Ted Lilly vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Ted Lilly
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lilly 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. Ted Lilly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Ted Lilly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lilly and Dick Mulligan

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.59
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.5
53.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
913
4.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5948
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1982.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
8.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
7.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.26
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8390
38.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
974
4.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.21
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.48
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7551
34.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Ted Lilly and Dick Mulligan

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5948
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
0.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
1.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.3
94.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.789
0.789
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.98
92.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lilly and Dick Mulligan

Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
545.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
347
529.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
53.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
42.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
10.69
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.28
8.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
65.65
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
67.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
15.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
25.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
41.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.04
-12.27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
12.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
227.48
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
56.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lilly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ted Lilly
Career
Per 600 PA
60
60
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100