Bert Cunningham vs. Rich Hill — Career Comparison

Bert Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Hill
Gen XMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Hill built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Cunningham as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rich Hill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.02 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 4.22 and 1.512 for Bert Cunningham. By the career numbers, Rich Hill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bert Cunningham and Rich Hill

Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
1.13
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
311
1.02
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.47
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.57
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.55
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.48
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.95
45.95
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.22
54.22
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.94
90.94
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.43
64.43
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
0.94
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283
4.22
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
4.02
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8204
27
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2734.2
9
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3071
10.11
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
7.87
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.87
7.87
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
1.12
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
3.5
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
3.5
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
718
2.36
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
9.09
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.09
9.09
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.53
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.15
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.49
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.51
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12285
40.43
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5997
38.06
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1942
6.39
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
4.32
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.25
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.2
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.62
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11073
36.44
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5295
33.61
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Bert Cunningham and Rich Hill

Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.16
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.46
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.59
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8418
27
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4254
27
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2806
9
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1418
9
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.67
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.23
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
2.19
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
0.93
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.38
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1011
3.24
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
1.27
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
2.86
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
1.17
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.33
88.33
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
92
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.474
2.474
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.43
64.43
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bert Cunningham and Rich Hill

Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
359
171.22
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
851.82
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1258
600
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
274
600
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1176
560.89
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
256
560.58
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
121.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
29
63.5
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
94.91
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
24
52.55
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
15.26
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.68
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.29
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
26.23
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.95
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.56
45.58
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
8.51
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
162.64
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
154.53
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
34
74.45
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
69.16
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
59.14
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
13
28.47
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
124.01
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
17
37.23
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101.36
48.34
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.73
-12.55
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.86
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
30.52
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.57
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
98.25
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
243.07
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.72
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.68
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.68
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Rich Hill
Career
Per 600 PA