Steve Cooke vs. Mike Cunningham — Career Comparison

Steve Cooke
Gen XHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Cooke 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 4.31 and 1.454 for Steve Cooke. By the career numbers, Mike Cunningham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Cooke and Mike Cunningham

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
4.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
585
9.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
3.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
335
5.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2383
39.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.78
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2119
34.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Steve Cooke and Mike Cunningham

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
94.85
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.885
0.885
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Cooke and Mike Cunningham

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
323.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
531.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
74.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
62.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.22
10
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
87.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
77.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.87
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
46.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.37
-4.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
47
146.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.54
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA