Dean Chance vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Dean Chance
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dean Chance built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Mulligan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dean Chance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.92 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Dean Chance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dean Chance and Dick Mulligan

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.54
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.48
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.67
52.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.92
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2147.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1864
7.81
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
3.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
6.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.059
1.059
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8906
37.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
3.49
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8079
33.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Dean Chance and Dick Mulligan

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
1.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6443
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.47
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
1.56
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
2.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
2.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.62
93.62
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.41
72.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dean Chance and Dick Mulligan

Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
406
320.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
662
523.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
34.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
4.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
36.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
62.45
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.65
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
-28.07
-22.19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.8
-20.83
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
23.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
420
332.02
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
48.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dean Chance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.58
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dean Chance
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100