Mike Cunningham vs. Corky Valentine — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Corky Valentine
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Corky Valentine 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 4.81 and 1.439 for Corky Valentine. 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 Corky Valentine

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.87
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.74
71.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
4.81
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
9.77
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
3.1
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.54
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
38.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
4.93
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
35.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Corky Valentine

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.87
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
663
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.83
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.74
95.74
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.74
71.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Corky Valentine

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
353.85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
553.85
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
69.23
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.67
12.86
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
92.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
76.92
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
23.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-3.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
29
223.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.46
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Corky Valentine
Career
Per 600 PA