Mike Cunningham vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes 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 4.75 and 1.455 for Jose Mercedes. 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 Jose Mercedes

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jose Mercedes

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jose Mercedes

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
570
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA