Joel De La Cruz vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Joel De La Cruz
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joel De La Cruz 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 4.88 and 1.388 for Joel De La Cruz. 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 De La Cruz and Dick Mulligan

Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.88
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
9.34
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
39.64
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
35.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Joel De La Cruz and Dick Mulligan

Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.72
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.58
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joel De La Cruz and Dick Mulligan

Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
733.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
533.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
10.54
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
100
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
3.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
266.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joel De La Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joel De La Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100