What years did John Cummings play?

John Cummings played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 1997.

Was John Cummings a pitcher?

Yes. John Cummings pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 114 strikeouts.

How many home runs did John Cummings hit?

John Cummings hit 0 career home runs.

What teams did John Cummings play for?

John Cummings played for 3 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1993–1995), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995–1996), and the Detroit Tigers (1996–1997).

What were John Cummings's career stats?

In 110 games, John Cummings went 10-15 with a 5.33 ERA, 114 strikeouts, and 216.1 innings pitched.

What was John Cummings's salary?

John Cummings's last recorded salary was $215,000, in 1997. His highest recorded salary was $215,000, in 1997, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 1997.

What position did John Cummings play?

John Cummings played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was John Cummings and how much did he weigh?

John Cummings was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.

What was John Cummings's career ERA?

John Cummings finished with a 5.33 career ERA, going 10-15 with 114 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did John Cummings have?

John Cummings recorded 114 career strikeouts.

Is John Cummings in the Hall of Fame?

No. John Cummings has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

John Cummings

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1993-1997)

John Cummings was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 1997 for the Seattle Mariners, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Detroit Tigers, a span of 5 seasons. Across 110 career appearances, he went 10-15 with a 5.33 ERA and 114 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 10–15

ERA 5.33

WHIP 1.65

SO 114

Pitcher PIV -2625.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 200 lb
Born: 5/10/1969 in Torrance, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1993-04-10
Last Game: 1997-06-05

Full name: John Russell Cummings

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Career Pitching Statistics

John Cummings — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
10	15	110	16	1	0	0	216.1	251	128	23	106	114	5.33	-2625.2

Career ERA 5.33 vs. league average 4.43 across their career seasons — 20.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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John Cummings — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1993	SEA	AL	0	6	10	8	1	46.1	59	31	16	19	6.02	4.19 (-44%)	-957.4
1994	SEA	AL	2	4	17	8	0	64.0	66	40	37	33	5.62	4.51 (-25%)	-1191.0
1995	SEA	AL	0	0	4	0	0	5.1	8	7	7	4	11.81	—	0.0
1995	LAN	NL	3	1	35	0	0	39.0	38	13	10	21	3.00	4.45 (+33%)	644.2
1996	LAN	NL	0	1	4	0	0	5.1	12	4	2	5	6.75	—	0.0
1996	DET	AL	3	3	21	0	0	31.2	36	18	20	24	5.12	4.61 (-11%)	-285.5
1997	DET	AL	2	0	19	0	0	24.2	32	15	14	8	5.47	4.39 (-25%)	-835.5
Career · 7 seasons			10	15	110	16	1	216.1	251	128	106	114	5.33	—	-2,625

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 Batting Statistics

John Cummings — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
110	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .268 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .418 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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John Cummings — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1993	SEA	AL	10	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	SEA	AL	17	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	SEA	AL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	LAN	NL	35	3	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	LAN	NL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	DET	AL	21	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	DET	AL	19	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			110	3	1	.000	—	—	—	—	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

John Cummings — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

John Cummings — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1995	NLDS2	LAN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

John Cummings — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	1.1	3	3	2	3	20.25

Playoff Pitching by Year

John Cummings — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1995	NLDS2	LAN	0	0	2	0	0	1.1	3	3	2	3	20.25

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

John Cummings — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	49	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	61	1	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

John Cummings — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	49	85.0	109	69	43	46	7.31
Away	61	131.1	142	59	63	68	4.04

Last 10 Games — Pitching

John Cummings — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1997-06-05	DET	SEA	—	1.2	6	5	5	0	1	1
1997-05-28	DET	BAL	—	3.1	3	2	1	2	0	0
1997-05-24	DET	TEX	—	0.1	1	3	0	1	0	0
1997-05-18	DET	KCR	W	2.2	2	1	1	2	0	1
1997-05-15	DET	KCR	—	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0
1997-05-09	DET	CLE	—	1.1	4	4	2	1	0	1
1997-05-04	DET	CLE	—	2.1	0	0	0	0	2	0
1997-05-03	DET	CLE	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1997-04-29	DET	MIL	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1997-04-27	DET	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Cummings — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	110	16	11	26	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Cummings — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1993	SEA	P	10	8	3	6	2	0
1994	SEA	P	17	8	2	5	0	0
1995	SEA	P	4	0	2	1	0	1
1995	LAN	P	35	0	2	4	0	1
1996	LAN	P	4	0	1	1	0	0
1996	DET	P	21	0	0	4	0	0
1997	DET	P	19	0	1	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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John Cummings — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	110

Salary History

John Cummings's recorded salaries total $763,000 over 5 seasons, 1993 to 1997. Cummings's career, 1993 to 1997, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.

John Cummings — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1997	DET	AL	$215,000
1996	LAN	NL	$170,000
1995	LAN	NL	$155,000
1994	SEA	AL	$114,000
1993	SEA	AL	$109,000
Total recorded salary			$763,000

College History

John Cummings — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Southern California	Los Angeles	CA	1989, 1990

John Cummings: the record in brief

Between the debut on April 10, 1993 and the final game on June 5, 1997, John Cummings built the record summarized on this page. The team column moves through the Seattle Mariners (1993 through 1995), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995 to 1996), and the Detroit Tigers (1996 through 1997). Cummings, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw left-handed. Cummings is listed at 200 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Cummings was born on May 10, 1969, in Torrance, CA, USA. The given name on file is John Russell Cummings.

Cummings pitched in 110 games, starting 16, and finished with a 10-15 record and 5.33 ERA. Cummings had 114 strikeouts. Against a 4.43 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.33 mark was 20.3% worse. 1995 was Cummings's sharpest full season, a 3.00 ERA against the league's 4.45.

Cummings made 2 postseason pitching appearances, with a 0-0 record and 20.25 ERA. Those appearances came in 1995.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Cummings

What years did John Cummings play?: John Cummings played in Major League Baseball from 1993 to 1997.
Was John Cummings a pitcher?: Yes. John Cummings pitched in the major leagues, recording 10 wins and 114 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Cummings hit?: John Cummings hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did John Cummings play for?: John Cummings played for 3 teams: the Seattle Mariners (1993–1995), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995–1996), and the Detroit Tigers (1996–1997).
What were John Cummings's career stats?: In 110 games, John Cummings went 10-15 with a 5.33 ERA, 114 strikeouts, and 216.1 innings pitched.
How much did John Cummings earn in his career?: John Cummings's recorded salaries total $763,000 over 5 seasons, 1993 to 1997. Cummings's career, 1993 to 1997, falls within 1985 to 2016, the years the salary data covers.
What was John Cummings's salary?: John Cummings's last recorded salary was $215,000, in 1997. His highest recorded salary was $215,000, in 1997, and his lowest was $109,000, in 1993. The Salary History table lists each season from 1993 to 1997.
What position did John Cummings play?: John Cummings played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was John Cummings and how much did he weigh?: John Cummings was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
What was John Cummings's career ERA?: John Cummings finished with a 5.33 career ERA, going 10-15 with 114 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did John Cummings have?: John Cummings recorded 114 career strikeouts.
Is John Cummings in the Hall of Fame?: No. John Cummings has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.