Ken Holtzman vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Ken Holtzman
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Holtzman 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. Ken Holtzman led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 96 vs 91), and home run suppression (HR9+ 79 vs 73). Ron Mahay held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 86). Role difference aside, Ken Holtzman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Holtzman and Ron Mahay

Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1111
3.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8602
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2787
8.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.78
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
2.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
5.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12069
37.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10987
34.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Ken Holtzman and Ron Mahay

Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
1.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
1.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8601
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2867
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
614
1.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
1.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.77
95.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Holtzman and Ron Mahay

Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
456
411.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
665
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
547.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
89.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
69.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
17.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
19.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.39
20.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
113.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
104.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
31.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
30.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
60.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.16
11.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
15.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
170
153.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
36.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
9.92
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Holtzman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA