Ron Mahay vs. Gifford McDonald — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gifford McDonald
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Gifford McDonald 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 4.69 and 1.649 for Gifford McDonald. 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 Gifford McDonald

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.95
78.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
10.34
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
41.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
6.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.649
1.649
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
34.95
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Gifford McDonald

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Gifford McDonald

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
523.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
17.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
8
87.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
14.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA