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Ed Cushman

Full Name: Edgar Leander Cushman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-0, 177lb

Team: Louisville Colonels

Born: March 27, 1852 in Eagleville, OH

Died: September 26, 1915 in Erie, PA

League Debut: March 31, 1885 (BLN @ LOU, box score) • Age 33

Real-life MLB career: 1883–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

 
1886
Career
WAR
2.6
6.8
W
8
19
L
5
25
ERA
3.11
3.33
G
20
61
GS
20
60
SV
0
0
IP
127.3
411.0
SO
23
83
WHIP
1.410
1.328

Standard Pitching

YearTeamLgWLERAG GSCGSHOSVIPHRER BBSOWHIPWAR
1885 LOU AA 11 20 3.43 414020 0 283.7 285172108 81 60 1.29 4.2
1886 LOU AA 8 5 3.11 202000 0 127.3 1367144 44 23 1.41 2.6
Career— 19253.33 61602 00 411.0421243 15212583 1.33 6.8
Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

YearAgeTmLgGPAABRH2B3BHRRBI SBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSOPS+TBGIDPHBPSHSFIBBPosAwards
188533LOUAA 429585 1113 102 810 103 .153.242.235.477 4120 0 P
188634LOUAA 215041 46 010 400 32 .146.200.195.395 138 10510 P
2 Yrs 631451261519 1121210 135.151.229.222.451 312810 510
Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

YearAgeTmLgPARbatRbaserRposRAAWAARrepRARWARoWARdWARPosAwards
188533LOUAA95 -6.50.25.5-0.8-0.13.22.40.20.20.5 P
188634LOUAA50 -4.80.12.4-2.3-0.21.5-0.8-0.1-0.10.2 P
2 Yrs145 -11.30.37.9-3.1-0.34.71.60.10.10.7
Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

YearAgeTmLgPABAbipISOHR%SO%BB%XBH%X/H%GB/FBGB%SB%P/PARCeBAClutchWIS WAR
188533LOUAA95 .138.0822.13.210.5 3.223.1 100.0
188634LOUAA50 .150.0490.04.06.0 2.016.7 1.1753.8 3.201.9 .18418.4-0.1
2 Yrs145 .142.0711.43.49.0 2.821.11.1753.8 100.01.101.9-0.1
BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

YearSplitGPAABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOBAOBPSLGOPSBAbip
1886Home11262143 010300 20.143.217.238.455.143
1886Away10242003 000100 12.150.182.150.332.158
1886vs LH Starter36501 000000 11.200.333.200.533.250
1886vs RH Starter17383605 010000 21.139.184.194.379.143
Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

YearAgeTmLgGGSBattingDefense PC1B2B3BSSLFCFRFPHPR
188533LOUAA42404241 41
188634LOUAA21202120 201
2 Yrs63606361 611
Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

YearAgeTmLgPosGGSInnChPOAEDP Fld%lgFld%RF/9lgRF9RF/G+Plays−PlaysPBSBCSCS%C.ERAPK
188533 LOU AAP410283.7 31111550 .839.9200.821.05 0.6302 14968 0
188634 LOU AAP200127.3 124621 .833.8920.710.98 0.5002 3320 0
CareerP610411.0 43152171 .8370.79 0.5904 18288 0
Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

WAR for Pitchers

Earned Run Average

  • 1885 AA  3.43 (7th)
  • 1886 AA  3.11 (6th)

WHIP

  • 1885 AA  1.290 (6th)

Innings Pitched

  • 1885 AA  283.2 (10th)

Strikeouts

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

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