Sam Cooper vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Sam Cooper
Lost GenerationNew YorkNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Cooper 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 5.4 and 1.534 for Sam Cooper. By the career numbers, Ron Mahay had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Cooper and Ron Mahay

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.43
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
10.05
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.63
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.821
0.821
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
40.77
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2474
39.2
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
6.64
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.68
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
790
34.97
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.77
40.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Sam Cooper and Ron Mahay

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.64
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.02
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
27
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
203.1
9
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
3.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.81
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
3.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.53
89.53
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.081
2.081
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Cooper and Ron Mahay

Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
557.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.548
0.548
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
107.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.76
41.15
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
164.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
135.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
42.86
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
71.43
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
107.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.9
42.17
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
8
160
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sam Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA