Rube Benton vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Rube Benton
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Benton 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. Rube Benton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.265 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Rube Benton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Benton and Ron Mahay

Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
1.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.02
51.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.79
69.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7552
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2517.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2472
8.84
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
950
3.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.34
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10539
37.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.99
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9732
34.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.68
37.68
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Rube Benton and Ron Mahay

Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
103.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
7.63
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
17.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
161.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
6.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
185.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
178.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.728
1.728
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Benton and Ron Mahay

Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
437
295.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
887
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
825
558.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
96.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
79.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
12.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
16.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34.38
23.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
116.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
112.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
30.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
40.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
70.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.23
19.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
127.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.72
4.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
25.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Benton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA