Mike Cunningham vs. Al Gould — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Gould
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Gould 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. Al Gould posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 3.21 and 1.357 for Mike Cunningham. By the career numbers, Al Gould had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cunningham and Al Gould

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.07
28.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.21
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
3.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
4.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
2.92
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.61
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
837
37.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
739
33.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Al Gould

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.263
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Al Gould

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
570
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
530
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
80
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
60
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.07
20.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
100
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
110
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
40
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
60
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
13.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
20
200
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Gould
Career
Per 600 PA