Mike Cunningham vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Mike Cunningham
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
2.89
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
37.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
37.87
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.29
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
34.39
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Mike Cunningham and Roy Witherup

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.93
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
2.39
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cunningham and Roy Witherup

Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
300
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
588.68
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
61.11
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
82.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cunningham
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA