Dick Mulligan vs. Al Orth — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Orth
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Orth 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. Al Orth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Al Orth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Mulligan and Al Orth

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
0.51
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.91
51.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.55
89.55
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
0.87
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1256
3.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10064
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3354.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3564
9.56
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
1.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.56
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
948
2.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13837
37.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1704
4.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13093
35.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.12
37.12

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Al Orth

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
1.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11742
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3914
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
0.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
994
2.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1416
3.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
3.02
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.73
92.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.67
35.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Al Orth

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
202.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1785
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1698
570.76
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.686
0.686
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
155.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
361
121.34
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
20.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
10.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
4.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
34.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187.71
63.1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
621
208.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
523
175.8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
61.51
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
61.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
119.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213.88
71.89
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.69
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
17.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
55.8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.75
10.75
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
9.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
10.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Al Orth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
10.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Al Orth
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100