Dick Coffman vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Dick Coffman
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Coffman 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. Dick Mulligan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.494 compared to 4.65 and 1.537 for Dick Coffman. By the career numbers, Dick Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Coffman and Dick Mulligan

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
2.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.81
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.59
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.11
43.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.97
27.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
4.65
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4381
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1460.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1782
10.98
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.98
10.98
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
2.85
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
2.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.56
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.572
0.572
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6542
40.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
5.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6044
37.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Dick Coffman and Dick Mulligan

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
394
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.18
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.795
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Coffman and Dick Mulligan

Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
472
639.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
400
541.76
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
69.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
52.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.8
15.99
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
86.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
98.87
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
50.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.13
4.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
29.8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
204.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
28.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Coffman
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100