Mike Cunningham vs. Bill McGee — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill McGee
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill McGee 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 3.74 and 1.426 for Bill McGee. 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 Bill McGee

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.87
52.87
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.78
51.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
3.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2559
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
9.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
3.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
3.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3700
39.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
4.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3339
35.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Bill McGee

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.904
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Bill McGee

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
397.98
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
547.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.428
0.428
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
92.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
80.81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.2
16.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
105.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
105.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
40.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
66.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
56
113.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
14.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill McGee
Career
Per 600 PA