Josh Lindblom vs. Rick Mahler — Career Comparison

Josh Lindblom
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Mahler
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rick Mahler built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Lindblom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Josh Lindblom led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Rick Mahler held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 84). Role difference aside, Josh Lindblom holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Josh Lindblom and Rick Mahler

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.81
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.44
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.51
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.2
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.78
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
866
3.99
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.83
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2069
9.54
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.76
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.75
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
2.8
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.3
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.32
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.61
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
952
4.39
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.798
0.798
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.19
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.16
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
39.01
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8306
38.31
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.51
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.15
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.91
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
972
4.48
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.46
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.23
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.85
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
34.36
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7515
34.66
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Josh Lindblom and Rick Mahler

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
1.81
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
1.25
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5854
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1951.1
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.74
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.56
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.21
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.39
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.16
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.3
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.95
95.95
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.13
69.13
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Lindblom and Rick Mahler

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
20100
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
394
352.31
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
671
600
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
581
519.52
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
93
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
76.9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.2
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.1
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.09
21.54
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
110.88
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
112.67
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.77
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
33.08
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
67.96
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.27
19.02
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.88
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
104.62
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.74
5.74
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
59.02
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.79
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.94
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Mahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Mahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0