Mike Cunningham vs. Don Gross — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Don Gross
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Don Gross 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 3.73 and 1.337 for Don Gross. 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 Don Gross

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.62
47.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.52
25.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1194
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
9.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.65
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
5.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
38.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.24
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
4.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1565
35.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Don Gross

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
2.28
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.06
98.06
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.697
0.697
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.52
25.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Don Gross

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
719.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
515.7
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
54.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.7
8.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
64.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
79.34
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
69.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.4
-6.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
32
158.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Gross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Gross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0