Dick Mulligan vs. Nap Rucker — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nap Rucker
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nap Rucker 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. Nap Rucker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.42 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Nap Rucker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Mulligan and Nap Rucker

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.51
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.51
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.55
81.55
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
2.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7126
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2375.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2089
7.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
701
2.66
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
4.61
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.16
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9470
35.88
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.22
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
32.95
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.88
35.88

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Nap Rucker

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
2.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3711
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1237
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
4.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
5.12
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
4.95
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.59
96.59
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.024
2.024
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Nap Rucker

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
234.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
858
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
805
562.94
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
109.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
97.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.99
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.89
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.32
27.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
127.27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
125.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
30.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
30.77
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
60.84
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.02
28.69
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
15.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
81.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.33
7.33
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
21.68
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Nap Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Nap Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100