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Cannonball Titcomb
Ledell Titcomb

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

Debut May 5, 1886
Final Game October 15, 1890
Born August 21, 1866 in West Baldwin, ME
Died June 8, 1950 in Kingston, NH

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1886 19 PHI NL   0   5   5   5   5   0   0  0   41.0   43   45   17   1   24   24   0   5   200       0  3.73  3.25   87 1.634
 1887 20 TOT      5   5  12  12  12   0   0  0   96.0   99   80   49   4   56   50   1   3   453       1  4.59  3.90   85 1.615
         PHA AA   1   2   3   3   3   0   0  0   24.0   31   30   18   1   19   16   0   0   123       0  6.75  4.29   64 2.083
         NYG NL   4   3   9   9   9   0   0  0   72.0   68   50   31   3   37   34   1   3   330       1  3.88  3.76   97 1.458
 1888 21 NYG NL  14   8  23  23  22   4   0  0  197.0  149   91   49   4   46  129   5  12   792       0  2.24  2.72  121 0.990
 1889 22 NYG NL   1   2   3   3   3   0   0  0   26.0   27   26   19   1   16    7   2   0   120       0  6.58  4.06   62 1.654
 1890 23 ROC AA  10   9  20  19  19   1   1  0  168.7  168  123   70   6   97   73  12  14   797       0  3.74  3.55   95 1.571
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .508  30  29  63  62  61   5   1  0  528.7  486  365  204  16  239  283  20  34  2362       1  3.47  3.31   95 1.371
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    16  15  34  33  33   2   0  0  287.3  264  198  110   8  130  153  10  18  1284   0   0  3.47  3.31   95 1.371
 Career High     14   9  23  23  22   4   1  0  197.0  168  123   70   6   97  129  12  14   797   0   1  2.24  3.90  121 0.990

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1886 19 PHI NL   5   16    0    1   0  0   0    1   0      0   5  .063  .063  .063  -62    1                    
 1887 20 TOT     12   39    1    2   0  0   0    1   1      3      .051  .119  .051  -51    2               0    
         PHA AA   3   10    0    0   0  0   0    0   0      2      .000  .167  .000  -52    0               0    
         NYG NL   9   29    1    2   0  0   0    1   1      1   9  .069  .100  .069  -51    2               0    
 1888 21 NYG NL  23   82    6   10   1  0   0    5   5      1  22  .122  .133  .134  -15   11               0    
 1889 22 NYG NL   3   12    2    1   0  0   0    0   0      0   2  .083  .083  .083  -54    1               0    
 1890 23 ROC AA  21   75    3    8   0  1   0    6   0      3      .107  .141  .133  -17   10               0    
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       64  224   12   22   1  1   0   13   6  0   7  29  .098  .126  .112  -28   25   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        567   30   56   3  3   0   33  15  0  18  73  .098  .126  .112  -28   63   0   0   0   0   0
 Career High     23   82    6   10   1  1   0    6   5  0   3  22                          11   0   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1886 19 PHI NL   16   15    0   0.0    80| .063  .258| .063  .307| .063  .353| .126  .660| -62  .000  -3.1  -0.3     
 1887 20 TOT      42   37    0   0.0    95| .051  .272| .119  .332| .051  .382| .170  .715| -51  .000  -7.9  -0.8     
         PHA AA   12   10    0   0.0    97| .000  .280| .167  .344| .000  .378| .167  .722| -52  .000  -2.1  -0.2     
         NYG NL   30   27    0   0.0    94| .069  .270| .100  .327| .069  .384| .169  .711| -51  .000  -5.8  -0.6     
 1888 21 NYG NL   83   72    1   0.4    71| .122  .245| .133  .292| .134  .335| .267  .627| -15  .018 -10.5  -1.3     
 1889 22 NYG NL   12   11    0   0.0    99| .083  .277| .083  .349| .083  .379| .166  .728| -54  .000  -2.6  -0.3     
 1890 23 ROC AA   78   67    1   0.4    81| .107  .252| .141  .329| .133  .331| .274  .660| -17  .015 -11.2  -1.2     
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons       231  202    2   0.3    81| .098  .255| .126  .316| .112  .346| .238  .661| -28  .008 -35.2  -3.9     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1886 19 PHI NL P 5 0 13 2 0 .867 .915 2.60 2.08 2.85 2.26 5 41.0 1887 20 TOT P 12 0 9 1 1 .900 .900 0.75 1.92 0.84 2.09 12 96.0 PHA AA P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.29 3 24.0 NYG NL P 9 0 9 1 1 .900 .900 1.00 1.86 1.12 2.02 9 72.0 1888 21 NYG NL P 23 1 24 8 0 .758 .896 1.09 2.23 1.14 2.36 23 197.0 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .870 2.00 3.10 1889 22 NYG NL P 3 1 3 0 0 1.000 .909 1.33 1.93 1.38 2.22 3 26.0 1890 23 ROC AA P 20 5 22 6 0 .818 .906 1.35 1.94 1.44 2.23 19 168.7 2B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 5.40 3B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .857 3.00 3.60
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1890 23 ROC AA 2B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 5.40 1888 21 NYG NL 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 .870 2.00 3.10 1890 23 ROC AA 3B 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 .857 3.00 3.60 1886 19 PHI NL P 5 0 13 2 0 .867 .915 2.60 2.08 2.85 2.26 5 41.0 1887 20 TOT P 12 0 9 1 1 .900 .900 0.75 1.92 0.84 2.09 12 96.0 PHA AA P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.10 0.00 2.29 3 24.0 NYG NL P 9 0 9 1 1 .900 .900 1.00 1.86 1.12 2.02 9 72.0 1888 21 NYG NL P 23 1 24 8 0 .758 .896 1.09 2.23 1.14 2.36 23 197.0 1889 22 NYG NL P 3 1 3 0 0 1.000 .909 1.33 1.93 1.38 2.22 3 26.0 1890 23 ROC AA P 20 5 22 6 0 .818 .906 1.35 1.94 1.44 2.23 19 168.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 63 7 71 17 1 .821 .904 1.24 2.05 62 528.7 3B 2 1 4 0 0 1.000 .862 2.50 3.35 2B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 .909 2.00 5.40 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 66 10 75 17 1 .833 .901 1.29 2.14
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1888   WS    NYG STL     W   1   1   6.75  0  1  0  0   4     5   3   2   2 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1888   WS    NYG STL     W   1   4   1   2  1  0  0   1   0   0  .500  .500  .750   0                
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

ERA
1888 NL-2.24-6

Won-Loss %
1888 NL-.636-5

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1888 NL-.990-5

Hits Allowed/9IP
1888 NL-6.81-2

Strikeouts/9IP
1888 NL-5.89-2

Shutouts
1888 NL-4-7

Home Runs Allow.
1890 AA-6-8

SO to Walk
1888 NL-2.80-7

Adjusted ERA+
1888 NL-121-8

Youngest Player
1886 NL-19-10

   

Gray Ink: Pitching - 10 (1439) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 7.0 (1071) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 3.0 (1467) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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