Mike Cunningham vs. Erskine Mayer — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Erskine Mayer
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Erskine Mayer 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. Erskine Mayer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 3.21 and 1.357 for Mike Cunningham. By the career numbers, Erskine Mayer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cunningham and Erskine Mayer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.52
56.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.35
67.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.21
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
469
2.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4281
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1427
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
8.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
3.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.34
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.61
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5906
37.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.34
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
600
3.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.233
1.233
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5507
34.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Erskine Mayer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.914
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Erskine Mayer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
292.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
453
541.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
100.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
77.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
22.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.67
34.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
136.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
135.06
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.486
0.486
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
33.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
77.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.49
34.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
33.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
109
130.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
4.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
23.9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Erskine Mayer
Career
Per 600 PA