 133 44 93 10 125 0 3 8 1303 91 1.219 8.3 1.3 2.7 3.6 1.34 91
1974 27 15 16 .484 3.82 110 36 29 6 2 2 334.1 312 161 142 46 103 12 137 0 3 8 1397 91 1.241 8.4 1.2 2.8 3.7 1.33 91

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1968 21 0 0 9.00 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 2.000 13.5 4.5 4.5 1.00 4.5 1
1969 22 0 0 4.50 4.0 3 2 2 0 4 0 0 1.750 6.8 9.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 2
1970 23 4 4 .500 3.95 73.0 72 36 32 10 20 43 0 1.260 8.9 2.5 5.3 2.15 1.2 22
1971 24 11 8 .579 3.55 175.0 166 77 69 24 60 61 0 1.291 8.5 3.1 3.1 1.02 1.2 45
1972 25 1 4 .200 9.00 47.0 69 52 47 14 16 15 0 1.809 13.2 3.1 2.9 0.94 2.7 23
1974 27 1 1 .500 5.21 19.0 27 12 11 2 11 11 0 2.000 12.8 5.2 5.2 1.00 0.9 17
6 Seasons 17 17 .500 4.58 320.0 340 181 163 51 112 131 0 1.413 9.6 3.7 1.17 1.4 110

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1971 NL--1.124--9th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1971 NL--7.443--6th

Youngest s c a p y
1968 AL--born 1947-05-10--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 1 (1872), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

Similarity Scores

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