Steve Blass vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Blass 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. Steve Blass led in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 86). Ron Mahay held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 87). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Steve Blass.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Ron Mahay

Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.54
57.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
3.63
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
8.78
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6780
38.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6092
34.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Ron Mahay

Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Ron Mahay

Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
295
295
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
546
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
94
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.54
19.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
110
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
105
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.93
14.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
140
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA