Lance Davis vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Lance Davis
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lance 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 4.74 and 1.486 for Lance 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 Lance Davis and Dick Mulligan

Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.69
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.74
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
10.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.02
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.88
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
4.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
39.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
5.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
35.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Lance Davis and Dick Mulligan

Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.69
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.54
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.45
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Davis and Dick Mulligan

Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
21
340.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
535.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
9.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.47
-7.61
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.47
2.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Lance Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100