Mike Cunningham vs. Jon Matlack — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Matlack
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Jon Matlack 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. Jon Matlack posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 3.21 and 1.357 for Mike Cunningham. By the career numbers, Jon Matlack had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jon Matlack

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.8
49.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.21
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
835
3.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2276
8.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
638
2.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1516
5.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.61
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9789
37.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
970
3.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8968
34.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jon Matlack

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.21
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7089
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2363
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.32
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
95.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.147
1.147
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.09
88.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jon Matlack

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
401.48
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
541
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
489.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
63.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
59.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.01
15.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
66.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
127.54
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
35.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
25.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.18
12.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
217
240.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Matlack
Career
Per 600 PA