Nick Blackburn vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Blackburn 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. Nick Blackburn led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 73), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 91). Ron Mahay held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 65). Role difference aside, Nick Blackburn holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Ron Mahay

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.88
43.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
4.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
4.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
39.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
5.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
36.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Ron Mahay

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Ron Mahay

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
145
7250
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
560
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA