Ron Mahay vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Daisuke Matsuzaka built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Mahay as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Daisuke Matsuzaka led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 73), strikeout rate (K%+ 131 vs 100), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 91). Ron Mahay held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 73). Role difference aside, Daisuke Matsuzaka holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.57
56.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
8.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
4.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
7.45
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
8.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3444
39.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2974
33.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
1.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.6
97.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.772
0.772
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
158
2106.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
493.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.38
18.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
7
93.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
106.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
20.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
16
213.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
2.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
93.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Career
Per 600 PA