Mike Cunningham vs. Justin Masterson — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Justin Masterson
MillenialJamaicaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Justin Masterson 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 4.31 and 1.412 for Justin Masterson. 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 Justin Masterson

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.38
46.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.32
71.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
575
4.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1181
8.85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
3.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1004
7.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5217
39.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
4.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.3
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.03
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4554
34.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Justin Masterson

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
1.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3603
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
2.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
2.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.132
1.132
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.32
71.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Justin Masterson

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
4300
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
550
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.34
22.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
116.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.424
0.424
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
50
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.53
25.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
216.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Justin Masterson
Career
Per 600 PA