Ron Mahay vs. Tom Means — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Means
UnknownThrows RightBats RightChicago Columbia GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Tom Means 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 4.05 and 0.900 for Tom Means. 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 Tom Means

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
33.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
28.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Tom Means

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.2
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Tom Means

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
24.79
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0.47
34.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Means
Career
Per 600 PA