Jack Harper vs. Ron Mahay — Career Comparison

Jack Harper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Mahay
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Harper 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. Jack Harper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.345 compared to 3.83 and 1.456 for Ron Mahay. By the career numbers, Jack Harper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Harper and Ron Mahay

Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
8.14
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.09
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.59
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.47
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.56
55.56
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.67
93.67
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
3.55
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
3.83
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1704
27
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1216.2
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
568
9
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1198
8.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
8.54
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.21
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
3.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
7.45
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.743
0.743
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.42
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.41
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
38.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2474
39.2
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.58
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
668
4.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.33
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.3
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.65
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4675
34.58
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2167
34.34
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Jack Harper and Ron Mahay

Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.17
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
7.63
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.47
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3651
27
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
27
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
9
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
9
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.51
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
2.34
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.82
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.18
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.88
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.44
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
2.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
1.34
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.317
2.317
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.51
40.51
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Harper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Harper and Ron Mahay

Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
160
191.62
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
520
10400
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
540.12
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
560
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.531
0.531
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
100.6
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
80.24
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.78
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.38
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.2
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
20.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.24
36.22
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
67.89
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
131.74
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
240
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
143.71
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.411
0.411
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
61.08
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.1
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
108.98
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.67
36.73
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
61.84
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.4
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
40.72
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
137.72
Ron Mahay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
160
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
4.36
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.77
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.99
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Harper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Mahay
Career
Per 600 PA