Mike Cunningham vs. Paul Maholm — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Paul Maholm
MillenialMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Paul Maholm 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 4.3 and 1.425 for Paul Maholm. 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 Paul Maholm

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.5
43.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.58
91.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
4.3
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4669
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1676
9.69
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.86
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
2.95
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
5.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6704
38.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
4.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6004
34.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Paul Maholm

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4669
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1556.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.54
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
2.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.93
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.7
95.7
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.223
1.223
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.58
91.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Paul Maholm

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
273
305.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
478
534.08
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
58.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
51.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.39
10.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
69.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
84.92
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
40.22
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.29
-8.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
26.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
252
281.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
39.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Maholm
Career
Per 600 PA