Mike Cunningham vs. Bob Sadowski — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Sadowski 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 3.87 and 1.281 for Bob Sadowski. 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 Bob Sadowski

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.87
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.84
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
5.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
37.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
34.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Bob Sadowski

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
1.84
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
96.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Bob Sadowski

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
479.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
537.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
54.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
50
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.28
5.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
58.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
62.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.21
-17.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
237.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
2.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA