Dick Barrett vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Dick Barrett
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Barrett 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 4.28 and 1.472 for Dick Barrett. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Barrett and Ron Mahay

Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
1.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.54
64.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
4.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
729
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
753
9.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
3.95
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
3.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.811
0.811
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3218
39.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
4.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
35.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Dick Barrett and Ron Mahay

Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.411
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Barrett and Ron Mahay

Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
141
329.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
222
518.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
93.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
81.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
9.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.02
23.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
107.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
135.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.449
0.449
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
51.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
35.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
86.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.41
24.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
53.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.17
11.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
0.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Barrett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.34
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Barrett
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA