Lou Mahaffey vs. Dick Redding — Career Comparison

Lou Mahaffey
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Redding
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Redding built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Mahaffey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Redding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 3 and 1.667 for Lou Mahaffey. By the career numbers, Dick Redding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Mahaffey and Dick Redding

Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.25
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.96
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.62
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.42
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.55
59.55
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.64
76.64
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.86
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
2.88
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4616
27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538.2
9
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
8.41
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.25
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
2.54
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
918
5.37
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.22
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6246
36.53
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
3.92
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
0.98
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.63
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5606
32.79
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Lou Mahaffey and Dick Redding

Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.59
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4858
27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1619.1
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.42
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
2.62
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
3.28
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
3.04
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.71
92.71
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.289
2.289
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.35
44.35
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Mahaffey and Dick Redding

Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
212.1
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
744
600
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
685
552.42
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.632
0.632
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
133.06
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
103.23
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
16.13
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.26
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.45
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
29.84
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.65
52.13
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
183.06
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
159.68
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.607
0.607
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
62.9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
70.16
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
126.61
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-11.33
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.86
58.76
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
25.81
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dick Redding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.26
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.67
82.67
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
20.97
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Redding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100