Sammy Ellis vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Sammy Ellis
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sammy Ellis 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. Sammy Ellis led in home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 73), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 100). Role difference aside, Sammy Ellis holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sammy Ellis and Ron Mahay

Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
2.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.56
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.07
52.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.14
61.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.31
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.16
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
4.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.83
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3012
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
967
8.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.06
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
3.39
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
6.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.051
1.051
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4296
38.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.46
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
4.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3896
34.92
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.51
38.51
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Sammy Ellis and Ron Mahay

Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
2.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3012
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1004
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.23
93.23
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.14
61.14
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sammy Ellis and Ron Mahay

Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
231
393.75
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
509.66
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
52.84
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
47.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.11
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.25
8.96
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
57.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
86.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
32.39
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
11.93
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
44.32
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.21
-5.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.41
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
30.68
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
134
228.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Sammy Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
56.25
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.11
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sammy Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA