Ossie Brown vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Ossie Brown
UnknownChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ossie Brown 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 7.65 and 1.733 for Ossie Brown. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ossie Brown and Ron Mahay

Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.65
7.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
11.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
42.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
8.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
37.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Ossie Brown and Ron Mahay

Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ossie Brown and Ron Mahay

Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
13
278.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
44.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
150
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
171.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.588
0.588
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
61.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ossie Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA