Dick Mulligan vs. Chris Sale — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Sale
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Sale 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. Chris Sale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.053 compared to 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. By the career numbers, Chris Sale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Mulligan and Chris Sale

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
1.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.63
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.38
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.23
62.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
3.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6252
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2084
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
7.31
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.92
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
2.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2579
11.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.21
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.56
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8389
36.23
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
3.24
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7713
33.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.23
36.23

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Chris Sale

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
1.7
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
1.35
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6252
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2084
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.84
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.93
97.93
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.723
0.723
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.39
79.39
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Chris Sale

Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
8733.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
577.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
10.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.55
-12.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
311.11
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.93
1.93
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Chris Sale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Chris Sale
Career
Per 600 PA