Vet Barnes vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Vet Barnes
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Vet Barnes 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. Vet Barnes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.15 and WHIP 1.127 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Vet Barnes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vet Barnes and Ron Mahay

Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.82
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.98
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.68
73.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.23
69.23
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
8.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.04
8.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.1
2.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
7.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.057
1.057
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
524
36.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.63
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.127
1.127
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
482
33.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.65
36.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Vet Barnes and Ron Mahay

Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.82
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.2
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.82
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vet Barnes and Ron Mahay

Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
27
284.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
547.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.763
0.763
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
147.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
73.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
73.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.07
74.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
67.89
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
242.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
12
240
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
178.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.751
0.751
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
252.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.3
76.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
61.84
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Vet Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vet Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA