Dick Crutcher vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Dick Crutcher
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Crutcher 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. Dick Crutcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.488 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Dick Crutcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Crutcher and Ron Mahay

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
202.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
9.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
2.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
37.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
763
33.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Dick Crutcher and Ron Mahay

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.468
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Crutcher and Ron Mahay

Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
47
381.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
543.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
89.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
24.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
12
97.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
129.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.401
0.401
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
21.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
145.95
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Crutcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA