Mike Cunningham vs. Joe Trimble — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Trimble
Silent GenerationRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Trimble 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 7.48 and 1.846 for Joe Trimble. 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 Joe Trimble

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
7.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.79
7.79
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
6.65
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.15
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
35.72
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Joe Trimble

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.32
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Joe Trimble

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.37
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-32.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Trimble
Career
Per 600 PA