Mike Cunningham vs. Merrill Kelly — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Merrill Kelly
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Merrill Kelly 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 3.77 and 1.207 for Merrill Kelly. 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 Merrill Kelly

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.08
55.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
3.77
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3025
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
907
8.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
1.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
8.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.61
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4143
36.98
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3800
33.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Merrill Kelly

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3025
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1008.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.81
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.78
93.78
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.052
1.052
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Merrill Kelly

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
874.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
503.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
20.34
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
1.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
50.85
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.33
-32.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
52
264.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.27
2.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
66.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
15.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Merrill Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA