Dick Mulligan vs. Joe Ryan — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Ryan
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Ryan 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 Ryan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.063 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Joe Ryan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Mulligan and Joe Ryan

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.61
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.65
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1924
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
641.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.49
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
10.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.25
6.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2603
36.53
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.97
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.18
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2407
33.78
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Joe Ryan

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.61
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1924
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
641.1
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.81
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.63
90.63
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.13
99.13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Joe Ryan

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
34500
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
2.36
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.8
-20.83
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Joe Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA