Mike Cunningham vs. Fred Newman — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Newman
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Newman 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 3.41 and 1.256 for Fred Newman. 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 Fred Newman

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
3.41
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
3.75
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.61
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2512
37.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2341
34.54
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Fred Newman

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.35
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
3.11
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.954
1.954
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Fred Newman

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
323.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
515.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.87
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
70.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.92
22.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
98.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
115.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
53.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.73
16.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
72
202.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100