Bert Cunningham
Ellsworth Elmer Cunningham
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 187 lb.

Born: November 25, 1865 in Wilmington, DE (All Transactions)
Debut: September 15, 1887
Final Game: April 28, 1901
Died: May 14, 1952 in Cragmere, DE
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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
1887 21 BRO AA 0 2 .000 5.09 3 3 0 3 0 0 23.0 26 22 13 0 13 8 4 0 0 116 84 1.696 10.2 0.0 5.1 3.1 0.62
1888 22 BAL AA 22 29 .431 3.39 51 51 0 50 0 0 453.1 412 275 171 8 157 186 0 0 0 1897 88 1.255 8.2 0.2 3.1 3.7 1.18
1889 23 BAL AA 16 19 .457 4.87 39 33 5 29 0 1 279.1 306 245 151 11 141 140 0 0 20 1310 78 1.600 9.9 0.4 4.5 4.5 0.99
1890 24 TOT PL 12 24 .333 5.63 39 36 3 35 2 0 319.2 384 293 200 8 201 111 10 0 34 1419 74 1.830 10.8 0.2 5.7 3.1 0.55
1890 24 PHQ PL 3 9 .250 5.22 14 11 3 11 0 0 108.2 133 103 63 0 67 33 0 0 0 0 82 1.840 11.0 0.0 5.5 2.7 0.49
1890 24 BUF PL 9 15 .375 5.84 25 25 0 24 2 0 211.0 251 190 137 8 134 78 10 0 34 1419 70 1.825 10.7 0.3 5.7 3.3 0.58
1891 25 BAL AA 11 14 .440 4.01 30 25 5 21 0 0 237.2 241 181 106 8 138 59 0 0 20 857 93 1.595 9.1 0.3 5.2 2.2 0.43
1895 29 LOU NL 11 16 .407 4.75 31 28 3 24 1 0 231.0 299 185 122 6 104 49 0 0 5 0 97 1.745 11.6 0.2 4.1 1.9 0.47
1896 30 LOU NL 7 14 .333 5.09 27 20 5 17 0 1 189.1 242 168 107 6 74 37 0 0 5 0 85 1.669 11.5 0.3 3.5 1.8 0.50
1897 31 LOU NL 14 13 .519 4.14 29 27 2 25 0 0 234.2 286 148 108 2 72 49 13 0 7 0 103 1.526 11.0 0.1 2.8 1.9 0.68
1898 32 LOU NL 28 15 .651 3.16 44 42 2 41 0 0 362.0 387 174 127 8 65 34 20 0 3 0 113 1.249 9.6 0.2 1.6 0.8 0.52
1899 33 LOU NL 17 17 .500 3.84 39 37 2 33 1 0 323.2 385 188 138 4 75 36 15 4 4 0 100 1.421 10.7 0.1 2.1 1.0 0.48
1900 34 CHC NL 4 3 .571 4.36 8 7 1 7 0 0 64.0 84 53 31 0 21 7 4 0 1 0 83 1.641 11.8 0.0 3.0 1.0 0.33
1901 35 CHC NL 0 1 .000 5.00 1 1 0 1 0 0 9.0 11 6 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 40 65 1.556 11.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 0.67
12 Seasons 142 167 .460 4.22 341 310 28 286 4 2 2726.2 3063 1938 1279 61 1064 718 66 5 99 5639 91 1.514 10.1 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.67
162 Game Avg. 15 17 .460 4.22 36 32 3 30 0 0 285 320 202 134 6 111 75 7 1 10 589 91 1.514 10.1 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.67
LOU (5 yrs) 77 75 .507 4.04 170 154 14 140 2 1 1340.2 1599 863 602 26 390 205 48 4 24 0 100 1.484 10.7 0.2 2.6 1.4 0.53
BAL (3 yrs) 49 62 .441 3.97 120 109 10 100 0 1 970.1 959 701 428 27 436 385 0 0 40 4064 86 1.438 8.9 0.3 4.0 3.6 0.88
CHC (2 yrs) 4 4 .500 4.44 9 8 1 8 0 0 73.0 95 59 36 0 24 9 4 1 1 40 81 1.630 11.7 0.0 3.0 1.1 0.38
PHQ (1 yr) 3 9 .250 5.22 14 11 3 11 0 0 108.2 133 103 63 0 67 33 0 0 0 0 82 1.840 11.0 0.0 5.5 2.7 0.49
BRO (1 yr) 0 2 .000 5.09 3 3 0 3 0 0 23.0 26 22 13 0 13 8 4 0 0 116 84 1.696 10.2 0.0 5.1 3.1 0.62
BUF (1 yr) 9 15 .375 5.84 25 25 0 24 2 0 211.0 251 190 137 8 134 78 10 0 34 1419 70 1.825 10.7 0.3 5.7 3.3 0.58
NL (7 yrs) 81 79 .506 4.06 179 162 15 148 2 1 1413.2 1694 922 638 26 414 214 52 5 25 40 99 1.491 10.8 0.2 2.6 1.4 0.52
AA (4 yrs) 49 64 .434 4.00 123 112 10 103 0 1 993.1 985 723 441 27 449 393 4 0 40 4180 86 1.444 8.9 0.2 4.1 3.6 0.88
PL (1 yr) 12 24 .333 5.63 39 36 3 35 2 0 319.2 384 293 200 8 201 111 10 0 34 1419 74 1.830 10.8 0.2 5.7 3.1 0.55

