Dick Mulligan vs. Sean O'Sullivan — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean O'Sullivan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean O'Sullivan 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 6.01 and 1.616 for Sean O'Sullivan. 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 Sean O'Sullivan

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
6.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
971
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
11.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.64
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.2
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1464
40.71
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
6.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.89
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1306
36.32
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Sean O'Sullivan

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
971
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.61
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.86
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.56
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.747
0.747
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.87
78.87
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Sean O'Sullivan

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
1183.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
550
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
15.66
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-1.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
283.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.12
2.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sean O'Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA