Ed Connolly vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Ed Connolly
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Connolly 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 5.88 and 1.885 for Ed Connolly. By the career numbers, Dick Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Connolly and Dick Mulligan

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.83
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
5.88
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
9.9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
6.78
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
8.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.662
1.662
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
43.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
6.65
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.854
1.854
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
36.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.41
43.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Ed Connolly and Dick Mulligan

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.405
0.405
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Connolly and Dick Mulligan

Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
763.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.44
26.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
20.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
181.82
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ed Connolly
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100