Joe Hesketh vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Joe Hesketh
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Hesketh 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. Joe Hesketh led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 86). Role difference aside, Joe Hesketh holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Hesketh and Ron Mahay

Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.07
56.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
3.78
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
8.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
6.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4113
38.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
469
4.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3652
34.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.49
38.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Joe Hesketh and Ron Mahay

Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2885
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
961.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.44
91.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.504
0.504
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.63
33.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Hesketh and Ron Mahay

Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
340
1942.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
491.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
3.61
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
91.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
4
22.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.66
-15.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
58
331.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Hesketh
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
51.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Hesketh
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA