Jack Chesbro vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Jack Chesbro
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Chesbro 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. Jack Chesbro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.68 and WHIP 1.152 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Jack Chesbro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Chesbro and Ron Mahay

Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
392
1.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.69
84.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
0.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.68
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8690
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2647
8.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
3.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11632
36.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
3.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.152
1.152
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10829
33.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.14
36.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Jack Chesbro and Ron Mahay

Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
394
1.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8703
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2901
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
2.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
995
3.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
2.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Chesbro and Ron Mahay

Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
393
204.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1151
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1103
574.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
217
113.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
84.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
19.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
6.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.83
34.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
153.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
127.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.483
0.483
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
44.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
42.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
84.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62.82
32.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
140.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Chesbro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA