Herman Gordon vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Herman Gordon
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BrownsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herman Gordon 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 4.78 and 1.723 for Herman Gordon. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herman Gordon and Ron Mahay

Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
10.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.65
10.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
2.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.723
1.723
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
34.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Herman Gordon and Ron Mahay

Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.92
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.55
89.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Gordon and Ron Mahay

Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
55
242.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
555.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
0.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
145.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
114.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
30.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.67
64.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
194.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
185.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.66
0.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.602
0.602
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
66.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
79.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
145.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.71
73.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
61.84
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
136
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Gordon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA