Derek Lowe vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Derek Lowe 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. Derek Lowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Derek Lowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Derek Lowe and Dick Mulligan

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.59
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.53
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.85
52.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2759
9.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
0.73
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
5.8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.26
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11358
38.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
4.49
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.34
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10330
34.8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Derek Lowe and Dick Mulligan

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
2.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8014
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2671.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.54
97.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Derek Lowe and Dick Mulligan

Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
682
766.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
489.89
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
73.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
57.3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.61
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.53
18.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
91.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
105.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
28.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
60.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.81
13.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
32.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
144.94
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.87
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100