Bruce Chen vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Bruce Chen
Gen XPanamaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bruce Chen 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. Bruce Chen led in run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 91), home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 73), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 93). Ron Mahay held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 98). Role difference aside, Bruce Chen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Chen and Ron Mahay

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
2.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.48
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.31
50.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.75
56.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
4.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1578
9.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.19
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
3.21
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1140
6.7
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.7
6.7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.101
1.101
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6619
38.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.33
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
4.99
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.3
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.54
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5930
34.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Bruce Chen and Ron Mahay

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
2.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.75
56.75
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Chen and Ron Mahay

Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
401
1636.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
510.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
77.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
73.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
12.68
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
81.63
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
89.8
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
20.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
32.65
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
5.58
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
58
236.73
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
77.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA