Dick Mulligan vs. Bill Ricks — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Ricks
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Ricks 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. Bill Ricks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Bill Ricks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Mulligan and Bill Ricks

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.65
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.96
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.81
57.81
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
8.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.68
8.68
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
3.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
5.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1492
38.55
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.72
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.329
1.329
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
34.26
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Bill Ricks

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.66
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.25
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.76
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.63
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.37
95.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.585
1.585
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.92
56.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Bill Ricks

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
275.47
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
569.81
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.65
59.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
203.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
177.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.75
70.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Ricks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Ricks
Career
Per 600 PA