Johnny Kucab vs. Rick Mahler — Career Comparison

Johnny Kucab
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Mahler
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Mahler built a career as a starting pitcher and Johnny Kucab 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 4.44 and 1.447 for Johnny Kucab. By the career numbers, Rick Mahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Johnny Kucab and Rick Mahler

Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.49
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.81
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.44
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.51
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.38
46.38
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.2
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.44
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.99
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
10.01
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2069
9.54
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.07
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.76
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.02
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.8
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.84
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
4.39
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.651
0.651
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.19
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
658
38.96
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8306
38.31
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.07
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.97
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
4.48
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.46
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.85
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
35.82
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7515
34.66
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Johnny Kucab and Rick Mahler

Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.81
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5854
27
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1951.1
9
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.74
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.56
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.39
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.3
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.407
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Johnny Kucab and Rick Mahler

Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
930
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
352.31
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
600
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
525
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
519.52
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
93
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
76.9
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.2
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.1
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
10.88
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.09
21.54
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
110.88
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
120
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
112.67
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
45
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
35.77
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.08
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
67.96
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.97
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.27
19.02
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
75
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
17.88
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
135
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
104.62
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
4.44
4.44
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
5.74
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
59.02
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Johnny Kucab
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.94
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Johnny Kucab
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0