Jose Lima vs. Al Mahon — Career Comparison

Jose Lima
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Mahon
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Lima 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. Jose Lima posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.26 and WHIP 1.405 compared to 22.85 and 4.154 for Al Mahon. By the career numbers, Jose Lima had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Lima and Al Mahon

Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
2
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.35
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.51
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.59
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.6
46.6
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.53
67.53
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
5.26
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.33
20.33
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4703
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567.2
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1783
10.24
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.24
10.24
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
1.53
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2.26
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
14.54
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.54
14.54
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.63
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.25
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.3
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6790
38.98
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
60.23
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.23
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
5.58
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.37
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.33
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.66
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.154
4.154
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6222
35.72
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
45.69
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.23
60.23

Fielding Stats for Jose Lima and Al Mahon

Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
2
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.35
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4703
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1567.2
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.65
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.03
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.73
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
1.68
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.02
97.02
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.842
0.842
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.53
67.53
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Lima and Al Mahon

Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
351
612.21
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
600
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
509.3
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
66.28
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
59.3
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.98
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.98
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.26
9.18
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
73.26
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
78.49
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
31.4
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
17.44
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
48.84
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.02
-3.53
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.21
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
176.16
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
76.74
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.47
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Lima
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA