Dick Mulligan vs. Howard Ross — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howard Ross
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland HornetsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howard Ross 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 5.84 and 1.587 for Howard Ross. 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 Howard Ross

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.95
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.67
46.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
5.84
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
11.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.591
0.591
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
34.66
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
6.49
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.587
1.587
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
30.89
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.66
34.66

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Howard Ross

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Howard Ross

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
17
318.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
562.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
93.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
21.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
17.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Howard Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Howard Ross
Career
Per 600 PA