Rufus Lewis vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Rufus Lewis
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rufus Lewis 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. Rufus Lewis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Rufus Lewis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rufus Lewis and Dick Mulligan

Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.99
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
7.98
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.64
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
6.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.11
6.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1159
37.3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.02
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
33.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.3
37.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Rufus Lewis and Dick Mulligan

Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rufus Lewis and Dick Mulligan

Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
230.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
535.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
44.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
155.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
144.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
85.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.95
42.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
48.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100