Mike Cunningham vs. William Malone — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Malone
Pre-GenerationalMichiganNorth AmericaNew York GorhamsIndependentStarting Pitcher

William Malone 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. William Malone posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.557 compared to 3.21 and 1.357 for Mike Cunningham. By the career numbers, William Malone had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cunningham and William Malone

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.21
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
27
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
10.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.08
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
45.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
10.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.37
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
37.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.11
45.11

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and William Malone

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.15
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.12
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.077
2.077
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and William Malone

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
142.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
521.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
0.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
78.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
4
63.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.27
51.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
126.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
142.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
157.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.93
46.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.67
12.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
William Malone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100