Mike Cunningham vs. Arthur Gilliard — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Arthur Gilliard
Lost GenerationAlabamaNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Arthur Gilliard 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 3.37 and 1.391 for Arthur Gilliard. 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 Arthur Gilliard

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.37
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
10.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
3.91
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
38.9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
4.93
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
34.98
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.9
38.9

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Arthur Gilliard

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.35
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
2.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.286
2.286
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Arthur Gilliard

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
182.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
547.83
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
7.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
78.26
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-9.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Arthur Gilliard
Career
Per 600 PA