Ron Mahay vs. Willard Schmidt — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willard Schmidt
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willard Schmidt 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 3.93 and 1.487 for Willard Schmidt. 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 Willard Schmidt

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
2.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.48
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.67
51.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.35
28.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
3.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1759
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
8.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
4.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.48
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
4.96
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2534
38.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
4.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
34.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.9
38.9

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Willard Schmidt

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
3.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.84
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1602
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.83
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.77
25.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Willard Schmidt

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
194
676.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
533.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.436
0.436
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
87.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.98
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.35
18.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
94.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
115.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
34.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
24.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
59.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.32
15.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
13.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
52
181.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Schmidt
Career
Per 600 PA