Zach Davies vs. Joe Mulligan — Career Comparison

Zach Davies
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Mulligan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zach Davies built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Mulligan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Mulligan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.634 compared to 4.36 and 1.362 for Zach Davies. By the career numbers, Joe Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Davies and Joe Mulligan

Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
1.72
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.82
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.52
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.85
50.85
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
508
4.36
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.63
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3145
27
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1048.1
9
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
9.06
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.27
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.16
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
3.13
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.44
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
6.74
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.62
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.74
6.74
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.097
1.097
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.896
0.896
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.26
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4481
38.47
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
39.9
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.01
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
550
4.72
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.23
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.76
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4024
34.55
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
34.05
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.47
38.47
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Zach Davies and Joe Mulligan

Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3145
27
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048.1
9
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.68
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.28
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.02
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.96
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.02
97.02
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Davies and Joe Mulligan

Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
469.47
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
262
600
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
492.37
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
514.29
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
61.83
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.67
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.16
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.16
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
10.89
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.39
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
70.99
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
82.44
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
34.35
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.61
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
54.96
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.44
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-41.22
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.61
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
185.5
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Zach Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
87.02
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.58
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA