Dick Mulligan vs. Sterling Slaughter — Career Comparison

Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sterling Slaughter
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sterling Slaughter 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 5.75 and 1.974 for Sterling Slaughter. 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 Sterling Slaughter

Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
2.78
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.75
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.11
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
11.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.39
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.33
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.57
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.57
5.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.239
1.239
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
39.56
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
43.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.78
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
6.1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.494
1.494
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.858
1.858
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
34.78
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
37.45
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.56
39.56
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Dick Mulligan and Sterling Slaughter

Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.48
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Mulligan and Sterling Slaughter

Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
652.17
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
7.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-13.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.56
2.56
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Sterling Slaughter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Sterling Slaughter
Career
Per 600 PA