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John Cumberland

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 185lb (183cm, 83kg)

Born: May 10, 1947 in Westbrook, ME us

School: University of Maine (Orono, ME)

Debut: September 27, 1968 (Age 21-140d, 12,780th in major league history)
vs. BOS 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: July 27, 1974 (Age 27-078d)
vs. KCR 5.1 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: John Sheldon Cumberland

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.5

W

L

ERA

3.82

G

110

GS

SV

IP

334.1

SO

137

WHIP

1.241

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1967	20	NYY-min	AAA,WRk	5	11	.313	2.93	38	25		6	2		169.0	150	78	55	8	59	5	116	3	3	9				1.237	8.0	0.4	3.1	6.2	1.97	SYR,YAN IL,FLIL
1968	21	NYY-min	AAA	10	7	.588	3.26	25	22		7	4		138.0	136	59	50	6	33	3	81	2	2	2				1.225	8.9	0.4	2.2	5.3	2.45	SYR IL
1968	21	NYY	AL	0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	3	4	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	10	40	9.39	2.000	13.5	4.5	4.5	4.5	1.00
1969	22	NYY-min	AAA,WRk	12	10	.545	3.78	27	24		6	2	0	157.0	168	79	66	13	51	1	76	1	2	6				1.395	9.6	0.7	2.9	4.4	1.49	SYR,YAN IL,FLIN
1969	22	NYY	AL	0	0		4.50	2	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	3	2	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	18	86	5.51	1.750	6.8	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
1970	23	SFG-min	AAA	0	3	.000	4.71	7	7		0	0	0	42.0	53	27	22	2	12	1	19	0	0	1				1.548	11.4	0.4	2.6	4.1	1.58	PHX PCL
1970	23	TOT	MLB	5	4	.556	3.48	22	8	7	1	0	0	75.0	68	34	29	9	19	3	44	0	2	2	310	105	3.79	1.160	8.2	1.1	2.3	5.3	2.32
1970	23	NYY	AL	3	4	.429	3.94	15	8	5	1	0	0	64.0	62	31	28	9	15	3	38	0	1	1	266	90	3.98	1.203	8.7	1.3	2.1	5.3	2.53
1970	23	SFG	NL	2	0	1.000	0.82	7	0	2	0	0	0	11.0	6	3	1	0	4	0	6	0	1	1	44	508	2.64	0.909	4.9	0.0	3.3	4.9	1.50
1971	24	SFG	NL	9	6	.600	2.92	45	21	7	5	2	2	185.0	153	66	60	22	55	6	65	0	0	4	750	118	4.19	1.124	7.4	1.1	2.7	3.2	1.18
1972	25	TOT	NL	1	5	.167	7.71	23	7	4	0	0	0	46.2	61	46	40	12	14	0	15	0	1	2	215	46	6.00	1.607	11.8	2.3	2.7	2.9	1.07
1972	25	SFG	NL	0	4	.000	8.64	9	6	1	0	0	0	25.0	38	29	24	6	7	0	8	0	1	1	124	41	5.72	1.800	13.7	2.2	2.5	2.9	1.14
1972	25	STL	NL	1	1	.500	6.65	14	1	3	0	0	0	21.2	23	17	16	6	7	0	7	0	0	1	91	53	6.32	1.385	9.6	2.5	2.9	2.9	1.00

1973	26	CAL-SFG-min	AAA					31																										SLC,PHX PCL
1974	27	CAL-min	AAA	2	2	.500	4.88	19	4		2	0	1	48.0	55	27	26	11	17	2	20	0	0	0				1.500	10.3	2.1	3.2	3.8	1.18	SLC PCL
1974	27	CAL	AL	0	1	.000	3.74	17	0	9	0	0	0	21.2	24	9	9	2	10	2	12	0	0	0	94	93	4.05	1.569	10.0	0.8	4.2	5.0	1.20
6 Yrs				15	16	.484	3.82	110	36	29	6	2	2	334.1	312	161	142	46	103	12	137	0	3	8	1397	92	4.39	1.241	8.4	1.2	2.8	3.7	1.33
162 Game Avg.				7	7	.484	3.82	51	17	14	3	1	1	156	145	75	66	21	48	6	64	0	1	4	651	92	4.39	1.241	8.4	1.2	2.8	3.7	1.33

SFG (3 yrs)				11	10	.524	3.46	61	27	10	5	2	2	221.0	197	98	85	28	66	6	79	0	2	6	918	101	4.28	1.190	8.0	1.1	2.7	3.2	1.20
NYY (3 yrs)				3	4	.429	4.11	18	8	7	1	0	0	70.0	68	37	32	10	20	4	39	0	1	1	294	87	4.22	1.257	8.7	1.3	2.6	5.0	1.95
STL (1 yr)				1	1	.500	6.65	14	1	3	0	0	0	21.2	23	17	16	6	7	0	7	0	0	1	91	53	6.32	1.385	9.6	2.5	2.9	2.9	1.00
CAL (1 yr)				0	1	.000	3.74	17	0	9	0	0	0	21.2	24	9	9	2	10	2	12	0	0	0	94	93	4.05	1.569	10.0	0.8	4.2	5.0	1.20

NL (3 yrs)				12	11	.522	3.75	75	28	13	5	2	2	242.2	220	115	101	34	73	6	86	0	2	7	1009	93	4.46	1.207	8.2	1.3	2.7	3.2	1.18
AL (4 yrs)				3	5	.375	4.03	35	8	16	1	0	0	91.2	92	46	41	12	30	6	51	0	1	1	388	88	4.18	1.331	9.0	1.2	2.9	5.0	1.70