Mike Cunningham vs. Bob McClure — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob McClure
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bob McClure 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 4.35 and 1.448 for Bob McClure. 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 Bob McClure

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
1.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.98
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.95
55.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.48
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
4.35
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2601
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
9.51
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
3.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.61
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
33.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
5.3
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772
28.78
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.62
33.62

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Bob McClure

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2184
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
2.4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.23
90.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.62
55.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Bob McClure

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
306.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
552
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
87.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.98
22.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
104.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
123.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
87.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.63
21.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.89
38.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100