Mike Cunningham vs. Alex Meyer — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Meyer
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Meyer 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 4.63 and 1.458 for Alex Meyer. 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 Alex Meyer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
4.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
7.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.27
7.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
5.85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
10.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.773
1.773
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.76
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
40.03
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
33.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.03
40.03

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Alex Meyer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.36
86.36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Alex Meyer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
6600
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.22
61.11
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
82.59
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA