Joe Black vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Joe Black
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Black 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 Black posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.300 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Joe Black had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Black and Ron Mahay

Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
2.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.65
57.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.48
24.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2418
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
806
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
8.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
454
5.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3426
38.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
4.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.292
1.292
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3106
34.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Joe Black and Ron Mahay

Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
3.63
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1806
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.16
91.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.807
0.807
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.05
23.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Black and Ron Mahay

Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
248
572.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
540
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
101.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
94.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.92
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.92
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.58
24.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
108.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
131.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
36.92
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
39.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
76.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.33
26.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.92
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
23.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
87.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.84
6.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA