Ryan Bowen vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Ryan Bowen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ryan Bowen 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 5.3 and 1.678 for Ryan Bowen. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ryan Bowen and Ron Mahay

Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.77
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
5.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
9.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
5.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
4.21
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.35
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
5.96
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
1.227
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.44
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
40.97
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
5.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1263
34.87
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.97
40.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Ryan Bowen and Ron Mahay

Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.77
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.97
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.44
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.34
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.719
0.719
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ryan Bowen and Ron Mahay

Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
71
380.36
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
546.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.482
0.482
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
96.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
26.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.17
27.69
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
128.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
123.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
0.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
48.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
64.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.36
23.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
36
192.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Bowen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA