Mike Cunningham vs. Johnny Vander Meer — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Vander Meer
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Vander Meer 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 3.44 and 1.393 for Johnny Vander Meer. 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 Johnny Vander Meer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.48
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.51
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.52
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.58
49.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.37
82.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
3.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6314
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104.2
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
7.69
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.89
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
4.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1294
5.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9034
38.63
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
3.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7881
33.7
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Johnny Vander Meer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.37
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Johnny Vander Meer

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
291.6
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
522.9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
79.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
67.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
9.16
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.53
18.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
93.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
110.69
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
44.27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.85
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
63.36
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.17
13.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
201
153.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
45.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100