Joe Cowley vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Joe Cowley
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Cowley 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. Joe Cowley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.391 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Joe Cowley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Cowley and Dick Mulligan

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
1.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.9
56.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1408
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
7.94
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.32
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
4.45
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.33
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
6.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.202
1.202
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2026
38.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
4.66
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
33.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.85
38.85
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Joe Cowley and Dick Mulligan

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1408
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
469.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.96
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
1.76
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
90.2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Cowley and Dick Mulligan

Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
3031.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
568.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
33.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
34.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.75
4.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Cowley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100