Jim Bagby Jr. vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Jim Bagby Jr.
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bagby Jr. 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. Ron Mahay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 3.96 and 1.454 for Jim Bagby Jr.. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Ron Mahay

Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
1.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.26
50.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.35
65.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.96
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4999
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1815
9.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
3.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
2.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7266
39.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
4.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6630
35.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Ron Mahay

Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bagby Jr. and Ron Mahay

Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
322
291.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
663
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
561.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
126.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
107.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36.82
33.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
152.94
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
136.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.512
0.512
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
53.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
50.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
101.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.11
36.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
2.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
7.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
61.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
9.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
28.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
14
12.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bagby Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA