Bill Harvey vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Bill Harvey
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Harvey 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 5.21 and 1.482 for Bill Harvey. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Harvey and Ron Mahay

Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
1.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.29
52.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
5.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1528
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
509.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
9.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
4.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2298
40.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
6.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2028
35.84
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.61
40.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Bill Harvey and Ron Mahay

Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
1.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2695
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
3.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.4
93.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.715
1.715
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.03
63.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Harvey and Ron Mahay

Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
196
263.68
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
388
521.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.748
0.748
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
130.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
87.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
24.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
9.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
43.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.52
74.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.39
67.89
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
201.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
197.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.705
0.705
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
76.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
53.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
121.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58.84
79.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
61.84
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
63.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.75
55.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.88
5.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA