Ted Lyons vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Ted Lyons
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ted Lyons 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 Lyons posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Ted Lyons had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Lyons and Dick Mulligan

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
1.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.56
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.06
53.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.48
81.48
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
0.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1696
3.67
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12483
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4161
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4489
9.71
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.48
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
2.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1073
2.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.56
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17846
38.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2056
4.45
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16694
36.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Ted Lyons and Dick Mulligan

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
595
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1162
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.8
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.953
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Lyons and Dick Mulligan

Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
245.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1726
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1563
543.34
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
364
126.54
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
104.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
17.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
21.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.98
41.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
155.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
444
154.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
56.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
51.8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
106.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.31
47.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
25.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
69.87
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.59
8.59
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
28.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ted Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ted Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100