Garland Kiser vs. Rick Mahler — Career Comparison

Garland Kiser
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Mahler
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Mahler built a career as a starting pitcher and Garland Kiser as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rick Mahler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.407 compared to 9.64 and 2.357 for Garland Kiser. By the career numbers, Rick Mahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Garland Kiser and Rick Mahler

Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.81
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.44
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.51
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.2
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.99
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2069
9.54
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.76
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.8
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
4.39
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8306
38.31
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
4.48
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.46
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
0.85
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7515
34.66
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Garland Kiser and Rick Mahler

Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.81
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.74
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.56
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.39
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.3
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Garland Kiser and Rick Mahler

Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
352.31
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
671
600
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
581
519.52
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
93
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
76.9
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.2
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.1
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.09
21.54
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
110.88
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
112.67
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.77
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.08
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
67.96
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.27
19.02
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.88
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
117
104.62
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
5.74
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
59.02
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.94
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0