Mike Cunningham vs. Elmer Knetzer — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Elmer Knetzer
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Elmer Knetzer 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. Elmer Knetzer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.334 compared to 3.21 and 1.357 for Mike Cunningham. By the career numbers, Elmer Knetzer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cunningham and Elmer Knetzer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.91
60.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.21
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
3.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3802
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1267.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
8.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
3.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
3.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.61
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5210
37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
4.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4712
33.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Elmer Knetzer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
11.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
19.76
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
23.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
21.94
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.93
94.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.873
1.873
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Elmer Knetzer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
221
303.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
386
529.98
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
57.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
52.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.5
10.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
65.9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
82.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
31.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.17
-4.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.48
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
151
207.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Elmer Knetzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100