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John Cummings

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: May 10, 1969 in Torrance, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 32nd round of the 1988 MLB June Amateur Draft from Canyon HS (Anaheim, CA) and the Seattle Mariners in the 8th round of the 1990 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Canyon HS (Anaheim, CA)

School: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 10, 1993 (Age 23-335d, 16,266th in major league history)
vs. BAL 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: June 5, 1997 (Age 28-026d)
vs. SEA 1.2 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 5 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1994 season

Full Name: John Russell Cummings

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.9

ERA

5.33

110

216.1

114

WHIP

1.650

Summary of 23 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 5 go ahead

3 Tms
SEA	13
DET	6
LAD	4

Platoon
vs RHB	19
vs LHB	4

Home/Road
Home	13
Away	10

Outs
0	10
1	8
2	5

14 Opps
CLE	3
NYY	3
TOR	3
CHW	3
BOS	2
KCR	1
COL	1
PHI	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
SDP	1
CHC	1
SEA	1
BAL	1

22 Batters
Jim Leyritz	2
Darnell Coles	1
Rubén Sierra	1
Albert Belle	1
Todd Zeile	1
Mike Greenwell	1
Ellis Burks	1
Eddie Murray	1
Jeff Juden	1
Sammy Sosa	1
Matt Williams	1
Frank Thomas	1
Robin Ventura	1
Paul O'Neill	1
Chris James	1
Dante Bichette	1
Scott Livingstone	1
Jay Buhner	1
John Valentin	1
Mike Sweeney	1
Ed Sprague	1
Joe Carter	1

11 Parks
Kingdome (SEA)	7
Tiger Stad (DET)	5
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	2
VeteransStad (PHI)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1

Where Hit
7	9
9	5
89	4
78	4
8	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	7
3	4
6	3
4	3
1	2
7+	2
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	19
2·HR gms	2

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	9
1--	5
12-	4
--3	2
-2-	2
123	1

43 Runs
RISP	9
0 on	9
1 on	9
2 on	4
3 on	1
Any on	14

Inning
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	3
6	3
7	6
8	5

1-3	6
4-6	6
7-end	11

RelScore
+4..	4
+3	2
+2	1
+1	5
Tied	4
-1	1
-2	3
-3	2
-4..	1

Ahead	12
Tied	4
Behind	7

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-0	5
2-2	4
3-2	3
2-1	3
0-0	2
1-1	2
0-1	2
0-2	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
RF	7
DH	5
LF	3
3B	3
1B	2
P	1
C	1
SS	1

OrderPos
5th	7
4th	7
3rd	3
6th	3
7th	1
9th	1
8th	1

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	6

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1993-04-15	Joe Carter	TOR		SEA	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	6,(3-2) BFBSBX	1	4	7	12%	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	1993-04-20	John Valentin	BOS	@	SEA	tied 1-1	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	6	6	20%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
3	3	3	2	1993-04-20	Mike Greenwell	BOS	@	SEA	ahead 2-1	t 8	1	1--	1,(0-0) .1X	2	3	7	18%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); I. Calderón Scores
4	4	4	1	1993-04-30	Jim Leyritz	NYY		SEA	ahead 1-0	b 7	0	1--	3,(1-1) 1SBX	2	5	DH	12%	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Tartabull Scores
5	5	5	1	1993-05-12	Robin Ventura	CHW	@	SEA	tied 0-0	t 2	0	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	5	5	16%	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); G. Bell Scores
6	6	6	2	1993-05-12	Ellis Burks	CHW	@	SEA	ahead 2-0	t 3	2	12-	4,(2-1) BFBX	3	6	9	19%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); F. Thomas Scores; G. Bell Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	1994-04-07	Eddie Murray	CLE		SEA	ahead 5-2	b 7	0	---	6,(2-2) .BBCFFX	1	5	DH	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
8	8	2	1	1994-04-10	Darnell Coles	TOR		SEA	ahead 10-2	b 3	1	1--	4,(2-1) .SBBX	2	5	DH	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Carter Scores
9	9	3	1	1994-06-08	Albert Belle	CLE	@	SEA	tied 0-0	t 2	0	---	7,(3-2) CBBBFFX	1	4	7	9%	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
10	10	4	1	1994-06-12	Rubén Sierra	OAK	@	SEA	ahead 9-2	t 8	1	--3	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); S. Javier Scores
11	11	5	1	1994-07-03	Paul O'Neill	NYY		SEA	ahead 2-1	b 6	1	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	6	9	17%	94%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); D. Tartabull Scores; M. Stanley Scores
12	12	6	1	1994-07-17	Jim Leyritz	NYY	@	SEA	ahead 1-0	t 1	1	--3	2,(1-0) BX	2	4	DH	11%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); W. Boggs Scores
13	13	7	1	1994-08-09	Chris James	TEX		SEA	behind 0-2	b 3	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	8	9	10%	42%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1995-08-02	Dante Bichette	COL		LAD	behind 5-8	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	9	9%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	1995-08-25	Jeff Juden	PHI		LAD	ahead 10-2	b 4	2	123	5,(2-2) BBCCX	4	9	1	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); L. Webster Scores/unER; C. Hayes Scores/unER; A. Van Slyke Scores/unER; J. Juden Scores/unER
16	16	3	1	1995-09-22	Scott Livingstone	SDP	@	LAD	behind 4-6	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	3	12%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	1996-04-04	Sammy Sosa	CHC		LAD	ahead 6-3	b 4	2	12-	2,(1-0) BX	3	4	9	11%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Sandberg Scores/unER; M. Grace Scores/Team unER; S. Sosa Scores/Team unER
18	18	2	1	1996-08-20	Frank Thomas	CHW	@	DET	behind 9-16	t 8	1	1--	3,(1-1) FBX	2	3	3	1%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); T. Phillips Scores; F. Thomas Scores
19	19	3	1	1996-09-14	Todd Zeile	BAL	@	DET	behind 3-6	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) LX	1	3	5	8%	21%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	4	1	1996-09-25	Ed Sprague	TOR	@	DET	behind 6-7	t 6	2	-2-	6,(3-2) FFBB.BX	2	4	DH	27%	59%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); S. Stewart Scores; E. Sprague Scores
1997	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1997-05-09	Matt Williams	CLE	@	DET	ahead 1-0	t 6	2	-2-	7,(2-2) SBBCFFX	2	4	5	20%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Thome Scores
22	22	2	1	1997-05-18	Mike Sweeney	KCR		DET	behind 4-6	b 7	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	14%	38%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Sweeney Scores
23	23	3	1	1997-06-05	Jay Buhner	SEA	@	DET	ahead 11-3	t 8	0	12-	5,(2-2) BFFBX	3	5	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); K. Griffey Scores; E. Martínez Scores