Herb Hash vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Herb Hash
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herb Hash 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 4.98 and 1.722 for Herb Hash. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Hash and Ron Mahay

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.33
53.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.58
31.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
128.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
9.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
6.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.013
1.013
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
41.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
35.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Herb Hash and Ron Mahay

Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.079
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herb Hash and Ron Mahay

Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
39
520
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
560
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.489
0.489
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
66.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
66.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
22.68
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
12
160
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
53.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
106.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
53.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.25
11.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Herb Hash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Hash
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA