Mike Cunningham vs. Jack Morris — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Morris
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jack Morris 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 3.9 and 1.322 for Jack Morris. 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 Jack Morris

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
0.6
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
0.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.73
57.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
0.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1657
3.9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11472
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3824
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3567
8.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
0.92
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1390
3.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2478
5.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.012
1.012
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16120
37.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1815
4.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
0.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14445
34
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jack Morris

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
1.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
1.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11472
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3824
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
0.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
0.97
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
829
1.95
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
1.88
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.5
96.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.99
95.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Jack Morris

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
340800
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Morris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Morris
Career
Per 600 PA