Dick Mulligan vs. Eppa Rixey — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eppa Rixey
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Eppa Rixey 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. Eppa Rixey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.272 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Eppa Rixey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Mulligan and Eppa Rixey

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
1.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
1.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.53
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.45
51.45
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.77
79.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
0.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1572
3.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13484
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4494.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4633
9.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.18
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1082
2.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1350
2.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.541
0.541
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.02
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18754
37.55
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
3.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17596
35.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Eppa Rixey

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1195
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1356
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1326
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.916
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Eppa Rixey

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
249.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1667
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1522
547.81
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
291
104.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
90.34
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
11.88
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
14.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75.54
27.19
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
341
122.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
125.61
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
34.19
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
39.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
73.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77.08
27.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
3.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
17.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
220
79.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
7.58
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
31.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Eppa Rixey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.44
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eppa Rixey
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50