Les Cain vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Les Cain
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Les Cain 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. Les Cain led in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 73), strikeout rate (K%+ 134 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 86). Ron Mahay held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 66). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Les Cain.

Pitching Stats for Les Cain and Ron Mahay

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.76
54.76
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
165
3.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
5.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
7.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
39.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.491
1.491
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
33.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Les Cain and Ron Mahay

Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.68
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Les Cain and Ron Mahay

Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
69
285.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
566.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
86.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
66.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.69
23.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
124.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
95.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
37.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
45.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
74.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
10.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
45
186.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Les Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.83
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA