Jack Banta vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Jack Banta
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Banta 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. Jack Banta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.78 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Jack Banta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Banta and Ron Mahay

Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
3.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.54
27.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
204.2
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
7.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.74
7.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
4.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
5.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.119
1.119
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
39.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
4.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
772
33.95
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Jack Banta and Ron Mahay

Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.638
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Banta and Ron Mahay

Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
69
627.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
9.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
72.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-6.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
100
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Banta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Banta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA