Ron Mahay vs. Theolic Smith — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Theolic Smith
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Theolic Smith 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 4.95 and 1.511 for Theolic Smith. 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 Theolic Smith

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.95
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
409
10.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
3.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1588
40.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
6.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1409
35.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.3
40.3

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Theolic Smith

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1564
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
521.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.36
95.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.011
2.011
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.3
66.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Theolic Smith

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
92
234.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
502.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
6
120
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
127.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
102.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
15.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
25.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.45
64.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
165.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
199.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.677
0.677
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.636
0.636
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
91.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
40.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
130.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
61.84
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.66
73.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
71.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
235
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Theolic Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75