Ralph Birkofer vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Ralph Birkofer
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ralph Birkofer 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 4.19 and 1.458 for Ralph Birkofer. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Ron Mahay

Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.54
52.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
4.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
10.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
3.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.734
0.734
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2420
40.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
5.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.458
1.458
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2228
36.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Ron Mahay

Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.92
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.705
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Birkofer and Ron Mahay

Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
134
377.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
583.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.549
0.549
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
140.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
118.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.12
39.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
166.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
152.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
50.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
112.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.99
45.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
109.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ralph Birkofer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.63
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Birkofer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA