Mike Cunningham vs. Roy Meeker — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Meeker
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Meeker 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 4.73 and 1.651 for Roy Meeker. 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 Roy Meeker

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.97
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
4.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
10.03
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
4.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
41.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
5.34
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.651
1.651
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
36.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Roy Meeker

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.87
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.095
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Roy Meeker

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
360
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
540
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
102.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
85.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.25
27.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
128.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
120
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.27
28.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
21
180
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Meeker
Career
Per 600 PA