Dick Mulligan vs. Joe Ross — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Ross
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe 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. Joe Ross posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.369 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Joe Ross had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Mulligan and Joe Ross

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.49
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.97
46.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.38
54.38
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
4.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1705
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
9.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.17
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
2.98
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
8.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
38.89
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
4.64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
34.92
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Joe Ross

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.53
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1705
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.606
0.606
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.38
54.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Joe Ross

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
538.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
99.43
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
85.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
22.59
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
113.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
126.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
41.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.72
19.61
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
20.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
69
236.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2.54
2.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
34.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.71
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Ross
Career
Per 600 PA