Mike Cunningham vs. Jeff Karstens — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jeff Karstens
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jeff Karstens 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 4.44 and 1.362 for Jeff Karstens. 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 Jeff Karstens

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.39
39.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
4.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
636
9.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.22
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.32
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
5.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2515
38.21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.88
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
34.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jeff Karstens

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
592.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.78
94.78
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jeff Karstens

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
489.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
514.79
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
46.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
42.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.11
7.48
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
78.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.7
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.95
-10.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
79
280.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
2.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
53.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Karstens
Career
Per 600 PA