Jose Contreras vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Jose Contreras
Gen XCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Contreras 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 4.57 and 1.379 for Jose Contreras. By the career numbers, Dick Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Contreras and Dick Mulligan

Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
2.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.34
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.79
53.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.53
58.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
4.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3519
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1173
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
9.02
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
889
6.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.122
1.122
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.48
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5087
39.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
5.06
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4526
34.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Jose Contreras and Dick Mulligan

Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
1.34
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3519
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.34
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
1.45
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.01
91.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.53
58.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Contreras and Dick Mulligan

Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
5436.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.61
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
2.36
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.12
-38.59
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.8
-20.83
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
18
327.27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Jose Contreras
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100