Chris Batton vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Chris Batton
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Batton 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 9 and 2.000 for Chris Batton. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Batton and Ron Mahay

Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
7.45
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.58
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Chris Batton and Ron Mahay

Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Batton and Ron Mahay

Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Batton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA