Dick Lines vs. Art Mahaffey — Career Comparison

Dick Lines
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Art Mahaffey
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Art Mahaffey built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lines as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Lines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 4.17 and 1.351 for Art Mahaffey. By the career numbers, Dick Lines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Lines and Art Mahaffey

Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.53
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.37
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.58
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.97
47.97
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.41
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.83
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
4.17
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
7.79
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
959
8.64
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.13
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
3.32
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.21
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
5.5
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639
5.76
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.33
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.35
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
37.14
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4252
38.31
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.19
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.52
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
4.57
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
34.52
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3845
34.64
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Dick Lines and Art Mahaffey

Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185
1.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.33
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2997
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
999
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.08
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.05
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.77
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
1.59
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
1.55
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.18
97.18
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Lines and Art Mahaffey

Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
2675
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
310
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
360
600
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
19
475
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
521.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
70
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.33
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.34
17.23
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
100
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
86.67
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
28.33
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
31.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
55
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-7.1
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
3.12
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.33
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.33
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
225
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
181.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
60
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.67
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.67
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA