Fred Anderson vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Fred Anderson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Anderson 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. Fred Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.175 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Fred Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Anderson and Ron Mahay

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.18
48.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.04
64.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
2.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2959
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
2.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
4.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3978
36.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
3.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3716
33.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Fred Anderson and Ron Mahay

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
200.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
7.63
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
25.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
300.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
336.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
326.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.629
1.629
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Anderson and Ron Mahay

Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
180
321.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
336
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
557.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
60.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.05
14.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
87.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
92.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
30.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
51.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.14
2.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
98
175
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.43
3.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA