Otey Clark vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Otey Clark
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Otey Clark 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. Otey Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.07 and WHIP 1.280 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Otey Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Otey Clark and Ron Mahay

Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.476
0.476
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
37.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
35.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Otey Clark and Ron Mahay

Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.917
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Otey Clark and Ron Mahay

Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
12
248.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
24
496.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.552
0.552
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1.08
22.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
7
144.83
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.478
0.478
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
30.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Otey Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Otey Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA