Mike Cunningham vs. Rube Geyer — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Geyer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Geyer 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 3.67 and 1.458 for Rube Geyer. 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 Rube Geyer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
2.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.73
31.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
3.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
9.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
3.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
2.9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1758
38.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
5.46
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1565
34.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Rube Geyer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
234
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
31.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
231.75
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
294.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
263.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.31
89.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.125
1.125
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
13.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Rube Geyer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
445.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
140
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
570
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
111.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
94.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.66
28.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
132.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
124.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.327
0.327
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.7
28.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
21
90
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.67
6.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Geyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100