Nat Howard vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Nat Howard
UnknownNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nat Howard 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 7.6 and 1.922 for Nat Howard. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nat Howard and Ron Mahay

Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
7.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
14.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.42
14.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.641
0.641
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
44.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
8.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.922
1.922
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.3
44.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Nat Howard and Ron Mahay

Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.83
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nat Howard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nat Howard and Ron Mahay

Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
564.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
560
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
20.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Howard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nat Howard
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA