Joe Horlen vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Joe Horlen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Horlen 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 Horlen led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 86). Ron Mahay held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 80). Role difference aside, Joe Horlen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Horlen and Ron Mahay

Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.79
49.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
3.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1829
8.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065
4.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8234
37.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
34.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Joe Horlen and Ron Mahay

Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
2.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
2.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.607
1.607
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Horlen and Ron Mahay

Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
412
356.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
534.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
71.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
67.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.24
10.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
76.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
88.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
25.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
22.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
47.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-0.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
15.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
109.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
46.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA