Joe Dobson vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dobson 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. Joe Dobson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dobson and Dick Mulligan

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
4.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
34.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Dick Mulligan

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Dick Mulligan

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
508.76
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
25.55
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
39.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
178.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100