Ron Mahay vs. Johnny Vander Meer — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Vander Meer
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny Vander Meer 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. Johnny Vander Meer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.393 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Johnny Vander Meer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Johnny Vander Meer

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
1.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.58
49.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.37
82.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
805
3.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6314
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2104.2
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1799
7.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
4.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294
5.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.153
1.153
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9034
38.63
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
3.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7881
33.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Johnny Vander Meer

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.405
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Johnny Vander Meer

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
382
291.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
685
522.9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.445
0.445
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
79.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
67.94
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
9.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
11.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24.53
18.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
93.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
110.69
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
44.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
19.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
63.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.17
13.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
31.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
153.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
45.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Vander Meer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100