Joe Benz vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Joe Benz
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Benz 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. Joe Benz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.147 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Joe Benz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Benz and Ron Mahay

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.33
50.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.94
64.94
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4079
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1359.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1225
8.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
3.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5364
35.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.34
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
3.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5006
33.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.51
35.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Joe Benz and Ron Mahay

Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
504
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.155
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Benz and Ron Mahay

Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
251
317.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
441
558.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
77.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
64.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
12.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.75
13.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
92.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
84.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
36.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
21.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
58.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
1.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
148
187.34
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
34.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Benz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA