Ron Mahay vs. Bill Merritt — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Merritt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Merritt 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 3.85 and 1.476 for Bill Merritt. 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 Bill Merritt

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.65
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
4.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.903
0.903
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
533
38.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
33.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Bill Merritt

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.129
2.129
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Bill Merritt

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
32
192
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
552
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.546
0.546
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
108
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.23
37.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
132
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
138
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
30
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
102
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.33
37.98
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
30
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100