Mike Cunningham vs. Gary Knotts — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Knotts
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gary Knotts 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 5.45 and 1.519 for Gary Knotts. 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 Gary Knotts

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
9.46
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
4.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.062
1.062
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1196
40.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
5.79
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.508
1.508
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
35.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.26
40.26

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Gary Knotts

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
802
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.98
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Gary Knotts

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
5733.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
54.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.661
0.661
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
72.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Knotts
Career
Per 600 PA