Mike Cunningham vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton Lee 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 3.56 and 1.358 for Thornton Lee. 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 Thornton Lee

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
3.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9999
38.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9118
35.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Thornton Lee

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Thornton Lee

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
835
566.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
44.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA