Seth Etherton vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Seth Etherton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Seth Etherton 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 6.3 and 1.573 for Seth Etherton. By the career numbers, Dick Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Seth Etherton and Dick Mulligan

Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.79
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.25
56.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
6.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
10.35
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.73
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
41.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
6.46
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
36.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Seth Etherton and Dick Mulligan

Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.79
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.24
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.24
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.696
0.696
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Seth Etherton and Dick Mulligan

Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
1061.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
469.57
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
10.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
9.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Seth Etherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100