Mike Cunningham vs. Al Nipper — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Nipper
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Nipper 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 4.52 and 1.452 for Al Nipper. 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 Al Nipper

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.92
47.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
4.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2393
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
846
9.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.3
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.26
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.37
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3502
39.51
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
452
5.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3119
35.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Al Nipper

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2393
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
797.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
1.4
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
2.6
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.597
1.597
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Al Nipper

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
3456
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
552
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
4.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-28.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
144
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Nipper
Career
Per 600 PA