Herman Besse vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Herman Besse
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herman Besse 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 6.79 and 1.755 for Herman Besse. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herman Besse and Ron Mahay

Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
6.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
728
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
242.2
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
11.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
4.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.014
1.014
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
42.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
7.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.756
1.756
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
37.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.47
42.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Herman Besse and Ron Mahay

Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.539
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Besse and Ron Mahay

Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
71
430.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
545.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
109.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
96.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.85
35.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
121.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
163.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
48.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
90.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
139.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.58
39.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
54.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
121.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.95
4.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Herman Besse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Besse
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA