Dick Mulligan vs. Darren Oliver — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Darren Oliver
Gen XMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Darren Oliver 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 4.51 and 1.463 for Darren Oliver. 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 Darren Oliver

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
3.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.63
54.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.9
29.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
4.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5747
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1915.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2037
9.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
3.38
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
5.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.45
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8346
39.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
4.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
0.93
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.439
1.439
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7391
34.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Darren Oliver

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
3.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5747
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1915.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.66
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.25
97.25
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.9
29.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Darren Oliver

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
1913.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
243
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
217
535.8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
118.52
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
88.89
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.47
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
29.63
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.27
37.69
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
153.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
145.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
49.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
88.89
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.53
38.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
182.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.28
3.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Darren Oliver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
37.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.35
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Darren Oliver
Career
Per 600 PA