Dick Mulligan vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray 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 Mulligan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.494 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Dick Mulligan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Mulligan and Joe Murray

Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.33
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Joe Murray

Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Joe Murray

Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
2.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.8
-20.83
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA