Mike Cunningham vs. Phil Hughes — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Hughes
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Phil Hughes 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 4.52 and 1.324 for Phil Hughes. 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 Phil Hughes

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.69
52.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
4.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
9.65
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
7.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.22
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5496
38.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
4.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5088
35.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Phil Hughes

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3873
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
1.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.95
97.95
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.493
0.493
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.76
72.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Phil Hughes

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
8700
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
540
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.82
-54.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
240
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA