Mike Cunningham vs. Bill Greason — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Greason
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Greason 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 4.62 and 1.717 for Bill Greason. 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 Bill Greason

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
10.84
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.71
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
6.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
42.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
6.57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.89
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.717
1.717
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
37.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Bill Greason

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.78
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.95
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Bill Greason

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
360
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
450
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
4
120
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
3
90
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
61.11
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
80
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
240
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.754
0.754
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.818
0.818
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
82.59
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.87
86.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Greason
Career
Per 600 PA