Joe Lake vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Lake 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 Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Lake and Dick Mulligan

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.79
40.79
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
34.76
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Joe Lake and Dick Mulligan

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2235
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.51
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.86
91.86
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Lake and Dick Mulligan

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
584.52
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
92.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.52
36.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
161.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
129.76
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
46.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
88.1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.14
35.89
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
3.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100