Joe Lake vs. Al Mahon — Career Comparison

Joe Lake
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Mahon
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Lake built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Mahon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Lake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 22.85 and 4.154 for Al Mahon. By the career numbers, Joe Lake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Lake and Al Mahon

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.36
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.95
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.42
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.61
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.85
69.85
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.65
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
2.85
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.33
20.33
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3954
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1318
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.08
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
2.27
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
14.54
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.54
14.54
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.06
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5443
37.17
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
60.23
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.36
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
4.57
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.154
4.154
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5091
34.76
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
45.69
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.17
37.17
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.23
60.23

Fielding Stats for Joe Lake and Al Mahon

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
2.4
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.99
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2235
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.51
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
5.63
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
553
6.68
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
6.14
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.86
91.86
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.553
2.553
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.21
41.21
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Lake and Al Mahon

Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
247.62
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
600
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
584.52
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
120.24
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
92.86
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.67
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.14
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
27.38
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.52
36.33
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
161.9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
129.76
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
46.43
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
45.24
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
88.1
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.14
35.89
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.19
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.33
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
138.1
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.34
4.34
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.95
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.57
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA