Dick Mulligan vs. Sam Odom — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Odom
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati-Indianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sam Odom 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 8.53 and 2.447 for Sam Odom. 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 Sam Odom

Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.53
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
15.63
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.63
15.63
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.33
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.95
9.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.816
1.816
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
51.87
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
11.37
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.447
2.447
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
44.76
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.87
51.87

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Sam Odom

Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.84
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.97
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Sam Odom

Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
23.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sam Odom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sam Odom
Career
Per 600 PA