Dick Mulligan vs. Colin Rea — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Colin Rea
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Colin Rea 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. Colin Rea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.277 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Colin Rea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Mulligan and Colin Rea

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
1.87
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.75
81.75
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
4.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1818
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
8.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.35
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
2.7
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
7.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.43
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2566
38.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.66
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2321
34.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Colin Rea

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.87
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1818
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.95
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.87
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.75
81.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Colin Rea

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
1422.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
500
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
15.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
100
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
7.69
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
23
255.56
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
66.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Colin Rea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Colin Rea
Career
Per 600 PA