Doc Ayers vs. Mike Cunningham — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers 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. Doc Ayers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3.21 and 1.357 for Mike Cunningham. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Cunningham

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Cunningham

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Cunningham

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA