Dick Mulligan vs. Dave Otto — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Otto
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Otto 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 5.06 and 1.602 for Dave Otto. 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 Dave Otto

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
5.06
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
10.66
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.93
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.45
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.836
0.836
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
5.34
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.62
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.568
1.568
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
35.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Dave Otto

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.87
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.78
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.578
0.578
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.61
37.61
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Dave Otto

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
3114.29
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
571.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
39.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Dave Otto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Otto
Career
Per 600 PA