Homer Craig vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Homer Craig
UnknownNewark DodgersNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Homer Craig 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 5.91 and 1.841 for Homer Craig. By the career numbers, Dick Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Craig and Dick Mulligan

Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.85
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
5.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
11.82
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.82
11.82
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.75
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.33
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.837
0.837
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
44.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
7.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.39
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
37.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.27
44.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Homer Craig and Dick Mulligan

Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.85
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.09
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Craig and Dick Mulligan

Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
16
342.86
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
557.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
50.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
56.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Homer Craig
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100