Dave Barnhill vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Dave Barnhill
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Barnhill 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. Dave Barnhill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.214 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Dave Barnhill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Barnhill and Ron Mahay

Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.03
53.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.23
85.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
8.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
2.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
6.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.984
0.984
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2407
38.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.205
1.205
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2196
34.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.01
38.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Dave Barnhill and Ron Mahay

Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1920
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
2.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.84
96.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.897
1.897
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.47
82.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Barnhill and Ron Mahay

Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
106
221.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
250
522.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
133.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
114.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
10.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
18.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.1
56.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
160.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
190.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.637
0.637
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.562
0.562
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
71.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
50.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
121.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.16
67.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
61.84
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
54.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.75
71.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Barnhill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA