Terry Larkin vs. Rick Mahler — Career Comparison

Terry Larkin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Mahler
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Mahler built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Larkin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Larkin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.43 and WHIP 1.117 compared to 3.99 and 1.407 for Rick Mahler. By the career numbers, Terry Larkin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Terry Larkin and Rick Mahler

Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.01
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.81
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.01
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.51
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.44
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.46
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
0.51
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.66
52.66
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.38
46.38
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.13
69.13
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.99
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.2
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
2.43
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
866
3.99
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4702
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567.1
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
9.34
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2069
9.54
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.34
9.34
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.76
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.71
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
2.8
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
2.33
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
4.39
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.798
0.798
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.48
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6659
38.24
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8306
38.31
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
922
5.29
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
4.48
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.46
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.85
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6535
37.53
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7515
34.66
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Terry Larkin and Rick Mahler

Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.04
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.81
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5901
27
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1967
9
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.73
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.74
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
1.9
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
1.56
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.35
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
2.98
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
2.39
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
2.64
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
2.3
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.34
88.34
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.537
2.537
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Terry Larkin and Rick Mahler

Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
223
150.34
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
394
352.31
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
890
600
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
671
600
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
845
569.66
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
581
519.52
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
133.48
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
104
93
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
103.15
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
86
76.9
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
19.55
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
17
15.2
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
10.11
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.67
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
30.34
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.1
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.001
0.001
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.51
48.88
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
24.09
21.54
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
175.28
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
124
110.88
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
163.82
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
126
112.67
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.422
0.422
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
70.79
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
40
35.77
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
46.52
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
37
33.08
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
116.63
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
76
67.96
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.99
54.6
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
21.27
19.02
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.02
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.79
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
28.31
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
20
17.88
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
45.84
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
117
104.62
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.09
13.09
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
59.02
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Terry Larkin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.94
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Terry Larkin
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0