In 11 total games, Cady was just 2-for-34 at the plate, a batting average of .059. He was much more successful as a pitcher. In five starts, all complete games, he was 3–2 with an earned run average of 3.77.
At age 17 in 1883, he was the second-youngest player to appear in a National League game, and at age 18 in 1884 was the sixth-youngest in the Union Association.