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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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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 0 137 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 0 123 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 0 160 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 0 137 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 0 160 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 0 123 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
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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 53 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 53 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
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1872 NYU NA 23 P 55 90 20 61 9 3 .900 1.47 .793 1.82
1872 NYU NA 23 OF 2 2 0 0 2 0 .000 0.00 1.000 1.85 1-0-1
1873 BAL NA 24 P 42 77 20 41 16 2 .792 1.45 .791 1.79
1874 PHI NA 25 P 54 112 16 73 23 0 .795 1.65 .813 2.05
1874 PHI NA 25 OF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0-0-1
1875 HAR NA 26 P 48 124 28 85 11 5 .911 2.35 .858 2.33
1875 HAR NA 26 OF 6 7 4 0 3 0 .571 0.67 .871 1.77 2-4-0
1876 HAR NL 27 P 24 38 9 27 2 0 .947 1.50 .863 1.92
1877 CIN NL 28 P 19 40 6 31 3 0 .925 1.95 .915 1.91
1877 CIN NL 28 OF 3 7 5 1 1 0 .857 2.00 .829 1.83 0-1-2
6 Seasons P 242 481 99 318 64 10 .867 1.72 .830 1.98
4 Seasons OF 12 16 9 1 6 0 .625 0.83 .869 1.81 3-5-4
6 Seasons TOT 254 497 108 319 70 10 .859 1.68 .690 1.98 3-5-4

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

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--94th

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--180th

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

Saves s c a p y
1872 NA--0--3rd
1873 NA--0--4th
1874 NA--0--3rd
1875 NA--0--6th
1876 NL--0--8th
1877 NL--0--4th

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
1877 NL--0--9th

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--220th

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

Games Finished s c a p y
1877 NL--0--10th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1872 NA--137--3rd
1873 NA--123--3rd
1874 NA--106--4th
1875 NA--160--2nd
1876 NL--147--3rd
Career--120--110th

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 (·)

Black InkPitching - 11 (202), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkBatting - 1 (2493), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Pitching - 172 (72), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 84 (132), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 1 (3892), Average HOFer ≈ 50
Pitching - 33 (115), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  6. Hooks Wiltse (872)
  7. Fred Toney (869)
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  4. Kid Carsey (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

Before 1876 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Hartford Dark Blues.

Before 1877 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cincinnati Reds.

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Name and misspellings: Bill William Arthur Candy Cummings

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