Chance Cummings

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .259
HR 2
RBI 103
H 280
OPS .610
PIV -2,824
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 175 lb
Born
6/8/1892 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
Died
4/22/1974 in Atlantic City, NJ, USA

Full name: Napoleon Cummings

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
55.0 49.0 5.0 15.0 1.0 0 0 3.0 1.0 4.0 1.0 .306 .320 .327 .647

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
294 1,079 152 280 20 8 2 103 36 80 5 .259 .312 .298 .610 -2,824

Career AVG .259 vs. league average .281 across their career seasons — 7.7% below league average.

Career OBP .312 vs. league average .343 across their career seasons — 9.1% below league average.

Career SLG .298 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 23.2% below league average.

Career OPS .610 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — 16.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1918 AC EAS 16 57 8 18 2 1 0 7 3 4 0 .316 .255 (+24%) .318 (+13%) .326 (+18%) .645 (+16%) 126.1
1921 HIL EAS 14 48 3 12 2 2 0 9 1 2 0 .250 — — — — -110.1
1923 ACB ECL 51 170 20 42 2 0 0 17 4 10 0 .247 .282 (-13%) .344 (-16%) .390 (-34%) .734 (-25%) -679.2
1924 ACB ECL 67 248 46 63 5 0 0 17 19 24 1 .254 .283 (-11%) .345 (-7%) .389 (-30%) .734 (-19%) -686.2
1925 ACB ECL 73 295 39 83 5 0 1 28 6 17 0 .281 .288 (-2%) .349 (-8%) .407 (-24%) .756 (-17%) -784.1
1926 ACB ECL 53 204 29 51 4 4 1 21 3 20 4 .250 .279 (-11%) .345 (-7%) .390 (-17%) .735 (-13%) -405.5
1927 NLG ECL 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1928 ACB ECL 19 53 7 11 0 1 0 4 0 3 0 .208 .280 (-26%) .342 (-27%) .395 (-38%) .737 (-33%) -285.4
Career · 8 seasons 294 1,079 152 280 20 8 2 103 36 80 5 .259 — — — — -2,824

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 2.83 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1918 AC EAS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.7 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.2 1 0 0 0 0.00 — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
11 44 5 14 1 0 0 4 1 3 .318

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1926 NWS ACB 11 44 5 14 1 0 0 4 1 3 .318

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 272 177 1872 81 40 48
2B 19 19 36 44 9 6
P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1918 AC 1B 16 0 146 11 3 7
1918 AC P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1921 HIL 1B 1 0 2 0 0 0
1921 HIL 2B 13 13 24 33 6 4
1923 ACB 1B 50 49 470 19 14 6
1923 ACB 2B 1 1 1 1 1 0
1924 ACB 1B 67 67 691 29 12 17
1925 ACB 1B 73 0 0 0 0 0
1926 ACB 1B 53 53 475 18 10 15
1927 NLG 1B 1 1 12 0 0 1
1928 ACB 1B 11 7 76 4 1 2
1928 ACB 2B 5 5 11 10 2 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 1
First Base 272
Second Base 19

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Frequently Asked Questions about Chance Cummings

Was Chance Cummings a pitcher?
No. Chance Cummings was a position player (First Baseman), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Chance Cummings hit?
Chance Cummings hit 2 career home runs with 280 hits.