Mike Cunningham vs. Gio Gonzalez — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gio Gonzalez
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gio Gonzalez 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 3.7 and 1.335 for Gio Gonzalez. 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 Gio Gonzalez

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.47
56.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
795
3.7
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5799
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1744
8.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
3.79
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
8.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.41
5.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8242
38.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7271
33.85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Gio Gonzalez

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5799
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
1.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.05
97.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.35
95.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Gio Gonzalez

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
434.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
517.89
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
46.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
34.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.1
10.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
66.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
63.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
37.89
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
-10.03
-12.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
190
240
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Gio Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA