Roy Branch vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Roy Branch
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Roy Branch 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 7.94 and 1.765 for Roy Branch. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Branch and Ron Mahay

Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.94
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
4.76
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.147
1.147
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.44
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
41.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
34.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Roy Branch and Ron Mahay

Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Branch and Ron Mahay

Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Branch
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA