Mike Cunningham vs. Bugs Bennett — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bugs Bennett
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bugs Bennett 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 6.68 and 2.109 for Bugs Bennett. 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 Bugs Bennett

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.34
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
6.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
11.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
7.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.34
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.91
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
8.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.109
2.109
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
36.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Bugs Bennett

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Bugs Bennett

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1.22
61.11
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
82.59
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
95.13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bugs Bennett
Career
Per 600 PA