Jack Bruton vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Jack Bruton
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Bruton 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 5.89 and 1.558 for Jack Bruton. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Bruton and Ron Mahay

Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
10.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
4.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.797
0.797
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
39.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
6.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
35.84
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Jack Bruton and Ron Mahay

Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1033
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
344.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
3.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.48
95.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.741
2.741
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.37
70.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Bruton and Ron Mahay

Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
57
213.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
581.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.547
0.547
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
131.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
93.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
33.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
37.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.87
40.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
172.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
142.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.537
0.537
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.408
0.408
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
120
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.7
43.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
160
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Bruton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Bruton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA