Mike Cunningham vs. Lem McDougal — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lem McDougal
Lost GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lem McDougal 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 6 and 1.854 for Lem McDougal. 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 Lem McDougal

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
11.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.44
11.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
5.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.69
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
44.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
7.69
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
37.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.25
44.25

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Lem McDougal

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.81
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.81
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
88.24
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.364
1.364
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.36
36.36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Lem McDougal

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
347.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.526
0.526
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.54
48.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
157.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
4
126.32
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
33.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Lem McDougal
Career
Per 600 PA