Rick Helling vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Rick Helling 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. Their run-prevention marks were nearly identical — ERA+ of 93 for Rick Helling and 91 for Ron Mahay, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 87 and 86 respectively. Role difference aside, the slight lean goes to Rick Helling — but these two were remarkably close on the shared metrics.