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 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
1872 23 NYU NA 33 20 .623 2.52 55 55 53 3 0 497.0 600 347 139 2 30 43 0 136 1.268 10.9 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.43
1873 24 BAL NA 28 14 .667 2.66 42 42 42 1 0 382.0 475 292 113 4 33 31 0 125 1.330 11.2 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.94
1874 25 PHI NA 28 26 .519 2.88 54 54 52 3 0 482.0 602 386 154 4 21 11 0 106 1.293 11.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.52
1875 26 HAR NA 35 12 .745 1.60 48 47 46 7 0 417.0 396 184 74 0 6 8 0 162 0.964 8.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.33
1876 27 HAR NL 16 8 .667 1.67 24 24 0 24 5 0 216.0 215 97 40 0 14 26 0 7 913 147 1.060 9.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.86
1877 28 CIN NL 5 14 .263 4.34 19 19 0 16 0 0 155.2 219 144 75 2 13 11 0 15 709 61 1.490 12.7 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.85
6 Seasons 145 94 .607 2.49 242 241 0 233 19 0 2149.2 2507 1450 595 12 117 130 0 22 1622 120 1.221 10.5 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.11
162 Game Avg. 20 13 .607 2.49 34 34 33 3 0 303 353 204 84 2 16 18 0 120 1.221 10.5 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.11
CIN (1 yr) 5 14 .263 4.34 19 19 0 16 0 0 155.2 219 144 75 2 13 11 0 15 709 61 1.490 12.7 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.85
PHI (1 yr) 28 26 .519 2.88 54 54 52 3 0 482.0 602 386 154 4 21 11 0 106 1.293 11.2 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.52
NYU (1 yr) 33 20 .623 2.52 55 55 53 3 0 497.0 600 347 139 2 30 43 0 136 1.268 10.9 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.43
HAR (1 yr) 35 12 .745 1.60 48 47 46 7 0 417.0 396 184 74 0 6 8 0 162 0.964 8.5 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.33
HAR (1 yr) 16 8 .667 1.67 24 24 0 24 5 0 216.0 215 97 40 0 14 26 0 7 913 147 1.060 9.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 1.86
BAL (1 yr) 28 14 .667 2.66 42 42 42 1 0 382.0 475 292 113 4 33 31 0 125 1.330 11.2 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.94
NA (4 yrs) 124 72 .633 2.43 199 198 193 14 0 1778.0 2073 1209 480 10 90 93 0 128 1.217 10.5 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.03
NL (2 yrs) 21 22 .488 2.78 43 43 0 40 5 0 371.2 434 241 115 2 27 37 0 22 1622 91 1.240 10.5 0.0 0.7 0.9 1.37

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+
1872 23 33 20 .623 2.52 55 55 53 3 0 497.0 600 347 139 2 30 43 0 136 1.268 10.9 0.0 0.5 0.8 1.43 136
1873 24 61 34 .642 2.58 97 97 95 4 0 879.0 1075 639 252 6 63 74 0 131 1.295 11.0 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.17 131
1874 25 89 60 .597 2.68 151 151 147 7 0 1361.0 1677 1025 406 10 84 85 0 121 1.294 11.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 1.01 121
1875 26 124 72 .633 2.43 199 198 193 14 0 1778.0 2073 1209 480 10 90 93 0 128 1.217 10.5 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.03 128
1876 27 140 80 .636 2.35 223 222 0 217 19 0 1994.0 2288 1306 520 10 104 119 0 7 913 129 1.200 10.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.14 129
1877 28 145 94 .607 2.49 242 241 0 233 19 0 2149.2 2507 1450 595 12 117 130 0 22 1622 120 1.221 10.5 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.11 120

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

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1872 NA  2.517 (2nd)
1873 NA  2.662 (4th)
1874 NA  2.876 (4th)
1875 NA  1.597 (3rd)
1876 NL  1.667 (3rd)
1877 NL  4.336 (10th)
Career  2.491 (41st)

Wins s c a p y
1872 NA  33 (2nd)
1873 NA  28 (4th)
1874 NA  28 (4th)
1875 NA  35 (3rd)
1876 NL  16 (7th)
1877 NL  5 (8th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1872 NA  .623 (4th)
1873 NA  .667 (3rd)
1874 NA  .519 (4th)
1875 NA  .745 (4th)
1876 NL  .667 (6th)
1877 NL  .263 (9th)
Career  .607 (95th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1872 NA  1.268 (4th)
1873 NA  1.330 (4th)
1874 NA  1.293 (5th)
1875 NA  .964 (4th)
1876 NL  1.060 (4th)
1877 NL  1.490 (9th)
Career  1.221 (183rd)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1872 NA  10.865 (5th)
1873 NA  11.191 (4th)
1874 NA  11.241 (5th)
1875 NA  8.547 (4th)
1876 NL  8.958 (4th)
1877 NL  12.662 (10th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1872 NA  .543 (7th)
1873 NA  .778 (6th)
1874 NA  .392 (4th)
1875 NA  .130 (1st)
1876 NL  .583 (8th)
1877 NL  .752 (3rd)
Career  .490 (2nd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1872 NA  .779 (5th)
1873 NA  .730 (3rd)
1874 NA  .205 (6th)
1876 NL  1.083 (7th)
1877 NL  .636 (10th)

Games Played s c a p y
1872 NA  55 (1st)
1873 NA  42 (6th)
1874 NA  54 (6th)
1875 NA  48 (6th)
1877 NL  19 (7th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1872 NA  497.0 (1st)
1873 NA  382.0 (6th)
1874 NA  482.0 (6th)
1875 NA  417.0 (6th)
1877 NL  155.7 (7th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1872 NA  43 (3rd)
1873 NA  31 (2nd)
1874 NA  11 (10th)
1876 NL  26 (8th)
1877 NL  11 (10th)

Games Started s c a p y
1872 NA  55 (1st)
1873 NA  42 (6th)
1874 NA  54 (6th)
1875 NA  47 (6th)
1876 NL  24 (9th)
1877 NL  19 (7th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1872 NA  53 (1st)
1873 NA  42 (5th)
1874 NA  52 (6th)
1875 NA  46 (6th)
1876 NL  24 (8th)
1877 NL  16 (7th)
Career  233 (97th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1872 NA  3 (1st)
1873 NA  1 (3rd)
1874 NA  3 (3rd)
1875 NA  7 (1st)
1876 NL  5 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1872 NA  2 (9th)
1873 NA  4 (6th)
1874 NA  4 (3rd)
1877 NL  2 (4th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1872 NA  30 (2nd)
1873 NA  33 (5th)
1874 NA  21 (6th)
1876 NL  14 (10th)
1877 NL  13 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1872 NA  600 (1st)
1873 NA  475 (6th)
1874 NA  602 (5th)
1875 NA  396 (6th)
1877 NL  219 (6th)
Career  2507 (221st)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1872 NA  1.433 (4th)
1873 NA  .939 (4th)
1874 NA  .524 (6th)
1875 NA  1.333 (8th)
1876 NL  1.857 (6th)
1877 NL  .846 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1872 NA  .036 (4th)
1873 NA  .094 (5th)
1874 NA  .075 (7th)
1875 NA  0.00 (1st)
1876 NL  0.00 (1st)
1877 NL  .116 (10th)
Career  .050 (4th)

Losses s c a p y
1872 NA  20 (2nd)
1873 NA  14 (7th)
1874 NA  26 (3rd)
1877 NL  14 (6th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1872 NA  139 (4th)
1873 NA  113 (7th)
1874 NA  154 (4th)
1875 NA  74 (10th)
1877 NL  75 (6th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1876 NL  7 (8th)
1877 NL  15 (7th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1877 NL  709 (7th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1872 NA  136 (4th)
1873 NA  125 (3rd)
1874 NA  106 (4th)
1875 NA  162 (2nd)
1876 NL  147 (3rd)
Career  120 (109th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 11 (206), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 153 (89), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 84 (132), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 33 (116), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  5. Fred Goldsmith (879)
  6. Hooks Wiltse (872)
  7. Fred Toney (869)
  8. Addie Joss (866) *
  9. Dave Foutz (866)
  10. Bill Bernhard (860)
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  6. George Bradley (887)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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