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+
1887 21 0 2 .000 5.09 3 3 0 3 0 0 23.0 26 22 13 0 13 8 4 0 0 116 84 1.696 10.2 0.0 5.1 3.1 0.62 84
1888 22 22 31 .415 3.48 54 54 0 53 0 0 476.1 438 297 184 8 170 194 4 0 0 2013 88 1.276 8.3 0.2 3.2 3.7 1.14 88
1889 23 38 50 .432 3.99 93 87 5 82 0 1 755.2 744 542 335 19 311 334 4 0 20 3323 84 1.396 8.9 0.2 3.7 4.0 1.07 84
1890 24 50 74 .403 4.48 132 123 8 117 2 1 1075.1 1128 835 535 27 512 445 14 0 54 4742 80 1.525 9.4 0.2 4.3 3.7 0.87 80
1891 25 61 88 .409 4.39 162 148 13 138 2 1 1313.0 1369 1016 641 35 650 504 14 0 74 5599 82 1.538 9.4 0.2 4.5 3.5 0.78 82
1892 26 61 88 .409 4.39 162 148 13 138 2 1 1313.0 1369 1016 641 35 650 504 14 0 74 5599 82 1.538 9.4 0.2 4.5 3.5 0.78 82
1893 27 61 88 .409 4.39 162 148 13 138 2 1 1313.0 1369 1016 641 35 650 504 14 0 74 5599 82 1.538 9.4 0.2 4.5 3.5 0.78 82
1894 28 61 88 .409 4.39 162 148 13 138 2 1 1313.0 1369 1016 641 35 650 504 14 0 74 5599 82 1.538 9.4 0.2 4.5 3.5 0.78 82
1895 29 72 104 .409 4.45 193 176 16 162 3 1 1544.0 1668 1201 763 41 754 553 14 0 79 5599 85 1.569 9.7 0.2 4.4 3.2 0.73 85
1896 30 79 118 .401 4.52 220 196 21 179 3 2 1733.1 1910 1369 870 47 828 590 14 0 84 5599 85 1.580 9.9 0.2 4.3 3.1 0.71 85
1897 31 93 131 .415 4.47 249 223 23 204 3 2 1968.0 2196 1517 978 49 900 639 27 0 91 5599 87 1.573 10.0 0.2 4.1 2.9 0.71 87
1898 32 121 146 .453 4.27 293 265 25 245 3 2 2330.0 2583 1691 1105 57 965 673 47 0 94 5599 90 1.523 10.0 0.2 3.7 2.6 0.70 90
1899 33 138 163 .458 4.22 332 302 27 278 4 2 2653.2 2968 1879 1243 61 1040 709 62 4 98 5599 91 1.510 10.1 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.68 91
1900 34 142 166 .461 4.22 340 309 28 285 4 2 2717.2 3052 1932 1274 61 1061 716 66 4 99 5599 91 1.513 10.1 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.67 91
1901 35 142 167 .460 4.22 341 310 28 286 4 2 2726.2 3063 1938 1279 61 1064 718 66 5 99 5639 91 1.514 10.1 0.2 3.5 2.4 0.67 91

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
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
1887 21 2 1 .667 2.81 32.0 25 11 10 0 12 11 4 1.156 7.0 3.4 3.1 0.92 0.0 3
1888 22 38 21 .644 2.93 540.0 452 196 176 9 172 222 0 1.156 7.5 2.9 3.7 1.29 0.2 51
1889 23 23 16 .590 3.27 355.0 309 143 129 11 142 178 0 1.270 7.8 3.6 4.5 1.25 0.3 39
1890 24 23 20 .535 3.67 392.0 365 178 160 8 191 136 10 1.418 8.4 4.4 3.1 0.71 0.2 39
1891 25 14 13 .519 3.80 246.0 243 116 104 8 139 61 0 1.553 8.9 5.1 2.2 0.44 0.3 30
1895 29 0.00 0.0 0 113 102 0 0 0 0 31
1896 30 0.00 0.0 0 108 97 0 0 0 0 27
1897 31 0.00 0.0 0 109 98 0 0 0 0 29
1898 32 0.00 0.0 0 133 120 0 0 0 0 44
1899 33 0.00 0.0 0 136 122 0 0 0 0 39
1900 34 0.00 0.0 0 33 30 0 0 0 0 8
1901 35 0 1 .000 5.40 10.0 12 7 6 0 3 2 0 1.500 10.8 2.7 1.8 0.67 0.0 1
12 Seasons 100 72 .581 6.59 1575.0 1406 1283 1154 36 659 610 14 1.311 8.0 3.5 0.93 0.2 341

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Wins s c a p y
1898 NL  28 (2nd)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1898 NL  1.616 (3rd)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1889 AA  4.511 (9th)

Games Played s c a p y
1888 AA  51 (5th)
1898 NL  44 (7th)

Saves s c a p y
1889 AA  1 (2nd)
1896 NL  1 (4th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1888 AA  453.3 (5th)
1898 NL  362.0 (5th)
Career  2726.7 (178th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1888 AA  186 (6th)
1890 PL  111 (8th)

Games Started s c a p y
1888 AA  51 (5th)
1890 PL  36 (10th)
1898 NL  42 (3rd)

Complete Games s c a p y
1888 AA  50 (5th)
1890 PL  35 (8th)
1898 NL  41 (2nd)
Career  286 (51st)

Shutouts s c a p y
1890 PL  2 (4th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1888 AA  8 (6th)
1889 AA  11 (7th)
1898 NL  8 (9th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1888 AA  157 (1st)
1889 AA  141 (6th)
1890 PL  201 (4th)
1895 NL  104 (10th)
Career  1064 (88th)

Hits s c a p y
1888 AA  412 (4th)
1890 PL  384 (8th)
1898 NL  387 (3rd)
1899 NL  385 (5th)
Career  3063 (115th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1890 PL  .225 (9th)
1897 NL  .077 (3rd)
Career  .201 (167th)

Losses s c a p y
1888 AA  29 (4th)
1889 AA  19 (10th)
1890 PL  24 (4th)
Career  167 (94th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1888 AA  171 (3rd)
1890 PL  200 (1st)
1898 NL  127 (9th)
1899 NL  138 (8th)
Career  1279 (86th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1890 PL  34 (3rd)
1891 AA  20 (6th)
Career  99 (83rd)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1898 NL  20 (8th)
Career  66 (188th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1888 AA  1897 (4th)

Games Finished s c a p y
1889 AA  5 (9th)
1891 AA  5 (6th)

Oldest s c a p y
1901 NL  born 1865-11-25 (8th)

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkPitching - 38 (634), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 20 (609), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 7 (1091), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  8. Jimmy Ring (927)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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