Lou Mahaffey vs. Ron Robinson — Career Comparison

Lou Mahaffey
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Robinson
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ron Robinson 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. Lou Mahaffey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 3.63 and 1.378 for Ron Robinson. By the career numbers, Lou Mahaffey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Mahaffey and Ron Robinson

Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.61
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.54
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.97
43.97
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
3.63
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
9.21
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.21
9.21
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.85
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
5.32
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.908
0.908
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3400
38.25
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.64
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
4.23
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.34
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.52
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3071
34.55
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Lou Mahaffey and Ron Robinson

Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.61
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.15
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.69
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.25
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.07
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
1.94
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
93.48
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.97
43.97
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Mahaffey and Ron Robinson

Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
864.6
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
600
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
536.65
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
81.99
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
74.53
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.45
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.45
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.27
12.2
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
89.44
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
85.71
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
33.54
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.36
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-11.33
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
1.94
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.73
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
58
216.15
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
55.9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.73
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.45
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Robinson
Career
Per 600 PA