Sam Leever vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Leever 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. Sam Leever posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.47 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Sam Leever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Leever and Dick Mulligan

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
2.87
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Sam Leever and Dick Mulligan

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7998
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Leever and Dick Mulligan

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
27.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
2.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100