John Ely vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

John Ely
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

John Ely 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 5.7 and 1.552 for John Ely. By the career numbers, Dick Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Ely and Dick Mulligan

John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.48
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
5.7
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
9.6
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.98
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.18
7.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
39.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
5.85
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
34.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.41
39.41
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for John Ely and Dick Mulligan

John Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.48
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.78
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ely
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for John Ely and Dick Mulligan

John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
500
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.13
2.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
2.36
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.37
-22.88
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.8
-20.83
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
15
250
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
John Ely
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
John Ely
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100