Hank Borowy vs. Mike Cunningham — Career Comparison

Hank Borowy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hank Borowy 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 3.5 and 1.330 for Hank Borowy. By the career numbers, Mike Cunningham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hank Borowy and Mike Cunningham

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
1.65
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.84
56.84
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.15
68.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
3.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5151
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1717
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1660
8.7
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
3.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
690
3.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7265
38.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
4.03
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
34.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Hank Borowy and Mike Cunningham

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hank Borowy and Mike Cunningham

Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
293.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
646
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
530.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
91.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
65.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
20.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.23
25.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
123.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
118.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
44.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
84.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.67
21.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
138
128.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
4.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Borowy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
42.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
11.15
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Borowy
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA