Ron Mahay vs. Buzz Wetzel — Career Comparison

Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buzz Wetzel
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buzz Wetzel 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 7.71 and 2.786 for Buzz Wetzel. 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 Buzz Wetzel

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
15.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.071
1.071
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.786
2.786
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21

Fielding Stats for Ron Mahay and Buzz Wetzel

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
27
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
9
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Mahay and Buzz Wetzel

Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1200
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
560
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
0.7
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
120
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.39
67.89
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
240
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.695
0.695
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
60
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
100
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.09
61.84
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Buzz Wetzel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Wetzel
Career
Per 600 PA