Dick “Cannonball” Redding was a workhorse, whose career was punctuated by a couple significant injuries, and then faded significantly towards the end. We’ve ended his career a few years before it happened in reality, as his availability and effectiveness really takes a nosedive in his early 30s.
This projection has him among the league leaders in innings (and therefore in hits) a handful of years, while maintaining better than league average walk rates and striking out batters at a fair clip.
Honestly, there’s not a lot else to say: it would be a surprise if Redding ever won a Cy Young award, but an all star game or three sounds right although a lot of that is team dependent.
Future revisions are likely to make him a bit better–I’m think his control might have been a shade better, and his strikeout rate could be significantly underestimated here. Additionally, as with many of these high-usage hurlers, we could see him getting more innings in future revisions, pushing up his potential for black/gray ink.
This is especially true from 1923 or so on, where I could see an argument of him still being a regular rotation starter for a few additional years, adding as much as 1,000 innings to his career.
| Name | Dick Redding (Cannonball) |
| ID / Status | reddin000dic / Draft |
| Pos | P |
| DOB / i9s Career | 04/15/1890 / 1910 - 1928 |
| Birthplace | Atlanta, GA (USA) |
| Height / Weight | 6'1" / 210 |
| B / T | R / R |
Batting Projections
Pitching Projections
| Year | G | GS | IP | HA | W | K | HRA | eD | eT | eHBP | BB/9 | H/9 | K/9 | ERA | WHIP |
| 1911 | 36 | 28 | 243.0 | 262 | 99 | 116 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 4.3 | 3.60 | 1.49 |
| 1912 | 35 | 27 | 238.0 | 226 | 82 | 130 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3.1 | 8.5 | 4.9 | 2.92 | 1.29 |
| 1913 | 16 | 2 | 49.0 | 61 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 4.10 | 1.51 |
| 1914 | 40 | 36 | 294.0 | 299 | 86 | 139 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.6 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 3.01 | 1.31 |
| 1915 | 46 | 46 | 362.0 | 311 | 111 | 169 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.8 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 2.51 | 1.17 |
| 1916 | 49 | 44 | 356.0 | 300 | 104 | 204 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2.6 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 2.19 | 1.13 |
| 1917 | 37 | 30 | 253.0 | 217 | 81 | 131 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.9 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 2.30 | 1.18 |
| 1918 | 17 | 10 | 95.0 | 73 | 26 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 2.07 | 1.04 |
| 1919 | 35 | 27 | 234.0 | 202 | 61 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 2.48 | 1.12 |
| 1920 | 39 | 37 | 297.0 | 325 | 90 | 121 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.7 | 9.8 | 3.7 | 3.45 | 1.40 |
| 1921 | 50 | 45 | 365.0 | 337 | 108 | 137 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 3.14 | 1.22 |
| 1922 | 37 | 29 | 250.0 | 254 | 60 | 96 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.2 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 3.47 | 1.26 |
| 1923 | 21 | 10 | 108.0 | 116 | 24 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 9.7 | 3.8 | 3.48 | 1.30 |
| 1924 | 23 | 9 | 106.0 | 115 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.4 | 9.8 | 3.1 | 4.00 | 1.46 |
| 1925 | 19 | 9 | 95.0 | 93 | 21 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 3.51 | 1.20 |
| 1926 | 10 | 6 | 56.0 | 54 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.1 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 3.68 | 1.30 |
| 1927 | 12 | 9 | 79.0 | 85 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.7 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 4.06 | 1.38 |
| 1928 | 9 | 0 | 22.0 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.3 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 3.54 | 1.45 |