Mike Cunningham vs. Johnny Marcum — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Marcum
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Marcum 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 4.66 and 1.467 for Johnny Marcum. 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 Johnny Marcum

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.78
50.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.69
67.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
4.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1269
10.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.39
10.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
3.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4847
39.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
630
5.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4494
36.79
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Johnny Marcum

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.251
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Johnny Marcum

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
309.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
551.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
145.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
121.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.43
57.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
182.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
183.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
57.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
72.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
125.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64.25
66.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
32
33.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.13
18.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
1.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0