Marty Bystrom vs. Mike Cunningham — Career Comparison

Marty Bystrom
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marty Bystrom 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 4.26 and 1.428 for Marty Bystrom. By the career numbers, Mike Cunningham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marty Bystrom and Mike Cunningham

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.54
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.73
52.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
4.26
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
9.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
3.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1898
39.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
4.88
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
35.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Marty Bystrom and Mike Cunningham

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
1.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.05
94.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marty Bystrom and Mike Cunningham

Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
403.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
537.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
86.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.62
17.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
100.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
105.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
52.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.94
9.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
52
249.6
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Bystrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA