Joel Davis vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Joel Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joel Davis 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 4.91 and 1.514 for Joel Davis. By the career numbers, Dick Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joel Davis and Dick Mulligan

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
9.56
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.94
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
4.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
39.54
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
5.27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.76
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
964
35.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Joel Davis and Dick Mulligan

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.84
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.45
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.67
83.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joel Davis and Dick Mulligan

Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
469.57
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
2.36
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.8
-20.83
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joel Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100