Ron Mahay vs. Bob McClure — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob McClure
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bob McClure 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. Ron Mahay posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.83 and WHIP 1.456 compared to 4.35 and 1.448 for Bob McClure. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Bob McClure

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
1.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.95
55.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
419
4.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2601
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
916
9.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
3.52
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
3.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
33.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
5.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772
28.78
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.62
33.62

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Bob McClure

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
2.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2184
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.23
90.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.62
55.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Bob McClure

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
179
306.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
552
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
87.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
8.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
8.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.98
22.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
104.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
123.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
51.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
87.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.63
21.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.89
38.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100