Mike Cunningham vs. Hal Goldsmith — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hal Goldsmith
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hal Goldsmith 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 4.04 and 1.573 for Hal Goldsmith. 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 Hal Goldsmith

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
4.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
555
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
11.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.46
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.465
0.465
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
40.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
5.06
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
37.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Hal Goldsmith

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.298
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Hal Goldsmith

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
427.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
563.64
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
118.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
90.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.74
34.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
145.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
136.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.493
0.493
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
63.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.86
35.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
11
100
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA