Mike Cunningham vs. Bill Kennedy — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Kennedy
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Kennedy 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 4.73 and 1.694 for Bill Kennedy. 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 Bill Kennedy

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.87
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.88
34.88
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.16
26.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
4.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1394
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
497
9.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
5.6
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
4.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2145
41.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
5.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
35.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Bill Kennedy

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
105.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
10.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
44.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
59.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
54.61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.75
91.75
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Bill Kennedy

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
758.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
529.41
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
110.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
105.88
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.65
24.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
114.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
145.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
66.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.72
29.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
31
136.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.65
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA