Mike Cunningham vs. Rube Vickers — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Vickers
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Vickers 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. Rube Vickers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.190 compared to 3.21 and 1.357 for Mike Cunningham. By the career numbers, Rube Vickers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cunningham and Rube Vickers

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.73
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.88
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.9
44.9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.14
51.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.21
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
8.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.01
0.01
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
4.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.725
0.725
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.61
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1839
36.14
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
4.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
34.39
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
33.48
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Rube Vickers

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.75
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1392
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
9
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.42
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.93
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.38
93.38
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.567
1.567
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.56
45.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Rube Vickers

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
6
300
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
301.68
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
546.37
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
87.15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
73.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.49
21.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
100.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
120.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.41
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
43.58
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
56.98
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.3
17.76
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
33.52
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
34
113.97
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
20.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Vickers
Career
Per 600 PA