Mike Cunningham vs. Jim Mains — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Mains
Greatest GenerationMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Mains 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 5.63 and 1.500 for Jim Mains. 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 Jim Mains

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jim Mains

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jim Mains

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
21.85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Mains
Career
Per 600 PA