Dick Mulligan vs. Kevin Olsen — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Olsen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Olsen 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 5.12 and 1.609 for Kevin Olsen. 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 Kevin Olsen

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
5.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
10.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.76
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
40.06
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
5.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.52
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
35.17
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Kevin Olsen

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.65
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.96
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.85
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Kevin Olsen

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
1050
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
2.36
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.8
-20.83
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.9
-33.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
375
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Kevin Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Kevin Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA