Mike Cunningham vs. Burt Keeley — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Burt Keeley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Burt Keeley 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 3.32 and 1.330 for Burt Keeley. 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 Burt Keeley

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.32
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
9.46
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
3.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.665
0.665
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
38.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
5.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
35.85
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Burt Keeley

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
528
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
3.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.94
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.51
88.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.567
2.567
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Burt Keeley

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
335.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
518.64
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
10.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
81.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-2.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
20
203.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Burt Keeley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100