Bob Blaylock vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Bob Blaylock
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Blaylock 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 5.94 and 1.620 for Bob Blaylock. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Blaylock and Ron Mahay

Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.94
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
9.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
7.45
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
40.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Bob Blaylock and Ron Mahay

Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.84
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Blaylock and Ron Mahay

Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
17
850
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
560
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-28.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA