Mike Cunningham vs. Matt Garza — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Garza
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Garza 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 4.09 and 1.338 for Matt Garza. By the career numbers, Mike Cunningham had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cunningham and Matt Garza

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.73
46.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
777
4.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
8.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
3.06
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1380
7.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.146
1.146
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7313
38.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
4.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6575
34.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Matt Garza

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5132
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
1.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.776
0.776
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Matt Garza

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
554.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
523.57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
36.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
4.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
47.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
59.24
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.87
-20.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
155
296.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.03
2.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
59.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Garza
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Garza
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0