Jim Abbott vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Abbott built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Mahay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Abbott led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 93). Ron Mahay held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 81). Role difference aside, Jim Abbott holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Ron Mahay

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.901
0.901
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7211
38.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6442
34.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Ron Mahay

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Ron Mahay

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
263
6575
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
250
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA