Joey Jay vs. Lou Mahaffey — Career Comparison

Joey Jay
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lou Mahaffey
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joey Jay built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Mahaffey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Mahaffey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 3.77 and 1.359 for Joey Jay. By the career numbers, Lou Mahaffey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joey Jay and Lou Mahaffey

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.8
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.18
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.53
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.48
65.48
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.37
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
3.77
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
8.5
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.89
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
3.53
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.2
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
5.81
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.31
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6583
38.31
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.31
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.16
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5940
34.57
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41

Fielding Stats for Joey Jay and Lou Mahaffey

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.82
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.18
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4608
27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1536
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.62
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.29
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.99
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
1.91
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.052
1.052
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.16
65.16
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joey Jay and Lou Mahaffey

Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
310
344.44
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
600
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
483
536.67
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
61.11
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
51.11
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.78
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.22
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
12.59
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
75.56
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
93.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
18.89
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
21.11
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
37.78
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.4
-3.78
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-11.33
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
31.11
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
206
228.89
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.11
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joey Jay
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA