Chet Brewer vs. Mike Cunningham — Career Comparison

Chet Brewer
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chet Brewer 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 3.44 and 1.244 for Chet Brewer. By the career numbers, Mike Cunningham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chet Brewer and Mike Cunningham

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
1.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.49
53.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.71
77.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
3.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3406
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
8.32
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
2.88
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
563
4.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.816
0.816
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4634
36.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
4.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.88
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.87
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4107
32.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Chet Brewer and Mike Cunningham

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3615
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1205
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
3.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
4.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
4.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.28
97.28
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.685
2.685
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chet Brewer and Mike Cunningham

Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
230.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
513.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.638
0.638
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
119.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
103.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.46
48.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
140.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
154
173.36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
0.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
56.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.65
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
87.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.07
57.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.88
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.14
76.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.65
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Brewer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA