Ron Mahay vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Frank Viola 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. Frank Viola led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 100), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 86). Role difference aside, Frank Viola holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Mahay and Frank Viola

Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.99
53.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1175
3.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1303
4.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Frank Viola

Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
1.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
1.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.43
93.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Frank Viola

Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
65.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA