Mike Cunningham vs. Lon Warneke — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lon Warneke
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lon Warneke 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. Lon Warneke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.18 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 3.21 and 1.357 for Mike Cunningham. By the career numbers, Lon Warneke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cunningham and Lon Warneke

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
1.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
1.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.34
61.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.08
77.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.21
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
984
3.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8347
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2782.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
9.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2726
8.82
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
2.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
3.69
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.16
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
37.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11608
37.55
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.21
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
3.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10842
35.07
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Lon Warneke

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
445
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
664
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.81
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Lon Warneke

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
255
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1080
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
962
534.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.573
0.573
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
119.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
101.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
17.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.26
34.59
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
142.78
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
150.56
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
48.33
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
53.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
100
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.6
38.66
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
28.89
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
148
82.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
7.3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
34.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
17.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Lon Warneke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100