Mike Cunningham vs. Rick Langford — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Langford
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Langford 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 4.01 and 1.351 for Rick Langford. 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 Rick Langford

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
1.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.64
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.78
40.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.38
75.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
4.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1491
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
9.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.97
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
2.51
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
4.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6329
38.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
4.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.28
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5796
34.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Rick Langford

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
1.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4482
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1494
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.88
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
1.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
2.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
2.15
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.35
98.35
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.1
75.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Rick Langford

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
26500
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
32.61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
19.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Langford
Career
Per 600 PA