Mort Cooper vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Mort Cooper
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mort Cooper 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. Mort Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.215 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Mort Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mort Cooper and Dick Mulligan

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
1.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.37
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.05
63.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.02
81.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.97
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5522
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1840.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1666
8.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.79
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7648
37.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
3.44
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7049
34.47
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Mort Cooper and Dick Mulligan

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.085
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mort Cooper and Dick Mulligan

Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
247.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
721
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
654
544.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
105.69
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
87.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.99
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
18.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.63
28.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
133.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
125.66
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
41.61
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
56.59
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
93.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.29
26.87
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
19.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
98.2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Mort Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
35.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.65
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Mort Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100