Mike Cunningham vs. Doc Medich — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Medich
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Medich 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 3.78 and 1.356 for Doc Medich. 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 Doc Medich

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.15
54.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.78
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5990
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2036
9.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.18
9.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
2.81
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
4.3
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.791
0.791
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8471
38.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
4.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7665
34.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Doc Medich

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5990
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
1.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
1.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.01
95.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Doc Medich

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
2854.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
4.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
81.82
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.35
-12.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
22
200
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Medich
Career
Per 600 PA