Marion Cain vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Marion Cain
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Marion 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. Ron Mahay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 8.59 and 2.045 for Marion Cain. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Marion Cain and Ron Mahay

Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
8.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
13.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.818
0.818
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
44.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.046
2.046
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
37.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Marion Cain and Ron Mahay

Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.92
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Marion Cain and Ron Mahay

Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
381.82
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
560
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
120
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
80
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
117.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.39
67.89
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
381.82
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
240
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
133.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.09
61.84
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marion Cain
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA