Dick Matthews vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Dick Matthews
UnknownMonroe MonarchsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Matthews 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. Dick Matthews posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.6 and WHIP 0.950 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Dick Matthews had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Matthews and Dick Mulligan

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
6.63
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.04
0.04
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446
35.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
32.83
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.63
35.63
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Dick Matthews and Dick Mulligan

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.88
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Matthews and Dick Mulligan

Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
520
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
32.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
120
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
146.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
38.51
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dick Matthews
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100