Sam Cooper vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam 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. Dick Mulligan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.494 compared to 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. By the career numbers, Dick Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Cooper and Dick Mulligan

Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
10.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.76
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
40.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
6.64
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
34.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Sam Cooper and Dick Mulligan

Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
610
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.53
89.53
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Cooper and Dick Mulligan

Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
557.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.76
41.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
164.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
42.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.9
42.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
14.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100