Dave Boswell vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Dave Boswell
Silent GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Boswell 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. Dave Boswell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 131 vs 100), home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 86). Ron Mahay held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 81). Role difference aside, Dave Boswell holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dave Boswell and Ron Mahay

Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.84
54.84
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.66
73.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
7.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
4.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
882
7.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
7.45
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.279
1.279
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4487
37.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3965
33.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.91
37.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Dave Boswell and Ron Mahay

Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3197
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.98
95.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.66
73.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Boswell and Ron Mahay

Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
231
350.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
395
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
557.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
112.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
85.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
15.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
27.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.42
34.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
157.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
127.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
62.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
33.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
89.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.29
30.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
119
180.76
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.32
3.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
25.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
13.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Boswell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA