Gene Collins vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Gene Collins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Collins 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 5.21 and 1.829 for Gene Collins. By the career numbers, Dick Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Collins and Dick Mulligan

Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.78
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
5.21
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.189
0.189
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
10.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.33
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.237
2.237
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
45.47
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
7.7
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.7
7.7
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.71
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
33.87
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.47
45.47
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Gene Collins and Dick Mulligan

Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.78
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.84
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Collins and Dick Mulligan

Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
20
342.86
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
531.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
70.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
188.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
205.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
102.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
73.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Gene Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100