Dick Mulligan vs. Ed Rakow — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Rakow
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Rakow 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. Ed Rakow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Ed Rakow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Mulligan and Ed Rakow

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
2.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.43
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.56
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.37
43.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
4.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2284
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
771
9.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.04
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.59
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
5.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3293
38.93
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
4.89
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2965
35.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Ed Rakow

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2284
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
761.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.73
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.54
95.54
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Ed Rakow

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
462.45
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
226
535.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
45.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
40.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.93
4.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
49.8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
73.52
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.94
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
45.06
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.46
-20.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
26.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
213.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.81
2.81
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.37
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.6
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Rakow
Career
Per 600 PA