Tom Cheney vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Tom Cheney
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Cheney 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. Tom Cheney led in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 130 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 100). Ron Mahay held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 88). Role difference aside, Tom Cheney holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Cheney and Ron Mahay

Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
7.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.38
7.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
4.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
6.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.266
1.266
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1981
38.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
4.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1730
33.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Tom Cheney and Ron Mahay

Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1398
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
91.76
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.678
0.678
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.74
61.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Cheney and Ron Mahay

Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
121
474.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
521.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
70.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
62.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.84
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.84
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
11.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
78.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
90.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
31.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
66.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
125.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.78
4.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.76
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA