Mike Cunningham vs. John Montefusco — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Montefusco
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

John Montefusco 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 3.54 and 1.316 for John Montefusco. 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 John Montefusco

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.88
81.88
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
3.54
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4957
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
8.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
2.79
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
5.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6983
38.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
3.97
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6299
34.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and John Montefusco

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4957
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
1.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
1.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
1.47
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.39
94.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.88
81.88
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and John Montefusco

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
342.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
516.07
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
49.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
35.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.57
14.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
75.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
83.93
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
26.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
20.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
41.97
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.28
-4.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
219
248.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
2.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
48.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50