Mike Cunningham vs. Larry Gura — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Gura
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Gura 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 3.76 and 1.298 for Larry Gura. 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 Larry Gura

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.5
56.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.76
64.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
855
3.76
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6141
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2047
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2020
8.88
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
2.64
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
3.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8596
37.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
958
4.21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7777
34.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Larry Gura

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6140
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2046.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
1.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
2.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
2.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.55
98.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.181
1.181
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.76
64.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Larry Gura

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
405
6394.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
6.87
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-10.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
15
236.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Gura
Career
Per 600 PA