Joe Boehling vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Joe Boehling
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Boehling 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 Boehling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Joe Boehling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boehling and Ron Mahay

Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.84
72.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.97
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2776
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
8.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.37
8.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
3.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3810
37.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3386
32.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Joe Boehling and Ron Mahay

Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.309
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boehling and Ron Mahay

Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
166
291.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
547.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.551
0.551
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
115.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
96.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
19.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.27
39.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
142.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
152.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
52.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
92.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.25
42.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
107.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
5.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA