Ted Bowsfield vs. Mike Cunningham — Career Comparison

Ted Bowsfield
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Bowsfield 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 4.35 and 1.468 for Ted Bowsfield. By the career numbers, Mike Cunningham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Mike Cunningham

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.68
48.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
4.35
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1987
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
9.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.86
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
3.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
4.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.883
0.883
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2920
39.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
5.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2649
36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Mike Cunningham

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1989
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
2.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
2.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Bowsfield and Mike Cunningham

Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
705
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
200
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
519
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.53
16.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
108
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.66
7.97
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
66
198
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Bowsfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Bowsfield
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA