Bob James vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Bob James a clear advantage over Ron Mahay across the core pitching metrics. Bob James led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 86). Bob James was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Ron Mahay

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
8.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
7.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.221
1.221
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.44
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.58
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Ron Mahay

Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.95
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Ron Mahay

Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
279
7971.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
560
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
19.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA