Cannonball Titcomb

Ledell Titcomb

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 6", Weight: 157 lb.

Born: August 21, 1866 in West Baldwin, ME (All Transactions)
Debut: May 5, 1886
Teams (by GP): Giants/Broncos/Quakers/Athletics 1886-1890

Final Game: October 15, 1890
Died: June 8, 1950 in Kingston, NH
Buried: Greenwood Cemetery, Kingston, NH
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1886	19	PHI	NL	0	5	.000	3.73	5	5	0	5	0	0	41.0	43	45	17	1	24	24		0	5	200	86	1.634	9.4	0.2	5.3	5.3	1.00
1887	20	TOT	MLB	5	5	.500	4.59	12	12	0	12	0	0	96.0	99	80	49	4	56	50	1	1	10	453	85	1.615	9.3	0.4	5.3	4.7	0.89
1887	20	PHA	AA	1	2	.333	6.75	3	3	0	3	0	0	24.0	31	30	18	1	19	16	0	0	7	123	64	2.083	11.6	0.4	7.1	6.0	0.84
1887	20	NYG	NL	4	3	.571	3.88	9	9	0	9	0	0	72.0	68	50	31	3	37	34	1	1	3	330	98	1.458	8.5	0.4	4.6	4.3	0.92
1888	21	NYG	NL	14	8	.636	2.24	23	23	1	22	4	0	197.0	149	91	49	4	46	129	5	0	12	792	122	0.990	6.8	0.2	2.1	5.9	2.80
1889	22	TTO	N/A	15	13	.536	1.28	30	28		25	1		245.2	225	134	35		95	125	9		13			1.303	8.2		3.5	4.6	1.32	TTO · IL
1889	22	NYG	NL	1	2	.333	6.58	3	3	0	3	0	0	26.0	27	26	19	1	16	7	2	0	0	122	61	1.654	9.3	0.3	5.5	2.4	0.44
1890	23	TTO	N/A	10	11	.476		22	22		20	3																				TTO · INTA
1890	23	ROC	AA	10	9	.526	3.74	20	19	1	19	1	0	168.2	168	123	70	6	97	73	14	0	10	779	96	1.571	9.0	0.3	5.2	3.9	0.75
1891	24	ROC,PRV	A	0	3	.000	4.91	3	3		1	0		14.2	18	20	8		16	9	2		3			2.318	11.0		9.8	5.5	0.56	ROC,PRV · EASA
5 Yrs				30	29	.508	3.47	63	62	2	61	5	0	528.2	486	365	204	16	239	283	22	1	37	2346	96	1.371	8.3	0.3	4.1	4.8	1.18
162 Game Avg.				16	16	.508	3.47	34	34	1	33	3	0	288	264	199	111	9	130	154		1	20	1276	96	1.371	8.3	0.3	4.1	4.8	1.18

NYG (3 yrs)				19	13	.594	3.02	35	35	1	34	4	0	295.0	244	167	99	8	99	170	8	1	15	1244	103	1.163	7.4	0.2	3.0	5.2	1.72
PHA (1 yr)				1	2	.333	6.75	3	3	0	3	0	0	24.0	31	30	18	1	19	16	0	0	7	123	64	2.083	11.6	0.4	7.1	6.0	0.84
ROC (1 yr)				10	9	.526	3.74	20	19	1	19	1	0	168.2	168	123	70	6	97	73	14	0	10	779	96	1.571	9.0	0.3	5.2	3.9	0.75
PHI (1 yr)				0	5	.000	3.73	5	5	0	5	0	0	41.0	43	45	17	1	24	24		0	5	200	86	1.634	9.4	0.2	5.3	5.3	1.00

NL (4 yrs)				19	18	.514	3.11	40	40	1	39	4	0	336.0	287	212	116	9	123	194	8	1	20	1444	100	1.220	7.7	0.2	3.3	5.2	1.58
AA (2 yrs)				11	11	.500	4.11	23	22	1	22	1	0	192.2	199	153	88	7	116	89	14	0	17	902	90	1.635	9.3	0.3	5.4	4.2	0.77

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1886	19	PHI	NL	41.0	5	5	45	9.88	5.24	0.50	0.00	97.0	4.59	-23	-1.5		-0.1	-1.2	-20	.205	.491	$
1887	20	PHA	AA	24.0	3	3	30	11.25	6.58	-0.10	0.00	99.0	6.62	-12	-0.7		-0.0	-0.6	-11	.261	.496	$
1887	20	NYG	NL	72.0	9	9	50	6.25	6.05	0.45	0.00	93.0	5.21	-6	-0.4		-0.1	0.1	0	.451	.497	$
1888	21	NYG	NL	197.0	23	23	91	4.16	4.50	0.31	0.00	96.0	4.03	1	0.1		-0.2	1.5	14	.503	.500	$
1889	22	NYG	NL	26.0	3	3	26	9.00	5.66	0.17	0.00	99.0	5.43	-10	-0.7		-0.0	-0.5	-7	.281	.496	$
1890	23	ROC	AA	168.2	20	19	123	6.56	5.63	0.22	0.00	93.0	5.03	-23	-1.9	1.0	-0.3	-1.2	-18	.407	.489	$
5 Seasons				528.2	63	62	365	6.21	5.28	0.29	0.00	95.0	4.74	-72	-5.1	1.0	-0.7	-1.9	-42	.419	.495	$

NYG (3 yrs)				295.0	35	35	167	5.09	4.98	0.33	0.00	95.5	4.44	-15	-1.0		-0.3	1.1	7	.471	.498	$
PHA (1 yr)				24.0	3	3	30	11.25	6.58	-0.10	0.00	99.0	6.62	-12	-0.7		-0.0	-0.6	-11	.261	.496	$
ROC (1 yr)				168.2	20	19	123	6.56	5.63	0.22	0.00	93.0	5.03	-23	-1.9	1.0	-0.3	-1.2	-18	.407	.489	$
PHI (1 yr)				41.0	5	5	45	9.88	5.24	0.50	0.00	97.0	4.59	-23	-1.5		-0.1	-1.2	-20	.205	.491	$

Postseason Pitching

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
1888	21	NYG	NL	WS	W	STL	0	1	.000	6.75	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	6	3	1	2		2					1.750	11.3	2.3	4.5	4.5	1.00
1 WS							0	1	.000	6.75	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	5	6	3	1	2		2					1.750	11.3	2.3	4.5	4.5	1.00

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1886	19	0	5	.000	3.73	5	5	0	5	0	41.0	43	45	17	1	24	24		0	5	200	86	1.634	9.4	0.2	5.3	5.3	1.00	86
1887	20	5	10	.333	4.34	17	17	0	17	0	137.0	142	125	66	5	80	74	1	1	15	653	86	1.620	9.3	0.3	5.3	4.9	0.93	86
1888	21	19	18	.514	3.10	40	40	1	39	4	334.0	291	216	115	9	126	203	6	1	27	1445	101	1.249	7.8	0.2	3.4	5.5	1.61	101
1889	22	20	20	.500	3.35	43	43	1	42	4	360.0	318	242	134	10	142	210	8	1	27	1567	95	1.278	8.0	0.3	3.6	5.3	1.48	95
1890	23	30	29	.508	3.47	63	62	2	61	5	528.2	486	365	204	16	239	283	22	1	37	2346	96	1.371	8.3	0.3	4.1	4.8	1.18	96

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
1886	19	4	2	.667	2.85	60.0	52	21	19	1	29	35	0	1.350	7.8	4.4	5.3	1.21	0.2	5
1887	20	9	5	.643	3.14	132.0	107	51	46	4	61	69	1	1.273	7.3	4.2	4.7	1.13	0.3	12
1888	21	19	7	.731	2.31	234.0	179	67	60	5	55	153	6	1.000	6.9	2.1	5.9	2.78	0.2	23
1889	22	1	2	.333	4.50	34.0	28	19	17	1	17	9	2	1.324	7.4	4.5	2.4	0.53	0.3	3
1890	23	16	10	.615	3.06	235.0	209	89	80	7	121	102	17	1.404	8.0	4.6	3.9	0.84	0.3	20
5 Yrs		49	26	.653	2.87	695.0	575	247	222	18	283	368	26	1.235	7.4		4.8	1.30	0.2	63

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y 1888 NL 2.24 (6th)	Win-Loss % s c a p y 1888 NL .636 (5th)	Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y 1888 NL 0.990 (5th)	Hits per 9 IP s c a p y 1888 NL 6.807 (2nd)
Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y 1888 NL 5.893 (2nd)	Shutouts s c a p y 1888 NL 4 (7th)	Home Runs s c a p y 1890 AA 6 (8th)	Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y 1888 NL 2.804 (7th)
Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y 1888 NL 0.183 (6th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1888 NL 1 (9th)	Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y 1888 NL 122 (8th)	Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y 1888 NL 8 (9th)
Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y 1888 NL 0.8 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray Ink	Pitching - 10 (1481), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame Monitor	Pitching - 3 (1555), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame Standards	Pitching - 7 (1122), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores

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