Heath Bell vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Heath Bell
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Heath Bell a clear advantage over Ron Mahay across the core pitching metrics. Heath Bell led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 124 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 86). Heath Bell was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Heath Bell and Ron Mahay

Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
514
8.14
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.29
54.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
3.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
8.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
539
8.54
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
9.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
470
7.45
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2635
37.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.58
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
273
4.33
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.82
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2367
33.89
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Heath Bell and Ron Mahay

Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
7.63
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heath Bell and Ron Mahay

Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
50571.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
520
10400
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-50.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA