Cy Barger vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Cy Barger
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cy Barger 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. Cy Barger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Cy Barger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cy Barger and Ron Mahay

Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.2
42.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.51
73.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2927
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1010
9.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.647
0.647
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3981
36.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
4.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3619
33.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Cy Barger and Ron Mahay

Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
9.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
11.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.92
96.92
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.9
18.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Barger and Ron Mahay

Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
193
255.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
454
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
565.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
128.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
111.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29.94
39.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
151.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
150.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.525
0.525
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
43.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
40.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
84.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.48
45.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
75.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Barger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA