Ron Mahay vs. Tom Seaver — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Seaver
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

Tom Seaver 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. Tom Seaver led in run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 86). Ron Mahay held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 91). Role difference aside, Tom Seaver holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Tom Seaver

Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
1.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
0.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.27
60.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1521
2.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14348
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4782.2
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3971
7.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.47
7.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
380
0.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1390
2.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3640
6.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.052
1.052
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19369
36.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
3.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
0.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17666
33.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Tom Seaver

Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
1.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14349
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4783
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
0.62
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
1.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1020
1.92
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.05
96.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.555
1.555
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.63
98.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Tom Seaver

Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
261.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1552
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1315
508.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
78.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
60.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
10.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
4.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
17.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65.91
25.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
276
106.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
314
121.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
38.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
33.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
173
66.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51.4
19.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
1.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
41.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
485
187.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
46.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
22
8.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Seaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100