Candy Cummings
William Arthur Cummings
Hall of Famer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 120 lb.

Born: October 18, 1848 in Ware, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1872
Died: May 16, 1924 in Toledo, OH
Inducted into the Hall of Fame by Veteran's Committee as Pioneer/Executive in 1939.
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1872 23 NYU NA 55 254 250 36 52 9 3 0 27 0 1 4 14 .208 .220 .268 .488 54 67 *1/O
1873 24 BAL NA 42 197 192 30 48 5 0 0 35 1 0 5 5 .250 .269 .276 .545 62 53 *1
1874 25 PHI NA 54 231 231 32 52 4 2 0 19 1 1 0 12 .225 .225 .260 .485 52 60 *1/O
1875 26 HAR NA 53 224 221 30 44 7 2 0 15 1 0 3 11 .199 .210 .249 .459 54 55 *1/O
1876 27 HAR NL 24 105 105 14 17 3 0 0 7 0 3 .162 .162 .190 .352 12 20 1
1877 28 CIN NL 19 74 70 6 14 1 2 0 4 4 6 .200 .243 .271 .515 69 19 1/O
6 Seasons 247 1085 1069 148 227 29 9 0 107 3 2 16 51 .212 .224 .256 .480 52 274
162 Game Avg. 162 712 701 97 149 19 6 0 70 10 33 .212 .224 .256 .480 52 180
CIN (1 yr) 19 74 70 6 14 1 2 0 4 4 6 .200 .243 .271 .515 69 19
PHI (1 yr) 54 231 231 32 52 4 2 0 19 1 1 0 12 .225 .225 .260 .485 52 60
NYU (1 yr) 55 254 250 36 52 9 3 0 27 0 1 4 14 .208 .220 .268 .488 54 67
HAR (1 yr) 53 224 221 30 44 7 2 0 15 1 0 3 11 .199 .210 .249 .459 54 55
HAR (1 yr) 24 105 105 14 17 3 0 0 7 0 3 .162 .162 .190 .352 12 20
BAL (1 yr) 42 197 192 30 48 5 0 0 35 1 0 5 5 .250 .269 .276 .545 62 53
NA (4 yrs) 204 906 894 128 196 25 7 0 96 3 2 12 42 .219 .230 .263 .492 55 235
NL (2 yrs) 43 179 175 20 31 4 2 0 11 4 9 .177 .196 .223 .418 35 39

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1872 23 NYU NA 254 199 15 2.0 73 .220 .208 .281 .220 .292 .268 .342 .488 .634 54 .181 -12.5 -1.2 .352 .072 .060
1873 24 BAL NA 197 144 14 2.6 85 .257 .250 .298 .269 .311 .276 .368 .545 .679 62 .251 -8.6 -0.8 .410 .057 .026 .0
1874 25 PHI NA 231 180 13 2.0 73 .237 .225 .282 .225 .291 .260 .346 .485 .637 52 .208 -12.4 -1.3 .333 .035 .035 .0
1875 26 HAR NA 224 177 12 1.8 62 .210 .199 .265 .210 .272 .249 .325 .459 .597 54 .251 -10.1 -1.2 .333 .068 .050 .0
1876 27 HAR NL 105 88 3 0.9 71 .167 .162 .278 .162 .291 .190 .337 .352 .628 12 .077 -9.8 -1.1 .029
1877 28 CIN NL 74 56 5 2.4 66 .219 .200 .263 .243 .281 .271 .328 .515 .608 69 .298 -2.2 -0.2 .071
6 Seasons 1085 844 62 2.0 72 .223 .212 .279 .224 .290 .256 .343 .480 .633 52 .208 -55.6 -6.0 .345 .060 .044 .0
162 Game Avg. 712 554 41 2.0 72 .223 .212 .279 .224 .290 .256 .343 .480 .633 52 .208 -55.6 -6.0 .345 .060 .044
CIN (1 yr) 74 56 5 2.4 66 .219 .200 .263 .243 .281 .271 .328 .515 .608 69 .298 -2.2 -0.2 .071
PHI (1 yr) 231 180 13 1.9 73 .237 .225 .282 .225 .291 .260 .346 .485 .637 52 .207 -12.4 -1.3 .333 .035 .035 .0
NYU (1 yr) 254 199 15 2.0 73 .220 .208 .281 .220 .292 .268 .342 .488 .634 54 .181 -12.5 -1.2 .352 .072 .060
HAR (1 yr) 224 177 12 1.8 62 .210 .199 .265 .210 .272 .249 .325 .459 .597 54 .252 -10.1 -1.2 .333 .068 .050 .0
HAR (1 yr) 105 88 3 0.9 71 .167 .162 .278 .162 .291 .190 .337 .352 .628 12 .077 -9.8 -1.1 .029
BAL (1 yr) 197 144 14 2.6 85 .257 .250 .298 .269 .311 .276 .368 .545 .679 62 .251 -8.6 -0.8 .410 .057 .026 .0
NA (4 yrs) 906 700 54 2.1 73 .230 .219 .281 .230 .291 .263 .344 .492 .635 55 .217 -43.6 -4.6 .354 .058 .044 .0
NL (2 yrs) 179 144 8 1.5 69 .187 .177 .272 .196 .287 .223 .333 .418 .620 35 .162 -12.0 -1.4 .046

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1872 23 55 254 250 36 52 9 3 0 27 0 1 4 14 .208 .220 .268 .488 54 67
1873 24 97 451 442 66 100 14 3 0 62 1 1 9 19 .226 .242 .271 .513 57 120
1874 25 151 682 673 98 152 18 5 0 81 2 2 9 31 .226 .236 .267 .504 56 180
1875 26 204 906 894 128 196 25 7 0 96 3 2 12 42 .219 .230 .263 .492 55 235
1876 27 228 1011 999 142 213 28 7 0 103 3 2 12 45 .213 .223 .255 .478 51 255
1877 28 247 1085 1069 148 227 29 9 0 107 3 2 16 51 .212 .224 .256 .480 52 274

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1939 Old Timers (inducted)
Selected to HOF in 1939 by VC

Games Played s c a p y
1872 NA  55 (6th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1872 NA  14 (1st)
1874 NA  12 (3rd)
1875 NA  11 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1872 NA  199 (5th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 1 (2323), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3944), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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