Alan Benes vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Alan Benes
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alan Benes 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. Alan Benes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 107 vs 73), run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 91), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 86). Ron Mahay held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 80). Role difference aside, Alan Benes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Alan Benes and Ron Mahay

Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.88
50.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.87
60.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1482
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
8.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
7.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2153
39.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
5.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.443
1.443
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1878
34.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2167
34.34
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.22
39.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Alan Benes and Ron Mahay

Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1482
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.82
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.617
0.617
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.87
60.87
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Benes and Ron Mahay

Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
115
456.95
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
552.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
87.42
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
63.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.79
19.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
111.26
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
99.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.378
0.378
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
31.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
55.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
9.43
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.92
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
53
210.6
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.97
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA