Josh Beckett vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Josh Beckett
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Beckett 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. Josh Beckett led in run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 91), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 86). Role difference aside, Josh Beckett holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Josh Beckett and Ron Mahay

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.56
56.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
884
3.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1897
8.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
2.76
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1901
8.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
7.45
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8579
37.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
4.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7767
34.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Josh Beckett and Ron Mahay

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6153
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
1.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.89
94.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.054
1.054
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.1
99.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Beckett and Ron Mahay

Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
335
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
517.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
73.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
46.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
26.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.08
21.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
111.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
94.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
32.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
60.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.4
9.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
110
197.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
3.05
3.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
59.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Beckett
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA