Ron Mahay vs. Joe Mays — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Mays
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Mays 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. Joe Mays led in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 86). Ron Mahay held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 78). Role difference aside, Joe Mays holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Joe Mays

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.63
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
5.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1130
10.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
2.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
4.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4360
39.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
5.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3954
35.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Joe Mays

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
1.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2991
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
997
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.73
75.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Joe Mays

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
206
3987.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
24
464.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
56.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
8
154.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.667
0.667
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.15
60.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Mays
Career
Per 600 PA