Mike Cunningham vs. Sam McDowell — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Sam McDowell 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. Sam McDowell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 3.21 and 1.357 for Mike Cunningham. By the career numbers, Sam McDowell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cunningham and Sam McDowell

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.51
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.27
51.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.21
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.51
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10587
38.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Sam McDowell

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
92.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Sam McDowell

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
302.47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
545.71
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
76.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
23.97
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
25.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.65
6.81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.48
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0