Dick Mulligan vs. Chuck Rainey — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chuck Rainey
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chuck Rainey 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 4.5 and 1.553 for Chuck Rainey. 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 Chuck Rainey

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
1.89
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.58
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.47
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.13
55.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.18
75.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
4.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2009
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
738
9.92
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.71
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
3.86
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
4.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2950
39.65
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
5.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.4
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2599
34.93
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Chuck Rainey

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.89
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2009
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.49
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
2.53
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.53
93.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.18
75.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Chuck Rainey

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
798.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
492.45
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
14.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
113.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
33.96
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
50.94
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.24
12.66
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
45.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
181.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
62.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Chuck Rainey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chuck Rainey
Career
Per 600 PA