Shovel Hodge vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Shovel Hodge
Lost GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Shovel Hodge 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 5.17 and 1.629 for Shovel Hodge. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Shovel Hodge and Ron Mahay

Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
2.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.67
26.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
5.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
904
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
301.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
10.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
39.99
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
6.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.629
1.629
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
35.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Shovel Hodge and Ron Mahay

Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shovel Hodge and Ron Mahay

Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
75
365.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
565.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
560
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.581
0.581
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
141.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
117.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.58
41.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
170.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
146.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.558
0.558
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
48.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
78.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.07
49.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
112.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.35
5.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Shovel Hodge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shovel Hodge
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA