Jack Armstrong vs. Mike Cunningham — Career Comparison

Jack Armstrong
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Armstrong built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Cunningham as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Cunningham posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 4.58 and 1.458 for Jack Armstrong. By the career numbers, Mike Cunningham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Armstrong and Mike Cunningham

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
4.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
9.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
5.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.3
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3450
39.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
5.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3044
34.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Jack Armstrong and Mike Cunningham

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
1.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
1.98
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.138
1.138
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.53
85.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Armstrong and Mike Cunningham

Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
426.98
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
516.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.16
6.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
64.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
69.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
44.65
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.73
-13.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
83
231.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
72.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA