Mike Cunningham vs. Mudcat Grant — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mudcat Grant
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mudcat Grant 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 3.63 and 1.311 for Mudcat Grant. 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 Mudcat Grant

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.92
54.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.31
51.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
985
3.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7325
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2441.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2292
8.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
1.08
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
3.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.22
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1267
4.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.22
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10293
37.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9394
34.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Mudcat Grant

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7324
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2441.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
1.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
2.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
1.98
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.59
96.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.31
51.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Mudcat Grant

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
667
469.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
853
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
533.88
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
94.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
71.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
17.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
23.21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.11
28.21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
128.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
122.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
56.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
45.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
97.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.5
23.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
26.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
214
150.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
33.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.92
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Career
Per 600 PA
14
9.85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Mudcat Grant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67