Mike Cunningham vs. Robert Keys — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Robert Keys
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Robert Keys 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 4.8 and 1.593 for Robert Keys. 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 Robert Keys

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
4.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
10.4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.4
10.4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
3.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
41.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.87
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.578
1.578
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
36.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.6
41.6

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Robert Keys

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
1.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.905
1.905
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Robert Keys

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
283.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
554.72
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
90.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.49
28.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
124.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.3
26.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Robert Keys
Career
Per 600 PA