Mike Cunningham vs. Jerry Koosman — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerry Koosman
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jerry Koosman 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 3.36 and 1.290 for Jerry Koosman. 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 Jerry Koosman

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.51
51.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1433
3.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11518
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3635
8.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
0.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1198
2.81
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2556
5.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.61
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15996
37.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
3.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.41
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
0.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14456
33.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jerry Koosman

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
1.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11519
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3839.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
1.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
740
1.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
698
1.64
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.32
94.32
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.141
1.141
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jerry Koosman

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
612
349.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1052
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
915
521.86
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
62.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
53.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.19
10.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
73.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
82.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
20.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
26.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
45.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.7
-5.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
418
238.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
57.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
19
10.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Koosman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100