Waite Hoyt vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Waite Hoyt
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Waite Hoyt 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. Waite Hoyt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.340 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Waite Hoyt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Waite Hoyt and Ron Mahay

Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
1.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
0.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.56
56.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.76
62.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1500
3.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11287
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3762.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4037
9.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.37
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
2.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1206
2.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16123
38.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
0.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1780
4.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15071
36.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Waite Hoyt and Ron Mahay

Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
674
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
842
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1030
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
995
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.476
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Waite Hoyt and Ron Mahay

Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
674
284.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1419
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1287
544.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
107.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
92.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
10.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
15.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64.73
27.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
303
128.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
125.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.458
0.458
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
40.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
42.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
82.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.66
29.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
16.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
68.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.81
8.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
38.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
4.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Waite Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA