Elden Auker vs. Mike Cunningham — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker 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 4.42 and 1.495 for Elden Auker. By the career numbers, Mike Cunningham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Mike Cunningham

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.46
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.28
56.28
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
706
3.24
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
5.07
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Mike Cunningham

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Mike Cunningham

Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
700
535.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.536
0.536
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
100.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
77.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.05
35.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
139.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
133.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.494
0.494
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44.57
34.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
232
177.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA