Mike Cunningham vs. Milt Gaston — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Milt Gaston
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Milt Gaston 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 4.55 and 1.508 for Milt Gaston. 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 Milt Gaston

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.41
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.7
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.34
76.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
4.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6315
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2105
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2338
10
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
3.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
615
2.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.689
0.689
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9276
39.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1277
5.46
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8416
35.98
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.66
39.66

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Milt Gaston

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
566
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Milt Gaston

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
355
272.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
782
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
724
555.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.532
0.532
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
111.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
81.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
23.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
29.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.45
36.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
198
151.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
131.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
42.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
57.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
95.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.36
35.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
16.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
135
103.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.79
5.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
24.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Milt Gaston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100