Sam Leever vs. Joe Mulligan — Career Comparison

Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Mulligan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Leever built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe 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 3.63 and 1.634 for Joe 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 Joe Mulligan

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.82
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.01
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.99
65.99
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.63
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.44
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
2.87
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.62
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.896
0.896
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.16
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
39.9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.01
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.23
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
34.05
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Sam Leever and Joe Mulligan

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.31
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.5
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7998
27
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2666
9
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.28
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Leever and Joe Mulligan

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.5
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.39
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
50.28
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-41.22
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
27.37
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
Joe Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
428.57
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA