Mike Cunningham vs. Cliff Melton — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Melton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Cliff Melton 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 3.42 and 1.291 for Cliff Melton. 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 Cliff Melton

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.81
51.81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.81
65.81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4361
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1453.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1446
8.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
660
4.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6159
38.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5706
35.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.13
38.13

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Cliff Melton

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.625
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Cliff Melton

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
272
302.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
521.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
85.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
78.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.8
16.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
94.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
107.78
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
31.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
35.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
66.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.46
12.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
22.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
108
120
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
56.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
11.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Melton
Career
Per 600 PA