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Willie
Cunningham		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: October 26, 1927 in Canada
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 NO PL $ 300,000  
1953 25 NO PL $ 300,000  
1954 26 NO PL $ 1,280,000  
1955 27 NO PL $ 3,221,429  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,221,429  
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 24 NO PL $ 300,000  
1953 25 NO PL $ 300,000  
1954 26 NO PL $ 1,280,000  
1955 27 NO PL $ 3,221,429  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,221,429  
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Golden Arm or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1952 24 NO PL 3 5 .375 67 0 0 0 6 65.7 72 34 8 26 53 4.66 .273 .341 .439 .781 5.6
1953 25 NO PL 3 2 .600 50 0 0 0 2 56.0 42 17 3 16 40 2.73 .210 .273 .300 .573 8.5
1954 26 NO PL 6 4 .600 26 26 0 0 0 102.7 109 49 10 34 90 4.30 .269 .332 .435 .766 5.1
1955 27 NO PL 4 4 .500 42 12 0 0 0 81.0 97 60 9 38 64 6.67 .298 .382 .506 .888 1.4
4 Years Sim 16 15 .516 185 38 0 0 8 305.3 320 160 30 114 247 4.72 .268 .338 .433 .771 20.6
Season Average 4 3 .571 46 9 0 0 2 76.3 80 40 7 28 61 4.72 .268 .338 .433 .771  
Career Highs 6 5 .600 67 26 0 0 6 102.7 109 60 10 38 90 6.67 .298 .382 .506 .888  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   224 98 18 73 154   .278 .338 .449 .787
vs LH   96 62 12 41 93   .247 .319 .398 .717
Home 8 8 .500 102 21 0 0 4 173.0 180 92 18 66 146 4.79 .265 .330 .427 .757
Away 8 7 .533 83 17 0 0 4 132.3 140 68 12 48 101 4.63 .271 .333 .440 .773
Mar/Apr 2 2 .500 19 8 0 0 2 42.3 49 34 5 21 26 7.23 .292 .370 .464 .835
May 6 2 .750 39 15 0 0 0 84.0 98 53 7 31 72 5.68 .287 .346 .474 .820
June 1 4 .200 24 1 0 0 2 28.3 32 15 4 10 22 4.77 .281 .339 .447 .786
July 3 3 .500 29 1 0 0 1 34.7 32 18 4 18 27 4.68 .244 .336 .420 .755
August 2 1 .667 45 8 0 0 3 69.0 56 20 6 21 62 2.61 .218 .277 .366 .643
Sep/Oct 2 3 .400 29 5 0 0 0 47.0 53 20 4 13 38 3.83 .290 .337 .421 .757
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1954 26 NO PL 26 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .036 .100 .036 .136 -1.2 0.0
1955 27 NO PL 42 17 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .118 .167 .176 .343 -0.2 0.0
2 Years Sim 68 45 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16 .067 .125 .089 .214 -1.3 0.0
162 Game Average 107 7 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 38 .067 .125 .089 .214 -3.2  
Career Highs 42 28 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .118 .167 .176 .343 -0.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   33 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 13 .061 .139 .091 .230 -1.4
vs LH   12 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.6
Home 38 20 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .100 .143 .150 .293 -0.2
Away 30 25 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .040 .111 .040 .151 -1.8
RISP   14 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .071 .071 .143 .214 -0.5
Mar/Apr 8 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8
May 15 20 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .050 .136 .050 .186 -1.3
June 9 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500 0.6
July 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
August 16 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Sep/Oct 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167 -0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1952 24 NO PL P 67 0 65.7 8 10 0 0 1.000 2.47    
1953 25 NO PL P 50 0 56.0 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.13    
1954 26 NO PL P 26 26 102.7 3 12 1 0 .938 1.32    
1955 27 NO PL P 42 12 81.0 6 12 0 2 1.000 2.00    
Career Totals   185 38 305.3 19 39 1 2 .983 1.71    
Career Highs   67 26 102.7 8 12 1 2 1.000 2.47    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1952-2-67
1953-5-50
CAR-11-185
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0
   Gray Ink Test: 2
 
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History
Drafted in 15th round, 288th overall pick, by New Orleans in 1952
Earned first career win on 7/20/1952
Injured on 4/25/1953 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,280,000 through salary arbitration
Had first career hit on 5/5/1954, off Melvin Antonio (SA)
Injured on 6/3/1954 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 4-5 weeks
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,221,429 through salary arbitration
 
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