Tom Hughes vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Tom Hughes
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Hughes 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. Tom Hughes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Tom Hughes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Hughes and Ron Mahay

Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
1.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.45
78.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
3.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7932
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2610
8.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
2.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1368
4.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.34
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11032
37.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
4.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10078
34.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Tom Hughes and Ron Mahay

Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6477
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2159
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
675
2.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
848
3.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.33
92.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.919
1.919
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Hughes and Ron Mahay

Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
410
236.99
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1038
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
958
553.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
109.83
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
16.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
3.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
28.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.41
37.81
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
266
153.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
133.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
51.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
45.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
93.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64.61
37.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
22.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
283
163.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
22.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hughes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88.89
88.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA